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Basic Statistics 1993 ANDAMAN AND N1C06AR ISLANDS BASIC STATISTICS 1993 Issued by : STATISTICAL BUREAU Andaman and Nicobar Administration PREFACE The present edition ®f Basic Statistics of Aindama! and Nicobar Islands is niaeteenth in the series. It ]prcsent in a precise form importaat data relating to varioHss secton of the economy of these Islands. In order to m^ake th| publication more useful and also to lulfill the ev«r iincreal ing demand for reliable data, all possible efforts haive beei made to collect the latest available data of all secttors ani incorporated iu this edition. The generous co-operation extended by the Govern* ment Departments and other agencies in making awailabl< the reliable data is gratefully acknowledged. Ini offic< this publication is the result of devoted efforts put in by S/Shri Jacob Varghese, Statistical Officer, M.V. Mfuralee^ dharan, Senior Investigator, Smti Papia Das, Staitistical Assistant and Kum Sateswari, Typist who spared n(0 pains in collection, scrutiny, compilation, tabulation andl typing It is sincerely hoped that the publication will bee useful for policy makers, research scholars. Govt. / Noni-Qovt. officials, tourist and general public at large. Suggestions for further improvement of the pmblican tioQ are most welcome. Place : Port Blair. (BALWANT SINGrH) Director ('Statistics) Statistical Bureaux A & N Administraition. m m m m m £g m m m m Ea m m I m I SHRI VAKKOM PDRDSHOTHAMAN i Lt. Governor m m a m Andaman and Nicobar Islands u m m NIEPA DC g m m D08717 m h DOCUMEPJTATHXy c a r j^ i I'^ational InsCitu'e of KducatioQal Planning and Adm;n;stratipn. 17'B, Sn Aurobiudo MarJ, New De]i}2-1100i6 D O C, N o................ Shri Manoranjan Bhakta Member of Parliarocat Counsellors to the Admiaistratisnf, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Nanne Work/Dcptts allotted Shri Aberdeen Blair Power, cooperatfon, civil supplies, social welfare. District Jail and Tribal welfare Shrii K. Kandaswamy Public works, Educatien and Sports, Budget and Finance, Planning, Industries Info?mation Publicity & Tourism, Rural Development and Panchayat Shrii N. Vasudevan Forest and Environment, Medical and Public Health, Local Self Govt. Law and Justice and Pradesh Council Shrii Projit Kr. Sarkar Excise, Revenue, Re~ habilitation, Statistics and Official Language Shrii N. Sulaiman Agriculture. Fisheries, AnimalHusbandry, wakf, Shipping and Transport, Labour-Force and Lab­ our and Employment MEMBERS OF PRADESH COUNCIL, A dN ISLANDS 1. ILt. Governor (Administrator) 2. ^Members of Parliament representing the Union TTerritory of A N Islands (Ex-officiy) 3. CChairman, Port Blair, Municipal Board (](Ex-officio) 4. SShri. B.B. Biswas 5. SShri Sunil Sarkar 5. SShri Saw Haway 7. S5hri Projit Kumar Sarkar 3, SShri Kartick Chandra Nag 9. SShri N«tarajan Sundaram 10. SShri Sushil Dhali 11. SShri Kuppuswamy 12. SShri N. Sulaiman 13. SShri R^ebati Mondal 14. SShri Avtar Singh 15. SShri Sheik Khalil 16. S5hri N.C. Roy 17. Simti Y. Gandhi 18. SIhri K. K^d«^swamy 19. SIhri N. Vasudevan 20. SIhri P.R. Ganeshan 21. SIhri K. Ganeshan 22. SIhri T. Jagannathan 23. Shhri Ebrahim Ali Hussain 24. Sliri. F. Richardson riil 25. Shri. Aberdeen