In November, as Chhattisgarh goes to vote, advantage of its rich mineral resources. This CHHATTISGARH Chief Minister Raman Singh will be banking is reflected in low revenue generation, whe- on his inclusive-growth model to win a third re Chhattisgarh is placed in the bottom half. IN NUMBERS term. Under Singh, Chhattisgarh has been This has led to an over-dependence on spending more than 50 per cent of its central funds. budget on social security schemes, the The GDP growth of the state has been highest among all states of the country. uneven. But in both 2010-11 and 2011-12, the However, in spite of the liberal spending, state had shown higher growth than the the state continues to remain one of India’s national average. The state could do well to most backward. It performs below the reduce the widening fiscal deficit of 2.8 per national average in terms of infant mortality cent [2011-12 (RE)], which though within the rate, access to drinking water, sanitation limits set by the Finance Commission, is and availing of banking facilities. more than the average of all states. Even if part of Chhattisgarh’s poor In the first of a five-part series leading to performance is blamed on its parent state the Assembly elections in five states, Business Madhya Pradesh (from which it got Standard provides an analysis of the state’s separated in 2000), the state has not taken performance and the health of its economy. Total Assembly seats Social media Social analysis 90 (General: 46, SC:10, ST:34) Raman Singh Ajit Jogi % of households 50 50 47 2003 CM Chhattisgarh Cong leader with no toilets Twitter 40 2008 Not present 37 38 followers 35,744 2013 Facebook Not present 53.1 75.4 Projected likes 132,570 seats (Times Now- CVoter) India Chhattisgarh 222 110 % of households availing BJP Congress BSP Others of banking services 58.7 48.8 Economic analysis Total SoTR as % of India Chhattisgarh ~27,708.31 cr revenue ~10,494.77 cr SoTR* 37.87% total revenue 2011-12 (RE); Figures in ~crore; * State’s own tax revenue % of households with access to treated water Per capita income (~) Sex ratio 32.0 12.3 India Chhattisgarh % of households with mobile phones In brackets: % growth * Sex ratio is number of females per 1,000 males 53.2 27.2 Social security expenditure GDP growth (2004-11) % to total expenditure % share India Chhattisgarh % of rural population 68.8 77.0 Social security expenditure includes expenditure on social services, rural development, food storage and warehousing under revenue expenditure, capital outlay, loans and advances by state governments. India Chhattisgarh Infant mortality rate 2010* Deficit indicator of the state government (%) 2004-08 2010-11 2011-12 (RE) 2012-13 (BE) Chhattisgarh All states Chhattisgarh All states Chhattisgarh All states Chhattisgarh All states 47 51 RD/GSDP -2.7 0 -2.9 0 -1.6 -0.1 -1.8 -0.4 India Chhattisgarh GFD/GSDP 0.9 2.3 -0.3 2.1 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.1 PD/GSDP -0.9 0 -1.4 0.5 1.9 0.8 2.0 0.6 * IMR is number of death of children under one year of age per 1,000 live births RD: Revenue deficit; PD: Primary deficit; GFD: Gross fiscal deficit; GSDP: Gross state domestic product; RE: Revised estimate; BE: Budget estimate. Note: Negative(-) denotes a surplus Compiled by Akshat Kaushal.