Naidu richest CM, Mamata poorest: ADR

New Delhi, December 30

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is the richest CM in India with assets worth over Rs 931 crore, while West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee is the poorest with just Rs 15 lakh, according to an Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report released on Monday.

The report said the average asset per CM from state assemblies and UTs was Rs 52.59 crore. While India’s per capita net national income (NNI) was approximately Rs 1,85,854 for 2023-2024, the average self-income of a CM is Rs 13,64,310, around 7.3 times the average per capita income of India.

The total assets of 31 CMs are worth Rs 1,630 crore.

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.

J&K CM Omar Abdullah, with Rs 55 lakh assets, is the second poorest and Pinarayi Vijayan is third with Rs 1.18 crore. Khandu also has the highest liabilities to the tune of Rs 180 crore. Siddaramaiah has liabilities worth Rs 23 crore and Naidu more than Rs 10 crore, the report said.

It also said 13 (42 per cent) CMs have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 10 (32 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases including those related to attempt to murder, kidnapping, bribery, and criminal intimidation.