tSEJRVEnrOF ECONOMIC TRENDS itflD STATE::!ftLAN 19S@-96 Volume - v n NIEPA DC D10633 m m i J k foca^TAiipip^ fafettu^ of fd « l^ ?Iaaaiog aod A«jmiQittra«t#n. 17'B> Sri Muobin^o S 5 - 1 0 4 S 3 Dot), N®*-**-* ••• —" r 7 ■“' * *^5’" T) ^ r>.t«________________ CONTENTS Page No. .Purvey of FIconoTnic Trends 1 - 40 I’. Planned Devplonwent 41 - 50 :T], Annual Plan 1995-96 51 - 111 T\, Head of Devel opiT^en t wise Details 113 - 126 Annual Plan 1995-96 {Scheme-wise details) 1. Crop Husbandry T 9 - 133 2. Soil Sr Water Conservation 134 - Ani.TTial Husbandry 1 34 - 1 37 4 . Dairy Development. 1 38 5 . Fisheries 139 - 1 41 6 . Forests 141 - 1 4 3 n Food St.oraoe Tt Ware TTousing 143 8. Agricultural Research ^ F.diicf’tion 143. - 9 . Marketir;“ 145 1 0 . Tnvesfmer,r.s in Agricultural .146 Financial Tnstirutions 11 . "o--operation 145 - 149 12. Rural Development 1 49 - 152 1 3 . Special Area Development Programme 1 52 14. ^fajor.. Medium & Minor Irrigation, 1 52 - 164 Command Area Development, Flood Control & Drainage 1 5: Energy 1 6 5 168 16. Village Small Scale Industries 1 69 ^ nr c 17. T.arge Industries (Other than V<?-STj 175 - 177 18 . Mining 1 77 1 <5. Transport 1 77 - 1 80 20. Communi caticn.s 180 ***** i1< Page No, ? 1 Science, Technology f* Environment 1 RO - 1 81 Secretariat- F.conoTmic Service.*? 1 fl2 - 183 :?3. TourT STTi 1 8 3 - 1 84 ?.4 . Economi c Advice S- Statistifrs 184 - 185 2.S. Legal Metrology (Weight.s it Measures) 185 7 .e. General Education 186 - 201 7.1. Sports & Youth Services 201 - 202 . Technical Education 202 - 209 29- Art ft Culture 210 - 217 30. Medical & Public Health 218 - 240 31 . Water Supply fc Sanitation 241 - 244 3?.. Housi ng 245 - 246 ^3- Urban Bevelapment 247 - 250 34. Information fr Publicity 250 - 251 3S. Welfare of Schedr.led Castes 252 - 260 3fi. Welfare of Scheduled Tribes 260 - 264 37. Welfare of Backward Classes 265 - 267 38 . Welfar"^ of Minorities 268 39. Labour A Employment 269 - 27 3 40. Social Securi ty & Wei f are 273 - 279 4i . Nutrition 279 42. General Services 280 - 281 VT Externally Aided Projerts 282 - 284 VTT Centrally Sponsored Srhewf^s 1995-96 287 - 319 State Plan Outlay?: froir First Five 32i - 32S Year Plan (1051-56) to Eighth Five Year PT an (Fir?;t three year?:) ******* SURVEY OF ECONOMIC TRENDS 1.HIGHLIGHTS •Andhra Pradesh lies between 12® 37' and 19° 54' North Latitude and 76° 46' and 84° 46' East Longitude. It is bounded on the North by the states of Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa; on the west by Karnataka, and Maharastra and on the south by Tamilnadu and Karnataka. The geographical area of the 'State, the fifth largest in the country, is 2 75000 Sq.Kms. The state has the longest Coast line (972 Kms.) among all the littoral states in India. Andhra Pradesh, with a population of 6,65 crores as per 1991 census, is the fifth most populous state in the country. The decadal growth rate of the state is 24.2 which is higher than the all India average of 23.5. About 73 percent of the state's population lives in rural areas. The work participation rate in the state, as per 1991 Census, at 45 percent, is above the All India average of 38 percent. According to the mid-year population estimates communicated, by the Central Statistical Organization, the state's population for 1994-95 is projected at 7.08 crores. The annual growth of population for every 1000 persons is working out to 17.09 persons. The literacy rate as per 1991 census was 44.09,against 35.66 as per 1981 census, recording an increase of 23.6 'per cent.The male lireracy rate in the State increased to 55.13 in 1991 with an increase of 24.4 per cent .The female literacy rate increased to 32.72 in 1991, The increase in literacy rate among females at 35,4 per cent was more pronounced than males. The Net State Domestic Product, at current prices, as per ,the Quick Estimates for the year 1993-94, registered an increase of 14.5 percent, while at constant prices, the Net State Domestic Product increased by 5.17 percent. The share of Primary Sector in the state income (NSDP), at constant prices, has been declining while that of Tertiary Sector is increasing. The per.capita income, at constant prices, increased by 3.38.percent during 1993-94 (Quick Estimates). 1773-1 The South West Monsoon, which accoTunts for around 70 percent of the normal annual rainfall, was deficient by 23 percent during Kharif'94 compared to the normal. The,rainfall received during the crucial month of June 94 was deficient (-43%) and during September: 94, it was scanty (-61%). During the North East Monsoon, the rainfall received exceeded! the normal rainfall by 57 percent. The heavy rains during the period! 