Multi Sectoral Development Plan: 2008-12 DISTRICT :: BURDWAN. Contents 1. Foreword - 1 2. Chapter- I : District Profile - 3 3. Chapter- II : Strategies adopted- An overview- 8 4. Chapter- III : Plan Outlay under MsDP A) On Socio Economic Indicator - 10 B) On Basic Amenities Indicator - 30 C) Other Outlay - 38 5. Chapter- IV : Sector-wise Financial and Physical Break up - 41 6. Chapter- V : Operation and Maintenance Strategy - 44 7. Chapter – VI : Summary - 45 8. Annexure- I - 48 9. Annexure- II - 55 10. Annexure- III - 60 FOREWORD Burdwan district, having an area more than 7000 sq. km., population over 70 lac with strong Agricultural and Industrial base, is one of the most prosperous district in the State. It has about 20 % of totals population, in minority community. There are several schemes of Minority Affairs department, WB Minority development & Finance Corporation, implemented at present in the district. Besides, a % of other departmental development fund is targeted for the development of the minority community. Recently Government of India has identified 90 districts spread over 20 States of the country as minority concentration districts on the basis of minority population, four Socio-economic - literacy rate, female literacy rate, work participation rate, female work participation rate and four basic amenities – percentages of house holds with pucca walls, with safe drinking water, with electricity and with water closet latrines. 12 districts of the state of West Bengal fall under the category. Burdwan district is identified as one of the Muslim minority concentration district and belongs to more backward category as both set of Socio-economic and basic amenities indicators are found below national average (Category- A). A baseline survey has been conducted by the centre for studies in social sciences, Kolkata as sponsored by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India keeping in view of the findings to be used as input for the plan. According to this survey, the district averages perform poorly compared to corresponding national average in respect of (i) electricity in house, (ii) houses with pucca wall and (iii) female work participation rate. A meeting of the District Level Committee for implementation of the Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme has been held recently for formulation of multi sectoral development plan for this district. The plan is prepared in the perspective of the priorities laid down in the baseline survey, provision of electricity as a whole has not been considered as the total rural electrification programme has been undertaken under RGGVY, MPLADS and BEUP. However, electrification for rural housing provision created in the plan has been considered. For increasing female work participation rate, the tool of NREGS will be boosted. Hence income generating activities for female has not also been considered in the plan. The plan has been discussed and approved by the District Level Committee for Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme and as well as District Planning Committee. Moreover, the State Government has prepared an Action Plan involving all Departments for improvement of minorities of the State, this plan has also been prepared in consonance with the said State Action Plan. We are sure that with effort at all levels, we shall be able to bridge the gaps found in both the indicators i.e. socio- concerted economic & basic amenities, in the district. District Magistrate Sabhadhipati, & Zilla Parishad & Member Secretary, Chairman, District Planning Committee, District Planning Committee, Burdwan. Burdwan. CHAPTER – I A BRIEF PROFIE OF THE DISTRICT I. Area and location: Burdwan district has a total area of 7.024 lakh hectares (7024 square Kilometer), 31 Blocks containing 277 Gram Panchayats and 2438 inhabited villages. The district extends from 22056/ to 23053/ North latitude and from 86048/ to 88025/ east longitude. Lying within Burdwan division, the district is bounded on the north by the districts of Dumka, Birbhum and Murshidadab, on the East by Nadia, on the South by Hooghly, Bankura Purulia and the West by Dhanbad districts.. The district presently consists of six Sub-Divisions. The Sub-Divisions comprise of the following blocks:- Sl.No Sub-Division Blocks 1 Burdwan Sadar (North) Burdwan-I, Burdwan-II, Bhatar, Ausgram-I, Ausgram-II, Galsi-II. 2 Burdwan Sadar (South) Memari-I, Memari-II, Raina-I, Raina-II, Jamalpur, Khandaghosh. 3 Durgapur Galsi-I, Kanksa, Faridpur-Durgapur, Andal, Pandabeswar. 4 Asansol Raniganj, Salanpur, Barabani, Jamuria 5 Kalna Kalna-I, Kalna-II, Purbasthali-I, Purbasthali-II, Monteswar. 