Rankings · Pillar of the Unnati Index

Economy & Jobs

Prosperity, growth, employment and export competitiveness.

< 55.6
55.6 – 59.3
59.3 – 63.8
63.8 – 76.8
≥ 76.8
Not available

Score out of 100. Darker means a higher score.

Boundaries as per Survey of India; not an authenticated map. Circles mark small states and UTs.

What goes into it

The pillar score is the average of these indicators' scores. Each indicator is scaled from 0 to 100 between fixed goalposts, so a score rises only when the state's own figure improves. A state needs data for at least 60% of the indicators to get a pillar score.

Per-capita income (real)Higher is better · 0 at 32,652 ₹, 100 at 2,90,860 ₹
Real GSDP growth (3-year average)Higher is better · 0 at -0.1%, 100 at 10.9%
Unemployment rateLower is better · 0 at 10.8%, 100 at 1.4%
Workers in regular salaried jobsHigher is better · 0 at 11.0%, 100 at 64.9%
Merchandise exports per personHigher is better · 0 at 0 US$ per person, 100 at 1,771 US$ per person

Economy & Jobs 2026

36 of 36 states and UTs have data

Rank	State / UT	Score out of 100	Rank in group
1	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	99.1Front Runner	1 · Union Territories
2	Chandigarh	84.6Front Runner	2 · Union Territories
3	Gujarat	78.9Front Runner	1 · Large states
4	Delhi	77.9Front Runner	3 · Union Territories
4	Sikkim	77.9Front Runner	1 · North-East & Himalayan states
6	Tamil Nadu	77.5Front Runner	2 · Large states
7	Maharashtra	77.3Front Runner	3 · Large states
8	Karnataka	76.8Front Runner	4 · Large states
9	Puducherry	73.7Front Runner	4 · Union Territories
10	Goa	73.3Front Runner	5 · Large states
11	Haryana	70.0Front Runner	6 · Large states
12	Keralam	69.2Front Runner	7 · Large states
13	Telangana	66.2Front Runner	8 · Large states
14	Andhra Pradesh	64.0Performer	9 · Large states
15	Punjab	63.8Performer	10 · Large states
16	Uttarakhand	63.3Performer	2 · North-East & Himalayan states
17	Assam	62.6Performer	3 · North-East & Himalayan states
18	Chhattisgarh	61.6Performer	11 · Large states
19	Himachal Pradesh	60.6Performer	4 · North-East & Himalayan states
20	West Bengal	60.3Performer	12 · Large states
21	Tripura	59.9Performer	5 · North-East & Himalayan states
22	Uttar Pradesh	59.3Performer	13 · Large states
23	Madhya Pradesh	58.5Performer	14 · Large states
24	Mizoram	58.4Performer	6 · North-East & Himalayan states
25	Rajasthan	58.1Performer	15 · Large states
26	Meghalaya	57.8Performer	7 · North-East & Himalayan states
27	Odisha	57.2Performer	16 · Large states
28	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	56.7Performer	5 · Union Territories
29	Jharkhand	55.6Performer	17 · Large states
30	Lakshadweep	55.1Performer	6 · Union Territories
31	Jammu and Kashmir	53.8Performer	7 · Union Territories
32	Bihar	52.8Performer	18 · Large states
32	Manipur	52.8Performer	8 · North-East & Himalayan states
34	Arunachal Pradesh	52.4Performer	9 · North-East & Himalayan states
35	Nagaland	45.5Aspirant	10 · North-East & Himalayan states
36	Ladakh	30.6Aspirant	8 · Union Territories

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