Project Write on Punjab crops and plants
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The largest grown crop is wheat. Other important crops are rice, cotton, sugarcane, pearl millet, maize, barley and fruits. Among the fodder crops are bajra and jowar.
Base borrowing rate: 6.0% (as on 12 July 2019)
Human Development Index: 0.723 high (2018) (9th)
GDP growth: 6.0% (2018–19)
Population below poverty line: 8.26% (2017–18) (5th)
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The economy of Punjab is the 15th largest state economy in India with ₹5.75 lakh crore (US$81 billion) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹167,000 (US$2,300), ranking 16th amongst Indian states. Punjab ranked first in GDP per capita amongst Indian states in 1981 and fourth in 2001, but has experienced slower growth than the rest of India in recent years, having the second-slowest GDP per capita growth rate of all Indian states and UTs between 2000 and 2010, behind only Manipur.][excessive citations] The state's economy is mainly dominated by agricultural production and small and medium-sized enterprises. Punjab has the ninth highest ranking among Indian states and union territories in human development index as of 2018.