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Put two to four states or UTs side by side on the Unnati Index, its pillars and every indicator. The best value in each row is marked.
| West Bengal | Assam | |
|---|---|---|
| Unnati Index | 47.1 | 49.3 (Best of those compared) |
| Economy & Jobs | 60.3 | 62.6 (Best of those compared) |
| Health | 59.4 (Best of those compared) | 43.4 |
| Education | 51.3 (Best of those compared) | 41.2 |
| Safety & Justice | 27.8 | 44.0 (Best of those compared) |
| Governance & Fiscal Health | 49.1 | 60.0 (Best of those compared) |
| Infrastructure & Digital | 26.7 | 34.0 (Best of those compared) |
| Environment | 51.3 | 51.6 (Best of those compared) |
| Inclusion & Equality | 51.3 | 57.2 (Best of those compared) |
| West Bengal | Assam | |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index (Unnati estimate) | 65.2 (Best of those compared) | 58.5 |
| Social Progress Index | 56.5 (Best of those compared) | 45.1 |
| Safety Index | 71.4 (Best of those compared) |
Best of those compared. the latest figures are for different periods.
| Gross State Domestic Product (constant prices)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 10,28,617 ₹ crore2025-26 · provisional | 3,49,814 ₹ crore2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross State Domestic Product (current prices)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 19,90,896 ₹ crore2025-26 · provisional | 6,43,667 ₹ crore2024-25 |
| Per-capita income (current prices) | 1,79,389 ₹2025-26 · provisional | Not available |
| Per-capita income (real)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 90,310 ₹2025-26 · provisional | 85,988 ₹2024-25 |
| Real GSDP growthNot marked: the latest figures are for different periods. |
| Gender Equality Index | 42.8 | 44.3 (Best of those compared) |
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| Child Well-being Index | 51.7 (Best of those compared) | 39.4 |
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| 7.6%2025-26 · provisional |
| 7.8%2024-25 |
| Real GSDP growth (3-year average)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 7.2%2023-24 to 2025-26 · provisional | 10.7%2022-23 to 2024-25 |
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| Retail inflation (CPI, combined) | 1.1%Dec 2025 | -1.2%Dec 2025 |
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| Labour force participation rate | 59.1%2025 | 61.9% (Best of those compared)2025 |
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| Unemployment rate | 2.8% (Best of those compared)2025 | 3.7%2025 |
| Workers in regular salaried jobs | 22.3% (Best of those compared)2025 | 17.9%2025 |
| Youth unemployment rate | 10.6% (Best of those compared)2025 | 12.6%2025 |
| Merchandise exports per person | 127 US$ per person (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 15 US$ per person2024-25 |
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| GST collected per person | 2,479 ₹ per personApr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) | 2,948 ₹ per person (Best of those compared)Apr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) |
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| GST collection growth | 8.9%Apr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) | 23.8% (Best of those compared)Apr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) |
| Capital expenditure share | 11.4%2023-24 · provisional | 21.0% (Best of those compared)2023-24 · provisional |
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| Fiscal deficit | 3.6% (Best of those compared)2023-24 · provisional | 5.2%2023-24 · provisional |
| Municipal self-relianceNot marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 76%2022-23 · provisional | 26%2021-22 |
| Outstanding debt | 39.3%2024-25 | 27.7% (Best of those compared)2024-25 |
| Own tax revenue | 5.6% (Best of those compared)2023-24 · provisional | 5.3%2023-24 · provisional |
| Criminal trials pending | 97.9%2024 | 86.5% (Best of those compared)2024 |
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| Police vacancy rate | 36.6%1 Jan 2024 | 14.0% (Best of those compared)1 Jan 2024 |
| Charge-sheeting rate | 90.6% (Best of those compared)2024 | 64.1%2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Conviction rate | 7.1%2024 | 22.3% (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Crimes against children | 30.1 per lakh children (Best of those compared)2024 | 48.6 per lakh children2024 |
| Crimes against women | 70.3 per lakh women2024 | 59.3 per lakh women (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Cybercrime rate | 0.3 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 | 1.1 per lakh population2024 |
| Murder rate | 1.6 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 | 2.6 per lakh population2024 |
| Road accident deaths | 6.7 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 | 9.3 per lakh population2024 |
| Suicide rate | 13.0 per lakh population2024 | 8.9 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Total cognisable crime rate | 181.3 per lakh population2024 | 137.0 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Anaemia among women | 71.4%NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 65.9% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
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| Anaemia among young children | 69.0%NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 68.4% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Fully immunised children | 88.1% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 81.7%NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Infant mortality rate | 16 per 1,000 live births (Best of those compared)2024 | 29 per 1,000 live births2024 |
| Institutional birthsNot marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 94.9%NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 84.1%NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Life expectancy at birth | 72.7 years (Best of those compared)2020-24 | 69.0 years2020-24 |
