Fourth Five-Year Plan Andhra Pradesh
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FOURTH FIVE-YEAR PLAN ANDHRA PRADESH A DRAFT OUTLINE PLANNING AND PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARIMENT GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH OCTOBER, 1968 INDEX PART I Pages I. Introduction 1-8 II. A brief Review of the overall Development and Economic Growth in Andhra Pradesh .. .. 9-23 III. An approach to Fourth Five-Year Plan of Andhra Pradesh 24-34 IV. Financial Resources for the Fourth Plan — 35-39 V. Plan outlay and Allocations 40,56 PART II Sectoral Programmes 1. Agriculture 59-76 2. Minor Irrigation « .. 77-87 3. Soil Conservation and Land Development 88-89 4. Ayacut Development 90-100 5. Animal Husbandry 101-109 6. Dairying and Milk Supply 110-lM 7. Forests .. 115-119 8. Fisheries 120-128 9. Warehousing and Marketing 129-130 10. Co-operation 131-136 11. Community Development .. 137-138 12. Irrigation 139-148 13. Power 149-172 14. Industrial Development « 173-192 15. Roads and Transport 193-197 16. General Education « 198-205 17. Technical Education 206-211 Pages 18. Medical and Health Services .. .. .. 212-221 19. Urban Water Supply and Drainage .. * .. .. 222-225 20. Rural Water supply .. .. .. .. 226-227 21. Housing .. .. .. .. 228 22. Welfare of Scheduled Tribes .. .. .. 229-237 23. Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes - 238-241 24. Social Welfare .. .. .. « 242-244 25. Craftsmen Training and Employment Services . 245-246 26. Statistics .. .. .. .. 247 27.' Evaluation .. .. : . ^ .. 248 28. Employment in Fourth Plan .. .. .. 249-251 29. Development of Chronically Drought Affected Areas .. 252-263 30. Development of Metropolitan Areas of Hyderabad and Secunderabad .. .. .. .. 264-266 31. Creation of Employment opportunities for Skilled and Tech nical Personnel .. .. .. .. 267-270 PART III 32. Statement I—Outlay and Expenditure during 1966 to 1969 .. 272-281 33. Statement n —Proposed Plan Outlays .. .. 282-349 34. Statement HI—Important Projects Costing Rs. 5 Crores and Above. .. 350-355 35. Statement IV—Checklist in Respect of Projects Costs .. 356-393 36. Statement V—^Physical Programmes .. 394-405 I. INTRODUCTION Preliminary survey and assessment: The Planning Commission had suggested in February, 1968 that the States may undertake a review of economic development and the success of various programmes from 1950-51 onwards so that such an assessment would pro vide a basis for determining the objectives and priorities for the Fourth Five-Year Plan. The State Government had taken up such a review in September, 1967 itself and as a result a survey of the economic development of Andhra Pradesh from 1951 to 1968 was published in February, 1968. 2. With regard to a detailed appraisal of the various schemes that had been undertaken under the Plans in the past, it was felt that it would be useful to have the views of the Zilla Development Boards regarding the utility of these schemes based on their performance at the field level. The Zilla Development Boards were, therefore, requested in March, 1968 to undertake a review of the per formance of different programmes taken up under the Five-Year Plans and send a report to the Government and the Head of Department concerned on the following lines: — (a) The objectives of the scheme—whether these are well-conceived and continue to be valid; (b) whether the scheme has been well designed for achieving the specified objectives; if not what the defects are; (c) whether on the basis of performance so far, the scheme should be continued during the Fourth Plan period or closed down; (d) if the scheme is to be continued what modifica tions if any would be suggested particularly economy in staff, subsidies, etc. 3. In order to facilitate a critical analysis of the exist ing conditions and the performance of past programmes, SP/301—1 the Zilla Development Boards were asked, as suggested by the Planning Commission, to prepare maps for each area depicting the existing infra-structure and the poten tialities based on the natural resources of the area. Working groups : 4. In June, 1968 orders were issued constituting 12 Working Groups for the different subjects indicated in the annexure. The terms of reference for the Working Groups were given as follows: (a) to make a critical review of the performance and achievement under the Plan schemes in the last three years in the sectors with which they are concerned; (b) to make an assessment of the spill-over commit ments for the new Fourth Five-Year Plan; (c) to revise the earlier Working Group reports re garding the original Fourth Plan proposals in the light of (a) and (b) above; (d) to specify the objectives and programmes in the respective sectors for the new Fourth Five-Year Plan, 1969-74 taking into account the potentialities of the State. 