Uttarakhand | December 2008
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Uttarakhand | December 2008 UTTARAKHAND December 2008 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 State economy and Socioeconomic profile www.ibef.org 2 Uttarakhand | December 2008 UkhdUttarakhand – a snapshot • Formed on November 9, 2000 • 27th state of India • Formed by joining 14 hilly districts of Uttar Pradesh • Area: 53,483 Sq. Km • Population: 8.5 million • Strategically located: • Shares borders with Nepal and Tibet (China) • Himachal Pradesh in the West and Northwest, Gangetic plains of Uttar Pradesh in the south • Diverse geographical features: • Snow-capped mountain peaks in the north • Tropical forests in the south • Equally diverse is its climate and vegetation • One of the five states in India to be declared as UNESCO's world heritage biodiversity sites • Administrative and legislative capital: Dehradun www.ibef.org 3 Uttarakhand | December 2008 Socioeconomic snapshot Capital Dehradun Area 53,483 Sq. Km. Population (Census 2001) 8.5 million Density (2001) 158 per Sq. Km. Sex ratio (Census 2001) 962 females per 1000 males Principal languages Hindi, Garhwali, Kumaoni Literacy rate (Census 2001) 71.6 per cent Major minerals Limestone, soapstone and magnesite Hydropower, floriculture, horticulture, agro based Major industries and food processing industries, information and communication technology, biotechnology Major crops Rice, wheat, ba rl ey, corn , mandua aadnd haagoangora GSDP at current prices in 2005-2006 US$ 6,331.1 million NSDP at current prices in 2005-2006 US$ 5,508 million Annual per capita income at current prices in US$ 691.17 2005-2006 Domestic airports Jolly Grant, Pant Nagar Source: Uttarakhand state official website www.ibef.org 4 Uttarakhand | December 2008 EifilEconomic profile GSDP (US$ million) 7000 6331.1 • The Gross State Domestic product (GSDP) of the state 6000 5365.56 5000 at current prices in 2005 – 2006 was US$ 6331.1 million. 4000 2845.81 • The Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) of the state in 3000 1916.66 2000 2004 – 2005, at current prices was US$ 5508 million. 1332.22 1000 • The services sector contributes to more than half of the 0 1993-1994 1996-1997 2000-2001 2004-2005 2005-2006 state’s GDP at 51 per cent, followed by the agricultural and mining sector at 24 per cent and the manufacturing sector at 25 per cent in 2004-2005. Sector contribution to GSDP (2004-2005) • The state is essentially driven by the tertiary sector; 25% tourism being one of the key sectors contributes majorly to the state’s economy. • 24 per cent of the GSDP is contributed by the primary 51% sector which includes agriculture, cultivation, mining activities etc. 24% Source: Uttara khan d stttate governmen t Tertiary Sector Secondary Sector Primary Sector www.ibef.org 5 Uttarakhand | December 2008 SiSocioeconom ic pro file • Per capita income grew at a CAGR of 5.2 per cent per Per capita income (US$) annum between 1993-1994 and 2004-2005. 800 691 700 595 • In 2005-2006, the per capita income of the state stood 600 500 at US$ 691 . 400 338 300 245 178 • State’s literacy rate has increased considerably from 200 100 0 57.75 per cent in 1991 to 71.60 per cent in 2001; higher 1993-1994 1996-1997 2000-2001 2004-2005 2005-2006 than India’s average literacy rate of 65.38 per cent. • As per 2001 census, the Work Participation Rate (WPR) is 36.93 per cent for Uttarakhand and 39.30 per cent for India. Source: Uttarakhand state government www.ibef.org 6 Uttarakhand | December 2008 Infrastructure Status www.ibef.org 7 Uttarakhand | December 2008 PhilifttPhysical infrastructure Railways • Deployed 345 Km . of rail routes by 2005-2006. • As on March 31, 2005, density of rail routes is 6.45 route Km. per thousand Km. • State plans to increase the share of railways in cargo and passenger transportation. • Efforts beinggj made in conjunction with the Urban Develop ppment Department to establish ‘Mono Rail S ystem’ in Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh and their inter-city linkage routes. Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Uttarakhand www.ibef.org 8 Uttarakhand | December 2008 PhilifttPhysical infrastructure Airways Flight connectivity Only from Delhi No. of airports Two • State aims at positioning air-transport as a reliable all-weather transport option in hills. • Upgradation work at the Pantnagar airport to facilitate international flights is under progress. • Government has allocated US$ 0.23 million for construction of at least one helipad per district. Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Uttarakhand www.ibef.org 9 Uttarakhand | December 2008 PhilifttPhysical infrastructure Roads Total road network 28,508.58 Km. National highways 1,327.60 Km. State highways 1,542.78 Km. • From 2006 to 2007, to ta l leng th o f roa d ne twor k was 28, 508. 