HAND BOOK - Planning Development & Monitoring Department

Government of Jammu and Kashmir Planning, Development & Monitoring Department

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Introduction

State of J&K has three district regions viz Kashmir, Jammu & Ladakh. Administratively, the

state has been re-organized into 22 districts, including, 8 new district(4 each in Kashmir &

Jammu divisions) which were created during the year 2006-07. The geographical area of the

State is 222236 Sq. Kms which includes an area of 1,21,449 sq kms under illegal occupation of

China and Pakistan.

Ladakh region receives very little rainfall. The climate of plain areas of Jammu is very similar to

that of Punjab. The valley of Kashmir experiences severe winter, pleasant spring and moderate

summer. Most of Kashmir and Ladakh has a single cropping pattern and in Jammu more than

one crop is harvested. World famous saffron is grown in pockets of Kashmir and Kishtwar.

Agriculture is the main stay of the economy of the State. A big chunk of the population in the

State derives its livelihood form Agriculture.

Horticulture is one of the major component of state economy and has potential for further

development. That is why this sector is targeted for heavy investment.

By introducing modern techniques of grafting and biotechnology methods like tissue culture, the

quality of mango, litchi & guava is being improved. In order to make available advanced

technologies to the fruit growers in the State and also to provide job trainings in advanced fruit

growing technologies, the State has established advanced training centres for Horticulture

Development. These centres are also functioning as plant receiver/retrieval and multiplication

centres. Thrust is being given to production and multiplication of high density plants of apple,

cherry, pear, grafted on colonal root stocks, olive, strawberry, kiwi and stone fruit, besides

production of grafted walnut plants.

The perennial rivers in the state provide an excellent base for generation of Hydro-electric

power.

For providing world class facilities, the development of tourist infrastructure has been the

priority of the State Government. For focused attention, Tourism Development Authorities have

been constituted. Tourist arrivals to the Valley have picked up considerably. Religious tourism is

witnessing a huge-up swing.

Handicraft sector traditionally strong in the State, is being modernized rapidly. Satellite center of

the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology has been established at Srinagar to provide design and

market intelligence and improved manufacturing technology in the carpets. Craft Development

Institute has been established at Srinagar for creation of design and development facility besides

setting up of workshops for Handicrafts to act as common Facility Centre for the benefit of

manufacturers and artisans.

Common facility centre for washing of carpets, preparing raw materials for paper machie and

seasoning of wood has been set up at Srinagar. Raw material bank has been set up at Srinagar to

assist artisans in obtaining raw materials at reasonable prices.

Urban Hatts at Jammu and Srinagar have been completed. Arts emporium building completed at

Srinagar.

The state has been covered under the National Rural Health Mission. Medical Colleges at Jammu

and Kashmir have been upgraded. Massive programme of building the infrastructure in Health

Sector launched. Presently, this is taken care of, under the State Plan and the NRHM.

Road connectivity is essential for the development of the economy. A number of projects have

been completed and various projects are under progress.

The Planning, Development & Monitoring Department is interdisciplinary in nature and

acts as a nodal agency to look after the implementation of planning process in the state. The

main objective of the Planning Department is to redress all inter-regional and inter-district

imbalances in developmental process and ensure equitable share of all regions/districts in speedy

implementation of various developmental programs. The decentralized planning introduced in

the state as a part of ‘Single Line Administration’ ultimately aims at providing an opportunity to

the people of the state to decide their destiny for economic development. The department is

entrusted with very important assignments which mostly comprise of the formulation of annual

plans, five year plans, mid term appraisals, project appraisals, conduct of evaluation studies,

preparation of monitoring reports on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis, conduct of district

developmental board meetings and maintaining active liaison with the Government of India,

especially.

CITIZENS’ CHARTER The Planning, Development & Monitoring Department is assigned with the job of

assessing the material, capital and human resources of the State including technical personnel

for exploring the possibility of augmenting such resources as are found to be deficient in

relation to the requirement. Department formulates long term, medium term and annual plans

for the most effective and balanced utilization of resources for economic development of the

state. Department identifies the factors which retard economic development and determine the

conditions which should be established for accelerated growth.

Planning, Development & Monitoring Department determines priorities and the

allocation of resources for the successful implementation of the plans and carries out the

physical and financial monitoring of the developmental projects under implementation. The

department appraises and evaluates the progress achieved in the implementation of

plans/programmes/projects and recommends the modification in policy and other corrective

measures that may be necessary to achieve the intended objectives.

Planning, Development & Monitoring Department guides the District Authorities,

Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions in formulation of development plans in the

decentralized framework to synchronize with the overall state plan priorities.

The Directorate of Economics & Statistics of the Planning, Development & Monitoring

Department has the mandate to collect, compile, analyse, interpret and maintain strong &

sound database in the state.

The work chart allocation of the Department is reflected below:

Division-wise working of the Department is as under:

Principal Secretary , Planning,Dev. &

Monitoring Department

Director General Economics &

Statistics

Director,

Perspective and Manpower Planning

Special Secretary Director,

Area Planning

Director,

Project Appraisal and Plan Monitoring

Director,

CSS/BADP

Director Finance/Chief

Accounts Officer

Systems Executive,

Core Computer Centre

1. Directorate of Economics and Statistics (E&S): Director General (E&S) is a

major Head of Department who collects all types of official data besides, conducting Evaluation

Studies of various Developmental projects. The Directorate is also collecting & maintaining data

on vital statistics in the state. The Directorate conducts Economic Census, National Sample

Surveys, Price Collections, Minor Irrigation Census etc. The data generated by the Directorate

on diversified activities is disseminated in the shape of various publications/reports for benefit

of users particularly policy makers, planners, scholars and other data users. Directorate is

vested with the powers of administering non gazetted cadre of E&S.

