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• Punjab’s fertile and productive soil has accorded it the status of ‘Granary of India’ and the ‘Bread-basket of India’. With only 1.2 per cent of India’s geographical area, the state Granary of India accounts for about 18 per cent of the country’s wheat production and 11 per cent of rice production. This makes it suitable for agro-based industries, dairy farming and products, and other food processing industries. • Punjab has emerged as a key hub for textile-based industries including yarn, readymade garments and hosiery. With the development of apparel parks, favourable textile policy Textile hub and other incentives for the creation of textile infrastructure, the state offers opportunities for investment. • The state is ranked first in India in terms of the infrastructure facilities it offers. Punjab’s Best infrastructure road, rail and air transport network, connectivity, construction of bridges and infrastructure facilities facilities are amongst the best. • Based on a World Bank study conducted in 2009, Punjab is considered the best place to Conducive business do business in India. It was ranked 3rd in terms of business efficiency in 2011. The state’s environment policies, incentives for investors and overall macro-economic factors encourage investment. Source: PHD Chamber, Aranca Research FertileGrowing and productive demand land Policy and fiscal incentives • The confluence of five rivers makes • Punjab offers industries with a wide Punjab’s agricultural land rich and range of fiscal and policy incentives productive. Approximately 85 per cent under the Industrial Policy–2009 and of the state’s land is under cultivation 2013. compared to the national average of • In addition, the state has policies to 40 per cent. offer sector-specific incentives to • The state is one of the largest sectors such as information producers of wheat and rice in India. technology (IT), SEZ and food parks. Punjab is also a leading exporter of rice, including the well-known variety – Basmati. Advantage: Punjab High economic growth Strong infrastructure • The engineering sector is delicensed; • The average GSDP growth rate for • The100 perstate cent has FDI well is- developedallowed in social the and the state of Punjab was about 15.0 industrialsector infrastructure. Punjab’s per cent between 2004-05 and 2012- transport network is one of the best, 13. with easy access to key markets such • Due to policy support, there was as the Delhi-NCR region. • The state provides investment cumulative FDI of USD14.0 billion into opportunities in sectors such as • Punjabthe sector has over witnessed April 2000 impressive – February textiles, agro-based industries, IT & growth in the number of clusters and ITeS, automotive and auto hubs2012, asmaking PPPs upare 8.6 being per developed.cent of total components, sports goods and light FDI into the country in that period engineering goods. PPP: Public-Private Partnership, GSDP - Gross Domestic State Product The state has three major seasons – hot weather (April to June), rainy season (July to September) and cold weather (October to March). Due to the presence of large rivers, most of the state is a fertile plain. The state has three major rivers flowing through it: Ravi, Beas and Satluj. Parameters Punjab Capital Chandigarh Geographical area (sq km) 50,362 Administrative districts (No) 22 Population density (persons per sq km)* 550 As its borders, the state has the Pakistani province of Punjab to its west, Jammu and Kashmir in the north, Total population (million)* 27.7 Himachal Pradesh in the northeast, Haryana in the south Male population (million)* 14.6 and southeast and Rajasthan in the southwest. Female population (million)* 13.1 The most commonly spoken language of the state is Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males)* 893 Punjabi. Hindi and English are the other widely used languages. Literacy rate (%)* 76.7 Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Mohali, Pathankot Sources: Government of Punjab website, www.punjabgovt.nic.in, and Patiala are some of the key cities in the state. *Provisional data – Census 2011 Parameter Punjab All-States Source Economy Planning Commission Databook, 2012-13, GSDP as a percentage of all states’ GSDP 3.1 100 current prices Planning Commission Databook, 2004-05 to Average GSDP growth rate(%)* 15.0 15.6 2012-13, current prices Per capita GSDP (US$) 1,829.2 1,141.2 CMIE, 2011-12, current prices Physical Infrastructure Installed power capacity (MW) 7,508.9 225,133.1 Central Electricity Authority, as of May 2013 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, as of Wireless