STATE PLAN PROPOSALS 1988-89 Volume I GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL Development and Planning Department December, 1987 :50s - Z 5 ' W E S - 5 ' ft?) f t f t /li-TriBE^ T rii— Fncrosicg? (3 f t f t f t Z i 2 8 8 - ^ . / <?) (?i(^ (P)ip) ft ft ft ft (P« ft ft f t f t f t f t ft ft f t f t «(?) f t f t f t f t <?)ft f t f t f t ® f t f t f t f t Go'jerriraait o f West Bengal f t f t Development & Planning Department f t M Raj Bhay m , C al c utta; < S ft Decemlpero 1987 • f t f t f t f t f t f t NIEPA DC f t f t D04061 f t f t ft? ) f t f t f t f t Sub. Nation ?.1 Systenss U iik , National T^stiru^e of Educational PI-mu’- ” Arniri.si »tion 17-1 r . Ma:^ wDelhi-llOOU DOC. L \ a .,^ ,.0 .,P . l ...... ... ***** **■«-**. ***** *v: * ** *** **** **->c **-!c *** *•!;- i:- **-;<• % CONTENTS * * ^ j__q_ e s * * S e c tio n I ; Introduction i “ x ix S e c tio n ^ ricu 11ure_.& 1 ieA-£^.Pi ties * Crop Husbandry ' A 1 » 10 * A 11 So il & V/ater Conservation Tv AniriHl Husbandry A 12 „19 * Dairy Development A 20 -^24 F is h e r ie s A 24 -=’2 6 Forestry & V/ild Life A 27 »34 * Planta tions A 35 »38 * Food,Storage & Warehousing A 39 * Agricultural Financial * * Institutions A 39 „40 Co«= opera t io n A 41 •=71 * Development * Integrated Rural Development JJL B 1 - 2 Programme! IRDF) * Drought Prone /.rea Programme (DP..P) B 2 Integrated Rural Energy It Programme ( IREP) B 2 ■=■ 3 * * Na tiona1 Rura1 Employment ■ir Programme (NREP) B 4 Land Re forms B 5 - 9 Community Development & Pan ch ayats B 9 - 13 * District Planning Committee B 13 ..1 4 * IT III. Special Area Programme O i - 5 * IV. Irrigation & Flood Control iVfejor'S. Medium Irrig atio n and TT Flood Control D 1 12 * A^inor Irrigation D 13*= 16 * Command Area Development * Programme D 16 * Energy Power E 1 ^ 16 * Non--Conventiona 1 Sources of * * Energy E 16 ..,1 7 * Industry & Minerals # Village & SiTiall Industries F 1 12 Industries( Other than Village & Sma X1 1 no u s -trie s) F 13 •^33. Weignts & Measures F 26 w * M ining F 34 *=>37 * If****** *•«,*** **-i<^-«- **-S-><-* ***** ***** ****r-3(r ***** **** *** *** *** v!-** w*-»ir ■>'>•** * * * **r* ** M. ***** *^*** **i«'** ***** ***** ***** *Jfc***- ****^^tt* *** *** *^-* *** **^'r *** *** *** * * VII Transport * * C ivil /.viation G 1 Roads & Bridges G 1 -= 2 Road Transport G 2 ^ 9 * * Inland V/ater Transport G 9 == 10) * * * * * V III C_o_mmunica tions H 1 Science,Technology & Environment S cie n tific Research * (Including S a T) I 1 * Ecology 8. Environment I 2 . 3 * * * General Economic Services Secretariat Economic Services J 1 T 0 u r i s m J 2 * * Surveys & S ta tis tics J 7 * Civil Supplies J 7 -■ 8 * Other General Economic Services J 9 * District Planning J 9 -= 1 0 Social Services EducatjLon * General Education K 1 -. 4 * * Technical Education K 4 ^’ 7 TT Sports S Youth Services K 7 •=■ 15 * /\rt S, Culture K 16 » 20) Medical Public Health K 21 ^30 Water Supply & Sanitation K 31 »33 * Housing(including Police Housing) K 34 ^37 * Urban DevelopmentCincluding State * Capital Projects) K38 -46 * * Information & Publicity K 47 ^^5.1 IVelfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Other Backward Classes K 52 ~61 * Labour & Employment * Labour 8. Labour Welfare K 62 ^71 * Special Employment Schemes K 72 ^81 * yr-VL Social Security &< Welfare K 82 ->8 3 Nutrition K 84 General Services * * Stationery & Printing L 1 * Public Works * (including Jails) L 1 ^^ L7 * ******* **^t** ***** ***** ***!■**“ * “ ***** ** *** **•»«■*■!*** *** *** •»«-*--- -;;•** *** *** *** **-’^- SECTION - X i _ n_ t _ r_ o_ d_u_ c_ t_ i_ o_ n The introductory chapter deaXs with an over view of the economy in the context of the prevailing socio-economic situation of the State as also of the performance during the preceding two years of the 7th Plan, the compulsion,of the economy leading to the. proposed size in the 4th y e a r (19^88-39) and th e reso u rce bacloi-up to match th e p h y s ic a l p la n , 1, Over view of the Economy 1.1 While in the first two years of the 7th plan the State maHe steady progress in almost a ll the sectors of the economy, in the 3rd year i*e. 1987-88 drought fo llo w in g th e l a t e a r r i v a l o f the monsoon and next unprecedonted floods resulting from excessive precipitation threw the planning process in the State severely out of