District Programme Management Unit, Ambedkar Nagar Email- [email protected] Address- GITI Akbarpur Katariya Yakoobpur Tanda Road Ambedkar nagar Contact- 05271244018 Executive Summary: Planning is crucial for giving shape to goals and objectives. As per the framework provided by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the whole DSDP has been divided into four sections which are further divided into sub-themes. The first section is As Is Scenario which includes basic features like Topography, Climate, Demography, Socio- economic facts along with the District Skill Infrastructure. In a nutshell, this section highlights the present situation of the district and depicts the supply side of skilling. The second section is Aggregate Demand that contains the demands from all three sectors of Ambedkar Nagar’s economy. Demand has been taken from all sectors which also includes the current employment situation and expected increment in upcoming years. Majorly it focuses on Industry, agriculture cum allied agriculture and migration (in and out) district. The third section is quite crucial in terms of planning and labelled as Analyse the Gap. SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis have been used to describe the present skill and employment ecosystem and the blank spots where there is a need to focus. Along with this, primary data like feedback and inputs from students, parents, employers along with the training partners have been discussed to get a sense from the ground level. The last section is termed as the Action Plan which is the core of the planning and outcome of the whole exercise done before it. This section highlights the goals that the district wants to set and how it is going to execute, monitor and review it. That covers the main trades and its focused implementation which could provide sustainable livelihoods to the target population. Map District Ambedkar Nagar Map of Ambedkar Nagar District Source- https://ambedkarnagar.nic.in/ District At Sight Population Headquarters Area Density Sex Ratio Literacy 2,397,888 Ambedkar Nagar 2350 Sq. Km. 1020 978 72.23 Sr. No. District Number Details Information 1 Talukas 05 AKBARPUR , TANDA ,BHITI ,ALAPUR, JALALPUR 2 Municipal 1 Ambedkar Nagar Corporations 3 Municipality 06 AKBARPUR ,JALALPUR , TANDA, KICHHAUCHHA TANDA AND ILTIFATGANJ 4 City Council 05 5 Cantonment Boards 1818 6 Gram Panchayat 786 7 Panchayat Samitee 927 8 Tribal Area / Regional Panchayat 9 Tourist places 03 NTPC TANDA , GOBIND SAHAB AND KICHHAUCHHA SHAREEF 10 Industrial area GOSAIGANJ , BHITI , ILTIFATGANJ , MIJHAUDA, BASKHARI , TANDA 11 Agricultural NAVEEN SABJI MANDI SIJHAULI Produce Market AMBEDKAR NAGAR Committee 12 Major crops KHARIF, Rice, Vegetable, Rabi-Wheat, Potato, Sugarcane 13 Rivers / Dams Sarayu River About District Ambedkar Nagar district is a district in the Faizabad division of Uttar Pradesh in India.This district was created on September 29, 1995 and was named in the memory of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, who worked for the upliftment of the deprived classes, women and other weaker sections of the society. Ambedkarnagar district is located on the North-Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. It lies between 26o 09‟ N to 26o 40‟ N latitudes and 82o 12‟ E to 83o 05‟ E longitudes. It is bounded on the north by Basti and Sant Kabir Nagar districts, on the north-east by Gorakhpur district, on the south by Sultanpur district, on the west by Faizabad district and on the east by Azamgarh district. The total area of the district is 2520 km². The total length of the district from east to west is approximately 75 km and the breadth from north to south is about 42 km.The city of Akbarpur is situated on the bank of the River Tons (Tamasa), which divides the city into the two parts Akbarpur and Shahzadpur, with the latter being the main commercial center of the city. Lots of small and big industries are there at outskirts of Ambedkarnagar namely NTPC,Ayodhya Grinding Operations (JAAGO) at Tanda, Chetriya Sri Gandhi Asharam at Akbarpur and a sugar mill , at Mijhaura . Akbarpur is also the birth place of Ram Manohar Lohia (1910-1967) and Dr. Ganesh Krishna Jaitley,a renowned freedom-fighter and a socialist political leader . This district has many historical places namely Sharwan Chetra , Dargah Sharif at Kichaucha ,Govind sahab and Shiv Baba . 1.1 Topography The soils of the Ambedkar Nagar district are alluvium. The Sarayu River is the main river and is located at the northern boundary of the district. The Tanda, Rajesultanpur, Ramnagar and Baskhari blocks are located along this river and use its water for irrigation. 