Blair 26. Shri William Cyrill 27. Shri Aboo Soul 28. Smti Aysha Majeed 29. Shri Tambola# MUNICIPAL BOARD PORT BLAlR Shri P.R. Ganeshan Chairman Shri K. Ganethaa Sr. Vice Chairanan Shri T. Jagannatfa Jr. Vice Chairmian ELiCTBD MEMBERS 1. Shri H.N. Pirial 2. Shrr P.A. Samad 3. Shri M. Vuudcvan 4. Shri K. Kasdaswamy 5. Shri M. Sohan Rangaiah 6. Shri Mohammed Iqbal 7. Shri M. Veeraghavalu 8. Shri K. Rathinam NOMINATED MEMBERS 1. Shri Brojinder Eall Saha 2. Shri PN Paul 3. Smti Shanti Malhotra 4. Shri R Raju Gopal SECRETARIES AiNDAMAN & NiaOBAR ADMINISTRATION SI. No. Name Work / Department allotted U 2 3 11. Chief Secretary 1. Goordiaation ((Shri. R. D, Kapur) 2. Policy matters of all Departments 3. Parliament Questions 4. Consultations with Counsellors 5 I. D. A 6. H. M. A. C 7. Home including Police & Political 8. Prisons 9. Vigilance(Chief Vigilance Officer) 10. Passports 11. Elections 12. Chairman ANIIDCO&PMB 22 Commissioner- 1. Planning cum-Secretary 2. Agriculture (Planning) 3. Animal Husbandry (Smti Kiran 4, 20 Point Programme Dhingra) 5. Co-operation 6. Rural Development and Community Development 7, Panchayats 8. Edui ation 9 Chief Electoral Offic«er Caromisgioner- 1 Finance inclvding acc:ounts cum-S«cratary 2 Audit (F in ih ce) 3 Excise & Statistics 4 Revenue 5 Wakf Secretar y(Ship- 1 Shipping ping&Tfaosport 2 Transport & Communiication Shn Rakesh 3 Ciyil Supplies Mehta 4 ^'ishcries 5 Information, Publicity' & Touriim 5 Secretary to 1 l^ecfctary to LG & LGj ‘s Lt Governor Secretariat {Shri RaketH 2 Health Beharij 3 Personnel & Training including Acrs 6 SecretaryfQenl 1 General Administration! Adran) (Shri 2 Public Grievances Chamaa L sl\) 3 Yo ith Affairs. Science *dTecH hnology & Art & Cultiure 4 Flying Training |nstitutte& Civil Aviation 5 Industries 6 Labour 7 Local Self Govt, excluding Pancbayats 7 Sec:etary(Tribal 1 Tribal Welfare Wetfare)(Smti 2 Social Welfare Bimla Jindgar) 3 Other Backward Classes 4 Rehabilitation 5 Rajya Sainik Board 6 Official Language 7 Administrative Reforms inc­ luding work study 8 Secretariat Administration 9 Spcciai Secretary [tiome) 10 Special Secretary (Finance) 8 Judicial Secre- 1 Law and Justice tary(Shri 2 Pradesh Council B. Kundu) 19 PCCF/Secretary 1 Forest & Environment (Forests) (Shri 2 Work pertaining to A&N B P Siniia) Islands t-orest & Plantation Develepment Corporation. He will also function as the Chairman of the Corporation 1(0 Chief Engineer/1 Andaman PWD Secr:tary[PWD] 2 Power Shii S P Lalla 3 Urban Devjlopment & Housing [vij HEABS OF DFPARTMENTS/OFFIGES ANDAMAN AND MCOBAR ADMINISTRATIOIN Shri Paadey PB Sinha Principal Chief Conservai- tor of Forests Shri S P La1la Chief Engineer, And amain Public Work Depart enit Shri Hayat Siagh Superintending Engineer. PBCC Shri RK Singh Superintending Engineer;, Construction Circle No. II Shri Tapan Mondal Deputy Commissioner, Andaman District Shri Dharam Pal Deputy Commissioner Nicobar District Shri S\ Awaradi Additional District Magis^- tratc Shri SK Ray District and Session Judgej Shri Jitendra Narain Assistant Commissioner, South Andaman Shri Ramcbander Assistant Commissioner, Settlement Shri G Mohan Rao Assistant Commissioner, Mayabunder Dr. Subash Garg Assistant Commissioner, Naacowry Shri Mjay Ksmar Garg