2. Introduction
The Hindu rate of growth is a term used by
advocates of liberalisation referring to the lower
annual growth rate of the economy of India
before the economic reforms of 1991, which
stagnated around 3.5% from 1950s to 1980s,
while per capita income growth averaged
around 1.3%.
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4. What is Hindu development rate?
The “Hindu” rate of growth was a term
used disparagingly to indicate the low
growth rate of the Indian economy for
more than 3 decades, between the
50s to the 80s.
5. Hindu Growth Rate in india
India is home for Hinduism where close to
97 Crores Hindus reside. In India, out of
total population of 121 crores 79.8% are
Hindus. Population Growth rate of
Hindusim in the last decade (2001-2011)
stood at 16.8 % from previous figure of
19.92 %.
6. Hindu Growth Rate Coined by
The term was coined by Indian economist
Raj Krishna. It suggests that the low growth
rate of India, a country with mostly Hindu
population was in a sharp contrast to high
growth rates in other Asian countries,
especially the East Asian Tigers, which were
also newly independent.
