Bhubaneswar: The size of Odisha’s economy (GSDP) at current prices is estimated to be Rs 9.5 lakh crore in 2024-25 financial year.
This was revealed by the Odisha Economic Survey 2024-25 tabled in the Assembly today.
The economy of Odisha has increased by 10 per cent from Rs 8.6 lakh crore in 2023-24 fiscal, said the survey.
In real terms, the economic growth in Odisha is estimated at 7.2 per cent in 2024-25 which is higher than the all India growth rate of 6.4 per cent.
The per capita income in Odisha has increased by 10.6 per cent to reach Rs 1,82,548 in 2024-25 as per the advanced estimation.
Odisha’s per capita income is 8.8 per cent less than India’s per capita income of Rs 2,00,162 in 2024-25 fiscal.
As per the economic survey, the production of food grains in Odisha has reached a record high of 143 lakh metric tonne (MT) in 2023-24 from 116.9 lakh MT in 2019-20.
Odisha is the fifth largest rice producer in the country with 8 per cent share in total rice production. Rice production in the state has increased from 97.6 lakh MT in 2019-20 to 115.4 lakh MT in 2023-24.
The survey report claimed that Odisha is the seventh largest vegetable producer in the country with 5.2 per cent share in the total vegetable production.
Milk production in the state has increased by 6.8 per cent to reach 26.4 lakh MT in 2023-24 fiscal. The per capita availability of milk in the state was 156 gram per day in 2023-24.
As per the data, egg production in Odisha has increased to 372.3 crore in 2023-24 from 341.1 crore in 2022-23, registering 9.2 per cent growth. The per capita egg availability in Odisha stood at 72 in 2023-24, revealed the survey.
Odisha is the fourth largest fish producer in India, contributing 6 per cent to the national output.
Fish production in the state has increased from 8.2 lakh MT in 2019-20 to 11.2 lakh MT in 2023-24, registering 8.3 per cent growth.