CONTENTS
 
     
     
    Pages

Chapter - 1

An Overview

1-5

 

National Economy

1

 

Developments in Kerala’s Economy

1

Chapter - 2

State Finances

6-21

 

All States: Trend

6

 

Kerala, Overall Fiscal Position

7

 

Pattern of Revenue Receipts

8

 

Expenditure Pattern

13

 

Debt Profile

16

 

Issues and Perspectives

18

Chapter - 3

Income  and Population

22-32

 

National Income

23

 

State Income

26

 

Population

30

Chapter - 4

Agriculture 

33-116

 

Agricultural Extension

33

 

Homesteads

34

 

Agricultural Biotechnology

36

 

Agricultural Income

38

 

Rainfall

39

 

Trend in Area, Production and Productivity of Crops

42

 

Crop-wise analysis

43

 

Plantation Crops

50

 

Medicinal Plants

56

 

Energy use in Agriculture

58

 

Women in Agriculture

58

 

Agricultural Insurance

64

 

Agricultural Research and Education

65

 

Farm Commodity Prices

67

 

Outlook

72

 

Livestock Sub Sector

73

 

Trend in Production of Major Livestock Products

77

 

Animal Health Care

84

 

Dairy Development

89

 

Fisheries Development

93

 

Export

101

 

Co-operation

106

Chapter - 5

Water Resources

117-146

 

Global Water Outlook

118

 

Water Resources in the Country

119

 

Investment in Irrigation

125

 

Review of Major Projects

127

 

Irrigation Status

129

 

Ground Water Development

133

 

Flood Management

134

 

Coastal Zone Management

136

 

Command Area Development

136

 

Drinking Water Supply

139

 

Water Tariff and Revenue

141

 

Externally Aided JBIC Assisted Kerala Water Supply Project

142

 

Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (Jalanidhi)

143

 

Local Government Institutions and Drinking Water Supply

145

Chapter - 6

Environment

147-200

 

Wet Land Conservation

149

 

Mangroves and Sacred Groves

151

 

Bio-diversity Challenge in Kerala

154

 

Land degradation

156

 

Water Quality

158

 

Air Pollution

161

 

Kyoto Protocol

161

 

Vehicular Pollution

163

 

Disaster Management

166

 

Ambient Air Quality

167

 

Soil and Water Conservation

175

 

Forestry and Wild Life

177

 

Participatory Forest Management (PFM)

180

 

Forest Revenue

182

 

Environmental Sanitation

185

 

Local Government Initiative

186

 

Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)

186

 

Solid Waste Management

189

 

Bio Medical Waste

195

 

Hazardous Waste

197

 

Safe Handling of Drinking Water

198

 

Home Sanitation and Food Hygiene

199

 

Towards a Sanitation Policy

200

Chapter - 7

Energy Development

201-213

 

Generation

201

 

Transmission

204

 

Distribution

205

 

Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme

206

 

Power Sector Reforms

207

 

Power Consumption and Revenue Realisation

209

 

National Electricity Policy

210

 

Non Conventional Energy Programme

211

Chapter - 8

Industry and Mining

214-246

 

Industrial Growth

214

 

Central Sector Investment

217

 

State Level Public Sector Enterprises

219

 

SLPE Reforms in Kerala

221

 

Human Resource Development

227

 

Small Scale Industry

229

 

Traditional Industries

236

 

Coir Industry

236

 

Handloom Industry

238

 

Handicrafts

241

 

Cashew Industry

244

 

Khadi and Village Industries

244

 

Sericulture

245

 

Mining

245

Chapter - 9

Tourism

247-252

 

Performance of Kerala Tourism

247

 

Domestic Tourist Arrivals

247

 

New Initiatives

251

Chapter - 10

Infrastructure

253-275

 

Road Transport

253

 

Kerala State Transport Project

254

 

Road Transport Services

256

 

Transport Finance

260

 

Water Transport

261

 

Kerala Port Sector

262

 

Transshipment Hub at Vizhinjam

263

 

Vallarpadam Container Terminal

264

 

Inland Water Transport

264

 

Air Transport

265

 

Communications

266

 

Urban Development

269

 

Solid Waste Management

272

 

Capital City Development Project

274

 

Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project

274

Chapter – 11

Education

276-296

 

School Education

276

 

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

278

 

Higher Secondary Education

282

 

Vocational Higher Secondary Education

283

 

University and Higher Education

284

 

Self financing Arts and Science Colleges

286

 

Technical Education

288

 

Expenditure on Education

292

 

School Education and Local Governments

293

 

Industrial Training Institutes

294

 

Sports and Youth Affairs

295

Chapter – 12

Health

297-311

 

Health Care Infrastructure

297

 

Directorate of Health Services

298

 

Communicable Diseases

299

 

Cancer Care

300

 

