CONTENTS

Pages

Chapter - 1

An Overview

1-3

Chapter - 2

State Finances

4-27

 

Kerala- Overall Fiscal Position

4

 

Pattern of Revenue Receipts

6

 

State’s Own Tax Revenue

7

 

State's Own Non-Tax Revenue

8

 

Central Transfers

10

 

Expenditure Pattern

12

 

Debt Profile

20

Chapter - 3

Income  and Population

28-41

 

Global Economy

28

 

National Scenario

28

 

Per capita National Income

29

 

State Income

31

 

Population

38

Chapter - 4

Agriculture  and Allied Sector

42-137

 

Rehabilitation Package

42

 

Agricultural Debt Relief Commission Act 2006

43

 

National Commission on Farmers

44

 

Agricultural Income

46

 

Rainfall

46

 

Land Use

49

 

Trend in Area, Production and Productivity of Crops

51

 

Crop-wise analysis

52

 

Organic Agriculture

59

 

Plantation crops

60

 

Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) Scheme

64

 

State Horticulture Mission

66

 

Crop Husbandry

67

 

Agricultural Insurance

69

 

Agricultural Research and Education

70

 

Farm Commodity Price

74

 

Futures Trading

75

 

Livestock Development

77

 

Trend in Livestock Population

78

 

Trend in Production of Major Livestock Products

79

 

Dairy Development

81

 

Milk Marketing

84

 

Egg and Meat

89

 

Animal Health Care

94

 

Fisheries Development

102

 

Income from Fisheries Sub Sector

102

 

Trend in Production

105

 

Export

107

 

Shrimp Farming

108

 

Major Developmental  Programmes

109

 

Fishing Harbours and Landing Centres

110

 

Co-operation

113

 

Support by NCDC

115

 

Primary Agricultural Credit Societies

115

 

Self Help Group Linkages and PACS

116

 

Agricultural Marketing Co-operatives

119

 

Kissan Credit Cards

121

 

Agricultural Finance

124

 

Priority Sector Lending in Kerala

125

 

Credit Flow to Agriculture

128

 

Micro Credit in Kerala

130

 

Package of Relief Measures for Debt stressed Farmers of Kerala

133

 

Refinance Support by NABARD

134

 

Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)

135

Chapter - 5

Water Resources

138-166

 

Water Resources in the Country

139

 

Investment in Irrigation

143

 

Review of Major Projects

145

 

Irrigation Status

145

 

Local Water Resources

147

 

Minor Irrigation

147

 

Ground Water Development

148

 

National Hydrology Project

150

 

Flood Management

151

 

Coastal Zone Management

151

 

Command Area Development

152

 

Drinking Water Supply

154

 

Water Tariff and Revenue

157

 

JBIC Assisted Kerala Water Supply Project

160

 

Kerala Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Project (Jalanidhi)

162

Chapter - 6

Environment

167-203

 

National Environment  Policy

167

 

Coastal Pollution

170

 

Wet Land Conservation

171

 

Bio-diversity Conservation

172

 

Land degradation

174

 

Water Quality

175

 

Industrial Effluents

177

 

Air Pollution

178

 

Disaster Management

183

 

Environmental Sanitation

184

 

Community Perceptions and Local Government Initiative

185

 

Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)

186

 

Solid Waste Management

186

 

Bio Medical Waste

187

 

Clean Kerala Mission

189

 

State Environment Policy

189

 

Soil and Water Conservation

190

 

The National Rainfed Area Authority

193

 

Forestry and Wild Life

194

 

Participatory Forest Management (PFM)

197

 

National Afforestation  Programme

198

 

 Wild Life and Bio-sphere Reserve

199

 

General Forestry

201

Chapter - 7

Energy Development

204-225

 

Kerala Scenario

204

 

Generation

205

 

Transmission

211

 

Distribution

212

 

Developmental  Programmes

213

 

Power Sector Reforms

215

 

Financial Performance of the Board

216

 

Non Conventional Energy Programme

218

 

Energy Conservation

222

 

Total Energy Security Mission

223

 

Enforcement of  Standards and Statutes

224

 

Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission

224

Chapter - 8

Industry and Mining

226-260

 

Industrial Growth

226

 

Industrial Exports

227

 

Central Sector Investment

231

 

State Level Public Sector Enterprises

231

 

Small Scale Industry

236

 

Cluster Development

237

 

Industrial Co-operatives

238

 

KINFRA Food Park

239

 

Handloom Industry

240

 

Handicrafts

242

 

Bamboo Industry

243

 

Coir Industry

244

 

Khadi and Village Industries

245

 

Sericulture

246

 

Cashew Industry

247

 

Beedi Industry

249

 

Industrial Promotion

249

 

Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

256

 

Mining

258

Chapter - 9

Tourism                             

261-271

 

Tourist Statistics

262

 

Initiatives in Promotion and Publicity

264

 

New Initiatives

266

 

Directorate of Eco-tourism

269

 

Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC)

271

 

District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC)

271

Chapter - 10

Infrastructure

272-305

 

National Highway

273

 

State Road Network

274

 

Kerala Highway Research Institute

280

 

Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP)

281

 

Road Transport Services

283

 

Road Accidents

286

 

Railways

289

 

Water Transport

290

 

Kerala Port Sector

290

 

Inland Water Transport in Kerala

293

 

Air Transport

296

 

Communications

297

 

