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Uttarakhand Annual Plan 2013-14 FINALISATION MEETING BETWEEN HON’ BLE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, PLANNING COMMISSION & HON’ BLE CHIEF MINISTER, UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand Annual Plan 2013-14 FINALISATION MEETING BETWEEN HON’ BLE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, PLANNING COMMISSION & HON’ BLE CHIEF MINISTER, UTTARAKHAND Badrinath Kedarnath Gangotri Yamunotri Eco Sensitive Zone (Restrictions on activities bodes ill for the future of Uttarakhand Economy) 1 Welcome to Uttarakhand 2 Tehri Lake - Turning adversity into opportunity Immense Potential for Development of Tourism & Economy of Surrounding Villages 3 UTTARAKHAND AT A GLANCE TOTAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 53483 Sq KM AREA UNDER FORESTS 37651 Sq KM ,70% AREA UNDER AGRICULTURE & ALLIED ACTIVITIES 13.37 Lakh Ha. (23.6 %) AREA UNDER OTHER USES 2.17 Lakh Ha. (3.8 %) (INFRASTRUCTURE & URBAN DEVELOPMENT) OTHER REVENUE LAND / FALLOW/ WASTE LAND 6.33 Lakh Ha (11.1 %) DISTRICTS 13 POPULATION (Provisional) (Census 2011) 101.17 Lakh FLOATING POPULATION (Estimated) 300-350 Lakh DECADAL GROWTH RATE (2001-2011) 19.17 % (Provisional) SEX RATIO (Provisional), 2011 963 POPULATION DENSITY (Provisional) 189 Per Sq. Km. 4 Performance of State Economy 5 Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices (Rs.) Year Uttarakhand All India 2001-02 16232 17782 2002-03 18836 18885 2006-07 35111 31206 2007-08 42619 35825 2008-09 50657 40775 2009-10 62764 46249 2010-11 72217 54151 2011-12 79940 61564 2012-13 90843 * 68747 6 * Inter district data shows a skewed picture Regional Imbalances District Development Product 2009-10 (Assuming State Average As 100) S.No. District 1 Dehradun 121.62 2 Udhamsingh Nagar 113.53 3 Haridwar 113.45 4 Nainital 110.93 State Average 100.00 5 Chamoli 91.04 6 Pauri Garhwal 85.32 7 Almora 82.92 8 Champawat 79.30 9 Tehri Garhwal 77.84 10 Pithoragarh 77.22 11 Rudraprayag 65.22 12 Uttarkashi 63.69 13 Bageshwar 62.52 Growth Rate of GSDP at Constant Prices of 2004-05 (%) Year Uttarakhand All India 2007-08 18.12 9.32 2008-09 12.65 6.72 2009-10 18.13 8.59 2010-11 9.94 9.32 2011-12 5.28 6.21 2012-13 6.87 4.96 Average Growth 12.3 8.02 Rate (2005-06 to 2012-13) 8 Performance Indicators Sector Indicators Uttarakhand India IMR 36 (SRS Oct, 2012) 44 (SRS Oct 2012) MMR 162 (AHS 2012) 212 (SRS 2007-09) Health TFR 2.3 (AHS 2011) 2.7 Immunization 75.8 (CES 2009) 43.5 (NFHS – III) Child Sex Ratio (0 – 6) 886 (Census 2011) 914 (Census 2011) Literacy Rate 79.63 (Census 2011) 74.04 (Census 2011) Gender Gap 17.9 (Census 2011) 16.7 (Census 2011) Education GER (Primary level, Upper Primary Level, (102.6, 87.3, 75.8) (115.6, 75.9, 62.7) Secondary Level) (2009-10) (2009-10) Drop Out Rate (Primary) 5.6 (2008-09) 9.1 (2008-09) Agriculture Sector Growth Rate 3.2% 3.7% Industrial Sector Growth Rate 16% 7.2% Services Sector Growth Rate 15.2% 9.7% HDI Index 0.467 0.490 9 Financial Progress in Annual Plans 10 Increasing Trend of Plan Performance(Expenditure) 7000 6089 6000 5166 5000 4474 3945 4000 3654 3514 3000 Rs. in crore 2000 1000 0 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Annual Plan 11 Plan Performance in 2012-13 in Comparison to 2011-12 Rs in Crore Description 2011-12 2012-13 Approved Outlay 7800 8200 Budget Provision 7160 8977 Sanctions 5911 7274 Expenditure 5166 6089 Percentage of Expenditure 66.23 % 74.26% against Outlay 12 Trend of expenditure (Rs in crore) Year Total plan SCSP TSP General expenditure 2009-10 3810 335 82 3393 2010-11 4367 493 114 3760 2011-12 4625 501 118 4006 2012-13 6089 500 145 5444 The State Cabinet has approved a draft act which will ensure better planning, allocation and utilization of SCSP and TSP funds. This will be introduced in the coming Monsoon session of the State Assembly 13 Major Achievements/Initiatives Agriculture & Forest :- • New ‘Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees Act’ promulgated on the lines suggested by Government of India. • Formation of Hill Seed Corporation to meet the demand of suitable variety of hill specific seeds. • Detailed survey mapping resulted in an increased forest area taking the total forest area to 70%. • Protected Area Network further increased by creating Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary and Powalgarh Conservation Reserve. • Van Panchayat Regulations revised to ensure active women participation. • Separate University for Horticulture and Forestry Development has been established. 14 Major Achievements/Initiatives Tourism & Civil Aviation :- • Concept Note on Tehri Lake Tourism Development Plan has been submitted to Planning Commission. • Development works on 02 Mega Circuits (Nirmal Gangotri Mega Circuit and Haridwar-Rishikesh-Muni ki Reti – Swargasharm Mega Circuit) are in progress. • The MoUs with PPP Partners for 03 ropeways (Jaankichatti-Yamunotri, Kaddu Khal-Surkanda Devi & Thuligarh-Punyagiri) have been signed. • Compacters have been established in or around Char Dhams for Solid Waste Management. • Works on expansion of Air-connectivity under SPA for 02 Airports and 06 Helipads are in progress. • New Flights started for Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram & Proposed for Kathmandu. 