58 Km. • Then national highways coverage stood at 1328 Km, and the state highways coverage stood at 1553 Km in 2006-2007. • 9,419 villages out of a total of 15,656 were well-connected as in March 2005. • Public works department of the state has planned several build –operate–transfer projects under pppublic private p artnershi ps. Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Uttarakhand 10 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 PhilifttPhysical infrastructure Transport network in Uttarakhand Roads Railway track NtiNationa lhihl highway Airport 11 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 PhilifttPhysical infrastructure – UbUrban Urban infrastructure • Urban infrastructure development became a priority sector for the state government since 2005-2006, with an allocation of US$ 20.33 million for its activities • This was further increased to US$ 58. 84 million for the year 2006-2007. • State housing projects have been taken up under various urban infrastructure development projects • 275 acre hous ing pro jec t in HidHaridwar ifthitfhjtis one of the instances of such projects • With an aid of US$ 15.12 million from the Government of India, conservation and rejuvenation project of Naini Lake and four other lakes in the surrounding areas have been taken up Source: Uttarakhand State Government 12 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 PhilifttPhysical infrastructure – Power - 1/2 Power • Being developed as an ‘energy state’ to tap its huge hydro power potential of 20,000 MW • State intends to increase its capacity to 5,000 MW hydro electric power by 2011-12 • State has simultaneously supported alternate sources of power generation; solar water heaters with heating capacity of 97,500 litres per day, seven biogas-bracketing plants, 12 solar plants, and a state level energy park in Dehradun • Number of electrified villages grew to 15,547 in 2006-2007 Source: Uttarakhand State Government 13 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 PhilifttPhysical infrastructure – Power - 2/2 Input 2001 2006 Growth/ achievement Villages electrified (No.) 12563 15290 1814 Hamlets electrified (No.) 703 3368 2665 BPL connections (No.) - 82243 82243 PTW connections (No.) 16667 19107 2440 Consumers (No.) 816949 1065356 248407 Rural electrification % (incl. 79 95.48 16.48 UREDA ) ATandC losses (per cent) 45.07 38.79 -6.28 Annual per capita consumption 413 654 241 (KWh) Human capital workforce (No.) 5807 4998 -809 Source: Uttarakhand State Government 14 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 UbifttUrban infrastructure – 1/2 • Concentrated effort to ensure supply of pure drinking water • State government is encouraging traditional methods of water harvesting like nauley, dharey, chal and khal. • In 2005-2006, US$ 76.28 million was the spend on improvement of water supplyyy systems • Government proposes to spend US$ 86.05 million on further improving the water supply in the state in 2006-2007 Drinking water supply details in Uttarakhand (2006-2007) Inhabited revenue villages covered 15,547 Population covered 6. 465 million Scarcity villages 2 Scarcity hamlet (i) Not covered (N.C.) 3,805 (ii) Partially covered (P.C.) 12,247 Source: Uttarakhand State Government 15 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 Urban infrastructure – 2/2 Development under total sanitation for village in Uttarakhand 31,549 2000-2001 2005-2006 10,316 7,590 5,330 5,823 4,506 2,834 5,067 Individual toilets Compost pits Soakpits Garbage pits constructed constructed • Government has undertaken development of total sanitation systems for villages in the state • Worked at developing the waste disposal system under ‘Total Sanitation’ campaign • PtilPartial sewer arrangemen thts have been prov iddfided for one-thir d o f the towns in the s ta te Source: Uttarakhand State Government 16 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 Social infrastructure - health State has a good network of hospitals and health centres; health and population policy were laid to improve the quality of life of the populace, with focus on developing an effective health infrastructure. Following objectives were laid down by the state in its health and population policy: • Eradicate polio by 2007 • Reduce the level of leprosy to below one per 10,000 population by December 2007 • Reduce mortality on account of tuberculosis, malaria, and other vector and water-borne diseases by 50 per cent by 2010 • Reduce prevalence of blindness from around one per cent to 0.3 per cent by 2010 • Reduce Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) by 50 per cent of the present level by 2010 • Increase awareness on HIV/AIDS 17 www.ibef.org Uttarakhand | December 2008 Social infrastructure - health State allopathic hospitals and dispensaries Family welfare services (2006-2007) Women and child welfare centre 2 District level hospital 11 Main centre 84 Base hospital 3 Women and child welfare