A whitepaper from Client Associates Private Wealth Management highlights a sharp economic divide across the Indian states as the top five states: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat contribute about 48% of India’s GDP, with Maharashtra alone contributing 13.3%. Meanwhile, the bottom ten states account for only 3% of the national GDP. In terms of year-on-year growth, Tamil Nadu has recorded the highest growth of 16% on a YoY basis while Uttar Pradesh posted a growth CAGR of 15.3% over a period of five years.