2. Perspective & Manpower Planning Division: This is the vital Division of the Planning, Development & Monitoring Department looking after the resource management and investment decisions of the State besides the Manpower Planning. The Division is headed by a Director and coordinates with other Administrative Departments. It also maintains active liaison with the Government of India, especially with the NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance, GOI. Planning, Development & Monitoring Department is also coordinating with the Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI in respect of development related projects.

This Division is assigned the job of formulation of Annual Plans/Five Year Plans/ Revised Estimates of both State and District Sectors, Mid Term Appraisals, release of additionalities and re-appropriation of funds. This division looks after special Central/State initiatives like Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan, Special Task Force Projects, Chief Minister’s Commitments, Rangarajan Commission recommendations, Special Area Development programme etc. This Division also deals with the matters pertaining to National Development Council (NDC) subject.

In addition, this Division oversees the Sectoral details of Planning Machinery, PMGSY, Survey Statistics, Estates, Home, Law, H&P, Finance, Civil Aviation and Health & Medical Education etc.

3. Establishment Section: This Section is headed by a Special Secretary and looks after the vital Human Resources Management of E&S Cadre. The section deals with the personal cases, besides the Recruitment Rules, DPC/Promotion matters and transfer/posting of Gazetted cadre. This division also deals with the NZC, Skill Development and RFD assignments. The Division is also assigned the job of office administration.

4. Area Planning Division: This division is headed by a Director and looks after District Plans including Leh and Kargil, District Development Board Meetings, Constituency Development Fund and MPLADS monitoring. The implementation of Cabinet cum District Development Board (DDCB)/DDB decisions is also monitored by Area Planning Division. This Division also deals with Bad Pocket Initiatives.

5. Project Appraisal and Plan Monitoring Division: This Division is headed by a Director and looks after monitoring of plan programmes. The Division conducts the

monthly, quarterly and annual physical and financial monitoring of the development programmes. Besides, 20 Point programme is monitored by the Division. The division is also assigned the job of appraisal projects.

This Division looks after NABARD funding of developmental projects, third party monitoring of projects/schemes, follow-up of evaluation studies. In addition this Division oversees the Sectoral details of Agriculture, Cooperative, Animal/Sheep Husbandry etc.

6. CSS/BADP Division:This division is headed by a Director and looks after implementation of CSS, Flagship Programmes, EAPs and BADP schemes. In addition this Division oversees the Sectoral details of Power, Housing & Urban Dev., Rural Dev., PWD, I&FC/PHE and Education.

7. Core Computer Centre: This Centre is headed by the Systems Executive and deals with data management system of Annual/Five Year State/District Plans and is responsible for Departmental Website Facilitation Centre of the Planning, Development & Monitoring Department works within the Core Computer Centre. The Division also looks after IT Sector.

8. Accounts Wing: This wing is headed by Director Finance and looks after the accounts/financial matters of the Department and its sub-ordinate offices. It also looks after drawal of salary, GP Fund advances, PAC and OBC Paras and Red Account of the BADP funds.

Brief Political History of Jammu :

It may be stated here that while plenty of material describing the geological evolution, early

history, geographic, political, cultural and economic changes witnessed in the past by the valley

of Kashmir is available, the ancient history of Jammu province is shrouded in mystery due to the

non-availability of even a single chronicle which could throw some light on the happenings of

the period prior to 18th century. During the 12th century, Rajputs of Jammu province and carved

out separate estates and principalities in Jammu Province, such as, Jammu, Kishtwar,

Bhaderwah, Basholi, Reasi etc. which they ruled as independent sovereigns. Except the fact that

the city of Jammu was founded by Raja Jamboo Lochan who lived in 9th century A.D, very little

information is available about the successive regimes which swayed the different regions of the

province from time to time till Raja Ranjit Dev, son of Dhruv Dev, proclaimed himself as the

ruler of the principality of Jammu in1730 A.D. From all available information, it appears that the

first Raja of Dogra dynasty, named Agnivarna settled at Parol near Kathua and his son

subsequently extended his domination as far west as Jammu Tawi. Four other Rajas followed in

succession and two of the sons of the fifth Raja Agnigarbha, named Bahu Lochana and Jamboo

Lochana, are said to have founded the Bahu Fort and the Jammu town respectively. With the

installation of Sikh rule in Punjab, however, Jammu and all other adjoining areas were annexed

by Maharaja Ranjit Singh with his territories. Mian Kishore Singh who was a direct descendent

of Raja Dhrev Dev held a prominent and respectable position in the court of Maharaja Ranjit

Singh at Lahore. His son Gulab Singh joined the army of Ranjit Singh while in teens and in

course of time became an accredited lieutenant of Ranjit Singh. Gulab Singh was eventually

made the Raja of Jammu by the Treaty of Amritsar dated: 16.3.1846. Later on, he annexed

Kashmir with Jammu

Brief History of Kashmir :

Kashmir, if literally translated, means land desiccated from water: “Ka” (the water) and shimeera

(to desiccate). Tradition says that Kashmir was originally a lake that was drained by the great

saint of ancient India Kashyap. It was included in the empire of Ashoka Maurya who is credited

with the foundation of the city of Srinagar around the year 250 BC. During this period Buddhism

spread in Kashmir and flourished under the Kushans. During the reign of Kanishka, the third

Buddhist council took place in Kashmir which has been attested by the 7th century Chinese

traveler Hien Tsang. But Hinduism held its sway in the region. The 7th Century AD witnessed

the establishment of a dynasty called the Karkota whose foundation stone was laid by

Durlabhavarrdhana. The most famous ruler of this dynasty was Lalitaditya Muktapid who built

the world famous sun temple (Martand) in Kashmir. The Karkotas were supplemented by the

Utpalas in 855 AD. The most important ruler of this dynasty was Avanti-verman. He recovered

Kashmir from utter political and economic disorder into which Kashmir had fallen during the

rule of his predecessors. Didda, a Gupta widowed queen, ruled Kashmir until 1003 AD when the

Lohara dynasty took over. The last Hindu ruler of Kashmir was Udyan Dev. His Chief Queen

