Uttaranchal currently lags India by 3% in growth terms, since it shows a growth rate of 5-5.5% as compared with the Indian growth rate of 8-8.5%. One therefore asks why Uttaranchal with its natural beauty, rich resources, relatively high literacy rate, and positive law and order environment is not able to grow at India’s rate. The simple answer is that the state is not focused on economic growth. However, a deeper analysis of the poor economic performance of Uttaranchal brings out several factors.
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