Confidential Draft Annual Plan Tamil Nadu 2010-2011 Government of Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission Chennai Government of India PLANNING COMMISSION LIBRARY Class No. Book No. _ _____T 15 Contents 1. Annual Plan 2010-11 - An Overview..........................................................................................1 Tamil Nadu Economy....................................................................................................................... 1 Sectoral Performance........................................................................................................................2 Development Imperatives...............................................................................................................5 Externally Aided Projects...............................................................................................................5 Allocation for the year 2010-11..................................................................................................12 2. Agriculture and Rural Development......................................................................................... 15 Crop Husbandry............................................................................................................................... 15 Soil and Water Conservation.......................................................................................................17 Animal Husbandry...........................................................................................................................18 Dairy Development......................................................................................................................... 19 Fisheries..............................................................................................................................................20 Irrigation and Flood Control........................................................................................................21 Other Agricultural A ctivities...................................................................................................... 23 Rural Development.........................................................................................................................26 3. Environment and F o r e s t s .................32 Ecology and Environment.............................................................................................................32 Forestry and W ildlife..................................................................................................................... 34 4. Industries and M inerals................................................................................................................. 40 Large Industries...............................................................................................................................40 Information Technology...............................................................................................................42 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Village and Small Industries)........................44 Mining and M etallurgical Industries.........................................................................................47 5. Energy..................................................................................................................................................48 Power Development........................................................................................................................48 Renewable Energy Sources..........................................................................................................48 6. Highways and Transport...............................................................................................................50 Roads and B ridges.......................................................................................................................... 50 Surface Transport.............................................................................................................................54 7. Social Services..................................................................................................................................55 Education and Sports.....................................................................................................................55 Medical and Public Health........................................................................................................... 59 Social Welfare and Nutrition.......................................................................................................63 Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes 69 Labour Welfare and Employment Services.............................................................................72 Urban Development, Housing and Water Supply.................................................................. 73 8. Other Sectors......................................................................................................................................85 Scientific Services and Research............................................................................................... 85 Art & Culture.................................................................................................................................... 86 Tourism............................................................................................................................................... 87 Public Works - Buildings.............................................................................................................87 Statements S-1 to S-57 1. Annual Plan 2010-11 - An Overview 1.1. The Annual Plan 2010-11 has been formulated in consonance with the broad objectives of the Eleventh Five Year Plan viz, i) To ensure steady growth wdth social justice ii) To safeguard livelihood of the people iii) To improve the quality of life of the rural and urban people 1.2. The Annual Plans for 2007-08 and 2008-09 - the first two years of the Eleventh Plan - have been well designed and implemented. To maintain this trend and to address the emerging economic challenges, the Annual Plan 2009-10 has been formulated with strategies to promote agriculture wdth emphasis on dry-land agriculture, widening and strengthening the industrial base of the state and improving human development indicators, with special emphasis on the rural development. The Annual Plan 2010-11 is being formulated in this backdrop. The Plan document gives a review of the progress made in the different sectors of the economy during 2009-10 and provides the developmental strategies along with the outlay for the different sectors for the year 2010-11, which is the penultimate year of the Eleventh Plan. Tamil Nadu Economy 1.3. The Eleventh Five Year Plan of the state had targeted to achieve the growth rate of 9% for the economy in terms of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) with the targeted growth rates of 4% in agriculture, 9.2% in industries and 10.1% in services sectors. The services sector accounts for 60.6% of the GSDP at 1999-2000 prices followed by the industries sector (28.7%) and the agriculture sector (10.7%) during 2008-09. 1.4. In spite of the unseasonal rainfall followed by floods causing extensive damage to the crops, the overall GSDP has shown an increasing trend with an average growth rate of about 4.5% in the first two years of the Eleventh Plan period. The GSDP and the growth rates for these two years are given below: Performance of the Economy during 2007-08 and 2008-09 (GSDP at 1999-2000 prices) Sector 2007-08 2008-09 Eleventh GSDP Share Growth GSDP Share Growth Plan (Rs. in (%) Rate (Rs. in (%) Rate Target crore) (%) crore) (%) (2007-2012) (%) Agnculture 24849 11.4 -7.10 24332 10.7 -2.08 4 Industt)' 64986 29.7 2.23 65641 28.7 1.01 9.2 Services 128703 58.9 8.17 138506 60.6 7.62 10.1 GSDP 218538 100 4.41 228479 100 4,55 9 Source: Department of Economics and Statistics 1.5. The Per Capita Income (1999-2000 prices) for the state has reached Rs.30,652 during 2008-09 as compared to Rs.29,445 for the year 2007-08 showing an increase of 4.1%. 1.6. As far as the poverty is concerned, the Union Planning Commission has estimated that 145.62 lakh (22.5%) persons in the state were below the poverty line as per 61®‘ round of the National Sample Survey (2004-05). The state has targeted to bring down the poverty ratio to 17% by the year 2012. The Poverty Alleviation Programmes implemented by the government in the 1 state have had significant effects in reducing poverty. Besides, Tamil Nadu government is providing rice at Rs. 1 per Kg through the Public Distribution System (PDS) to the people. The government also provides essential items like pulses, edible oil, rava, maida and grocery items at subsidiary rates through PDS. Such poverty alleviation measures by the government could significantly bring down the proportion of population below poverty line. 1.7. The state has envisaged creating 2 million additional jobs during the Eleventh Plan period (2007-2012). Successful implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the State has provided employment to substemtial number of persons with 85% of the work force being women. 645 lakh persondays of employment was provided during 2007-08, while 1200 lakh persondays of employment was provided during 2008-09 under the Nationed Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Further, through the vibrant Self Help Group movement, employment