ECONOMIC SURVEY MIZORAM 2010-11 Planning & Programme Implementation Department Government of Mizoram. C O N T E N T S A. OVERVIEW OF STATE ECONOMY ........................................................................... i B. MIZORAM AT A GLANCE ....................................................................................... v C. BASIC INDICATORS ............................................................................................. vii D. ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................... ix I. AN OVERVIEW OF INDIAN ECONOMY ................................................................... 1 II. STATE ECONOMY ................................................................................................. 3 III. STATE FINANCE .................................................................................................... 9 IV. STATE PLAN ........................................................................................................ 17 V. EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR WELFARE .................................................................. 21 VI. PRICE AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ..................................................................... 24 FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES ..................................................................................... 27 VII. POPULATION ....................................................................................................... 29 VIII. AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ................................................................................ 31 AGRICULTURE .................................................................................................... 31 MINOR IRRIGATION............................................................................................. 34 HORTICULTURE .................................................................................................. 36 LIVESTOCK & VETERINARY ................................................................................ 39 FISHERIES .......................................................................................................... 42 FOREST .............................................................................................................. 44 SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION ......................................................................... 47 BORDER TRADE ................................................................................................. 49 IX. INFRASTRUCTURE .............................................................................................. 50 POWER & ELECTRICITY ...................................................................................... 50 TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................... 53 ROADS ................................................................................................................ 53 ROAD TRANSPORT .............................................................................................. 55 POSTAL & TELECOMMUNICATIONS .................................................................... 57 X . FINANCIAL AND BANKING INSTITUTION ............................................................. 59 XI. INDUSTRIES ....................................................................................................... 62 INDUSTRY ........................................................................................................... 62 SERICULTURE .................................................................................................... 65 TOURISM ............................................................................................................ 67 XII. SOCIAL AND SERVICE SECTOR .......................................................................... 69 SCHOOL EDUCATION ......................................................................................... 69 HEALTH & MEDICAL ........................................................................................... 75 WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION ...................................................................... 78 SOCIAL WELFARE ............................................................................................... 80 COOPERATION .................................................................................................... 82 SPORTS & YOUTH SERVICES .............................................................................. 86 XIII. RURAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ................................................................... 87 RURAL DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................... 87 URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ............................................. 90 XIV. LIST OF ANNEXURES .......................................................................................... 92 ……. i A. OVERVIEW OF STATE ECONOMY 1. As per Census 2001 the total 5. About 60% of the population population stood at 8,88,573 depends upon agriculture registering a growth rate of and allied sector. Share of 28.8 per cent over the Agriculture and Allied sector previous census (1991). It is to the economy during the projected that by 2011 the 11 th Plan period could be state’s population will reach averaged at 14 %. About 32 11.56 lakhs. The sex ratio % of the cultivated area is recorded is 935 females per under Jhum cultivation. 1000 male. About 94.46% of Only 20% of the demand for the state population belongs rice could be met within the to Scheduled Tribe and State. During 2009-10, a Scheduled Caste population total of 1,42,8600 tonnes of comprises about 0.03 % of the rice was lifted by the State State’s population. Government from outside. 2. The State economy (GSDP) is 6. Inflation measured from projected to grow at about Wholesale Price Index shows 9.57 % during 2010-11 while 25.80 % increase in the national economy (GDP) December 2010. is projected to grow at 8.6 % during the same period. 7. The existing area under various horticulture crops 3. The Per capita income of accounts for 1.099 lakhs ha. Mizoram for the year 2009- which is only about 17% of 2010 is estimated at Rs. the estimated potential area of 44,758/- as against the 6.30 lakhs Ha. Floriculture previous year’s estimate of Rs. and horticulture has gained 38,145/-. Per capita income momentum and shown at the national level is Rs. improvement in production. 46,492/- for the year 2009- 2010. Per capita income for 8. The fish production by the the year 2010-11 is estimated end of 2009-10 was 4060 MT. at Rs 50,021 while the While the potential culture National Per capita income fisheries resources in the during the same period is State is estimated to be estimated at Rs 54,527 24,0000 Ha., only 12% of the available resource (2900Ha) 4. Tertiary/Service sector has been developed for fish constituting a share of about farming which could offer only 60% of the total GSDP 36% of the table size fish indicates that this sector requirement leaving a gap of drives the economy of 64%. Mizoram. Both the industry sector and the agriculture & 9. Forest covers 19,240 sq.km. allied sector contribute about which is 91.27% of the State’s 20% to the GSDP geographical area. In terms of respectively. forest canopy density classes, Economic Survey Mizoram 2010 – 11 ii the State has 134.00 sq.km. Doctor population ratio is very dense forest, 6251 sq.km. estimated at 1: 2623 and moderately dense forest and Nurse population ratio is 12,855 sq.km. open forest. estimated at 1 : 666 The recorded forest area of the State is 16,717. sq.km. 14. Up to 2009-2010, there were Reserve Forest constitute 3711 number of schools at 47.31%, Protected Forests different level of education in constitute 21.34% and the State. Out of these, 37.75 unclassed forests constitute % are owned and managed by 31.35% of the total Forest Central/State Governments; Area. 31.50 % are Private Un-Aided; 25 % are Private-Aided and 10. Mizoram has abundant the rest 5.75% comprising natural bamboo resources Primary and Middle Schools which covers 31% (6446 are run by Local Body, i.e., sqkm) of its geographical area Three Autonomous District and as many as 27 species of Councils. The teacher pupil bamboo have been identified ratio in the state is estimated in the State. at 1:18 for Primary School, 1:9 for Middle School, 1:13 11. There is an estimated growing students for High School and stock of 25.26 million metric 1: 14 for Higher Secondary tonnes of bamboo in in the schools. As per reconstructed State. Cohort method the drop out rate during 2009-10 has been 12. Mizoram is still on its way to worked out to be 18.7% for achieving the National Norm Primary School, 6.5% for of Water Supply Level (70 Middle School and 11.8% for lpcd) in Urban Water Supply High School. Programme. Out of 22 towns in Mizoram 10 towns have 15. Industrial Development in been brought under fully Mizoram could be considered covered status (below 70 lpcd) to have started lately in and 3 towns are non-covered. 1990’s after attaining At present 472 habitations statehood. “Micro and Small comes under Fully Covered Industries are the only status and 278 habitations industries in the State. comes under Non covered “Entrepreneurs in Mizoram status. The are still 27 are of first generation and habitations in a Non covered the State could be still status. described as “No Industry Zone” due to absence of large 13. There are 370 Health Sub or medium industries. Upto Centre, 57 PHC and 12 CHC. 2009-10 there