District Ganderbal 2019-20

Economic Review

Directorate of Economics and Statistics (Jammu &Kashmir)

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DISTRICT STATISTICS AND EVALUATION OFFICE GANDERBAL

BRIEF HISTORY 1.0 Historical Features District Ganderbal among other eight newly created districts came into being in the year 2007 in the large interests of maintenance of Law and Order, closed supervision, and above all to ensure balanced development of the areas falling within its jurisdiction. District Ganderbal carved out of District Srinagar is flanked by District Bandipora in the west and north east, District Srinagar in the south. Arhama Forest in the North, and District kargil in the east. The District is mostly spread in the north eastern direction with the length of 125 kilometers and width of about 10-20 kilometers. The administrative center of the District is situated at Duderhama Ganderbal about 22 kilometers away from District Srinagar. The District has the distinction of having a unique geographical position as it represents the last station of the valley depicting all the scenic features of the Kashmir Valley and the gate way to the sky touching magnificent multicolored mountain ranges of the famous ‘Moon Land” Ladakh. The main road connecting to Ladakh region is through Sonamarg (Ganderbal) which remains closed for six months during winter due to heavy snow fall at Zogilla. Added to this, the presence of famous health resort Sonamarg and Mansbal Lake on its fringes, Qamar Sahib and Tulamulla Shrines in its lap and Sindh Nallah traversing through can contribute to the emergence of this area both as a recreation and pilgrim tourist spot.

2.0. Location

The Ganderbal is located at 34° 13 , 34° 44 N and 74° 46 , 27° 00 E, at an altitude of 1590 meters. The District is spread from Safapora in the West 34° 15 , 11.57 N and 74° 39 , 14.71 with an altitude of 1596 meters to the Zojila in the East, 34° 15 , 48.07 N and 75° 25 , 25.15 E with an altitude of 3313 meters. 3.0 Area and Administrative Setup

District Ganderbal comprises of Six (06) Tehsils viz, Ganderbal, Kangan,Wakura,Tullamulla,Gund and Lar. The District has been further sub divided into Seven (07) CD blocks viz, Ganderbal, Kangan, Lar, Sheerpathri, Safapora,Gund and Wakura for developmental conveniences. The district has a total Geographical area of 1045 sq. km (provisional). The District has 136 villages, and 17 urban wards under the Municipal Jurisdiction of Ganderbal. In addition to this 09 villages of district Srinagar have been included in Block Ganderbal under SRO No. 319 Dated:- 03.07.2013. As per SRO 185 dated 22-05-07 issued By the Revenue Department notifying therein the boundaries of the District are mentioned in the map.

The Administrative set up is given in the table hereunder:- S/No Particulars Unit Magnitude 1. Tehsils Nos 06 2 CD&NES Blocks Nos 07 3. Panchayat Halqas Nos 126 4. No.of Villages Nos 136

5. Urban wards Nos 17 (As per Census 2011)

6 Legislative Assembly Segments Nos 02 ( Kangan & Ganderbal)

7. Police Stations Nos 07 (Ganderbal,Kangan,Lar, Sonamarg,Kheerbawani & Safapora) 8. Police posts Nos 03 (Shadipora,Nagabal & Gutlibagh) 9. Fire Stations Nos 06

10. Session Courts Nos 01 (Ganderbal)

11. Sub-Judge courts Nos 01 (Ganderbal)

12. Munsif Courts Nos 02 (Ganderbal, Kangan)

4.0 Temperature and Climate District Ganderbal has moderate temperature in summer and experiences severe cold in winter months like other parts of the valley. Precipitation is mainly received during the cold weather period from December to March, and during south-west monsoon period from July to September. During cold weather, the district experiences plenty of snow falls from middle of December till late February almost every year. During the intervening period from April to June thunder/showers are of occasional occurrence and provide what may be termed as hot weather rainfall. As a result the district has good winter rainfall from September to February and light to moderate rains from July to September. Heavy snow fall is measured in higher reaches of Kangan and Sonamarg belts.

5.0 Population According to Census 2011 the District Ganderbal has a population of 2.974 lac souls with 158720 Male and 138726 Female excluding the population of 19323 souls under delimitation of District Srinagar.

5.1 Rural urban Population composition As per Census 2011 the Rural/Urban composition of the population is that nearly 92% reside in rural areas and only 08 % in Urban Areas/ Towns of Ganderbal. Out of total population of 297446 souls, the urban population is 47039 and rural population is 250407. Sex ratio as per the census 2011 works out 901:1000 in the District.

