Big fight: Supporters of Trinamool Congress during a public meeting for the Lok Sabha election in Kolkata on Thursday | Photo Credit: Swapan Mahapatra An indicator-based analysis for the poll-bound West Bengal reveals that the State lags in several economic and social indicators. While it shows strength in select indicators such as immunisation and elementary enrolment, the State’s performance across various indicators remained relatively poorer compared to national average. West Bengal’s Human Development Index (HDI) stood at 0.719 in 2023, below the national average of 0.732. Economic indicators show a similar trend. The State ranked 16th out of 23 in per capita net domestic product, with an average of ₹1.63 lakh, far lower than the national average of ₹2.05 lakh and substantially behind Delhi and Telangana, where per capita incomes are more than double that of West Bengal. Rural wage levels also lag, with an average daily wage of ₹347 compared to ₹398 nationally. (Table 1) Published – April 14, 2026 07:00 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Canadian PM Carney secures majority government in special election Made lot of progress, ball in Iran’s court: Vance