Kota Rani was the de-facto ruler of the kingdom. With her death in 1339 the Hindu rule in

Kashmir came to an end and thus was established the Muslim rule in Kashmir under Sultan

Shamas-ud-din-whose dynasty ruled the valley for 222 years. The greatest ruler of this dynasty

was undoubtedly Sultan Zain-ul-Abdin. Under his rule, Kashmir was culturally and politically at

its zenith. He was essentially a man of secular out-look and patronized all faiths and religions

alike. He made Kashmir the centre of a great culture and worked hard to promote learning and to

build up the economy of the people. Badshah was not anxious for the expansion of his dominion

but was equally reluctant to part with the territories which belonged to Kashmir and were of a

strategic importance. The Chiefs of Ladakh and Baltistan who had acknowledged their allegiance

to Shahab-ud-Din and Sikandar his predecessors had, however, declared themselves independent

during the weak rule of Ali Shah. He, therefore, set out with his army and made a Bumlde IV,

Raja of Ladakh, to recognize his sovereignty. The ruler of Baltistan also followed suit and

surrendered. He next captured the town of Kulu which was till then in the possession of

Ladakhis. After these achievements, Badhshah proceeded to subdue the ruler of Ohind who had

also declared himself independent during the reign of Ali Shah. As before, the ruler of Ohind

was defeated and agreed to acknowledge the sovereignty of the king of Kashmir. Badshah also

exchanged embassies with various foreign countries. In particular, he deputed his envoys to

Khurasan, Egypt, Mecca, Rukh, son of Timur, were most cordial. Budshah took a series of

measures for development of Agriculture trade and Commerce. He constructed many irrigation

canals. As a result of these works and the reclamation of vast areas, Kashmir became self-

sufficient in food. According to Moorcroft, Kashmir produced as much as 5.50 lakh tons of rice

per year during the time of Badshah. The Kingdom was annexed into the Mughal Empire in

1586. In 1757 Kashmir came under the control of Ahmed Shah Durrani, the Afghan who invaded

India many times. In 1819 Kashmir was annexed by Ranjit Singh and made a part of his Sikh

empire. The two Anglo-Sikh wars fought between the Sikhs and Ranjit Singh resulted in the

complete extinction of the Sikh sovereignty in Kashmir. The British gave away Kashmir to

Ghulab Singh for the sum of 75 lakhs of rupees under the Treaty of Amritsar. He extended his

territory by annexing Ladakh. Ghulab Singh died in 1857 and was replaced by Ranbir Singh

(1857-1885). Two other Marajahs, Partab Singh (1885-1925) and Hari Singh ruled in succession.

Maharaja Sir Hari Singh ascended the throne in 1925. He continued to govern the state till 1950.

In 1932 Kashmir’s first political party-all Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was formed

by Sheikh Abdullah. The party was later renamed the National Conference in 1939 and continues

to be a major political party in Kashmir today. After Indian Independence in 1947, the ruler of

the princely state of Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh, refused to accede to either India or Pakistan.

When Pakistan invaded Kashmir in the following year, the ruler of Kashmir sought help from the

Indian government and agreed to place Kashmir under the dominion of India. In 1956 Kashmir

was integrated into the Indian Union under a new Constitution. However, PoK Kashmir

continued to be under illegal occupation of Pakistan. Kashmir was a tourist’s paradise during the

1970’s and early 1980’s. However tourism in Kashmir declined during the late 1980’s and

1990’s, due to disturbances. The situation has improved and it is hoped that peace will return to

Kashmir-followed by tourists, who remember its beautiful parks, Rolling Meadows, spectacular

mountains and scenic destinations with nostalgia.

Main functioning of Planning, Development & Monitoring Department

Plays an active roll in all Development activities in the State

Formulation of Perspective, Five year and Annual Plans

Acting as a nodal agency in Prime Minister Reconstruction Programme and various

Flagship Programmes in the state.

Mid term Appraisal and Project Appraisal

Preparation of Progress reports on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis

Keep an account of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and providing State matching

share

Conduct of District Development Board Meetings and Implementation and

monitoring of Cabinet cum District Development Board decisions

Collection of Plan related data from various Administrative/Head of Departments

through its Planning cells in the concerned Departments

Monitoring the funds allotted for Border Area Development Programme and 20

points Programmes

Conduct of various Socio Economic Survey, Evaluation Studies and National

Sample Surveys.

Publishing a series of publications like Annual Plan, Five Year Plan Digest of

Statistics, Economic Development and Regional Development, Economic Review,

Village Amenity Directories etc.

Maintain active liaison with Government of India especially with Planning

Commission of India.

Maintain the data bank of Annual Plan/District Plan and other plan related

Information

Achievements

Achievements of 10th Five Year Plan, Strengths & Weaknesses of the Economy

I. Achievements 10th Five Year Plan outlay was approved at an amount of Rs.14500 crores

comprising of Rs.9800.71 (67.59%) crores as capital component and Revenue Component

of Rs.4699.29 (32.41%) crores against which an amount of Rs.13124.43 crores has been

spent constituting 90.52%. The per capita plan expenditure, which was only Rs.7 as per

First Five Year Plan, has increased gradually to Rs.1449 during the 9th Five Year Plan

registering an increase of 20600% and subsequently reached to Rs.1931 in 2002-03, the Ist

year of the 10th Five Year Plan. The per capita plan expenditure for the year 2006-07 (last

year of 10th Five Year Plan increased to Rs.2574. Besides, the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s

announced a prestigious package for Jammu & Kashmir known as Prime Minister’s

Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) in Nov. 2004, envisaging a whopping investment of Rs. over

24000 crore, (revised to over 30000 crore). The expenditure incurred has been to the tune of

Rs.663.66 crore and Rs.429.60 crore during 2005-06 and 2006-07 respectively, the last two

years of the 10 five year plan. Taking into account this expenditure of Rs.1092.72 crore, the

total expenditure incurred during 10th five year plan has been to the tune of Rs.14217.16

crore. The year-wise expenditure incurred and per capita expenditure during 10th Five Year

