**Executive Summary**
This document is an answer provided in the Lok Sabha to Unstarred Question No. 1246 regarding per capita income. The response includes details of the annual per capita net national income change in India from 2020-21 to 2024-25, data on global per capita gross national income change from 2020 to 2024. It clarifies that the Government has not set specific per capita income targets for the next five years, instead focusing on broad-based economic improvements through various initiatives. The question was raised on December 8, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Per Capita Net National Income Change (India):**
* Provides year-wise data for per capita net national income (at current prices) from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
* Includes the percentage change over the previous year (at current prices) for the same period.
| | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
| :-------------------- | :------ | :------ | :------ | :------ | :------ |
| Per capita net income | 127244 | 150906 | 169145 | 188892 | 205324 |
| Change over previous Year | -3.9 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 8.7 |
* **Global Per Capita Gross National Income Change:**
* Provides year-wise data for annual change in world per capita gross national income (in constant 2021 international dollars at purchasing power parity) from 2020 to 2024.
| | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| :-------------------- | :------ | :------ | :------ | :------ | :------ |
| Annual Change | -5.3 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
* **Government's Vision for Income Improvement:**
* No specific per capita income targets have been set for the next five years.
* The government is focusing on broad-based income improvements through "Viksit Bharat."
* Key focus areas include:
* Enhancing agricultural growth and productivity.
* Strengthening rural prosperity and resilience.
* Fostering inclusive growth.
* Boosting manufacturing.
* Supporting MSMEs.
* Enabling employment-led development.
* Investing in people, the economy, and innovation.
* Securing reliable energy supplies.
* Promoting exports.
* Nurturing a culture of innovation.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: The Public / Citizens of India**
* **Impact:** Provides insight into the economic growth and per capita income changes in India and globally and outlines the government's vision for economic improvement.
* **Action Required:** No direct action is required. The information is for general awareness and understanding of the economic landscape.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Finance and Related Government Entities**
* **Impact:** Outlines the government's economic performance and future direction, including key focus areas for economic growth.
* **Action Required:** Continue implementing policies and initiatives aligned with the identified focus areas to achieve broad-based improvements in income levels.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.**
* **Impact:** The document shows that the ministry is responsible for compiling data regarding per capita net national income in India
* **Action Required:** No direct action required.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Finance: Indian government ministry responsible for financial matters.
Per-Capita Income: Subject of the unstarred question in Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Indian Parliament, where the question was raised.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1246
TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025 / Agrahayana 17, 1947 (Saka)
Per-Capita Income
1246. Smt. Mala Roy:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the annual per capita income change in the country during the last five years,
year-wise;
(b) the details of the global per capita income change during the last five years; and
(c) the target set by the Government for increasing per capita income over the next five years?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)
(a): The details of the change in annual per capita net national income of the country (at
current prices) from 2020-21 to 2024-25 are as under:
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Per capita net national income (in ₹,
127244 150906 169145 188892 205324
at current prices)
Change over the previous year (per
-3.9 18.6 12.1 11.7 8.7
cent, at current prices)
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.(b): Data on per capita gross national income in constant 2021 international dollars at
purchasing power parity) is available in the World Development Indicators database published
by the World Bank. Accordingly, the details are as under:
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Annual change in world per capita
gross national income (in constant
-5.3 5.9 2.7 2.5 1.8
2021 international dollars at
purchasing power parity)
(c): The Government has not published any targets for per capita income for the next five
years. However, in pursuit of the vision of Viksit Bharat, several key focus areas have been
identified to support broad-based improvements in income levels. These include enhancing
agricultural growth and productivity, strengthening rural prosperity and resilience, fostering
inclusive growth, boosting manufacturing, supporting MSMEs, enabling employment-led
development, investing in people, the economy and innovation, securing reliable energy
supplies, promoting exports, and nurturing a culture of innovation.
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