subscribers (No) 29,462,781 867,803,583 March 2013 Ministry of Communications & Information Broadband subscribers (No) 657,822^ 15,050,000 Technology, as of March 2013 Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, as of National highway length (Km) 1,557 79,116 March 2013 Airports (No) 4 133 Airports Authority of India * Calculated in Indian rupee terms Parameter Punjab All-States Source Social Indicators Literacy rate (%) 76.7 74.0 Planning Commission Databook, 2012-13 Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 16.2 21.8 Planning Commission Databook, 2012-13 Ease of doing business Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, FDI equity inflows (US$ billion) 1.2* 193.3 April 2000 to March 2013 Outstanding investments (US$ billion) 156.3 10,499.2 CMIE (2012-13) Industrial Infrastructure PPP projects (No) 35 881 www.pppindiadatabase.com SEZs (No) 2 385 Notified as of March 2013, www.sezindia.nic.in PPP: Public-Private Partnership, SEZ: Special Economic Zone, SRS: Sample Registration System *Includes Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana Punjab’s gross state domestic product (GSDP) was US$ GSDP of Punjab at current prices (in US$ billion) 54.5 billion at current prices in 2012-13*. 54.5 54.1 CAGR 50.3 The state’s GSDP increased at a compound annual growth 15.0%** 42.2 rate (CAGR) of 15.0** per cent between 2004-05 and 2012- 37.8 37.9 13. 24.5 28 21.5 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013* Source: Planning Commission Databook, 2012-13 *Advanced estimates, **In Indian rupee terms Punjab’s net state domestic product (NSDP) at current NSDP of Punjab at current prices (in US$ billion) prices was US$ 49.0 billion in 2012-13*. CAGR 44.4 48.2 49.0 Between 2004-05 and 2012-13, NSDP increased at a 15.2%** CAGR of 15.2** per cent. 37.6 33.7 33.7 24.9 21.6 19.1 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013* Source: Planning Commission Databook, 2012-13 *Advanced estimates, **In Indian rupee terms The state’s per capita GSDP at current prices was US$ GSDP per capita of Punjab at current prices 1,829.2 in 2012-13*, up from US$ 828.2 in 2004-05. (in US$) 1,828.6 1,829.2 Punjab’s per capita GSDP expanded at a CAGR of 13.1** CAGR 1,714.7 1,461.3 per cent between 2004-05 and 2012-13. 13.1%** 1,376.7 1,354.4 1,040.5 925.9 828.2 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013* Source: CMIE *Advanced estimates, **In Indian rupee terms Punjab’s per capita NSDP at current prices was US$ NSDP per capita of Punjab at current prices 1,645.1 in 2012-13* as compared to US$ 736.4 in 2004-05. (in US$) The state’s per capita NSDP rose at a CAGR of 13.2** per CAGR 1,532.5 1,639.4 1,645.1 cent between 2004-05 and 2012-13. 13.2%** 1,303.6 1,238.3 1,204.9 925.0 817.5 736.4 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013* Source: CMIE *Advanced estimates, **In Indian rupee terms With a CAGR of 15.9 per cent**, the secondary sector has GSDP composition by sector been the fastest growing among the three sectors from 2004-05 to 2012-13; this growth was driven by increasing CAGR** manufacturing, construction and electricity as well as improved gas and water supply. 43.3% 46.0% 15.7% The tertiary sector, the largest contributor to Punjab’s 25.1% economy, rose at a CAGR of 15.7 per cent** between 2004- 15.9% 27.0% 05 and 2012-13; this growth was driven by trade, hotels, real estate, finance, insurance, communications, transport 31.6% and other services. 12.6% 27.0% 2004-2005 2012-2013* The primary sector expanded at a CAGR of 12.6 per cent** between 2004-05 and 2012-13. Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Source: CMIE, *Advanced estimates **In Indian rupee terms Punjab’s total food grain production for 2012-13 is estimated to be around 27.9 million metric tonnes. Annual production – Crop 2012-13^ (‘000 metric tonnes) Wheat is the major crop produced by the state, covering almost half of the cropped area. In 2012-13, estimated Wheat 16,100 wheat production stood at 16.1 million metric tonnes. Rice 11,310 Sugarcane 563 Punjab is the second-largest producer of wheat in India and its wheat and rice contribution to the central pool is Cotton 1,773* estimated at 38.7 per cent and 22.1 per cent, respectively, Maize 458 during 2011-12. Barley 52 In 2011-12, Punjab’s total fruit production was 1.42 million Gram 5 metric tonnes. Total oilseeds 83 Total pulses 22 Source: Economic Survey of Punjab 2012-13 Note: *’000 bales (170 kgs each); ^Provisional According to the Department of Industrial Policy & Outstanding investments break down by sector Promotion (DIPP), cumulative FDI inflows from April 2000 to FY13 March 2013 amounted to US$ 1.20 billion*.