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Vision Document for The State of Meghalaya 2030 M. Govinda Rao Chandan Mukherjee Anuradha Bhasin Alokesh Barua Mukesh Anand Rita Pandey R. Srinivasan National Institute of Public Finance and Policy January 2011 Contents Towards Building Capabilities, Enhancing Freedoms and Accelerating Development: Meghalaya Vision 2030………………….…………..9 Chapter 1: Meghalaya: A Socio-Economic Profile and Projections………………34 Chapter 2: Participatory Planning and Inclusive Governance…………………….44 Chapter 3: Agriculture and Rural Development…………………………………..59 Chapter 4: Industry………………………………………………………………..68 Chapter 5: Tourism………………………………………………………………..76 Chapter 6: Infrastructure……………………………………………………… ….84 Chapter 7: Trade and Regional Cooperation……………………………………....98 Chapter 8: Environmental Concerns in the State………………………………... 102 Chapter 9: Public Finances………………………………………………………..108 Chapter 10: Building Capabilities of Institutions and People………………….....124 Annexures Annexure 1: People Consulted in Preparation of the Document……………......150 Annexure 2: Questionnaire for the Meghalaya Vision 2030………………….....153 Annexure 3: Summary of Public Responses to the Questionnaire………………156 Annexure 4: References…………….. ……………………………….……….166 Annexure 5: Annexures to Chapters………………………………………...…...169 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are grateful to the Government of Meghalaya for entrusting us with the task of preparing the Vision Document for the state of Meghalaya 2030. In particular, we have received enormous help from the Principal Secretary Mr Pariat, Chief Secretary Mr Ranjan Chatterjee, Principal Secretary Planning Mr Barkos Wajiri, OSD Planning Mr H B Dkhar, our liaison officer Mr Nianglang and other officials of the Department of Planning, and would like to thank them for their advice and guidance on a variety of matters dealt with in the document. This report has also benefited from the invaluable insights of people we met during our field visit to the West Khasi Hills. The Annexure to this report carries a list of people who helped us in the preparation of this document. We are also grateful to all those who responded to the questionnaire that was placed in the newspapers and circulated widely, with their views on various aspects of development of Meghalaya. The summary of the views of the respondents is placed in the Annexure to this report. Lastly, we would like to acknowledge invaluable research help from Mr Kaushik Bhadra from NIPFP. 3 List of Tables Table 1.1: Some Indicators, Meghalaya and India Table 2.1: Basic Statistics Relating to ADCs Table 2.2: Organisational Arrangements in ADCs in Meghalaya Table 2.3: Powers of ADCs in Meghalaya Table 2.4: Functions of ADCs in Meghalaya Table 2.5: Some Comparative Attributes of Institutions of Governance Table 3.1: Resource Endowments and Land Use: District-wise Meghalaya Table 3.2: District-wise Distribution of Livestock and Poultry in Meghalaya, 2001-05 Table 3.3: Meghalaya Districts: Ratio of Livestock to Population, 2003-04 Table 4.1: Status of Large and Medium Industries in Meghalaya Table 4.2: Status of Small Scale Industries Table 5.1: Tourist Arrivals in North-Eastern States, 1996-2007 Table 5.2: Share of Tourist Arrivals among North-Eastern States 1996-2007 Table 6.1: Share of Infrastructure in GDP, Meghalaya and India (at constant base 1993-94) Table 6.2: Infrastructure Index for Meghalaya by District Table 6.3: Road Density by Area and Population: Meghalaya and India Table 6.4: Power: Demand and Supply in NER (March, 2005) Table 6.5: District-wise Telecom Services in Meghalaya, 2006 Table 6.6: Profile of the Villages: Rural Amenities in Villages Table 7.1: Exports of Agriculture and Horticulture: March 2007 to Jan 2008 Table 7.2: Funds Released to Meghalaya under the ASIDE Scheme Table 7.3: Position of LCS in Meghalaya under ASIDE (May 2010) Table 9.1: Trend Growth Rate between 1999-2000 and 2005-6 Table 9.2: Structure of GSDP in 1999-2000 and 2006-07 Table 9.3a: Projected Trajectory of Growth of Meghalaya (at 2009-10 prices) Table 9.3b: Projected Investment Requirement (at 2009-10 prices) Table 9.4: Revenue and Fiscal Deficits, 1987-88 to 2008-09 Table 9.5: Trend Growth Rates of Revenue and Expenditure Table 9.6: Structure of Revenue and Expenditure Table 9.7: Structure of Tax Revenue Table 9.8: Distribution of Expenditure over Broad Services Table 9.9: Receipts of GHADC (total of ten years) Table 9.10: Receipts and Expenditure of KHADC Table 9.11: Meghalaya: Projects Sanctioned and Completed Table 9.12: Meghalaya: Release of Funds under NLCPR (as on 30.09.2009) Table 10.1: Population: Share by Age Group, 2001 Table 10.2: Human Development Index (HDI) Rankings Northeastern States, 1981, 1991, 2005: Rural-Urban Table 10.3: District-wise Human Development