Full data is reflected in the following table: S.No Area Particulars Unit Magnitude %age 1 Male No 133715 44.95 Rural Female -do- 116692 39.25 Total -do- 250407 84.20 2. Male No 25005 08.40 Urban Female -do- 22034 07.40 Total -do- 47039 15.80 3. Others 0 4. Grand Total Male No 158720 Female -do- 138726 Others 0 Total 297446

5.2 Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe Population As per 2011 census schedule tribe population of the district works out 61070 souls which constitutes 20.53% and Schedule Caste Population is 117 souls constituting 0.04% of the total population of the district. The majority of schedule tribe population lives in Kangan Tehsil of the district. 5.3 Density and Size of House Hold The density of population works out 284.63 persons per square kilometer. There are 45361 households as per Census 2011 with an average size of 5.87 souls per house hold. 5.4 Sex Ratio The sex ratio as per census 2011 works of 901:1000 females and males respectively, in the district. 5.5 Decadal Growth Rate The growth rate of population from 2001-2011 Census has been worked out 36.30 % in the district. 5.6 Religion wise Breakup of Population

Muslim Hindu Sikh Buddhist Christian Jains & Others Total

290581 5592 486 25 406 356 297446

5.7 Working Force or occupational Status There are 100890 numbers of working force found in the district as per census 2011, out of which 15337 constituting 15.20% are the main cultivators, 19312 constituting 19.14% are agricultural laborers, 7930 constituting 7.86% engaged in house hold industries and rest 58311 constituting 57.80% are engaged in other activities. Nearly, 33.91% of the total population comprises the working force in the district as per census 2011. However, after assumption of district status several programs and multidimensional schemes have been launched and the occupational status might have risen to a considerable extent. 6.0 Agriculture Jammu and Kashmir is basically an agrarian Economy and Agriculture occupies predominant position in terms of dependence for livelihood and employment as a whole. The dependence of rural labour force on Agriculture and allied activities is quite evident as it directly or indirectly supports about 70% of the Population. The Paddy and Maize are the principle corps grown in the District. There are nearly 15 agricultural zones which are further subdivided into 75 agricultural circles. Farmers are imparted regular knowledge about the latest technologies and dissemination of package of practices recommended by Sheri Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology at their door steps through well training and well oriented agricultural officers posted at grass root level. Apart from district level and sub-division level stores, there are 15 zonal and 15 sub-store level seed distribution centers spread throughout the length and breadth of the district. 6.1 High Yielding Varieties: The high yielding varieties of seeds have shown a remarkable result with substantial performance in the district. An area of 8600 hectares under paddy and 4190 hectares under Maize crops is reported to have been brought under these varieties by the agriculture department during 2019-20. Nearly 1194.39 quintals of improved seeds have been distributed among the farmers during 2019-20 in respect of food crops like paddy, Maize, Wheat, Vegetables, Oil seeds and Pulses.

6.2 Distribution of Fertilizers. It is an established fact that application of plant nutrient (fertilizers) is essential for increasing the productivity of land. During 2019-20, 35409 quintals of fertilizers were distributed among the farmers with the breakup of 22195 quintals of Urea, 9520 quintals of DAP and 3694 quintals MOP. 7.0 Horticulture Our state is blessed with vast potential for growing all kinds of fruits. Horticulture provides ample opportunities for sustaining large number of agro Industries which generate substantial employment opportunities and ensure exploitation of pre- falls and cuts for processing , thereby providing a strong base of inclusive growth resolving the problem of unemployment to some extent . Keeping in view its huge potential in terms of production, variety quality and and relative returns, this sector is being treated as one of the core sectors of the State economy and district Ganderbal is no exception. The district has a large potential for its expansion because major portion of available and can be brought under Fruit Plantation. The department has established Four (04) Nurseries in the district over an area of 27.40 hectares where 52456 plants were available for distribution and 8181 were distributed. At present area of 14992.35 hectares is under major horticulture 7465 hectts constituting 49% are under apple trees only. The district played a significant role in production of Apple and walnut during 2019-20. The area and production of some principle fruits is given here under in the table worked out for the year 2019-20:-

S.No ( A ) Fresh Fruits Area ( Hectares) Production (Mts) 1. Apple 7465.00 91955.24 2 Pear 404.25 5273.77 3. Cherry 1055.55 3831.34 4. Peach 189.45 283.77 5. Plum 235.00 1783.95 6. Apricot 89.25 758.41 7. Grapes 196.00 645.69 8. Quince 0.00 0.00 9. Strawberry 0.00 0.00 10. Pomegranate 28.6 2.61 11. Others 57.25 1151.26 12. Total 9720.35 105686.04 S.No ( B ) Dry Fruits 1. Walnut 5267 16154.36 2. Almond 0.00 0.00 3. Others 5.00 1.96 4. Total 5272 16156.32

