2022 AHMEDABAD VISION “Sankalp se Siddhi” (New India Movement 2017-22) 1 “Sankalp se Siddhi -Achievement through Resolve” is the mantra to make 2017 the year of resolve wherein we as individuals, community and organisation are striving to build a New India by 2022, by developing a Resolution document through participative and collaborative approach involving multiple stakeholders like District administration, agencies, NGO‟s, students, universities, academia, private entities, print media, social media, netizens, and larger community while youth being at the forefront of triggering activity. This document aims at analysing the current status of district in terms of various developmental parameters and strives to accomplish ambitious goals in the next five years by 2022 so as to produce markedly visible and quantifiable outcomes. End objective is to catalyse a mass movement at the grass roots level to create a New India, taking inspiration from the phase between Quit India Movement in 1942 and Indian Independence in 1947 when youth across the country had successfully carried the movement forward and assumed a leadership role. Collectors, being the representatives and change agents in their districts, are to envision where they want to see their districts in 2022, what deficiencies must be overcome, and what services must definitely be ensured in these 5 years. With this collective vision and efforts directed towards realising this dream, improvement in the socio-economic conditions especially in the 100 most backward districts and relatively laggard sectors in other districts, would give a big boost to the overall developmental parameters of the country. Real change in social sectors can only come through public participation as they are intrinsically linked with Social and human behavioural change. For e.g. success in initiatives like „Swachh Bharat Abhiyan‟ and „Beti Bachao Beti Padhao‟ is dependent upon a responsive administration and social awareness among people about these issues. Collector Ahmedabad has taken initiatives to make people aware about the benefits of various schemes and about the New India Movement through social media by actively engaging people in two way communication. Suggestions and inputs were invited though email id and open source platform like Twitter and Facebook so as to enhance public involvement and participation. Suggestions across wide spectrum of issues like regarding office management, e-services, grievance redressal, water logging, roads maintenance, drinking water availability, garbage disposal, Swachh Bharat Mission, health, environment, plastic removal, vehicular pollution, traffic rules implementation etc. have been received and incorporated into the Vision document. As the goal of governance is to improve the lives of the poorest of the poor, our endeavour here in Ahmedabad would be to strive hard and exhort all the stakeholders to be partners in achieving the resolutions and reach new heights of collaborative achievement and take the country forward on the path of socio-economic development, so we live the dream of becoming a cohesive and inclusive society which is free of ills of poverty, malnutrition, dirt, pollution, crime, corruption, terrorism, Casteism, communalism etc. 2 INDEX Sr. DESCRIPTION Page No. No. 1 DISTRICT PROFILE 4 2 HUMAN RESOURCE 10 3 POVERTY ALLEVIATION 17 4 BANKING AND DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS 19 5 GOVERNMENT e-MARKETPLACE 21 6 AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATION, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND 22 COOPERATIVES 7 LAND RECORDS 27 8 NAGARPALIKA CIVIC AMENITIES 28 9 CORPORATION CIVIC AMENITIES 30 10 UJJAWALA YOJANA & MODEL FPS 32 11 DRINKING WATER SUPPLY 33 12 ENVIRONMENT 34 13 ROAD INFRASTUCTURE 37 14 ELECTRICITY 39 15 SOCIAL JUSTICE 40 16 LAW & ORDER 41 3 DISTRICT PROFILE Ahmedabad district is the eighth most populous district in India. It is surrounded by Mehsana and Gandhinagar districts to the north, Kheda and Anand districts to the east, the Gulf of Khambhat (Gulf of Cambay), Botad and Bhavnagar districts to the south, and Surendranagar district to the west. Its headquarters is the city of Ahmedabad. Nine talukas of the District include 474 villages, 1 deserted village, 1 corporation, 1 cantonment area and 7 municipalities. According to the 2011 census, Ahmedabad district has a population of 7,045,314. The district has a population density of 983 inhabitants per square kilometre. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.31%. Ahmedabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 86.65%. Due to increased economic expansion and modernization, Ahmedabad, especially the urban areas have become a prominent centre of education, information technology and scientific industries. Ahmedabad city remains the cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat, and much of western India. Since 2000, the city has been transformed through the construction of skyscrapers, shopping malls and multiplexes. The BRTS and the Sabarmati River Front development project have also been added. District of Ahmedabad has experienced growth in last decade by an efficient collaboration of civic administration, public-private partnerships, high levels of capital investment and rapid infrastructural development. Population & Demography Ahmedabad district is the most urban and populous district in the state of Gujarat. Population-wise, the district is ranked 8th in India out of the total 640 districts in the country (Census, 2011). 