28.10.94 to 2.11.94 affected standing crops in the East Godavari,. West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Pralcasam, Chittopr and WarangalL districts. The good rains during North-East Monsoon (Octo-Dec .)) facilitated large scale Rabi sowings,Besides, helping improve tlies drinking water problem. The estimated food grains production during 1993-94 was 122.54 lakh tonnes as against 116.58 lakh tonnes for 1992-93 registering an increase of 5.1 percent. Due to the deficit rainfall during the South West Monsoom period, the area under food grains declined during 1994-95 khariff season to 39.54 lakh hectares registering a fall of 9.5 percentt compared to Kharif 93-94. Andhra Pradesh is the second richest state in India with mineralL reserves; next only to Bihar. It has a variety of mineral reserves such as Coal, Manganese, Bauxit®f Iror^ Ore, Mica, Baryte, Asbestos,, Lime §tone Gold etc.,. Of all the minerals Coal is the mostt important, as it accounts for nearly 80% of the total value off mineral production in the state. The 15th Quinquinnial livestock census conducted during 1993,with October 15th as the reference date, revealed an increase off 23% in respect of cross-bred cattle (white) and an increase of 69% im case of improved poultry. The increase in the number of tractors was as much as 73% compared to .the previous census conducted during 1987.. The Forest cover of 63.81 thousand sq Kms comprising about 2 3 % of the geographical area in the state, constitute the second mostt ^tmportant natural'resource of Andhra Pradesh after minerals. The "total value of forest produce as per the latest estimate is Rs.84.4 9 Crores. The index of industrial production during 1993-94 showed an increase of 10.6 percent over 1992-93. The index number of industrial production during April to December, 1994, decreased by 10. 0 .percent. The installed generating capacity of power in the state increased to 5626 MW, by the end of 1993-94; the addition being 546 1^. Power generation during 1-993-94 increased to 19272 MKWH from 17872 MKWH during 1992-93'. Power consumption during 1993-94 was 21.21 billion KWH. A total of 15.01 lakh agricultural pumpsets were energised by end of March, 1994 registering an increase of 7.4 percent. Around 60 percent of the hamlets and 93 percent of Harijanwadas have already been electrified by the end of March '94. There is a major port at Visakhapatnam handling a cargo of 185.54 lakh tonnes. At Kakiniada minor port a cargo of 18.07 lakh tonnes was handled. There are a number of other intermediate and Bmall ports such as machilipatnam along the coast line. A total length of 1,37,^76 Kms of Road are maintained by the State, of which State Highways comprise 41,395 Kms, National Highways 2,587 Kms and District Roads constitute. SS", 4 94 Kms. Railway Routes cover 5,04^ Kilometers, of which around 4,000 Kms are Broadguage lines. There are 650 Railway Stations in the state. The Andhra Pradesh State jRoad Transport Corporation (APSRTC) hadl5484 vehicles on road carrying over 104 lakh passengers daily at tie end of DecendDer 1994. Due to strikes and industrial lockouts, about 14 lakh mandays were lost, in the industrial sector, during April-September 1994.The lumber of mandays lost due tto work stoppages during 1993-94 were 21.15 lakhs compared to 25.60 lakti mandays;the decrease being 5.6% A total number of 38521 Fair Price Shops ar€ functioning in the state, of which 31,303 are in rural areas. They serve besides others, 99 lakh white card holders^ who are- eligible for 25 Kgs rice a month at Rs.2/~ a Kg. The wholesale price index for agricultural coiiunodities moved up by 10 percent during October 1993 to October 1994. During the same period the rise in the consumer price index for agricultural labour was 17.09 percent. The Consumer price Index for industrial workers and urban non-manual employees increased by 10.0 and 10.5 percent respectively. The number of Scheduled Commercial Bank Offices in the state, as on 30.6.1994, were 4782 - an increase of 2 percent over last year. About 56 percent of the Bank Offices were in the rpral areas# sharing about 17.4 percent of total deposits and 19.8 percent of the total outstanding credit, as on June 1994. An amount of Rs.226.05 crores was advanced as long term loan during 1993-94 by Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Central Agricultural Development Bank (APCCADB).