Plan is indicated hereunder. Plan Expenditure and Expenditure Per Capita per Annum for

the 10th FYP (2002-2007)

S.No. Plan year Expenditure

(Rs. in crore)

Expenditure per

capita

Expenditure

( inclusive of PMRP)

Expenditure per

capita (inclusive of

PMRP)

per annum (Rs.) (Rs. in crore) per annum (Rs.)

i. 2002-03 2064.32 1931 - -

ii. 2003-04 2352.09 2143 - -

iii. 2004-05 2838.94 2516 - -

iv. 2005-06 2891.96 2501 663.66 3075

v. 2006-07 2977.12 2574 429.06 2945

The Tenth Five Year Plan of J&K had targeted a growth rate of 6.10% in Gross State

Domestic Product (GSDP) at constant prices. The actual growth rate has been 5.13% in

2002-03, 5.17% in 2003-04, 5.23% in 2004-05, and 5.73% in 2005-06 and 6.00% in 2006-

07 in real terms (1990-00 prices) or a growth rate of 5.45% per annum compounded

annually. However, at the National level the actual growth rate has been 3.8% in 2002-03,

8.5% in 2003-04, 7.5% in 2004-05, 9.0% in 2005-06 and 9.2% in 2006-07(A). The growth

rate has thus been looking up during the entire period of the 10th Five Year Plan but is

lagging much behind the growth rate at the national level and growth rate of most of the

States of our Country.

The GSDP of J&K State has been continuously increasing over the years. Gross State

Domestic product at constant (1999-00) prices for the year 2006-07 is estimated at

Rs.21556.82 crore (Advance estimates) as against Rs.20336.50 crore (Advance estimates)

for the year 2005-06, registering an increase of 6 percent over the previous year. The GSDP

at constant (1999-00) prices is showing 5.45 percent average annual growth rate during 10th

Five Year Plan. This reveals the state of economy suggesting that state is growing at an

average growth rate of 5.45 percent per annum while growth of inflation is 4.61 percentage

points making an aggregate growth of 10.06 percent at Current Prices during the same

period.

The primary sector has registered a growth of 2.50 percent in 2002-03, 8.86 percent in the

year 2003-04, 1.36 in the year 2004-05 and it has since then remained stagnant on 4% in the

years 2005-06 and 2006-07. Thus registering an average annual growth rate of 4.1 percent

from 2002-03 to 2006-07. This sector is expected to grow at the rate of 4.00 per year in the

11th Five Year Plan also. The sectoral real growth rates of GSDP of Jammu and Kashmir at

constant prices reveal that agricultural & allied activities of J&K has shown fluctuations

from 2000-01 to 2004-05 and is stagnant at 4.00 percent since then. In the year 2007-08

(pre) the expected growth of Primary sector is 3.99 percent.

The Secondary sector has grown from –0.07 percent in 2002-03 to 6.74 percent in the year

2006-07 (A). The industry sector consisting of Mining & quarrying Manufacturing

(registered & unregistered): Electricity, gas & water supply: and Construction has grown

with an annual average of 6.65 percent.

The tertiary sector is growing in volume as well as sectoral percentage contribution. This

sector has registered a growth of 5.13 percent during 2000-01 while as in the year 2002-03

it has registered a growth of 9.56 percent over the previous year. A growth of 2.84 percent,

3.29 percent and 6.50 percent and 6.92 percent was registered during 2003-04, 2004-05,

2005-06(A) and 2006-07(A) years respectively. The tertiary sector is showing an annual

average growth rate of 5.82 percent from 2002-03 to 2006-07.

The scheme of financing the Tenth Five Year Plan, as approved by the Planning

Commission, had envisaged that it would be financed to the extent of Rs.2679.45 crores

through State’s own resources. Against this, the state’s own resources as per the agreed

scheme of financing of annual plan, is estimated at (-) Rs.363.12 crore as indicated below in

the tables:-

Scheme of financing of X Plan of Jammu & Kashmir.

(Rs. in Crores)

S.No Item X Plan Projections At 2001-02 prices

1 2 3

I. STATE’S OWN RESOURCES (1 TO 11) 2679.45

1. Balance from current Revenues -1895.32

(Of which ARM) (1990.16)

2. Contribution of Public enterprises (2.1+2.2) - 2058.89

2.1 State Electricity Board -1931.06

2.2 Road Transport Corporation -127.83

3. State Provident Fund 2172.14

4. Miscellaneous capital receipts (net) -1391.70

5. Plan Grants under EFC (5.1+5.2) 165.30

5.1 Up-gradation and special problems 87.33

5.2 Grants for local bodies 77.97

6. Loans against small savings 1246.77

7. Net SLR based market borrowings 1000.00

8. Negotiated loans 1424.02

8.1 LIC/GIC 413.54

8.2 NABARD 744.66

8.3 REC 98.28

8.4 IDBI 0.00

8.5 Others (HUDCO, PFC) 167.54

9. Debentures/ Bonds 0.00

10. ARM 2017.13

11. Adjustment of opening balance 0.00

II. CENTRAL ASSISTANCE (12 to 14) 11820.55

12. Normal Central Assistance 5938.30

13. A.C.A for Externally Aided Projects 424.60

14. Others 5457.65

III. AGGREGATE PLAN RESOURCES (I+II) 14500.00

Contribution of States Own Resources (SOR) for financing of the 10th five year plan

Year

S.O.R (Rs. in crores)

1 2

2002-03 -236.78

2003-04 -600.36

2004-05 -477.47

2005-06 +187.55

2006-07 +763.94

Total -363.12

Economic Sectors

The Agriculture and allied sectors contributed about 27% to the GSDP while as Agriculture

sector specifically contributed 8 to 9% to the GSDP during 2006-07. During 2006-07, 11.26

lakh Hectares has been the Gross Area Sown out of which 4.59 lakh hectares (40.76

percent) was irrigated. The Net Area Sown worked out to Rs. 7.41 lakh hectares out of

which 3.09 lakh hectares constituting 41.70 percent was irrigated. The cropping intensity for

the year 2006-07 stands at 152 percent. The fertilizer consumption has increased to 97.27

thousand tones during 2006-07 from 93.90 thousand tones of previous year (2005-06)

