For Office Use Only District Human Development Report Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Society (GSIDS) General Administration Department (Planning) Government of Gujarat Sector-18, Gandhinagar District Human Development Report NAVSARI Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Society (GSIDS) General Administration Department (Planning) Government of Gujarat DISTRICT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT: NAVSARI Copyright : 2016 Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Society (GSIDS), GoG Published : Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Society (GSIDS), Government of Gujarat By First : 2016 Published All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form by any means without the prior permission from the publisher. This Report does not necessarily reflect the views of the Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Society (GSIDS). While every care has been taken to reproduce the accurate data, oversights / errors may occur. If found convey it to the Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Society (GSIDS). Designed by Tejal Parmar, SPAC, GSIDS The report is prepared by Shri Jairambhai Patel Institute of Business Management, Gandhinagar under a tripartite MoU between Member Secretary, the Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Society (GSIDS), District Collector, Porbandar and Shri Jairambhai Patel Institute of Business Management (formerly known as NICM) (Post Graduate Centre of Gujarat Technological University), Gandhinagar. Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Society (GSIDS) General Administration Department (Planning) Government of Gujarat MESSAGE Human Development is a development paradigm which is beyond mere rise or fall of national incomes. It is about creating an environment where people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accordance with their needs and interests. People are the real wealth of nation. Development is thus about expanding the choices people have to lead lives that they value. The District Human Development Report is a Document which gives the present status of Human Development in different talukas of the District. Human Development requires focus on the basic as well as crucial indicators of Human Development. Thus this report has highlighted three important pillars which are: Education, Health and Livelihood. The data provided by the district & department offices has been used. The district authorities may update the data as required. I commend the efforts put in by stakeholders in preparing this publication and hope that this will be useful to all the state & district level officials, policy makers and planners in working towards improving Human Development scenario of the District. (S. Aparna) Principal Secretary (Planning) and Chairperson, GSIDS Acknowledgement Getting formal invitation for preparing District Human Development Report Navsari from GSIDS, Gandhinagar, was a big challenge as well as a huge opportunity to the Department of Management, Shri Jairambhai Patel Institute of Business Management and Computer Applications, Gandhinagar. We whole heartedly took the responsibility and devoted our relentless efforts in the preparation of DHDR. We express our gratitude to Mr. K. D. Vashi, Director, GSIDS for assigning such a high valued task to our institution. The process of preparation of this report has been an enriching experience for the core team. In the process, we have received help, guidance, advice and suggestions from many quarters. We are deeply indebted to Ms. Remya Mohan Muthadath, District Collector, Navsari, for her dynamic leadership, generous administrative supports and suggestions especially in the final stage of preparing the report. We express our sincere gratitude to Mr. K. B. Thanki, District Planning Officer, Navsari for his assistance and constant encouragement during the period of the study. He has been a constant source of inspiration for meaningful conclusion of the report. The preparation of the report followed a number of workshops and presentations both at the district and the State level. The district level workshops were held at Navsari involving our team, officials of various line Departments specifically to identify the thrust areas of the study and the data gap. Two State level presentations were held on January 16,2016 and March 23,2016 at the Department of Planning, Government of Gujarat in the presence of Honorable Principal Secretary (Planning), Ms. S. Aparna and various government officials. We take this opportunity to express our deep sense of gratitude to Mr. K.D. Chandanani, District Development Officer, Navsari and District Statistical Officer Mr. G.M Patel, Navsari for constantly monitoring the ongoing work on the DHDR and enriching the analysis by providing required data and constructive comments. We are grateful to Ms.Tejal Parmar, SPAC, GSIDS, Gandhinagar who gone through the draft report meticulously and was always ready to extend her cooperation to us for finalizing the work. We thankfully acknowledge the cooperation of various line departments of Navsari district administration such as Departments of Health, Education, Agriculture, Land, Forest, Agri- irrigation, Animal husbandry, etc. We hope the analysis and findings of the report would be useful to the planners and policy makers for adopting appropriate policy actions so as to achieve a balanced and sustainable human development for Navsari District. Members of the District Core Committee, participated wholeheartedly in discussions on the Draft DHDR, contributing their long experience and intimate personal knowledge of the district to the synthesis of a potential human development approach that can be adopted in future in district planning exercises in Navsari. Extensive cooperation was also received from officers of the District Administration and the members of many local NGOs, during DHDR project work and during discussions on the Draft DHDR. S. O. Junare, Director, Technical Campus, SPI-NICM,Gandhinagar Principal Investigator-DHDR (Navsari) District Human Development report Navsari Individuals and Institutions involved in preparing the report Government of Gujarat Mr. Kalpesh Shah, Joint Secretary (Planning), GAD-Planning Mr. K.D Vashi (Director & Member Secretary, GSIDS) Mr. S.S Leuva, (Deputy Director, GSIDS) Mr. K.B.Thanki (District Planning Officer, Navsari) Ms. Tejal Parmar (Senior Project Associate-cum-Consultant, GSIDS) Mr. Sudhir Gamit (Senior Project Associate-cum-Consultant, Navsari) Mr. Rakesh Soamni (Senior Project Associate, Navsari) Project Team: Shri Jairambhai Patel Institute of Business Management (formerly known as NICM) Dr. S.O.Junare, Director, NICM Dr. Harishchandrasingh Rathod (Co-Principal Investigator), Associate Professor, Dr. Jigna Trivedi (Co-Principal Investigator), Associate Professor, Prof. Chirag Patel (Co-Principal Investigator), Assistant Professor, Prof. Krunal Joshi (Co-Principal Investigator), Assistant Professor, Prof. Bansi Patel (Co-Principal Investigator), Assistant Professor Executive Summary Navsari is one the progressive districts of the Gujarat State. Geographical area of 2246 sq. Km with 5 talukas viz. Navsari, Jalapore, Gandevi, Chikhli and Vansda. There are a total of 392 inhabited villages in these 5 talukas put together. As per the Census of India (2011) Navsari district saw a decadal growth of 8.15% in the total population in the year 2011 over 2001. About 70% of the population still resides in the rural areas of the district. The sex ratio for the district in 2011 stood at 961, a marginal improvement over 2001 figure. Navsari ranks 5th among 26 districts of Gujarat state with regards to the sex ratio. In terms of basic amenities, the district fares well with about 91% of the households having access to electricity and about 90% having access to drinking water through either tap, handpump or tubewell. Around 57% of the households have latrine facility within the premises. This is at par with the state figures. There is a strong linkage between a nation’s economic development and the literacy level prevalent among its nationals. Literacy level in a society is an important indicator of how the society is progressing. Navsari ranks as the 5th most literate district of the Gujarat State with the overall literacy rate of 83.90% in the year 2011. The gender gap as well as the regional gap between rural and urban locations in terms of literacy is also falling in 2011 as compared to 2001. Literacy levels across all the 5 talukas of the district has improved in 2011 as compared to 2001 there by indicating that there is less disparity among the talukas in terms of education and literacy levels. In terms of literacy level among the SC and ST population, the district fare well as compared to other districts in the state. In terms of school infrastructure and intellectual capital, the district is progressing at a relatively moderate rate. Over the period 2009-2014, there has been a marginal increase in the number of schools in the district, mainly accounted by the increase in number of private schools. Almost 90% of the schools in the district have access to electricity and about 60% of them have computer lab. The total number of teachers in schools in Navsari district as a whole has increased from 7464 in 2009-10 to 8358 in 2013-14, a modest increase 894 teachers over a period of 5 years. Number of enrolments in the schools has seen a fluctuating trend with a particular range. Maintaining a high level of retention at the primary level is a challenge