7.1 Fruit Plant Nurseries There are 04 fruit plant nurseries in which 52456 fruit plants were available and 8181 fruit plants have been distributed during the year 2019-20 . 7.2 Equipment and Fungicides Distributed Use of fungicides has played a very important role in reducing the damage of crops due to crop diseases. As reported by the Chief Horticulture Officer of the District that during 2019-20, 120 foot pumps,135 Motor Power Sprayers, 19 Power Tillers and 0 Iron Structures of Green houses were given on subsidized rates. Irrigation is very crucial input for agricultural produce especially for rice which requires regular and running water supply till the crop matures. Development of irrigation in Jammu & Kashmir has history of its own. The district enjoys a natural network of irrigation canals which provide irrigation facilities to plain areas. The semi

10 hilly and karva type of landscape depend on natural rainfall which is uneven mostly. The main source of irrigation in the district Ganderbal is the river Sindh . According to the provisional annual agriculture statistics report for 2019-20 ,the net area irrigated in the District is 12056 hectares out of which 11408 hectares irrigated from canals,168hectares from springs /tanks and 279 hectares from other sources. The sown area irrigated under Paddy is 7746 hectares and in case of Maize it is 3075 hectares. The gross irrigated area under different crops inclusive of millets, pulses and others is 17710 hectares . 8.0 Rural Development In order to generate employment for landless agriculture workers, small and marginal farmers, during the off seasons period , NREP is implemented as a part of All India Programme since 1980-81 in the State. This Programme stands replaced by MGNREGA. Employment is generated for those workers by creating durable community assets such as fair weather roads minor irrigation canals, culverts medium size buildings Panchayat buildings, public bathrooms and Latrines in the rural areas. The Government has launched comprehensive all India programme of MGNREGA since 2006-07 in the district which aims at providing 100 mandays job guarantee during off season to the people living below poverty line. During 2019-20, the Rural Development Department has generated 4.243 (in lacs) mandays to the people by virtue of which 1653 No. of works comprising of 453 link roads,256 Lanes & drains, 47 Crossing Culverts, 13 Health sanitation works,576 minor irrigation works,162 P-bunds & 138 other type of works were got completed in the process. 8.1 Indra Awas Yojna (IAY) and Rural Housing Scheme (RHS) For providing affordable house with basic amenities, the J&K State is implementing schemes like Rural Housing Schemes (RHS) and Indra Awas Yojna (IAY), now renamed as Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMGAY) for economically weaker sections in rural areas. IAY is a centrally sponsored schemes, it aims providing dwelling units/shelter to the houseless and financial assistance for upgradation of House to rural poor, SC/ST families and other weaker sections living below poverty line in rural areas. The figures supplied by the Rural Development Department for the Year 2019-20 reveals that out of the target of 185 number of new constructions 167 were completed.

9.0 Live Stock Wealth. Live stock is playing a vital and important role in the economic development of the State. The cattle and poultry, amongst all the livestock are considered most important tool for the development of rural economy and serves as a boost to it. 75% of the population lives in rural areas of the District Ganderbal with agriculture as main occupation. Livestock rearing is subsidiary occupation of almost all the agriculture population as the two sectors are interdependent. Livestock sector engages a sizable number of working force not only in rearing of animals but also in processing, transportation and sale of animal products. The livestock population of the District as per the livestock survey of 2019-20 is 268846 heads in the District with 79935 Cattle , 385 Buffalo , 3726 Horse/Pony , 152000 Sheep and 32800 Goats . It is also worth to mention here that the total population under Poultry was 692044. In addition, sizeable population of cows and sheep are cross breed, which yield a good quantity of milk, wool and meat. The Milk, Wool and Meat yields of the crossbreed animals is the greater as compared to the local breed. 9.1 Animal Husbandry Cattle Population is an important factor of the economy of all the districts of the state. District Ganderbal is bestowed by nature with vast meadows and pastures which plays a vital role in the nourishment of the cattle population in the district. The district has a tremendous potential of growing cattle population and the occupation is adapted as a subsidiary means of earnings. During the last two decades there has been a tremendous increase in the cattle rearing which has resulted in the increase of milk production and also with the introduction of cross breed, the production of milk of the District has increased to the best possible extent. The breakup of the cattle population for the district as per the livestock census 2019-20 is as under:

Live Stock and Poultry Population 2019-20. Species Year Cattle Buffalo Horse/ Others Poultry Pony 2019-20 79935 385 3726 0 692044 Percentage 10.04% 0.04% 0.4% 0% 89.1%

The health care facility of the Live Stock Population is being provided by the Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department round the year. Various programs have been implemented for the development of the cattle population. The health condition and genetic development of various breeds have been achieved to a greater extent. The number of these health care units during the year 2019-20 is as under:- Veterinary units and Sub-units

Cattle Cattle

Year Units stock Live Development Centres Mobile Dispensaries Unit Sub Intensive Development Centres Semen Frozen Centres others Centres Trial Institutions Total 2019-20 2 6 2 7 32 8 1 13 73

9.2 Sheep Husbandry Sheep and Goat are reared on a large scale by the Gujjar and Bakerwal Nomads of the District as it posses a vast area under the natural pastures and meadows, these people rear the Sheep/goat in order to boast their income. The main objective of the sheep department is to increase/improve the genetic content of the sheep population so as to increase the wool and mutton production to the optimum level. Modern infrastructure available is providing breeding and health care to sheep and goat population through a well build network of Sheep centers established in the District. The District owns one Farm (01) with 27 sheep Extension Centers. During live stock Census of 2019-20, a total population of 152000 heads under sheep were reported, while as 32800 heads under Goat, which constitute the sharing percentage of 82.25% and 17.74% respectively.