Production of rice during 2006-07 (P) stood at 55.46 lakh quintals which has increased by

13.32 lakh quintals from figure 42.14 lakh quintals in 2002-03. The production of wheat for

2006-07(P) stood at 49.83 lakh quintals, showing an increase of 9.28 lakh quintals over the

production figure of 40.55 lakh quintals in 2002-03. Production of Maize has been

registered at 48.69 lakh quintals, against 46.51 lakh quintals in 2002-03 thus an increase of

2.18 lakh quintals. Yield rate of rice has registered an increase from 17.84 quintals/ha in

2002-03 to 21.96 quintals/ha in 2006-07, maize 14.11 to 15.05 quintals/ha, and wheat 16.33

to 18.72 quintals/ha during the same period. 74.77 percent of the Rice, Wheat and Maize

crops are under High Yielding Varieties.

Production of pulses has increased from 1.35 lakh quintals in 2005-06 to 1.41, lakh quintals

in 2006-07, however is less than 1.52 lakh quintals in 2004-05. Similarly the production of

oil seeds in 2006-07 has been 4.13 lakh quintals which was significantly lower than the

peak production of 7.08 lakh quintals recorded in 1985-86. However, productivity of all

agricultural crops is much lower than national average particularly in rainfed areas. The

Agriculture sector registered growth rate of about 4 percent per annum during 10th Plan.

The main areas of concern under Agriculture are Agricultural Research, Education and Soil

and Water Management/conservation.

The growth in crop production is to be achieved by raising the intensity of Agriculture by

optimum utilization of existing irrigation potential and by creating and utilizing additional

Irrigation potential.

The National average of Seed Replacement Rate (SRR) has been above 25 percent while as

the State of J&K is yet to surpass 10 percent of SRR in case of High yielding varieties of

major field crops. The deficiency is because of limited resources available for breeder and

foundation seeds as these should be area location specific. The State Agriculture

Universities are being pursued to evolve short duration high yielding varieties including

hybrids, with special emphasis on productivity constraints in rain fed areas.

The State has won the distinction of having introduced reform legislation of considerable

magnitude by articulation of land reform through vesting of ownership rights of the State

land to the farmers. This is second major Agrarian Reform which has an exception of non-

payment of compensation for acquisition of surplus land with the condition that the

beneficiary under the scheme shall utilize the land for bonafide purposes, underlying the

Act popularly as Roshni Act. The reform has inbuilt spirit of inclusive growth of agriculture

sector aimed at increasing the production and productivity on one hand and removal of

poverty, employment generation and self reliance on the other hand.

42 Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Societies have been revived. 105 Vermicompost

units have been established, in various parts of the State for balanced & integrated use of

manures & fertilizers during the year 2006-07. Under Saffron Development Programme, a

project has been formulated and its implementation under Technology Mission (CSS) has

been started during 2007-08. Tulip Garden of Siraj-Bagh Srinagar Kashmir stands

developed during 2006-07.

Almost 45% of economic returns under Agriculture Sector is contributed by Horticulture

Sector, thereby adding 7% to State Gross State Domestic product (GSDP). The overall

production of fruits has increased from 13.32 lakh metric tones (MTs) in 2004-05 to 15.04

lakh Mts in 2006-07, thereby registering overall increase of around 13 percent or 6.5% per

year. The area under the Horticulture production has also increased to 2.83 lakh hectares

during 2006-07 from 2.32 lakh hectares in 2002-03 showing a growth of 21.98 percent

during these years.

The exports outside the state have decreased from 7.76 lakh metric tones during 2003-04 to

6.92 lakh MTs in 2006-07. The decline in the exports is predominantly due to Quality

Control mechanism adopted by the State. The total dry fruit exported during 1999-2000

stood at 7.85 lakh metric tones while as during 2006-07 the figure stands at 6.92 lakh metric

tones. The foreign exchange earnings were 64.71 crore during 2006-07 for dry fruits.

The production of vegetables has increased from 30965 tones (P) in 2005-06 to 38285 tones

(P) in 2006-07 registering an increase of 23.64 percent over the previous year.

8 Satellite markets in Kashmir Valley are at advanced stage of completion. During 2007-08

(ending October, 2007) the volume of trade in these mandies has been of the order of 36.96

lakh boxes. Land has been acquired at Poonch, Rajouri, Akhnoor, Batote and Bishnah

(Samba) in Jammu division for establishment of new markets.

About 11% of the GDP of the State is contributed by the livestock activity. The per capita

availability of milk is about 343 gms per person per day, egg and poultry meat availability is

of the order of 57 nos./year and 2412 gms per person/year respectively for the year 2006-07.

The total consumption under poultry scaled the heights upto Rs.300 crore, out of which 75

percent is met by imports from neighbouring States.

The estimated population of cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats for the year 2006-07 stands at

26.12 lakhs, 5.48 lakhs, 33.17 lakhs and 11.89 lakhs respectively. The total milch animals in

the State are 30.99 lakhs showing the dependency ratio of 3.4 persons per livestock. The

production of milk for the year 2005-06 was estimated at 14.85 lakh metric tones. The

production of meat was 266.12 lakh Kgs. (Red meat 209.3 lakh Kgs. White meat 56.82 lakh

Kgs).

The State has made significant progress in the fish culture under controlled conditions by

adopting modern technology. The production is continuously showing an increasing trend.

The fish caught which was 184.67 thousand quintals in 2000-01 has increased to 192

thousand quintals in 2006-07. Fish Farmers Training Centre has been established at

Ghoumanashan (Jammu) and Mansbal in Kashmir Division. 28 Trout Rearing Units and 18

fish farms have been established. National Fish Seed Farms at Kathua (Jammu) and

Mansbal (Kashmir) have been upgraded.

