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Karnataka has a skewed developmental landscape, the regional imbalance favouring Bengaluru and districts in the southern part of the state. The latest economic survey shows a nearly 500 per cent gap between Kalaburagi, the district with the lowest per capita income, and Bengaluru. For 2025-26, Karnataka's per capita income is estimated at Rs 4,33,326 at current prices, registering a growth of 12.2 per cent over Rs 3,86,156 in 2024-25. Though Karnataka's per capita income is 97 per cent higher than the national average of Rs 2,19,575, the data reveals a stark and growing imbalance in the southern state. The district-wise breakup for 2024-25 shows that Kalaburagi has a per capita income of Rs 1,44,449 while Bengaluru is at the top with Rs 8,55,960. Bengaluru contributes over 40 per cent to the state's gross domestic product while Dakshina Kannada and Belagavi are at second and third position, contributing 5.3 and 3.8 per cent respectively. The imbalance is so stark that out of 31 districts, only five are above the state average of Rs 3,86,156, data shows. Kalaburagi, the home district of All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjuna Kharge and his legislator son Priyank, is part of Kalyana-Karnataka, one of the most backward regions in the country. Since the early 1970s, the gap in per capita income has widened due to the focus on Bengaluru that has means inadvertent neglect of other districts.
