Rajasthan assembly election 2018: Here is all you need to know about state and its economy

Rajasthan, a mineral-rich state, has a diversified economy with agriculture, mining and tourism as its main engines of growth. The state mines produce gold, silver, sandstone, limestone, marble, rock phosphate, copper and lignite. It is the second largest producer of cement and contributes one tenth of the salt produced in India. Area-wise, Rajasthan is the largest state in India which is located in the north-western part of the subcontinent. It is surrounded on north and north-east by Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, on the east and south-east by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on the south-west by Gujarat. The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Rajasthan expanded at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11.60 per cent over 2011-12 to 2017-18. The state has attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows worth US$ 1.67 billion between April 2000 and June 2018.

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