10.0 Forests The District possesses a unique topography as the most of the area is hilly and covered with lush green forests. The total area under forest is 2899 hectares in the District. At present there are two Forest Ranges within the lap of the District Viz. Mansbal Range and Sindh Forest Division. Forests play an important role in maintaining the ecological balance by moderating the climate , maintaining the soil mantle, improving soil fertility, minimizing soil erosion purifying the air ,preservation of wild life and in regulating the flow of Water in rivers and streams. Forest is main source of timber fuel, fodder, medicines and other non-timber minor products. Forests ensure good agriculture produce and offer considerable potential for Industrial Development The sector provides grazing facilities to our livestock too. There are 72 timber sale depots operational in the district during 2019-20. The area and out turn of Forest products during 2019-20 is as under: Year Area in hectars Deodar(Cfs) Kail (Cfs) Fir(Cfs) Firewood(Qtls)

2019-20 2899 364 15125 8946 1770

11.0 Co-operative The Co-operative movement is very old in the District as in the state of J& K. The co-operative plays a significant role in influencing the people towards the social and economic changes. The co-operative movement has protected the poor masses, artisans and farmers against the exploitation of money lenders. The co-operative has played important role in providing credit and marketing facilities to the farmers, small artisans and others in the District. In addition, the co-operative has persuaded the farmers to use chemical fertilizers to increase the production levels. Similarly, the consumers co-operative have played a significant role in keeping price level under check and provide the basic necessaries of life to the people at the cheap and reasonable rates. The number of Primary Agriculture Societies is 13 in 2019-20. Primary Agriculture Societies in the District has recorded membership of 38066 persons, similarly the number of marketing societies is 02 with a membership of 12. During 2019-20, the financial structures of society’s works out 71.98 lacs as share capital and 184.08 lacs working capital.

12.0 Electricity The Jammu and Kashmir State is not rich in non-renewable sources of energy like fossils fuels, which could have been used for energy generation, but there are huge renewable resources of energy in the form of flowing water. Water resources of the State are like the oil resources of Arab Countries. The optimal exploitation of the available hydle resources in the state would not only meet the states demand but will enable the state to sell power to boost the overall development of the state. District Ganderbal has a history of generating the Hydraulic Power, Lower Sindh and Upper Sindh are the two major hydle Power Houses functional in the District with 41790.10 Kw energy utilization. In the District out of 136 census villages 136 villages have already been electrified till March 2019 which constitutes 100 % of the total villages. The number of installations in the whole district is 45120 reported during the year 2019-20 while as 41790.10 Kw energy utilized as per the breakup given below.

Year

Total

P.H.E

Office State)

Army/

Central/

Barracks

(

Irrigation

Domestic

Industrial

Agriculture

Commercial 2019- 20928.00 6684.47 4628.65 1906.17 1926.35 642.50 5073.96 41790.10 20

The Capacity wise Electric Transformers available in the District are 1539 during the year 2019-20 with the denominations upto 50KV (212), 63KV (408), 100KV (584), 150KV ( 001), 250KV (305), 300KV (00), 400KV (19), 630KV (10) and 1000KV(0 ).

13.0 Roads and Communication Roads connect the mountains and difficult areas more economically and efficiently. Broader development of roads is the by sign of real development of the areas as it makes the communication quick between the industrials setup with the ultimate consumption point. Moreover, the road transport is used as feeder to the other modes of transport. The inter-district roads and rural roads are being maintained by the PWD, (R & B) and rural Engineering Wing. While as the Border Roads Organization (BRO) constructs and maintains the roads in Bordering areas of the country, which keep to improve the accessibility into areas of difficult terries and keep in the economic development of these areas. The development of roads and

