NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is the richest Chief Minister in India with assets worth over ₹931 crore, while West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee is the poorest with just ₹15 lakh, according to an Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report released on Monday.
The report said the average asset per Chief Minister from State Assemblies and Union Territories is ₹52.59 crore.
While India’s per capita Net National Income (NNI) was approximately ₹1,85,854 for 2023-2024, the average self-income of a Chief Minister is ₹13,64,310, around 7.3 times the average per capita income of India.
The total assets of 31 Chief Ministers are worth ₹1,630 crores.
Arunachal Pradesh’s Pema Khandu is the second richest Chief Minister with total assets worth over ₹332 crores, Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah is the third on the list with assets worth more than ₹51 crore.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, with assets worth ₹55 lakh, is the second poorest in the list and Pinarayi Vijayan is third with ₹1.18 crore.
Mr Khandu also has the highest liabilities to the tune of ₹180 crore. Mr Siddaramaiah has liabilities worth ₹23 crore and Mr Naidu more than ₹10 crore, the report said.
It also said 13 (42%) Chief Ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 10 (32%) have declared serious criminal cases including those related to attempt to murder, kidnapping, bribery, and criminal intimidation.
Out of the 31 Chief Ministers, only two are women — West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee and Delhi’s Atishi.
(Manas Dasgupta)