Mental Health

301

 

Ageing Population

302

 

Rural Health Care

303

 

Ayurveda

305

 

Homoeopathy

306

 

Medical Education and Training

307

 

Expenditure on Medical and Public Health

309

 

Local Self Governments and Health Programmes

311

Chapter - 13

Housing

312-317

 

Conditions of Occupied Houses

312

 

Changing use of Housing Materials

313

 

Housing Agencies

315

 

Kerala State Housing Board

316

 

Kerala State Co-operative Housing Federation

316

 

HUDCO and Housing

317

Chapter - 14

Poverty and Special Programmes for Weaker Sections

318-353

 

Poverty Alleviation Programmes

320

 

Kudumbashree

323

 

Land Reforms

330

 

Attappady Environmental Conservation and Waste Land Development Project

331

 

Urban Poverty Reduction Programmes

331

 

Social Security and Welfare

333

 

Kerala State Handicapped Persons' Welfare Corporation

335

 

Social Security and Pension

336

 

Welfare of Prisoners

336

 

Welfare Fund Boards

337

 

Local Governments and Social Security

340

 

Nutrition

342

 

Social Justice

343

 

Tribal Development Mission

351

 

Kerala Institute for Research, Training and Development Studies (KIRTADS)

352

 

Kerala State Backward Classes Development Corporation

353

Chapter – 15

Prices and Food Security

354-367

 

Consumer Price Index

354

 

Retail Prices

355

 

Wholesale Price Index

358

 

Parity Index

359

 

Wages

359

 

Food Security

360

 

Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation

366

 

Mid-day Meal Programme

367

Chapter – 16

Export and Import

368-378

 

India's Foreign Trade

369

 

Balance of Payment

369

 

Cargo Handled by Kochi Port

370

 

Marine Products - National Scenario

371

 

Kerala Scenario

372

 

Spices

372

 

Coir and Coir Products

377

Chapter – 17

Institutional and Bank Finance

379-406

 

Institutional Finance

379

 

Bank Finance

380

 

NRE Deposits

388

 

Educational Loans

389

 

Agricultural Finance

389

 

Priority Sector Lending in Kerala

389

 

Micro Financing of NABARD

398

 

Rural Infrastructure Development Fund

399

 

Non Banking Financial Institutions in Kerala

402

Chapter – 18

Gender and Development

407-420

 

Women and Features of Demography

407

 

Gender Development

409

 

Women Empowerment

411

 

Women and Ageing

412

 

Women Development Corporation

414

 

Women and Health

414

 

Female Labour Force

417

 

Kerala Women's Commission

420

Chapter – 19

Labour and Employment

421-431

 

Labour Force and Labour Welfare

421

 

Migrant Labourers

421

 

Issues Related to the Employment Situation in the State

422

 

Unemployment

424

 

Employment in the Organised Sector

426

 

Placement through Employment Exchange

428

 

Migration

428

 

Foreign Remittances in the Kerala Economy

430

 

Return Emigrants

430

Chapter – 20

Human Development and Socio-economic Well-being in Kerala

432-442

 

Human Development Index

432

 

Gender Equality Index

436

 

Education

436

 

Health

438

 

Poverty

439

 

Micro Finance

440

 

Crime

440

 

Migration

441

 

Infrastructure Indices

442

 

Aged in Kerala

442

Chapter - 21

Information Technology

443-453

 

Infocoms

444

 

Infrastructure

444

 

IT Industry

446

 

IT Exports

448

 

Human Resource Development

448

 

E-Governance

449

 

Akshaya

450

 

IT @ School

451

 

KISSAN - Kerala

452

Chapter - 22

Local Governments and Decentralised Development

454-479

 

Performance during 2003-04

454

 

Mobilisation of Resources

457

 

Initiatives Launched to Strengthen Decentralisation

461

 

Operationalisation of Decentralisation Support Programme

465

 

Thematic focus on Poverty Reduction and Public Health

465

 

Best Practices

465

Chapter – 23

Science and Technology

480-483

 

The R & D Centres

480

 

Biotechnology

482

 

GIAN Centre

482

Chapter - 24

Governance

484-497

 

Modernising Government Programme

484

 

Service Delivery Projects

486

 

Citizens' Charter

488

 

E-Governance

489

Chapter - 25

World Trade Agreement

498-514

 

Agreement on Agriculture (AoA)

498

 

Issues in Fisheries

501

 

The Sanitary And Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement

501

 

Agreement on Rules of Origin (ARO)

503

 

Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

504

 

Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC)

506

 

General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

508

 

India's Commitment under the GATS

509

 

Regional Trading Agreements (RTAs)

511

 

WTO and Environment

512

 

Framework Agreement (Geneva)

512

 

Future negotiations

513

  Immediate State level initiatives needed

513

  APPENDIX TABLES

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