PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT . DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN l98!-82 TAMIL NADU. CP narrative n o t e s o n program m es / / '4 GO v/rN I^T Of TAMU NADU / 1980 / PftlNTiD ftY THE DIRECTOR Of STATIONERY AND PRINTING. MADRAS ON tEHAlF Of THfc GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NAOU DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN 1981-82 TAMn. NADU NARRATIVE NOTES ON PROGRAMMES L n i - Sub. Naticrrl Systems Unit» Nation I I : ? of Educational Pknni!:,: ■ i^i..i.,::‘'ation 17-B,SaAiirb.ix;o Mcr^,Ncv;Delhi-110016 DO C N o.................................... Date.......................................... TAifetE OF OOI^TEOTS PAGES 1. Stat- of the Economy—^Tamil Nadu—1979-80 1-4 2. Agriculture 5-25 3. Minor Irrigation 26-31 4. Soil and Water Conservation 32-34 5. Area Development 3S--39 6. f o o d ............................. 40 7. Animal Husbandry 41-46 . 8. Dairy Development 47-49 9. J’isheries 50-56 10. Forests . 57-68 11. Oommunity Development 69-77 12. Oo-operation 78-97 13! ‘Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects 98 14. Irrigation, Navigation, Drainage and Flood Control Projects 99-109 15. Power Projects 110-116 16. Industries 117-132 17. Village and Small Industries 133-150 18. Mining and Metallurgical Indsistries 151-152 19. Porta, Light houses and Shipping 153-156 20. Roads and Bridges 157-167 21. Road and Water Transport Services 168-169 22. Tourism .. .. .. 170-172 23. General Education. 173-187 t4u Art and Culture 188-190 26. Te clinical E d u calrio n ........................... 191-196 26, Medical .. .. 197-210 27. Puhilio! Health and Sanitation 211-219 2 8 . Se\«*erag0 a n d 220-231 29, 232-234 (ii) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 30. Urban Development .. 235-240 31. Information and Publicity 24|_244 32. Labour and Labour Welfare 245-249 33. Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes ... 250-269 34. Social Welfare .. 270-273 35. Nutrition 274 36. Other Social and Community Services 275 37. Special and Backward Areas 276 38. Other Gleneral Economic Services .. 277-279 39. Public Works . 280.281 G e n e r a l S t a t e m e n t s (i) Selected Programmes—Targets and Achievements .. .. .. 282-300 (ii) Minimum Needs Programme—Outlays, Targets and Achievements .. 301-305 In the year under review, the Agriculture sec! or achieved an all-time high level of foodgraia production. To an extent this had a favourable impact on indust rial prod ucu on and the general price level, as well as State Income. Industrial production, on the other hand, registered an un­ impressive growth owing to obstacles in power supply and raw materials shortages, and to a small extent problems in labour management. However, indications are that in recent months industrial production has begun to improve. The power front was less efficient this year contributed by deficiencies in thermal power, giving cause fcr a fairly long period of varying de^ees of power cuts. The step-down in relief from outside had sizeably reduced power avaial- bility in the Slate. The uptrend in prices was mainly influenced by the manufacturing secator. In the vital sphere of employment, the backlog of registered unemployed kept pace with job- creat!on at higher levels from year to year, fhe State economy’s progress was amidst pressures of different kinds and future prospects would depend on the extent the pressures are eased. State I ncom e State Income at constant prices estimated at Rs. 3,224 crores for 1978-79 (latest year foc which data are available) registered a 10-7 per cent growth over the previous level of Rs. 2,912 crores. Although impressive, the growth this year was lower marginally as compared to the 11'4 p^f ceni. growth rscorded in 1977—78. As io tli3 share of different sectors in total income, during the last three years while the primary sector had kept up the 38 percent growth, the secondary sector had improved its share from 26 per cent to 27 per cent, the teritiary sector ex­ periencing a reduction from 36 per cent to 35 per cent. That the rate of growth in State Income instead of advancing, had actually declined marginally is attributable to the less impressive per­ formance of the primary sector, the secondary sector making a positive contribution. The primary sector generating income to the tune of Rs. 1,231 crores showed a 12-1 per cent increase over Rs. 1,098 crores secured in 1977—78. At this rate, the growl h was considerably lower than the previous 16-5 per cent. To the lower growth of income in the primary sector,the decline -in the agricultural• - sector- by 4-6----- per cent------ was chieflyi U.. responsible. ^1. The^1.. lower______ level 3of______ income; ______________ ‘Mining and Quarrying, the less important constituents of the primary sector had both registered a negative income growth. income generation in the secondary sector estimated at Rs. 867 crores for the year 1978-79 showed an increase of 13‘1 pet cent over 1977-78. This was appreciable compared to the 8-4 per cent growth registered in 1977-78. The leading contribution to this year’s high income level wasficom‘Construction—19-8 per cent increase. ‘ Registered Manufacturing’ and ‘Electricity, Gas and^ Water Supply followed withariseinincomeby 16*3percentand 14-4 percent respectively. Produiction in industries manufacturing electrical ind.ustrial machinery, apparatus and parts, bicycles, cycle rickshaws and parts and electricity recorded a sizeable increase in outpi t as borne out by the General Index of Industrial Production, the annual average of which had advanced to W5*35; in 1977—78. Hot only was the availability of power and raw materials to these industries satisfactory but they had also less of labour problems. The 7*5 p ^ cent growth in income generation in the tertiary sector this year had originated m *^ansport, Commuiucation and Tra^?.e’ (9-0 per cent), ‘Finance and Real Estate’ (6-5 per cent) ^*<Gon3muiuty ^ d Perso^l Services* (5*0 per cent). Analysing trends in income generation^ sub-groups f the teriary sec^pr, it is not eworthy that, ‘Banking and Insurance’ and ^ Hotels aiid /^^ in spite of their growing magnitudes had witnessed lower |ev& of growth relating 1?|. 1977-78. Stale Incbnie for lm -79 at prices amounting to Rs. 5,281 crores exhibited a 12-6 per cent increase over 4,692 d*ares recorded for 1977-78. This growth level was higher as compared to the growth registered tu 1977-78 at current prices as also this year’s 10-7 per cent growtth at constaM . • - owt tO' Rs.' 702 in 1978-79, growing from Rs. 643 m 1>151 and Rs. 1,036 respectively. In ths abssncj: of S.a'ie Income Est'ma'es for the year 1979-80, an attempt is made to read the trend likely to prevail in income genera^ ion in the o.iffetent sectoi s of the economy. Bovh ^ he South-West and Norih-Eas- Monsoons behaving satisfactorily, the farm sector achieved a record produc ion of foodgrains es imaged at 83-94 lakh tonnes, which was higher than even the previous best level of 1977-7& by 8-31 per cent. The present rate of increase was still higher taking for comparison 1978-79 which in spite of a marginal decline in production had recorded a 12-6 per cent growth in income over the previous year. Therefore, income genera ion in the primary sector (Agriculture being the major consituent) may be cf a high order ranging from 12 to 14 per cent. The in:lustrial front performing inadequa'^ely, income generaion in the secondary sector is likely to this down. The average oFindex for the three years 1977-78 to 1979-80 (Marchenc.ing)) showsthat growth in output had substan ially come down from 15*7 percentin 1978-79 to 3-4 percent in 1979-80. Instrumental to this low-level record in industrial production were the power cuts imposed since March, 1979 and shortages experienced in the flow of basic raw ma*^erials like steel and coal. This year, the secondary sector may not secure more than 5 to 6 per cent growth in income, far removed from the 13-1 per cent registered in 1978-79. Assuming that the ether sectors of the economy, whose influence on overall income generation is limited, perform normally, ^row lhin State Income at constant prices for 1979-80 may prevail around 11 per cent. A g r ic u l t u r e . Viewed against th? State’s Policy objective of reaching self-sufficiency in food production and building-up an export market for rice, the performance of the farm sector during the year 1979- SO was quite encouraging. Easily making good the marginal decline registered in 1978-79, food­ grains production set a new record. The estimated production of foodgrains at 83-94 lakh tonnes (comprising 62*29 lakh tonnes of rice, 19-05 lakh tonnes of millets and 2-60 lakh tonnes o f pulses) though showed short of the year’s target at 88*73 lakh tonnes, was substantially higher than the previous best level cf 77*50 lakh tonnes achieved in 1977-78. Admitting the fact that production instead of moving forward suffered a slight reduction in 1978-79,it should still be said that experience on the farm front during the last three years had been good by and large. Besides the monsoons being favourable, ths preparedness of the administrative machinery to keep down production losses to the minimum in the event cf excessive tains the “North-East Monsoon brings in every year almos% was also instrumental to the impressive advances made in food production in recent years.