PB SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 1 GENERAL REVIEW 2 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 3 GENERAL REVIEW GENERAL REVIEW 2 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 3 GENERAL REVIEW SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 4 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 5 GENERAL REVIEW GENERAL REVIEW 4 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 5 GENERAL REVIEW At the national level, the Ministry of Finance, Government of India presents the Economic Survey in both houses of the Parliament every year, just before the Union Budget. It is the ministry’s view on the annual economic development of the country. A flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Economic Survey, reviews the developments in the Indian economy over the previous 12 months, summarizes the performance on major development programs, and highlights the policy initiatives of the government and the prospects of the economy in the short to medium term. It contains certain prescriptions that may find a place in the Union Budget which is presented a day or two later. The Government of Andhra Pradesh publishes ‘Socio-Economic Survey’ report every year and places it in both Houses of the State Legislature along with the budget documents. The report is a unique volume that captures the socio-economic changes taken place since the beginning of the financial year. The report essentially attempts to present the growth performance of the state economy by capturing the progress under key macro-economic aggregates and physical outcomes as a result of implementation of various programmes/ schemes during the year 2015-16. The Socio Economic Survey 2015-16 is an outcome of the collective effort of all the stakeholders including the government departments, consultations made with experts from research bodies and interested readers who have offered their valuable advice. 6 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 1 GENERAL REVIEW GENERAL REVIEW 6 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 1 GENERAL REVIEW Contents Sl. No. Chapter Pages 1. General Review 02 2. Macro Economic Aggregates 14 3. Public Finance 24 4. Prices, Wages and Public Distribution 28 5. Agriculture and Allied Activities 36 6. Industries 90 7. Economic Infrastructure 106 8. Social Infrastructure 142 9. Poverty, Employment and Unemployment 218 10. Strategies for Achieving Vision 224 Annexures 239 2 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 3 GENERAL REVIEW GENERAL REVIEW GENERAL CHAPTER 1REVIEW 2 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 3 GENERAL REVIEW State Reconstruction: announced an SDG frame work containing 14 Goals and 88 Indicators on 11th December 2015. Even after 21 months of State bifurcation, the problems persist and finding solutions amicably continues to be a Geographic, Demographic and Socio- challenge for the government. Despite severe bottlenecks in Economic profile of Andhra Pradesh the wake of state bifurcation, the government has recorded appreciable progress in terms of the objective of achieving With the geographical area of 1,62,760 sq km Andhra inclusive growth with note worthy performance in both Pradesh ranks as the 8th largest State in the country. development and welfare sectors. Situated in a tropical region, the state has the 2nd longest coastline in the country with a length of 974 km. The State The assurances of the Union Government to the State of has a forest area of 34,572 Sq.Kms as per the forest records, Andhra Pradesh in the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014 and which accounts for 21.58% the total geographical area. in the speech of the then Prime Minister in Rajya Sabha to support the State on several fronts still remain mostly Andhra Pradesh is the tenth largest state in the Country, unfulfilled. During these few months, the support from the in terms of population. As per 2011 Census, the State Commission was not very encouraging either. No special accounts for 4.10% of the total population of the country. preference was given to the State despite requests for The decadal growth of population rose from 18.88 handholding support, excepting the usual allocations made percent during 1961-71 to 21.13 percent during 1981-91. to other States, as per their eligibility. Union Budget 2016- Subsequently a significant decline was observed in the 17 also did not make any special and noteworthy allocations rate of growth of population and decline is even more to the State. prominent at 9.21 percent during 2001-11, lower than the All-India’s growth rate of 17.72 percent. The State Government, running financial deficits and planning to build a world class infrastructure in the proposed The