6 Katwa Katwa-I, Katwa-II, Mongalkote, Ketugram-I, Ketugram-II. There are two distinct agro-climatic region in Burdwan district namely alluvial region (eastern part) and lateritic region (western part). The Eastern Part consists of alluvial soil and is pioneering in agriculture which is mainly a food grain producing zone. The conditions of soil, climates and irrigation infrastructure are favorable for agriculture. As such agriculture and its allied activities i.e. fishery, animal husbandry, horticulture and allied industries like husking mill, cold storage have been flourished in this zone. The Western Part is full of mines, both abandoned and working. The area has many important large industries along with a huge number of ancillary industries. Some important industrial establishments in this belt are Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur Project Ltd., Alloy Steel Plant, IISCO, Eastern Coal Fields etc. II. Resource base : (a) Population and its composition :- Burdwan district has a high concentration of population of around 7 million people. According 2001 Census, Density of population per Sq. Km. comes to 982. The population density as well as population has been increased more than fourfold during the last hundred years while the total area remaining the same. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories constitute 26.98 percentage and 6.41 percentage respectively to the total population of the district. 20.37 percent of the total population belongs to Minority Communities. Distribution of rural and urban population by sex is given in Table -I Distribution of rural and urban population by sex in the district of Burdwan according to Census, 2001. Description Population (Number) Male Female Total Rural 2239187 2109279 4348466 Urban 1349189 1197859 2547048 Total 3588376 3307138 6895514 Distribution of population by sex and by and by Age Group, by religion as well as by Scheduled castes and Schedule Tribes is also an important aspect of the composition of population of an area. Total SC population is 26.98% and ST population 6.41%. Population by religion is shown in table-2. Table -2 Population by religion in the district Religion % to total population Population (Number) Muslim 19.78 1364133 Christians 0.23 15997 Sikhs 0.32 22020 Buddhists 0.02 1607 Jains 0.02 1316 Others 0.74 50389 Hindus 78.89 5440052 Total 100.00 6895514 Table- 3 Block wise Details of Minority Population as per Cencus-2001:- Name of Block Total Muslim % of Other % of other Persons persons Minorities Minorities Minorities Ketugram-I 145859 64975 44.56 44 0.03 Monteswar 213498 83345 39.04 775 0.36 Mongolkote 233958 77745 33.23 311 0.13 Khandaghosh 170331 54736 32.14 362 0.21 Purbasthali-II 188061 55714 29.63 490 0.26 Katwa-I 152101 42212 27.75 287 0.19 Raina-I 162923 45076 27.67 513 0.31 Kalna-I 190741 52331 27.44 5844 3.06 Galsi-I 174123 47278 27.15 1290 0.74 Burdwan-I 179828 48635 27.05 975 0.54 Bhatar 236478 59157 25.02 1201 0.51 Galsi-II 133977 32873 24.54 509 0.38 Memari-II 135671 31987 23.58 11161 8.23 Purbasthali-I 188066 43163 23.58 796 0.43 Ausgram-I 106850 24712 23.13 210 0.20 Katwa-II 120318 27332 22.72 97 0.08 Ausgram-II 136263 28022 20.56 668 0.49 Ketugram-II 107054 19802 18.5 78 0.07 Memari-I 198278 36379 18.35 8394 4.23 Jamalpur 243397 40169 16.50 5331 2.19 Raina-II 137337 22500 16.38 93 0.07 Kalna-II 153680 23223 15.11 4511 2.94 Faridpur-Durgapur 10532 13845 13.12 1655 1.57 Pandabeswar 146541 17806 12.15 1169 0.80 Burdwan-II 138897 15507 11.16 1097 0.79 Jamuria 112893 11856 10.5 1165 1.03 Barabani 110393 11581 10.49 198 0.18 Ondal 168853 13371 7.92 1002 0.59 Kanksa 151276 10352 6.84 1097 0.73 Raniganj 101626 6650 6.54 1244 1.22 Salanpur 156320 5333 3.41 2615 1.67 Burdwan District 6895514 1364133 19.78 84299 1.22 (b) Work Participation rate:- The work participation rate, which is defined as the ratio of working population to total population, is considered as an important indicator of economic well being of any economy. It is expected that the larger the work participation rate, the higher is the economic prosperity. Data on working population of the district is depicted below. The working population is divided into two groups viz. Main workers and Marginal workers. In the district of Burdwan, out of total workers of 245241 in 2001, 77.61 percent were main workers and the remaining 22.39 percent were marginal workers. The percentage of workers in rural areas was 68.81 percent and it was 31.19 percent in urban areas. The work participation rate of the district is estimated as 35.54 percent in 2001. Table - 4 Distribution of population of Burdwan district according to different categories of workers and non-workers by sex in 2001. No of population Category Rural Urban Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Main 10498701 197974 1247775 578379 76180 654559 1628180 274154 1902334 workers Marginal 21528 223380 438908 77236 32763 109999 292764 256143 548907 works Non-works 973858 1687925 2661783 693574 1088916 1782490 1667432 2776841 4444273 Total 2239187 2109279 4348466 1349189 1197859 2547048 3588376 3307138 6895514 population Table - 5 Distribution of working population according to different categories of economic activities in Burdwan district during 2001.