1.2 Climate The climate of the district resembles that of eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is characterized by a rhythm of seasons, which are produced by south-west and northeast monsoon. The reversal of winds takes place twice in a year. The climate of the district may be classified into three distinct seasons. 1. The Cold Weather Season (November to February) 2. The Hot Weather Season (March to Mid June) 3. The Season of Rains (Mid June to October) The cold weather season prolongs from the month of November to February. In the month of November, the belt of high pressure extends from north-west India and covers the whole of the Uttar Pradesh. The temperature beings to decline and the maximum and minimum are 32.15oC and 8.95oC respectively, in this month. The prevailing winds blow from west to east and are influenced by pressure distribution and pattern of the Himalayas. However, the months of December and January register decrease both in maximum and minimum temperature. January is the coldest month of the district, 56 which has 25.6oC mean monthly maximum and 4.8oC mean monthly minimum temperature. Both in December and January month, the fogs are common which occur in night and lasts till early morning hours. The month of February records an increase in temperature. Mean monthly minimum and maximum temperature recorded in this month are 31.5oC and 6.9oC respectively (Table 3.1 and fig. 3.5). The season between March and mid-June is considered as the hot weather season. The temperature continually increases till May. The mean monthly maximum temperature ranges between 38oC (March) and 44.3oC (June), and the mean monthly minimum temperature varies between 11.25oC (March) and 22.9oC (June). The winds blow from the east direction for major 2 part of the day during this season. The scorching heat of the sun in the month of May and June with fast blowing hot westerly wind, locally known as Loo becomes unbearable. 1.3 – Economic Profile The District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since 1951 Census, is one of the important publications in the context of planning and development at gross-root level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic characteristics (village-wise and town-wise) of the district along with the status of availability of assets, amenities, infrastructural facilities, etc of Households. It is expected that this publication will help the planners in formulation of micro level development plans. Population2011 – 2,397,888 _District- Ambedkar Nagar Sl. All Age Groups Rural 15-36 age Urban 15- 36 age No. Tahsil Total Rural Urban Male Female Male Female 1 AKBARPUR 557632 446185 111447 55620 54640 13931 12832 2 TANDA 604096 473161 130935 59145 57260 16336 15325 3 ALAPUR 440496 440496 0 55062 54062 0 0 4 JALALPUR 546995 508647 38348 63580 58432 4798 4698 5 BHITI 248669 248669 0 31084 28504 0 0 District Total: 2397888 2117158 280730 264491 252898 35065 32855 Target Population: Bracket 15-35 age group All age groups Percentage Females Urban 36052 136,082 37.95 Males Urban 40120 144,648 3.60 Persons Urban 80730 280,730 28.75 Females Rural 493960 1,049,396 47.07 Males Rural 677621 1,067,762 63.46 Persons Rural 1012122 2,117,158 47.80 Females Total 5300012 1185478 22.36 Males Total 717741 1212410 59.19 Persons Total 1092852 2397888 45.57 Educational Profile The educational profile section conatains data on educational attainment (of 10th, 12th, Diplomas and Graduation levels) as per the census 2011 and the dropout rates from 10th to 11th standard. S.No 10th Standard 12th or intermediate Graduation or more Male Female Male Female Male Female 1 157642 88614 157607 30650 61073 26156 Total 246256 188257 87229 Similarly, as per the data provided by District Inspector of Schools, the drop out scenario from class 10th level is as follows; S. Board Female Male Total Drop out Drop out Total No candid candidate candidate percentag percentag Dropout ates s enrolled s enrolled e of e of Male Percentag enrolle in 10th in 10th female candidate e d in Class Class candidate s from 10th s from 10th Class Class 10th Class 1 All Board 40642 8614 49256 22.30 32.10 30.12 Work Participation Category Total Male Female Main Workers 440998 349,437 91,561 Cultivators 213814 165,439 48,375 Agriculture Laborer 301120 187,828 113292 Household Industries 58520 37,772 20,748 Other Workers 213944 156,367 57577 Marginal Workers 346400 197,969 148431 Non-Working 1610490 665,004 945,486 Year wise, Production and Productivity in Kharif Crops Years 2016 2017 2018 Ha) Crop Area(in Ha) Area(in Production(In ton) Metric Productivity(Q/H a) (In Area InProduction( ton) Metric Productivity(Q/H a) (In Ha) Area InProduction( ton) Metric Productivity(Q/H a) Paddy 97620 749320 25.50 101928 263889 25.89 97490 287312 29.40 Maize 970 615 6.36 1463 2468 16.87 1404 2281 16.26 Jowor 1730 2130 12.3 1740 1260 7.24 569 376 6.61 Bajra 1 1 7.74