Uttarakhand grew a little worse than Gujarat, gaining 73 per cent to go from rank 3 to rank 5. It now has per capita investment under implementation of Rs 34,858.

Jharkhand has got dramatic growth of 331 per cent in the last five years, and has thus gone from rank 14 to rank 6. It now has per capita investment of Rs 33,828. Karnataka gets written about as doing well in IT, but investment in the state is not good. While the Indian average gained 93 per cent over the last five years, Karnataka gained only 59 per cent. It hence went from rank 5 to rank 7. It now has per capita investment under implementation of Rs 30,560.

Andhra Pradesh has had growth of 80 per cent, which is similar to the national average of 93 per cent. With this, it stands at rank 8, with investment of Rs 22,317 per capita.

Tamil Nadu has done shockingly badly in the last five years. In 2002, Tamil Nadu was at rank 4, with investment of Rs 19,981 per capita — this was almost double of the national average. In the last five years, it witnessed growth of only 1 per cent while the national average moved forward by 93 per cent. Today, Tamil Nadu is at investment under implementation of Rs 20,243 per capita, which is just a bit ahead of the national average. It has dropped to rank 9 compared with rank 4.

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