15 communications is receiving highest priority under state plan/District plan and substantial allocations are earmarked each year for expansion and strengthening of road network in the district. During the year 2019-20 the Total Road Length maintained by State PWD is 574.00 kms, out of which 470.00 kms are black topped, 97.00 kms are mettled and 7.00 kms are fair weather roads. 14.0 Banking Banking gives the best way of opportunities in promoting industrial infrastructure/socio economic development in its broader view. The banking has been playing an important role in ushering the new dimensions in the economic development by mobilizing financial resources in the District. Since the assumption of District status, the banking activities have substantially increased in the District. At present there are 41 branches operating in the district under which 22 are operating by Jammu and Kashmir Bank, 03 from state Bank of India and 04 from State co.- operative Bank , 08 branches are operated by Ellaqaui Dehati Bank, Gramming Bank 01, Punjab National Bank 01 and HDFC Bank 02. Rs.1542.54 crores were reported as deposits and 1078.96 Crores rupees given as advances. The percentage of advances against deposits works out as 70%. banking sector is 130 officers, 87 clerks, 51 peons/Orderlies and 14 are armed guards 15.0 Industries and Labour Like other Districts District Ganderbal is a path of industrialization in modest way despite topographical limitations and lack of infrastructural facilities. Natural factors are more conducive for Handicrafts, villages and Small Scale Industries .The State Government with the assistance of Centre has launched so many schemes in order to promote the industrial sector in the District. Efforts are on the way of easy credit, easy access to the raw material, technical knowhow, sure subsidies etc. has resulted in setting up of a number of small scale Industries/ units throughout the length and breadth of the District. The setting up of new units enabled the district with new employment opportunities to a greater extent. During 2019-20 the district has formally registered 4 units under various activities which has provided employment to 23 persons. The number of training Centers under different crafts are Sozni 02 units, Staple/Leather 5 units, Wood carving 0 units, chain stitch 02 units, Tapestry 01 units, Crewel/Namda 02 units, willow wicker 01 unit, Meena kari 0 unit, Paper Mashie 01 unit and Carpet 03 units. Simultaneously, 488 persons have been trained in these centers during 2019-20. An amount of Rs 96.56 lacs have been advanced under PMEGP to 76 parties in the District. 16

15.1 Industrial Estate To Promote Industrialization in the remote and backward areas of the state the industries and commerce department is developing the industrial estates in backward areas. There is only one industrial estate in the district Ganderbal. Under the name industrial estate Ganderbal spread over an area of 106 kanals of land.

15.2 Handicrafts Inducted and patronized by Budshah the great and most popular ruler of Kashmir Handicrafts of Kashmir have always been famous through out the world. All the handicraft activities are environmental friendly and best suited to the State as these activities are more labour intensive and less capital intensive in nature therefore, having scope for employment generation opportunities at large scale. The handicraft has become an important element of the States Industrial Sector and States economy. It has provided not only livelihood to the people but has earned foreign Indian exchange also. In the district there are 37 numbers of training centers under different crafts where handicraft skills are imparted to the un-skilled persons. During the year 2019-20, 488 persons have been trained under different crafts in these training centers.

15.3 Sericulture It is Agro based cottage Industry with a high capacity of employment generation in the rural areas and is useful in upliftment of cultivators income. Sericulture activities cover plantation of mulberry trees, culturing of the silk worms, production of cocoons and raw silk. One of the features of this farm based economic enterprise is the involvement of women. While cultivation of Mulberry and harvesting of leaf is carried out by male members, silkworm rearing is done mostly by women. The rearing of silkworm is done in rural areas and the reeling and weaving is confined mostly to the urban areas. In the District Ganderbal during 2019-20 as reported by the Sericulture Department the total area under sericulture nurseries is 72 kanal, with (2) two nurseries under its purview. The Nurseries are main source of supplying the Grafts and seedling for promoting the sericulture activities in the district. 0.25 lac Poly cutting plants were raised for plantation in the district.

16.0 Employment Providing of employment especially to the educated youths has remained a challenge for the planner and the Government. There is not only the problem of unemployment but under employment as well due to very small working season. There is only one employment exchange functional in the district which helps the job seekers to get employment according to their merit/qualification and plays a vital role to own employment in the district. The number of under unemployed youths on the live register of the Employment Exchange Office has been 829 as on March, 2019 and qualification wise breakup is given here under:

Year S/No Qualification Magnititude 1 Up to Matric. 237 2 Higher Secondary. 143

3 Graduate. 198 4 Post-Graduate. 107 2019-20. 5 Diploma Engineering 74 6 B.E (Engineering). 56 7 One year diploma holder 9 8 I.T.I Trained. 4 9 Skilled other than I.T.I Trained. 0 10 Professional degree holder 1 Total. 829

