For the Shinde government, which is under attack from the Opposition for the flight of big-ticket projects to Gujarat, the estimated rise in industrial Growth is the silver lining in the Maharashtras economic survey which was tabled in legislature.
Within Industry, the growth rate in the manufacturing segment is estimated to rise from 4.2% to 6.9%, that of the construction segment is set to increase from 1.3% to 4.4%. Growth rate of the mining segment is also set to increase from 0.9% to 4.4%. However, growth in the segment of utilities including electricity and water supply is set for a decline from 12.5% to 7%.
Within the Services-sector”>services sector, the sharpest decline is within the segment of trade, hotels, transport and Communication services. The growth rate in this segment is estimated to plummet from 18.9% in 2021-22 to a mere 4.6% in 2022-23.
In terms of finances, the states per capita income is set to rise from Rs 2,15,233 in 2021-22 to Rs 2,42,247 in 2022-23. In 2021-22, the states per capita income was lower than Karnataka,Telangana, Haryana andTamil Nadu.
The Average share of the state in the All-India Nominal GDP is the highest among states at 14%. The nominal GSDP for 2022-23 is projected at Rs 35.3 lakh crore, a rise from Rs 31 lakh crore in 2021-22.
Maharashtra reported the highest FDI inflows between April 2000 to September 2022, accounting for 28.5% of the countrys total inflows. By comparison, Karnataka, which was the second-highest, accounted for 14.4% of the FDI inflows.
According to the economic survey, the labour force participation rate (LFPR) in the state has declined from 45% in 2019-20 to 44.2% in 2020-21. During the same period, the rate for Women declined from 30.6% to 28.7%. However, the LFPR for menrosefrom 58.7% to 59.1%.
It also shows that the Unemployment rate in the state rose from 3.2% to 3.7% between 2019-20 and 2020-21. The rate for women rose from 2.4% to 2.7% while that for men rose from 3.5% to 4.1%.
The package scheme of incentives was developed to encourage the relocation of industry to less developed areas. However, disbursement for mega-projects could be much lower for 2022-23 compared to the previous year. While Rs 3,674 was disbursed in 2021-22, only Rs 1,001 crore was disbursed between April-October 2022, the survey shows.