Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been ranked as the second richest chief minister in India, according to a survey by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
As per ADR report, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is the richest chief minister in India with assets worth over Rs 931 crore, while West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee is the poorest with just Rs 15 lakh.
Arunachal Pradesh’s Pema Khandu is the second richest chief minister with total assets worth over Rs 332 crore, Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah is the third on the list with assets worth more than Rs 51 crore.
Khandu also has the highest liabilities to the tune of Rs 180 crore, the report said.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, with assets worth Rs 55 lakh, is the second poorest in the list and Pinarayi Vijayan is third with Rs 118 crore.
The total assets of 31 chief ministers amount to Rs 1,630 crore, with an average asset of Rs 52.59 crore per CM.
The report also stated that 13 (42 percent) chief ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 10 (32 percent) 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.
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While India’s per capita net national income or NNI was approximately Rs 1,85,854 for 2023-2024, the average self-income of a chief minister is Rs 13,64,310, around 7.3 times the average per capita income of India.