17.0 Trade and Commerce Trade and commerce has attained a great significance in the present economy and it has flourished more due to the easy means of transport coupled with better connectivity of roads. By the end of the year 2019-20, a total number of 4900 commercial establishments/shops with employment potential of 4628 person is registered in the district, out of which 380 are commercial establishments which constitutes 7.6% of the total establishments of the District, accordingly 4258 (86.9%) are shops and 262 (5.52%) are hotels and restaurant . 18.0 education. The human resources developments are indispensable in creating the secured future of the country. The Education plays an important role in creating the social and economic progress is well recognized .It opens the opportunities to both individual and group entitlements. Education in its broadest sense of development of youth is most crucial input for empowering the people with skill and knowledge and gives them access to productive employment in future. Besides raising literacy level of the District Ganderbal has a peculiar topography which has remained an obstacle in achieving the desired goals of literacy. The education sector has been given priority under district level planning by virtue of which 714 educational institutions are functional in the district. The breakup of these institutions with enrolment thereof is given below:

Name of the Number of institutions Enrollment institutions Government Private Total Government Private Total Degree College 02 00 02 4558 0 4558

Higher 60 46 106 10567 16744 27311 Secondary/High School Middle School 167 53 220 11381 12158 23539

Primary School 348 38 386 8266 3223 11489

These institutions are manned by the 4757 teachers, which constitute the teacher pupil ratio in government Institutions as 1:11 and private institutions as 1:16The government has put impetus to education sector and the results show a healthy and tremendous trend which reflects that during 2019-20, 83.6% of the teacher at the higher secondary level was imparted modern training in teaching methods, similarly 72.79% at middle level and 55.21% at primary level.

18.01 literacy rate According to Census 2011, the literacy rate of Male is 70.74% and Female 47.62% thereby making 59.98 % of population in the District as literate.

19.0 Health and family welfare The health of a particular area or region is an essential component of development, vital to area/ regions economic growth and internal stability . Health is the most important social service sector having direct correlation with the welfare of the human beings. Better medical facilities add to the long levity of human life. These facilities are fairly available in the district. People are given due care and attention at their door steps to ensure a healthy society. Many health schemes are operational in the district to eradicate deadly diseases. The health institutions have been equipped with quality man power and machinery. By the end of the year 2019-20 there were 104 Medical Institutions in the District. Which include 01 sub-Distt. hospital, 15 primary health Centers, & 16 allopathic dispensaries, 59 welfare centers and 12 other Institutions. About 10.39 lacs patients both indoor and out- door were treated.1653 Major and 16114 Minor surgeries were performed. The best endeavors are on, in order to maintain momentum in providing good health facilities, 799 trained staff of doctors/other paramedical staff is always ready for the services. The vital diseases that were detected during the reporting year in the District are Measles 37 Cases and Typhoid 712 Cases.

19.1 Vaccination During the year 2019-20 the vaccination process was conducted like other districts of the state, in order to safeguard infants from the deadly diseases like T.B, Polio, Diphtheria, Measles, Tetanus etc. the pulse polio programme to eradicate the polio among the newly born babies upto age of 5 years were given successfully. The expatiated detailed performance under vaccination programme is tabulated hereunder:

Year T.T Children Vaccinated Others Pulse To Polio Pregnant BCG POLI DPT Measl DT T.T 10-16 Yr 1St 2nd Ladies O es Children Round Round

2019- 9659 1797 2366 10916 11146 0 7568 36020 46689 0 20 6

19.2 Hospital and bed facility There are 448 beds available in different health institutions which is the major problem of concern, keeping in view the increasing number of indoor patients. Besides, there are 17 Primary Health Centers along with 11 Dispensaries functional in the district.

19.3 family welfare programme During 2019-20, nearly 784 family welfare operations were performed with a breakup of 0 Vasectomy and 84 Tubectomy. In addition 633 number of IUD were inserted and 103386 condom packs were distributed along with 15220 number of Oral pill cycle, during the year under this Programme of national importance.

19.4 detection of vital diseases The vital diseases which have been detected during 2019-20 are given here under: Measles: 37cases Typhoid: 712 cases Dysentery: 11042 cases HIV Positive: 00 cases

19.5 National control of blindness programme Under this programme, 34346 patients were treated, out of which only 10038 constituting patients whose refractions were done, 252 patients were advised spectacles and rest were minor nature of cases. 307 number of cataract operations were also performed during the year under reference.

19.6 National T.B.controle programme The main purpose of this programme is to eradicate deadly T.B. disease from the ground level. In district Ganderbal ending 2019-20, 2348 sputum tests were conducted and 150 were found positive and accordingly which have been put on dots therapy.

20.0 Public Health and Engineering Next to air, supply of water is the basic need for determining and maintaining quality of life. Safe drinking water is very vital for human life and well being. The responsibility of providing adequate and protected drinking water, lies with the Public Health and Engineering Department. Public Health and Engineering Department provides safe drinking water facility to the population of the district to make them healthy and productive capital. The district has 137 Census villages out of which 12 villages have been covered under different rural water scheme, benefiting nearly 0.04% of the population. Also 24496 total water installation were reported by the department in the district.