84.04% of the population lived in urban areas and 15.96% population lived in rural areas. Overall, there has been 30.1% increase in the urban population in the district over a decade. The sex ratio at birth has increased from 892 in 2001 to 904 in 2011. It is important to note that though the sex ratio of the district has risen over the last decade, all other districts in the state (except Surat), have performed better than Ahmedabad district in 2011 in terms of improved sex-ratios. These suggest a distinct “daughter deficit” in the population of the district and perhaps a deep-seated culture of son preference. Ahmedabad district is diverse in terms of social groups- caste and religious categories. By the latest census (2011), about 83.76% of the population are Hindus and 12.24% of the population are Muslims in Ahmedabad district. Other religious communities like Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains account for 0.7%, 0.2%, 0.06% and 2.9% of the population respectively. About 0.03% of the population in the district belongs to other religions and persuasions. Scheduled Caste (SC) population in Ahmedabad district has been reported to be 10.5% of the total district population while the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in Ahmedabad district accounts for 1.2% of the total district population (Census, 2011). 4 Education The district of Ahmedabad has been an important locus for higher education opportunities in the state of Gujarat even prior to India‟s independence. Contemporary Ahmedabad city retains this convention and boasts of several prestigious public and private universities, colleges, and research institutes of national importance. Not surprisingly, data shows that literacy rate of Ahmedabad district (85.37%) is the highest in the state and surpasses the national average by 10% (Census 2011). However, gender and regional disparities in education outcomes persist. For example, female literacy is close to 80% and the gender gap has reduced from 16.48% to 11.39 % between 2001 and 2011. However, gender gap in rural areas remains high at 24.45 %. Rural-urban gap in 2011 was 16.88%, showing a decline of 4% from 2001. Ahmedabad city has the highest literacy of 88.29%. Talukas closer to Ahmedabad city such as Daskroi, Dholka and Sanand have high literacy; whereas those farther at the southern end have literacy rate of about 70%. Similar trends are observed in female literacy too. Schooling access has increased over time with enrolment figures in primary school reaching near 100%. Government schools in the district, however, seem to have not caught up with this growth. The number of government schools has declined from 1501 in 2009-10 to about 1364 in 2014-15. In the same period, the number of private schools has increased steadily with almost 50% rise in schools from 847 to 1472. English as a medium of instruction and perception that private schools are better performing than government are cited as the main reasons for shift to private schools. Secondary school enrolment especially for girls is far from satisfactory. In Ahmedabad rural areas, government secondary schools were started from 2005. In 2014-14 there were totally 20 government and RMSA secondary schools, and five government higher secondary schools in Ahmedabad rural areas. Enrolment in these government secondary schools (rural) was 1530 in 2014. Granted secondary schools dominate the rural areas, with more than 90,000 enrolment in secondary schools and 57,000 in higher secondary schools. The Gender Parity Index for primary education seems to have settled down around 0.85; much of the gap can be explained by skewed sex ratio in the 5-14 age groups. Net enrolment in primary schools is about 82%, while in upper primary it drops to 64%. There is far more convergence between the first grade and VIIth grade enrolment in 2013 than 2005. Dropout rates have been reduced to 2% in primary and 2.5% in upper primary, but gender differences persist with girls dropping out at twice the rate than boys in upper primary. Gender parity varies from 0.46 to 0.59 in secondary schools and 0.23 to 0.51 in higher secondary schools in Ahmedabad rural talukas. High dropout rates of girls in secondary schools in rural areas need to be addressed with priority. More and more schools are complying with the RTE norms on school infrastructure, qualification of teachers and pupil-teacher ratio. Nearly all schools in Ahmedabad district have drinking water, electricity and compound wall. While school infrastructure and overall enrolment-based education indicators seem favourable in the district of Ahmedabad, there are growing concerns about the lack of education equity and poor learning outcomes of children.