density of population for Andhra Pradesh is 304 capital city of Amaravati, is waiting for a big support from persons per square kilometer, as against 368 persons per the Centre. All measures humanly possible have been taken, square kilometer at all India level in 2011. The sex ratio not only to overcome the difficulties but to convert the crisis in the state was up from 983 in 2001 to 997 in 2011 and is into opportunity and also lay solid foundation for “Sunrise higher than all India figure of 943 in 2011. Andhra Pradesh”. The state reconstruction is planned in a The literacy rate of the State is 67.35 percent in 2011 as way such that it promotes inclusive growth. against 62.07 percent in 2001. The literacy rate of the State The Government continues its focus on social infrastructure is lower than the all India literacy rate at 72.98% percent. towards not only meeting basic minimum requirements of Literacy in Andhra Pradesh increased over 37 percentage the people especially for ensuring higher levels of social points from 29.94 percent in 1981 to 67.35 percent in 2011. justice in society in accordance with the Millennium Female literacy rate has gone up from 52.72 percent in Development Goals but also the upcoming Sustained 2001 to 59.96 percent in 2011. Development Goals and the associated global indices. The Urbanisation has been regarded as an important component government is confident that once the process of social for growth realization. The percentage of urban population development is institutionalized, it provides sustenance for to the total population in the State is 29.47 percent in 2011 overall economic development. as compared to 24.13 percent in 2001. The MDGs, adopted in 2000, aimed at an array of issues Sand, silt, and clay are the basic types of soils and most that included slashing poverty, hunger, disease, gender of soils are made up of a combination of these three. The inequality, and promoting access to water and sanitation. texture of the soil, how it looks and feels, depends upon The world over enormous progress has been made on the amount of each one in that particular soil. There are the MDGs, demonstrating the value of a unifying global various types of soils and the formation of soil is primarily agenda underpinned by goals and targets. However, despite influenced by major factors such as climate, altitude the significant success, poverty and inequality has not yet and composition of bedrock etc. Disproportion in the ended for all while the MDG implementation period has distribution of rainfall in the country and excessive heat ended in December 2015. The Government of India has contribute special characters to the soils. 4 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 2015-16 5 GENERAL REVIEW GENERAL REVIEW The land utilization classification reveals that 38.31% of 2015) and was Rs 5341 Crores in FY 2015-16. The main the state geographical areas is under net area sown (62.35 contribution towards the State’s Own Non Tax Revenue lakh hectares), 22.51 % under forest (36.63 lakh hectares), included the Mines and Mineral, Forests, Education and 8.61 % under current fallow lands (14.01 lakh hectares), Other revenue sources. Resource flow from the Centre was 12.30% under land put non-agricultural uses (20.02 lakh Rs 28569 Crores in the FY 2014-15 (2nd June 2014 – Mar hectares), 8.30 % under barren and uncultivable land 2015) and was Rs 40104 Crores in FY 2015-16. Finance (13.51 lakh hectares) and remaining 9.97% is under other Commission allocation constituted a major portion of this fallow land, cultivable waste lands like permanent pastures Central Transfers, which was Rs 15517 Crores in the FY and other grazing lands and land under miscellaneous tree 2014-15 (2nd June 2014 – Mar 2015) and Rs 30116 Crores crops and groves are not included in the net area sown. in FY 2015-16. The Total Expenditure by the State was Rs 86906 Crores Salient features of the Survey: Macro- in the FY 2014-15 (2nd June 2014 – Mar 2015) and was Rs Economic Aggregates - Current 106425 Crores in FY 2015-16. The revenue expenditure Scenario was Rs 75246 `Crores in the FY 2014-15 (2nd June 2014 – The GSDP at Current Prices for the year 2015-16 Mar 2015) and was Rs 93521 Crores in FY 2015-16. It is (Advance Estimates) is compiled by adding Product taxes important to mention that in its strive to built a developed and deducting Product subsidies to the GVA at current Andhra Pradesh, the state spent Rs 12559 Crores on its basic prices and estimated at Rs.6,03,376 crore as against Capital Outlay in FY 2015-16, which stood at Rs 6520 Rs.5,32,922 crore for 2014-15. Crores in FY 2014-15. The Central Statistical Office(CSO) has shifted the base year from 2004-05 to 2011-12 and also revised the methodology.