Bengal Economic Review shows improvement on major parameters

The Economic Review of West Bengal during 2013-14 today showed that all the major parameters witnessed an upward movement in the year passing by.
Presented in the state Assembly today by Finance minister Amit Mitra, the review said that advance estimated for state GDP at constant prices have risen to 7.71 per cent against that of the national level of 4.9 per cent.
There has been higher growth in all the major three sectoral contributors, manufacturing, agriculture and services as compared to the national figures.
The state has also witnessed a rise in the per capital income of its people with advance estimates for 2013-14 at Rs 70,615 at current prices.

Employment generation schemes have received a boost in the recent years, the review stated.
According to the review, the state has been able to generate massive employment involving different skill sets which is likely to have a multiplier effect on general economic development.