21.0 Post and Telegraph The Jammu and Kashmir state having topography and connectivity limitations does not have smooth postal service. Same example come true with regard to District Ganderbal . According to the data made available made by the concerned authority, at present there are 03 sub-post Offices and 23 branch post offices. The total number of Telephone connections is 1246, out of which , 236 are Government connection and 321 are Broad Band internet connections, Private land line connections 661 and leased line are 28.

22.0 Social Welfare The role of Social welfare Department is providing economic, social and educational upliftment of SC, ST, and BC is very important. It provides benefit to the target groups through scholarships, hostel facilities, reimbursement of examination fees etc. They also provide aid to the weaker families by virtue of various schemes. During the year 2019-20, 1792 students were provided pre-metric scholarship amounting to Rs 15.76 lacs. The department provided the financial assistance to physically handicapped person, widows and other destitute and during the year under report an amount of Rs.2612.00 lacs were distributed among 26121 persons under integrated social Security Schemes.

22.1 ICD’s anganwarI Centres Integrated Child Development Scheme is the only programme that reaches out to the lakhs of women and children living in remote villages. Anganwari Centers have been established with a view to provide better nutrition, pre-schooling, know how and to look after pregnant and nourishing mothers. During 2019-20, there were 657 Anganwari Centers in the District in which 17609 children were benefited. Also, 2193 nursing mothers, 1613 pregnant ladies and 287 adolescent girls were registered in order to keep a bird’s eye view on their health and nutritious status.

23.0 Judicial Statistics

Law and order has always remained at the top of the agenda at the administrative level of the state. It is the law and order which keeps the tempo of crime and criminals low in the society. The right and authentic data base is beneficial for taking future anticipatory preventive measures. During the preceding year of 2019- 20, 3081 civil cases were instituted and accordingly 1118 numbers of civil cases were disposed off which constitutes 36.28 % of the civil cases disposed off. Similarly, 5617criminal cases were instituted during the reporting year and 3210 cases were disposed off. In District Ganderbal, there is 1(one ) District Court, 1(one) Sub-Judge court and (3) three Munsif courts. Seven Police stations and six Police posts are always ready in couping up with any untoward incidents.

24.0 Assistant Drug Controller

For implementation of codal provisions and to ensure that the drugs and medicines supplied to the consumers are spurious or sub-standard. In order to keep the proper vigil in scrutinizing the authentic and perfection of drugs available in the market, the Assistant Drug controller perform regular checks in this behalf with a view to provide the people safe and secure drugs/Medication. Any detection of spurious drugs in the market is immediately taken into control and disposed off. During 2019- 20 the Assistant Drug Controller issued the licenses to 8 retailers. There are 276 number of licensed drug shops present in the district. Besides, 506 numbers of checks were conducted during the year 2019-20.

25.0 Floriculture.

Floriculture is also one of the means of boosting the economic factor of the state in general and particularly in the District. Up to ending March, 2019 there are 0 Floriculturists farms registered for production purposes which is spread over 5.55 kanals of land.

26.0 Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution System

Food rationing through Public Distribution System (PDS) is a country wide programme and has assumed large dimensions because of its multiple objectives. The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a major instrument for ensuring availability of food grains and its equitable distribution at affordable rates, especially for families living below poverty line (BPL) and remote areas of the state. Consumer affairs and public distribution department provides food grains viz Rice, Atta and sugar. During the year 2019-20, the department has issued 24901 ration tickets under APL category comprising of 111012 souls, 37301 ration tickets under BPL category comprising of 163090 souls and 5567 under AAY category comprising of 29292 souls. The department has a structure of 84 Government sale depots and 19 fair shops spread in the length and breadth of the district to cater the needs of the consumers at the door steps. Besides there are 150 k-oil depots functional in the District. As reported by the Public Distribution Department that 02.07 lac quintals of Rice, 0.41 lac Atta quintals and 0.7 lac quintals of Sugar were distributed

27.0 Fire and Emergency

The J & k fire and emergency department came into existence in the year 1983 with a single station. The administration of the department was under the police department. Due to urbanization and increase in the fire incidents , the department spread and is spreading at present also. Fire causes a lot of damage not only to property but sometimes have been proved fatal to human life and livestock population. Therefore, controlling measures have already been taken up in this behalf and new sophisticated fire stations have been setup in the district with dexterous manpower and machinery. At present there are 06 Fire and Emergency stations with 10 number of modern fire vehicles along with 52 staff members always vigilant and ready for meeting out any emergency. In the year 2019-20, 97 episodes of fire incidents have been reported due to which 94 private Houses and 02 Government structures were gutted.