Urban Development

299

 

Urban Development Programmes

302

Chapter – 11

Education

306-334

 

School Education

306

 

Higher Secondary Education

313

 

Vocational Higher Secondary Education

314

 

University and Higher Education

315

 

Technical Education

319

 

Expenditure on Education

323

 

Sports and Youth Services

325

 

Art  and Culture

328

Chapter – 12

Medical and Public Health

335-346

 

Health Care Infrastructure

336

 

Immunisation Coverage

337

 

Chronic Diseases

339

 

Medical Education & Training

342

 

Nursing Education

343

 

Ayurveda

344

 

Homoeopathy

345

 

Family Welfare

346

Chapter - 13

Housing

347-352

 

Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra

348

 

Kerala Police Housing and Construction Corporation

349

 

Kerala State Housing Board

349

 

Kerala State Co-operative Housing Federation

350

 

Financial Institutions

351

Chapter - 14

Poverty and Special Programmes for Weaker Sections

353-406

 

Assessment of Poverty

355

 

Poverty Profile

358

 

Special features of Poverty in Kerala

360

 

Poverty Reduction Strategies

361

 

Kudumbashree Programmes in Rural Areas

362

 

Asraya

364

 

Other Major Poverty Alleviation Programmes

367

 

Land Reforms

372

 

Urban Poverty Reduction Programmes

374

 

Social Security and Welfare

378

 

Social Security and Pension

382

 

Welfare of Ex-Servicemen

384

 

Welfare Fund Boards

386

 

Nutrition and Child welfare

389

 

Social Justice

392

 

Development Programmes for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

398

 

Kerala State Backward Development Corporation

403

 

Information and Publicity

404

Chapter – 15

Prices and Food Security

407-422

 

Consumer Price Index

407

 

Retail Prices

408

 

Consumption expenditure

409

 

Wholesale Price Index

413

 

Parity Index

414

 

Wages

415

 

Fublic Distribution System

416

 

Profiles of PDS System in Kerala

417

 

Distribution of Rice and Wheat

417

 

Central Allotment of Sugar and Kerosene

419

 

Antyodaya Anna Yojana Scheme

420

 

Annapoorna Scheme

420

 

Mid-day Meal Programme

420

 

Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation

421

Chapter – 16

Export and Import

423-438

 

India's Foreign Trade

423

 

Export Import Trade of Kerala through Cochin Port

425

 

Export of Marine Products - National Scenario

427

 

Export  of Marine Products from  Kerala

428

 

Export Performance of Indian Spice Industry

431

 

Cashew Trade

432

 

Coffe

435

 

Tea

436

 

Coir and Coir Products

437

Chapter – 17
Institutional and Bank Finance

 

439-450

 

Institutional and Bank Finance

439

 

Institutional Finance

439

 

Advances by Scheduled Commercial Banks

440

 

Growth of Bank Deposits

442

 

NRE Deposits

443

 

Credit Deposit Ratio

444

 

Micro Finance

449

Chapter – 18

Gender and Development

451-567

 

Health

451

 

Literacy

452

 

Education

453

 

Employment

453

 

Political Participation of Women in Kerala

454

 

Women’s Priority in the Budget

456

 

Kudumbashree

457

 

Kerala State Women Development Corporation

458

 

Kerala Women's Commission

460

 

Kerala Women’s Cell

461

 

Social Welfare Department

461

 

Female Migration

466

Chapter – 19

Labour and Employment

468-484

 

Workforce in Public and Private Sectors

471

 

Composition of Workers

472

 

Concillation  Machinery

473

 

Safety of Workers

474

 

Kerala Institute of Labour and Employment

474

 

Unemployment

476

 

Employment in the Organised Sector

479

 

Migration

483

 

Placement through ODEPC

484

Chapter – 20

Human Development and Socio-economic Well-being in Kerala

485-504

 

Human Development Index (HDI)

486

 

Gender Related Development Index

486

 

The Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)

487

 

The Human Poverty Index (HPI)

487

 

Prosperous States

487

 

Sex Ratio

489

 

Health

491

 

Crime

496

 

Education

500

 

Infrastructure

502

Chapter - 21

Information & Communication Technology

505-514

 

Development of ICT Sector in Kerala

506

 

Technopark

507

 

Infopark, Kochi

509

 

Software and Hardware  Industry

510

 

Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-Kerala)

511

 

E-Governance Initiatives

512

 

ICT for Development Projects

512

Chapter - 22

Local Governments and Decentralised Development in Kerala

515-539

 

Decentralisation during  Tenth Plan  Period (2002-07)

515

 

Approach to Decentralised Planning

518

 

Finance Commission Awards

521

 

Local Governments- Sector-wise Performance (2005-06)

529

 

Modernising Government Programme - LSG initiatives

533

 

ASRAYA

535

 

AKSHAYA

535

 

Information Kerala Mission (IKM)

535

 

KILA

537

 

Decentralisation Support Programme

538

Chapter – 23

Scientific Services and Research

540-549

 

Achievements of Council Headquarters

540

 

Research and Development  Institutions

543

 

National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC)

545

 

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB)

546

 

Tropical Botanical Garden and Research  Institute (TBGRI)

546

 

Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI)

547

 

Kerala State Pollution Control Board

548

 

Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram (RCC)

549

Chapter - 24

Governance

550-554

 

E-Governance

551

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX TABLES

 

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