An Aquarium cum Awareness Centre at Bagh-I-Bahu Jammu has been established in order

to create awareness cum recreation among the masses towards the biodiversity. Two

Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz. Housing and Insurance are in operation throughout the

State for welfare of Fishermen in order to improve their socio-economic condition and an

amount of Rs.65 lakhs have been distributed to the beneficiaries as premium.

Co-operative Banks are heading towards betterment with deposits amounting to Rs.1097.42

crore and Credit Deposit Ratio of 36.20%. The number of Primary Agricultural Credit

Societies has continuously increased from 740 in 2003-04 to 758 in 2005-06, making a net

increase of about 2.43%. Their membership has also increased from 3.63 lakhs in 2003-04

to 4.87 lakhs in 2006-07, making a net increase of about 34.16%.

49426 SSIs providing employment to 2.26 lakh persons stand registered with the Industries

and Commerce Department as on 31.03.2007. Besides 133 large and medium Scale

Industrial units with an investment of Rs.2500 crore have been set up providing

employment to 20,000 persons.

During the period 2002-03 to 2006-07, various incentives of Rs.57.85 crore were provided

to 2700 industrial units. 37 Industrial Estates exist in the State, 1892 Industries units are set

up in these Estates.

The 5th Economic census-2005 has recorded 324908 enterprises in the State engaged in

different economic activities (other than crop production and plantation) providing

employment to 751525 persons. Annual average growth of 6.03% and 6.82% was recorded

in the number of enterprises and employment during 1998-2005 respectively.

Production and export of handicraft goods during the year 2006-07 was Rs.950 crore and

Rs.785 crore of which share of carpet was 47.42% and 44.77% respectively.

Khadi and Village Industries Board has financed 6950 units under Rural Employment

Guarantee Programme (REGP) since its inception ending March, 2007 generating

employment opportunities for 69468 persons. Production and Sales turnover of REGP has

Rs.184.65 crores and Rs.22.11 crores respectively during the same period.

The Information Technology Department has so far established 135 Community

Information Centres at block level.

15 new Tourism Development Authorities have been made functional during 2006-07. 12

Tourism Development Authorities are being funded under prime Minister’s Reconstruction

Plan. Three Tourist circuits viz i.) Jammu –Rajouri-Poonch ii.) Badherwah-Kishtwar-

Sinthan-Srinagar and iii.) Lakhanpur-Basholi-Bani-Sarthal have been sanctioned by

Ministry of Tourism Government of India at a total cost of Rs.21.69 crore. Kashmir Valley

attracted 4.33 lakhs tourists, Ladakh attracted 0.44 lakhs tourists, Pahalgam 2.58 lakhs

tourists during 2006.

The number of pilgrims to Amarnath Ji cave during the year 2006 was 2.65 lakhs and to

Mata Vaishno Devi Ji holy cave during the year 2006 was 69.50 lakh.

Future Plans

Approach to the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12)

Growth/Accelerated Economic Development:

Accelerated economic development will depends on larger investment, which will depend,

as indicated in World Bank’s report on “Sustaining Reform, Reducing Poverty in India”, on

improvement in the investment climate and raising productivity in industries, services and

agriculture. While public sector investments will continue to play a major role in the

development process, the private sector investment will have to become more propitious

and important.

As already observed, there has been an improvement in private sector investment especially

in industries and tourism. The Central Government sanctioned special incentives for the

promotion of industries in J&K and the State Government also took initiatives to clear the

setting up of industries expeditiously. The Apex Committee constituted for the purpose,

approved 126 major and medium industrial units in the Tenth plan. An investment of

Rs.2650 crore is expected to be made in these units. However, severe infrastructural

bottlenecks continue to constrain the state’s industrial performance. Access to quality power

at reasonable cost is a prime concern for the industrial units. While the larger industrial

units can take resort to captive generation, small industries are unable to afford captive

generation and often have to go without power reducing their production capacity and

economic viability. The investment in industries and tourism will be limited by the

availability of land. Some sort of arrangement will have to be made to ensure that developed

land is made available on lease to the investors.

Speedy and reliable door to door transport service is another critical input required for the

competitiveness of the state’s manufacturing industry. The extension of railway,

improvement in National Highways and the Bharat Nirman will go a long way in this

regard.

The expansion in mobile telephony by BSNL and private companies has substantially

improved the telecommunication facilities in the last few years. Dependable

telecommunication network is another important necessity for promotion of private sector

investment.

The prevalence of peace and availability of trained labour for various sectors are sine qua

non for investment by private sector in the state’s economy. Prevalence of peace is

especially important for promotion of tourism.

The plan allocation is basically meant for development purposes. While in some of the

sectors like education and health, the expenditure on salaries is necessary for development

since these sectors are meant to promote/provide services to the people, it is capital

investment in most of the sectors which accelerates growth of the economy. That is why at

the end of a five year plan, plan posts are normally transferred to the non-plan budget. The

Finance Commissions have been providing funds to the States on the basis of the

requirement of funds for this purpose. However, because of severe resource constraints, the

plan posts were not transferred to the non-plan during the last two five year plans. The

Cabinet while approving the Budget for 2006-07 ordered that Rs.400 crores out of plan be

kept at the disposal of Finance Department and that the revenue expenditure of 50 sectors of

nine departments borne on plan to the extent of Rs.459 crore be met by debit to the non-plan

budget. The idea behind this decision was to gradually transfer all the plan posts to non-plan

budget. Since it was not possible to transfer all the committed plan expenditure to non-plan

in one year – because of the resource constraints, it was decided to transfer these to the non-

plan in a phased manner. The resource constraints have become more stringent because of

the Fiscal Reforms and Budget Management Act (FRBM) which has been passed by the

State legislature. The non-plan budget will take over the entire burden on account of plan

revenue upto the end of 10th plan by 2010-11. The Eleventh plan will have to provide for

revenue component mostly for the new creation of posts which will be required for new

schemes/colleges, schools Health Institutions etc.