28.0 Tourism Jammu and Kashmir, state is an important tourist destination and has been a place of attraction for tourists for centuries. Tourism plays a key role in economic development of the state by providing income and employment opportunities to the people engaged in this industry. District Ganderbal has a unique topography bestowed with charmful appearance, lush green forests, Sonamarg and Manasbal Lake are world famous tourist places. Besides, the shree Amarnath cave and Khirbawani shrine attracts lacs of pilgrims/tourists every year. During the Year 2019-20 as reported by the Tourism Department that around 5.80 lac people visited the Sonamarg and around 0.50 lacs visited Manasbal tourist spots and around 0.62 Lacs visited Kheerbawani Shrine Tullamulla.

29.0 Fisheries

The District Ganderbal has been blessed by nature with a network of water resources including the River Sindh, Wangth stream, Chattergul, Markul, Tullmulla spring. Besides, high altitude lakes like Kishen sar, Vishen Sar, Gang bal, Gad sar, Lalgul ete. In view of the topography, the district offers great potential for development of cold water and warm water Fisheries. Trout has been inhabited in the streams and lakes of district for angling purposes. Besides, the two trout rearing units viz. Margund and Mammer have been well established in the District. In addition to it, a recreational pond has been developed at Sonamarg which is too conducive for fishing on permit basis and thus serves the purpose of entertainment. The registered fishermen in the district is about 1100 who live in below poverty line and derive their livelihood by exploiting the fisheries wealth from the different water bodies of the District. The department of fisheries is a sole agency responsible for the development of fisheries in the state in general and in the district particular. During the last financial year about 9048.49 quintals of fish have been caught from the natural water resource. The department is taking various measures for development of Fisheries in the district by way of stocking the water bodes annually with fingerling of both carp and Trout fish.

During the reporting year an amount of 8.160 lacs were recovered against the 1386 number of license, 17.440 lacs on the sale of trout of 4361 kgs and Rs. 0.75 lacs on 97 number of offence cases . The number of Mahigeers registered during the year 26 is 1100 while as there were 9048.49 quintals of fish catch in the district. Similarly, 53 number of rods were issued to anglers among which 3 were foreigners and 50 locals. At present there are 5 numbers of private ponds existing in the district.

30.0 Youth service and sports

The Department of District youth Service and sports provide the base line for the youth in participating in various extra curriculum activities. Games, are the one that make healthy body and it is evident from the fact that healthy body possess the healthy brain. We see great enthusiasm among the youths and school going children towards the participation of games on the roads and unsafe fields. Accordingly, the government has given priority towards the development of safe play fields and mini stadiums. Various playing equipment’s for different games are being continuously distributed by the concerned department, during 2019-20 a number of 941 cricket bats, 425 volley balls and 540 foot balls others 4280 have been issued among the youths and school going children in the district while as there are 05 playing fields are functional in the district.

31.0 Indian system of Medicine (ISM)

The District Statistical and Evaluation Office, Ganderbal has separated Indian System of Medicine from Health and Family Welfare sector in his annual publications which has proved very beneficial to think tanks of the administration. The Indian System of Medicine sector has been viewed and considered also very important with regard to health care aspect. Since last two decades the ISM has attained a global outlook in view of some side effects observed in allopathic type of treatment. At present there are 20 Ayurvedic Dispensaries among which 12 are sanctioned and rest un-sanctioned while as there is a staff of 101 members available in the district which include M.Os 20, Pharmacists10, Nursing Orderlies 03, and others 23. The number of Indian System of Medicine Institutions in the district is 20, engaged primarily in attending the patients and advising them on different subject matters.

32.0 Industrial Training Centre

Industrial Training Institutes have been established in order to provide professional know how to the youths, so that they can economically stand up after the completion academic status. District Ganderbal possess 2 (two) Industrial Institutions one each at Kangan and Ganderbal, which provide training facility to the deserving educated youths in trades like Radio & Television repairs, Installation of electric fittings, Tailoring, carpentry, automobiles etc. These institutions have been proved highly useful in equipping the youths with various skills for starting self-employment units for sured employment. At present the staff available in these institutions is 15 persons in Ganderbal Block and 11 in Kangan Block. During 2019-20, 43 youths were trained in COPA, 18 in electric field, 13 in dress making, 19 in Computer Operator & Programming, 10 in Carpentry, 09 in Welding , 22 in draftsmanship in civil etc. in Ganderbal . 33.0 Development Strategy

District Ganderbal has been dominated by Rural Character because 95% of the population lives in the villages. The district also includes some of the very backward areas of the Sindh valley and the foot hills surrounding it, which are mostly inhabited by Gujjar and Bakerwalls, one of the weaker sections of the society. The decentralization process, preparation of plans at district level and participation of public representation in the planning process has expedited the execution and development of works at right places, ensuring that the benefits reach the deserving people. At least basic minimum needs of all areas are taken care of. While preparing district plans, Roads and Bridges, Public health, Education, Power, Irrigation & Flood control and CD & NES are the priority sectors in the annual plans of the district. The sector wise position of outlay and expenditure during the period 2019-20 is given on the following pages.