5. The Working Groups were also informed that as soon as an assessment of the State’s resources for financing the State’s Fourth Plan was made, the Government would take a tentative decision regarding the size of the State’s new Fourth Five-Year Plan and the sectoral allocations. The programmes to be included under each sector in the new Fourth Plan could then be worked out in greater detail. Meanwhile the Working Groups were asked to consider the fourth term of reference given above in the context of the other three terms of reference and the allo cations already approved under the earlier Rs. 522 crore Plan. 6. Each Working Group was also required to study and analyse the employment potential of the programmes recommended and the availability of manpower for the new Fourth Plan. The Working Groups were also asked to give special attention to the problem of employment of skilled personnel such as Engineers etc., produced by existing technical and educational institutions. Association of Zilla Development Boards with the process of Plan formulation : 7. In view of the very tight time schedule given for the various stages of the preparation of the draft Fourth Five-Year Plan, the Working Groups could not wait for reports from the various Zilla Development Boards with regard to their own assessment of the functioning of the various Plan schemes so far. The Working Groups there fore had to consider the first term of reference indicated in para 4 above in the light of the assessment given by the Head of Department concerned himself. However, in order to ensure that the Zilla Development Boards conti nue to be associated in the process of formulating the Plan while at the same time adhering to the time sche dules indicated by the Planning Commission, two proce dures have been adopted. 8. Firstly the Working Groups were requested to ensure that while finalising the proposals for each Department they indicated the schemes and the outlays which would form part of the District Plans. The Heads of Depart ments would then break up these outlays into district segments so that based on these the Zilla Development Boards could subsequently take up the detailed formula tion of Plans at the district level. 9. At the time Zilla Development Boards were consti tuted in November, 1967 and charged with the responsi bility for the economic growth of the district it was stated that their task would be to formulate and implement pro grammes designed to secure the economic growth of the districts and in particular programmes connected with agriculture and industrial production. In order to en able the Zilla Development Boards to discharge this responsibility the State Heads of Departments concerned with schemes relating to agricultural and industrial pro duction were asked to furnish to each District Collector within 15 days of the Budget being approved each year a list of schemes, both Plan and non-Plan, that were to be taken up in that district during the year and the provisions available for these schemes. The Zilla Development Boards have to examine the productive potentialities of each of these schemes and fix targets of production to be achieved during the year. The Collectors were also given powers of the Head of the Department for reappropriat- ing the Budgetary provisions under the same head. The intention, therefore, is that just as the Zilla Develop ment Boards formulate district plans each year based on the district segments of the Budget communicated by the various Heads of Departments, they should also formu late the Fourth Five-Year Plan for the district based on the allocations available under different sectors in the Fourth Five-Year Plan as indicated by the Heads of Departments and an assessment of the local resources. The powers given to the Boards to reappropriate alloca tions would give them the necessary initiative for pre paring a District Plan based on local resources and potentialities. 10. The other steps that has been taken is to ensure that the Working Groups that deal with schemes having a bearing on planning at the district level keep in view the varying levels of development of different regions of the State and in respect of such sectors certain district- wise indicators of the level of development have been worked out and intimated to the Working Groups con cerned. The Working Groups have been asked to take into consideration the existing level of development of the different areas in the State and see how far the allo cations could be made with a view to reducing the regio nal imbalances. For instance, in the case of irrigation the percentage of gross area irrigated to gross area sown was worked out for each district and the attention of the Working Group was drawn to the fact that the percen tage in respect of certain regions was less than the State average. The Working Group was informed that one of the aims of the Fourth Five-Year Plan, as mentioned in the Approach Paper approved by the National Develop ment Council, was to minimise differences in the levels of development between different regions within the State also and that as such one of the considerations while preparing a Plan for irrigation, would have to be to see how the percentage of irrigation could be increased in these areas where it was at present far "below the State average.