As already mentioned, the State economy has grown during the 10th Plan at 5.45%

compounded annually. The rate of growth has been going up during the said period and it

was recorded at 6% at constant prices.

This is projected to become possible by a capital investment of Rs.72427 crore in the

economy during the 11th five year plan. The total investment will include public sector

investment of Rs.69407 crore and private sector investment of Rs.3020 crore. The public

sector investment will include RS.28149 in the State and Rs.41258 crore in the central

sector as indicated below:-

S.No. Sector (Rs in crore)

I. Public sector

A. State Sector

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

State plan (capital)

PM’s Reconstruction Plan (PMRP)

Externally Aided Projects

21021

4709

2419

Total 28149

B. Central Sector

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

PM’s Reconstruction Plan (PMRP)

(implemented by state and centre Govts.Organization.

Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Railways

23195

11443

6620

Total 41258

II. Private Sector

(IPP, Industrial Businesses, Agri.,Hort.,Health etc.) 3020

Grand Total (I+II) 72427

Our Mission

Industrial Environment

The alarmingly growing unemployment in the State is the main concern of the Government

due to saturation of employment opportunities in the Government/Traditional Non-

Governmental Sectors like Agriculture. As such, the industrial sector has been declared as

the main vehicle for generation of employment by the Government. The State Government

has announced an industrial policy in the year 2004. With the announcement of the said

policy and a package of incentive by Government of India, a good number of industrial

houses have invested in the State.

New Industrial Policy.

New industrial Policy applicable to the State upto 2015 was announced in February 2004.

The main highlights are:-

Package of Incentive announced by Government of India :

100% Excise duty refund on value addition.

15% Capital Investment subsidy on plant and machinery subject to a ceiling of Rs.30 lakhs.

3% Interest subsidy on working capital loan.

90% Transport Subsidy.

100% Income Tax exemption upto March 2007.

100% Insurance cover to new industrial units

Package of Incentive announced by State Govt.:

Toll Tax exemption on import of raw material and export of finished good upto 31st March

2015.

VAT remission upto 2010 on finished goods.

VAT refund to SSI units on purchase of raw material through the J&K. State Small Scale

Ind.Dev. Corp or any other Govt. Corporation upto 2010.

100% subsidy on DG Sets and Testing Lab Equipments.

5% interest subsidy on term loan for technocrats.

75% subsidy on R&D.

100% subsidy on preparation of Project reports.

Special incentive for brand promotion and skill up-gradation of workers.

Land & Power at Concessional rates

Public Private Participation/Partnership

Private sector Participation in Infrastructure Development provided under industrial Policy.

Investment in Development of Infrastructure in private sector eligible for incentives.

State Government facilitates acquisition of land for private sector initiatives Investment in

generation and distribution of power in industrial areas in private sector encouraged.

Procedure for clearance of industrial investment.

Investment proposals in Medium and Large (M&L) and SSI sector units cleared through

Single Window Clearance system.

The approvals to M&L Scale Sector units accorded by the State level Apex Projects

Clearance Committee headed by Chief Secretary within a period of one month.

The approval of SSI units given through District Level Committees headed by the

respective District Development Commissioners.

The projects are generally commissioned within nine months of its clearance either by

APCC or District Level Committees. However, the gestation period may vary from project

to project .

Flow of investment in Medium & Large Scale in last seven years

Year No. of units Investment (Rs. in

crores)

Employment (in

No’s)

2002-03 8 85.00 913

2003-04 15 325.00 2308

2004-05 35 823.00 5579

2005-06 50 660.00 7664

2006-07 13 627.00 3079

2007-08 8 366.00 1806

2008-09 19 872.00 4444

Total 148 3758.00 25793

Infrastructure facilities provided:

1. Subsidies: Following subsidies were disbursed during last seven years:

Year Subsidies Disbursed (Rs incrores)

2002-03 13.78

2003-04 14.28

2004-05 11.99

2005-06 9.83

2006-07 7.97

2007-08 6.90

2008-09 7.45

Total 72.20

o Power Tarif: Rs.2.35 per unit plus 22% electricity duty. Availability is a constraint. 100% subsidy being provided for purchase of DG sets upto 1

MW capacity.

o Land: Developed land is being provided to the industrialists at an average premium of approximately Rs.12.00 lacs per acre.

o Road Sector: Connectivity to almost all industrial complexes.

o Labour: No major labour reform in hand. Industrial relations are very cordial.

o Local taxes/Levies on Industrial products: Industrial units are exempted from payment of local taxes/levies such as Toll tax for a period of

31.4.2015 and VAT remission upto 2010. Further, VAT refund is given to SSI units for purchase of raw material through the J&K State Small

Scale Industrial Development Corporation or any other Govt. Corporation upto 2010.

Consumer Protection Measures:

Rights of Consumers in the State protected under Consumer Protection Act.

State/Divisional Consumer Protection Commission/Forums are in place.

Weights & Measures provisions enforced through Weights and Measures Deptt.

Objectives

The 11th

Five Year Plan will aim to achieve following goals:-

1. Creation of about 5 lakh additional employment opportunities.

2. Accelerate the rate of growth in GSDP to 8% per annum. This will be accomplished by a progressive acceleration in the growth rate from 6.5% in

2007-08 to 9% in 2011-12. The rate of growth will be targeted at 4% per annum for primary sector, 7.5% for secondary sector and 10.5% for

tertiary sector.

3. Augument power generation capacity by 505 MW in the state sector.

4. Electrify all habitations.

5. Connect all left over habitations with more than 500 inhabitants, by road and

6. Provide basic amenities ( connectivity, power, water supply, primary health care and elementary education) to all villages so that there is no inter-

region or intra-region disparity in access to such facilities.