Indicators, Index and Rank 2005 Table 10.4: Gross Enrolment Ratio by Residence and Sex, 2004-05 Table 10.5: Schools with Girls Toilets 2006-07 Table 10.6: Assessment of Rural Children’s Educational Performance, Meghalaya vs. India, 2009 Table 10.7: Expenditure on Health and Family Welfare in Meghalaya Table 10.8: Trends in Child Nutrition (children under 3 years) 4 Table 10.9: Institutional Care and Antenatal Care (births in the last 3 years) Table 10.10: Meghalaya: Unemployment Rate by Age, 1993-94, 2004-05 (per cent) List of Annexure Tables (in Annexure 5) Table 1.A1: Population: Share by Age Group, 2001 Table 1.A2: Meghalaya Districts: Rural-Urban Population, Ratios Table 1.A3: District-wise Indicators Table 1.A4: Per Capita NSDP and Growth Rates, India and Meghalaya Table 1.A5: Sectoral Composition of GSDP: Meghalaya and India Table 1.A6: India: Projected Trajectory of Growth Table 1.A7: Meghalaya: Projected Trajectory of Growth Table 1.A8: Projected Requirement of Investment Table: 3.A1: NER and India: Resource Endowments and Land Occupational Patterns Table 3.A2: Value of Agricultural Product Per Agricultural Worker Table 3.A3: Sectoral Shares in NSDP (at constant base 1993-94) Table 3.A4: Regional Specialisation Index (RSI) for Meghalaya, 2003-04 Table 3.A6: Meghalaya: District-wise DRSI for Agricultural Crops by Net Sown Area Table 3.A7: Meghalaya: District-wise DRSI for Agricultural Crops by Agricultural Production Quantity Table 3.A8: Meghalaya: District-wise DRSI for Horticultural Produce by Net Sown Area Table 3.A9: Meghalaya: District-wise DRSI for Horticultural Produce by Production Quantity Table 3.A10: National Specialisation Index (NSI) for Meghalaya, 2003-04 Table 3.A11: Meghalaya and NER: Demand Intensity Measure (DIM) for Crops Table 3.A12: Mapping Table 3.A13a: Meghalaya and NER: Dependency Index (DI) for All Products, 2003-04 Table 3.A13b: Meghalaya and NER: Dependency Index for Milk, Meat, Eggs and Fish, 2003-04 Table 3.A14: Meghalaya Districts: Mapping Table 3.A15a: District-level Dependency Index (DI) for All Products, 2004-05: Meghalaya as Base Table 3.A15b: District-level Dependency Index (DI) for All Products, 2004-05 NER as Base Table 3.A15c: District level Dependency Index (DI) for All Products, 2004-05: India as Base Table 3.A16: Relative Productivity of Principal Crops in Meghalaya, 2003-04 Table 5.1A: Tourists in North East India Table 6.A1: Growth Rates of Infrastructure, 1993-94 to 2006-07 (at constant base 1993-94) Table 6.A2: Meghalaya Districts: Electricity and Water Supply and Northeast Rank, 2009 Table 6.A3: Meghalaya Districts: Education Infrastructure and Northeast Rank, 2009 Table 6.A4: Meghalaya Districts: Communication Infrastructure and Northeast Rank, 2009 Table 6.A5: Meghalaya Districts: Health Infrastructure and Northeast Rank, 2009 Table 6.A6: Meghalaya Districts: Banking Infrastructure and Northeast Rank, 2009 Table 6.A7: Ratios of Types of Vehicles to Total Number of Vehicles (2006-07) Table 6.A8: Power: Installed Capacity in Meghalaya and NER Table 6.A9: Power in the NER: Installed Capacity: State, Central and Private Sources, (2006) Table 6.A10: State-wise Storage Capacity with Different Storage Agencies, 2005 Table 7.1A: Commodity Exports through LCS, 2005-06 Table 7.2A: Commodity Exports through LCS, 2006-07 5 Table 7.3A: Assistance to Meghalaya for Creating Infrastructure for the Development and Growth of Exports (ASIDE) Table 7.4A: Assistance to Meghalaya for Creating Infrastructure for the Development and Growth of Exports (ASIDE) Table 9.A1: Sector-Wise Status Of Release and Utilisation of Funds FOR NLCPR Projects in Meghalaya (as on September 30, 2009) Table 10.A1: Human Development Index of Indian States 2005 Table 10.A2: Population by Age Group, 2001 and Projected 2031 Table 10.A3: Educational Institutions by Management Table 10.A4: Distribution of Schools in Meghalaya by Distance from Habitations Table 10.A5a: District-wise Literacy Rates in Meghalaya, Urban-Rural Table 10.A5b: District-wise Literacy Rates in Meghalaya, Male-Female Table 10.A6a: Schools with Drinking Water, 2006-07 Table 10.A6b: Schools with Blackboards, 2006-07 Table 10.A7: Drop-out Rates - All Classes: Meghalaya and India Table 10.A8: Meghalaya: Trained Teachers 2006-07 Table 10.A9: Use of Public Health Facilities in North-East States: 2005-06 Table 10.A10: Infant Mortality Rates, Meghalya and India Table 10.A11: Trends in Vaccination Coverage Table 10.A12: Quality of Healthcare for Women Table 10.A13: Meghalaya: Anemia among Adults Table 10.A14: Shortfall in Health Personnel in PHCs and CHCs, 2008 List of Boxes Box 2.1.a: Identity, Authority and Power Structure in Hima Mawphlang Box 2.1.b: Challenges Faced by Traditional Institutions Box 5.1: Mountain Tourism Box 6.1: Some Recent Initiatives Box 6.2: Hill Areas: Diverting