| Maternal mortality ratio | 94 per 1,00,000 live births2022-24 | 84 per 1,00,000 live births (Best of those compared)2022-24 |
| Stunted children under 5 | 22.4% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 30.3%NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Under-5 mortality rate | 19 per 1,000 live births (Best of those compared)2024 | 34 per 1,000 live births2024 |
| Dropout rate, secondary | 20.0%2024-25 | 17.5% (Best of those compared)2024-25 |
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| Grade 3 learning level (PARAKH) | 56%PRS 2024 | 60% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Grade 6 learning level (PARAKH) | 49%PRS 2024 | 50% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Grade 6 maths performance (PARAKH) | 42%PRS 2024 | 45% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Grade 9 learning level (PARAKH) | 42% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 | 41%PRS 2024 |
| Gross enrolment ratio, higher education | 26.3% (Best of those compared)2021-22 | 16.9%2021-22 |
| Gross enrolment ratio, secondary | 99.4% (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 79.6%2024-25 |
| Learning outcomes (PARAKH) | 49%PRS 2024 | 50% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Pupil–teacher ratio, secondary | 18 pupils per teacher2024-25 | 12 pupils per teacher (Best of those compared)2024-25 |
| Schools with computers | 21.5% (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 15.0%2024-25 |
| Schools with electricity | 97.1% (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 88.8%2024-25 |
| Schools with functional girls' toilets | 99.6% (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 94.3%2024-25 |
| Air passengers per 100 people | 22.9 per 100 people per year (Best of those compared)Apr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) | 21.0 per 100 people per yearApr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) |
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| Households using clean cooking fuel | 40.2%NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 42.1% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Households with electricityNot marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 99.1%NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 92.6%NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Households with improved sanitation | 68.0%NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 68.6% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| National highway density | 44 km per 1,000 km²2024-25 | 52 km per 1,000 km² (Best of those compared)2024-25 |
| Per-capita electricity consumption | 714 kWh per person (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 356 kWh per person2024-25 |
| Railway route density | 46.9 km per 1,000 km² (Best of those compared)2023-24 | 32.8 km per 1,000 km²2023-24 |
| Registered motor vehicles per 1,000 people | 130 per 1,000 people2022 | 127 per 1,000 people2022 |
| Road density | 321 km per 100 km²2019-20 | 574 km per 100 km² (Best of those compared)2019-20 |
| Rural households with tap water | 56.9%4 Oct 2026 | 82.0% (Best of those compared)4 Oct 2026 |
| State highway density | 41 km per 1,000 km² (Best of those compared)2019-20 | 32 km per 1,000 km²2019-20 |
| Digital payments per person (PhonePe) | 66 transactions per person per year (Best of those compared)Jul 2025–Jun 2026 | 54 transactions per person per yearJul 2025–Jun 2026 |
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| Internet subscribers per 100 people | 68.7 per 100 people (Best of those compared)Mar 2026 | 65.5 per 100 peopleMar 2026 |
| Annual PM2.5 concentration | 43 µg/m³ (Best of those compared)2023 | 50 µg/m³2023 |
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| Average air quality index (daily) | 64 AQI (Best of those compared)29 Oct 2026 | 76 AQI29 Oct 2026 |
| Change in forest cover | 0.30% (Best of those compared)2023 | -0.04%2023 |
| Groundwater extraction stage | 45.6%2024 | 12.6% (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Renewable share of power capacity | 5.9%2023-24 | 9.4% (Best of those compared)2023-24 |
| Urban solid waste processed | 22.2%2021-22 | 36.2% (Best of those compared)2021-22 |
| Child marriageNot marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 36.4%NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 31.8%NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
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| Consumption inequality (Gini) | 0.241 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 | 0.213 index (0–1) (Best of those compared)HCES 2023-24 |
| Consumption inequality, rural (Gini) | 0.196 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 | 0.183 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 |
| Consumption inequality, urban (Gini) | 0.285 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 | 0.243 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 |
| Female labour force participation | 37.5%2025 | 42.8% (Best of those compared)2025 |
| Multidimensional poverty | 11.9% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 19.4%NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Sex ratio at birth | 933 girls per 1,000 boys2022-24 | 946 girls per 1,000 boys (Best of those compared)2022-24 |
| Sex ratio at birth (NFHS) | 973 girls per 1,000 boys (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 964 girls per 1,000 boysNFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Violence against women by their husbands | 19.0%NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 16.2% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Women with a bank account they use | 95.3% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 91.7%NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Population | 10,06,31,0002026 | 3,68,15,0002026 |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.3 children per woman2024 | 1.9 children per woman2024 |