15 Major Achievements/Initiatives Planning & PPP :- • To fast-track PPP Projects, a new PPP Policy has been approved by the State Cabinet. • Following PPP Projects have been successfully implemented :- 1-Outsourcing of 16 CHCs. 2- Two Nephro-dialysis Units at Dehradun and Haldwani. 3-Cardiac Care Unit with Fortis at Dehradun. 4- Multi Speciality Surgical Camps. 5- Mobile Medical Units in all 13 Districts of the State. 6- O&M of MRI Machine at Doon Hospital. 7- 108 Emergency Response Services. 8- Inter State Bus-Terminal, Dehradun. 9- Door to Door collection of Solid Waste, Composting and Land-fill at Dehradun. 10- High Security Number Plate. 11- Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayay Parking at Haridwar. • In addition, another 57 Projects of various sectors are in Pipeline. • CPWD & 04 CPSUs have also been empanelled as State working agencies. • 04 QCI accredited agencies have been empanelled for quality monitoring of all the major civil works executed in the State. • Third Party Assessment and Evaluation of various Social Sector Programmes have been initiated by Planning Department by Empanelling External Agencies. 16 Major Achievements/Initiatives Education & Skill Development :- • For reducing extreme shortage of MBBS Doctors in the State, two Government Medical Colleges at Dehradun and Almora are in the process of being established. Post Graduate Courses initiated in Government Medical College , Haldwani. • AIIMS, Rishikesh has been operationalized with the starting of teaching classes. • To reduce shortage of Paramedical Staff 05 Nursing Colleges, 07 GNMTC, 06 ANMTCs has been established. • IIM Operationalised at Kashipur, District Uddhamsingh Nagar. • ICT Project in PPP Mode was rolled out in 125 Schools and roll-out has been approved in another 500 Primary Schools of the State. • Unemployment cum Skill Development allowance is being given to the registered unemployed Youth of the State. • Girls Education Incentive (Free Bicycles in Plain Districts and Fixed Deposit in Hill Districts) scheme was launched to facilitate easy access of schools to the girl child. 17 Major Achievements/Initiatives Industrial Development :- • The investor friendly policies resulted in the investment of more than Rs. 35000 crores and generation of employment about 2 lakh persons. • State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd. (SIDCUL) developed 06 modern integrated industrial estates at Haridwar and Pantnagar. Phase-II of SIDCUL was inaugurated at Sitarganj. •“LOGISTIC HUB” was inaugurated at Pantnagar as a joint venture between SIDCUL & CONCOR. • 08 Projects of Handloom Clusters were started under IHDS Scheme. • A Separate Department of Micro, Small and Medium Industries has been created. 18 Major Issues 19 Many Voices Planning Commission Draft 12th FYP calls :- • For urgent action to tackle implementation constraints in infrastructure. • An important characteristic of backward regions in the country is the poor state of infrastructure, especially road connectivity, schools and health facilities and the availability of electricity, all of which combine to hold back development. Improvement in infrastructure must therefore be an important component of any regionally inclusive development strategy. • Accelerated development of Hydro-Power potential is critical for our economy……. • Even in some of the States with comparatively small geographical area, the levels of development are very uneven, especially in the Himalayan region of Nagaland….Uttarakhand. • Border areas should have a high standard of living so that they serve as a demographic buffer. Infrastructure should not only cater to the current needs of these areas but also include scope for further expansion. EAC to the PM (Review of Economy) The ICOR has shot up from its historical level of around 4 in 2007-08 to much higher level (Page No- 2, Point – 8). • Bottlenecks in infrastructure, particularly Power, as also Roads emerging as a major constraints (Page 14-15, Point-34).. • Capital investment that is dependent on Government decisions, as also that on Government funding, are experiencing difficulties on account of a slowing down in the approval process for projects (Page 14-15, Point-34).. 20 Many Voices Delay in clearing projects especially that of Forest and Environment, is causing delay, time and cost over runs (Page 14-15, Point-34). • If one were to pick up the most important element in play, the Principal source of the problem is the issue of clearances that have stalled projects and undermine conditions for investment and therefore for economic growth going forward. (Page 15, Point-46). MoEF • Declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) without following the consultative processes declaring large areas as no development zones. • Suspension of Major Hydro –Power Projects on environmental grounds. • Indiscriminate delays and Iarge pendency of Forest land transfer cases of Roads, Drinking Water etc. 21 Situation of Uttarakhand : •Negative Investor sentiment due to an atmosphere of uncertainty created by Notifications under Green Statutes . •Migration of population from Hill Districts to Plain Districts due to non-availability of economic opportunities resulting in demographic vacuum as well as demographic substitution in vulnerable and sensitive border areas.
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