Assisiaat CoiRmissl oner, Car Nicobar (HQ) Shri / A jay Kim ar Gupta Assistant Commissi©ner, Cair.pbell Bay Shri M .K. Shgh Inspector General of Police Sbri EBS Brai Sr. Superintendent of Police, Andaman District Shri PPK Lorcng Superintendent of Police, Andaman District Shri FRS Krishnia Superinteadent of Police Nicobar District Brig Achsr Dirscror, Health Services Cdr SBti Anaud Director Shipping Services p r. NMRN Rao Director. Agriculture Shri W Das Director, Education Dr. W Nagaiajan Dixcctor. Animal Hujsban- dary and Veterinary Services Bhri V Venkat Rao Controller, Andaman Labour Force Pr. V ■ Krishcamurthy Director, Fisheries ihri SKK.Haldar Director, Industries )r. BSS Baneijee Director, Information Publicity & Tourism fhri TV/ Balasubramanian Director, Accounts&Budjet Fviiil Sh[i Narendra Singh Director, Transport Shri Rajendra Singh Director. Tribal Wcllfare Shri DP Mukhopadhyay Registrar of Go-operrative 5 jcieties Shri AKPi-amanik Principal, State Insttitute of Education Dr. BS Sharma Principal, Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahai vidhyalaya Dr. OJ Thomas Principal, Govt. Colllcgc, Car Nicobar Shri Manohar Singh Principal, Polytechnic C o liege Shri Bhagat Singh Superintending Enginteer. Electricity Departmemt Shri US Verma Labour Commissioneir 6 Director of Employimcnt and Training Shri KRR Nair Chief Fire Otficcr Offfice of the chief Fire offices Shri C Uday Kumar Superintendent, District Jail Smti Draupadi Employment officer. Employment Exchangee Shri. SB Shashank Supply Officer CENTIAL GOVT DEPARTMENTS ANP OTHER ORGANISATIONS Vicee Admiral Fortress Gommander, Fortress Suslhecl Kumar, Headquarters, Navy Office PVSSM,AVSM,VSM Suf^g Capt.TriyngiRai Commanding Officer, INHS Dhanvantari Cap^t. RF Condtractor Commanding Qfficcr, INS Tarawa, Navy Office CapDt. S S Paranjapc Commanding Officer, INS Utkrosh, Navy Office Cdr - S R Cbikodi Commander of the Yard, Floating Dock, Navy Office DIG} Rameshiwar Singh Commander, Coast Guard. Shrii M A Khan Detachment Commanding Officer 54 BN, Sbrii G Jayalal Station Director, All India Ssadio Shjii A Justin Anthropalofist, Anthropolo­ gical Survey ot India Smtii Anjaii Anand Director of Audit (ANI> Sriv/astava Shrii R Sivaiwamy Chief Engiaeer&Admiaistrator Andaman Lakshdeep Harbou r work* Shri ArifM Mustafa Incharge, A&N Centre ffor Ocean Development Shri K C Malick Officer-in-charge, Botainical Survey of India Shri S B 6 h«udhary Labour Enforcement off'icer, CLC Organisation, Miniistry of Labour Shri Anand Kumar Deputy Director of Ceinsus operations. Shri T K Kar Aisistant Collector (Customs) Shri B Das Superintendent,Central Excise Shri i>ugat» Ghosh Deputy Director, coconmt Development Board Shri R Ganguly Deputy Manager, Ccnttral I nJand Water Trans pO)rt Corporation Ltd Shri SG Gangopadhyay Field Publicity Officer Shri Vijay Singh Officer-in-Charge, FitHd Exhibition Office Shfi VK Gopinathan Mechanical Marine Eingi- neer. Fishery Survey o»f India Director, RMRC, Indian Council of Medical Research Shsri RTayeng Assistant Commissioner, Incomc Tax Office Shiri K Vellaswamy Deputy Central Intelligeace Officerjntelligence Bureau Shiii MS Rathor Principal, Kcndriya Vidya- laya No. I
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