gear resulting in set back in steady progress-in flood affected area. The monsoon was late in arriving specially in the South Bengal districts where t ill the 18th August tain faii was about 5o^ below the normal. On the other hand, almost incessant rain-fall in the North Bengal districts resulted in severe floods, 1.2 Thus, while the State Governinent was fig hting, the tevages o f flood in the North Bengal districts^ in South Bengal districts the e ffo rts were being made to combat t^he severe drought situ ation * However, the situation changed dram atically in South Bengal from micUAugust with continuous and torrential rain in the catchment areas and also for tel ease of huge mass of water from D,W,C, barrages on frequent occasions resulting in the flooding of vast areas. The extent of the cala'iiity can be gauged from th e f a c t th a t a p r e lim in a r y estim ate made by th e S ta te Government revealed that atleast 85.68 lakh persons in 12 districts living in an area of 16,27 thousand Sq, K.M, were affected. The croji area affected is estimated at 6,o2 lakh hectare and the vrlue of the damaged J -■ r , , ■ . crop is eistimated at Rs,223 crores. About 76 lakh hou^s were completely or partially damaged.' In fact, a ll the sectn,rs of the economy - Agri^lture, Animal Husbandry, Cottage and Small Scale industries, Schools, Fisheries, Pgblic Health etc, wore severely affected. The State Government has estimated that etjout Rs, 250 crores would be required for restoration, repair and relief work. The State Government has already spent/sanctioned Rs,73,77 crores on account of re],ief and restoration work. Against the demand of Rs, 25o crores from the Cqntral Government to combat the ravages of flood, the State Government havQ received uptil now Rs, 24,41 crores only, Thus, the Stage Government was le ft with no other alternative but to make strenuous efforts to mobilise not opXy additional resources but also to severely cut down^non-essential expenditure. Steps taken by the State Govt, ^ is expected to save at least Rs, 50 crores in non-plan exjienditure in the current year. 11 1.3 In 3uly 1987 the Government of UJest Bengal have made a mid-te»n * appraisal of the 7th Five Year Plan for a factual assessment of progrosjs achieved so far in implemt^nting the 7th Five Year Plan. Some of the sectors were found to have registered spectacular result both in financial as weld as in physical terms, A few sectors however, marginally failed to reach the target for various reasons. Plan out-.lay of 1987-88 has been slightly augmented for meeting the pressing requirement of certain secttors* •The State has taken the policy of reaching at least one spot source foir drinking water to each uncovered villag e within 1987^-88, securirug self— j GmploymBnt in considerable number for unemployed youths with. th>G help cof newly floated scht-me ’’Self-employment Scheme for Registered Unemployed^” and providing additional financial support to education sector to combc'at illiteracy. Special efforts are being made for boosting a ll actiuities of the sectors which are not strictly on their targets, 1.4 It is against this back ground of flood/drought and also the experiEsnce of the mid-term appraisal the Annual Plan for the year 1988^89 has been formulated, A two pronged strategy has 6een devised for the 1988-89 Annual Plan, liihile the 'normal activity’ of plan as set “out in» the 7th five year plan document w in continue as far as possible, ther:e has been certain shift in emphasis and reformulating of targets and pojil- cies 30 as to recoup, in the shortest possible time and in the most coDst effective way, the set-back to the ecnnom>y due to the floods. Thus th© onphasis in the 1988-89 Annual Plan w ill be to maintain the usual grouu»th rate and to recoup the losses in the flood effected areas. As a resultt, it was thought prUdent to scale down some of the physical targets to ea more realistic level following the set back due to flood, A case in pcoint is the food-grains production target; in 1986-87, foodgrains producticDn was at a record leuel of 96,22 lakh tonnes, however, due to the.fJLoodfs the total food grains production in 1987-88 .m.ight be significantly-iess, ‘Thus, it might not bo possible to attain the original 7th Plan target of 10!5 laki tonnes at the end of the 7th plan period.