7. Maximize Employment Generation consistent with 8% growth in the GSDP.

Some of the pre-requisites for ensuring that the present rate of growth in economic enterprises continues during the 11th

Five Year Plan include:

1. Provision of quality power especially to small and industrial household units including handlooms, electrification of all habitations and availability

of power to back up the electrification programme.

2. Connectivity to all villages so as to open up the economy of the rural areas and

3. Promotion of horticulture by provision of institutional credit facilities, utilization of irrigational facility, bringing more area under improved

horticulture crops, replacing the aged and decaying plants by new ones and encouraging grading of the fruit.

Employment Generation

The 60th

round of National Sample Survey (January-June 2004) indicates the

unemployment, based on usual principal status, for J&K to be 4.21%. The unemployment

rate was out at 3.54% for rural areas and at 7.33% for the urban areas. The unemployment

rate in J&K was found to be higher than the All India level of 3.09%-2.31% for rural areas

and 5.37% for urban areas, despite the higher rate of growth in employment in J&K in

economic enterprises viz-a-viz the rest of India during the 7years following the fourth

Economic Census (1998). The Eleventh Five Year Plan will, therefore, focus on creating an

environment for maximizing creation of job opportunities.

The Economic Census 2005 indicates that there are 3.24 lakh enterprises in the State which

are engaged in different economic activities. The total number of persons working in these

enterprises is 7.52 lakh which is more or less equally distributed in rural and urban areas i.e.

51.53% in urban areas and remaining 48.47% in rural areas. The average annual growth rate

in employment in the said enterprises during 1998 to 2005 is 6.82%. The J&K State, with

6.82% annual average growth rate in employment, tops all the States. At the present rate of

growth, these can generate employment opportunities for about 4 lakh persons. This will be

able to absorb about 80-90% of the work force that may be added during the Eleventh Plan.

The currently operating programmes for employment generation like Rural Employment

Guarantee Programme, PMRY, Self Employment Programme etc. will be continued and

implemented more vigorously. Since there is a large pool of unemployed technically trained

persons and since it may not be possible to absorb all of them in government services, the

policy of promotion of self help groups of technically trained youth and facilitating them in

getting public sector contracts should continue and the obstacles being faced in

implementation of the system should be removed. Since availability of finance with these

groups often limits their capacity for undertaking works, facilities like those provided under

Self Employment Programme may be considered for Self Help Groups of technocrats.

Similarly, the scheme for agri-clinics and agri-business would be pursued with more vigour

since institutional finance for these can easily become available. The employment oriented

programmes and the investments in public and private sector in development projects will

have to create at least 1 lakh job opportunities in the Eleventh plan.

In J&K, until the beginning of nineties, the number of jobs in the public sector were

expanding at such a pace that most of those who passed degree courses in technical and

professional subjects and most of the post graduates in certain other subjects were able to

get absorbed in government/public sector undertakings. Indeed, at times one year crash

courses were conducted for diploma holders in civil engineering and they were allowed to

appear in B.E Examination. The technical personnel were appointed batch-wise.

Considering the demand for such personnel as assured, many boys and girls went in for

engineering degrees and diplomas, degrees in medicine, degrees in animal husbandry,

agriculture etc in the colleges outside the State after the outbreak of militancy. The intake of

the colleges of the State was also enhanced both in the public and private sector. Now, the

State has a serious problem of un-utilized educated technical and professional manpower,

which has been of concern to the State. In the Eleventh Plan effort will be made to reduce

the incidence of unemployment among such personnel.

Ongoing Projects

PRIME MINISTER’S RECONSTRUCTION PLAN (PMRP): The Hon’ble Prime Minister announced an economic package for the state of

Jammu & Kashmir in November, 2004 for an amount of Rs.23323.47 crores. The cost of the package has got revised revised to is Rs.29954.85

cores. The Reconstruction Plan consists of three components i. State Sector Projects implemented by the State (Rs. Rs.6052.90 cores) ii. Central

Sector Projects implemented by the State Govt. Agencies(Rs. 5446.23 cores) iii. Central Sector Projects implemented by the Central Govt.

Agencies(Rs. 18455.72 cores) . The project-wise details are as under:State Sector Projects The project-wise financial details are as

follows: (Rs. in Crore)

Name of Project

Cum.Expd.Upto2009-

10

Outlay2009-

10

Baglihar HEP 630.00 0.00

Transmission & Distribution 496.87 500.00

Sawalkot Access Road 119.00 0.00

Ramban- Dhamkund- Sawalkot road 35.00 0.00

Srinagar Leh Transmission line 0.00 0.00

Mughal Road 248.56 122.66

Khanabal- Pahalgam road 101.34 8.66

Narbal- Tangmarg Road 91.57 24.43

Counter part fund-ADB: I 320.00 166.00

Counter part fund-ADB:II 10.00 60.00

Salary for third teacher 54.00 0.00

14 New Degree Colleges 43.78 4.62

Establishment of 10 more Colleges Phase-II 0.00 49.00

9 New Women ITI's 23.91 3.48

Establishment of 5 more ITI's Phase-II 0.00 22.50

Model Villages (119) 134.15 8.65

Infrastructure Development of LAHDC 80.00 0.00

TRT (5242) for Kashmiri migrants 147.83 130.00

Land acquisition for PMGSY roads 250.00 100.00

Total 2786.01 1200.00

Additional Central Assistance for financial closure of Baglihar project (45MW): The

project has been commissioned.Strengthening of transmission and distribution network

in the State: 77 schemes for Transmission were approved at an original cost of Rs. 707.00

crores which has been revised and approved at Rs. 1350.00 crores. The cumulative

expenditure ending 01/2009 is Rs.500.60 crores.20 Grid Stations (GS) on Turn Key basis.

14 GS being done departmentally, of which 11 have been completed.9 Transmission lines

have been completed. 20Transmission lines at different stages of progress.Construction of

access road to Swalakote HEP (600 MW): Estimated cost of the project is Rs. 119.00

crores. The entire amount has been drawn by the State Power Dev. Corporation as such has

been shown as expenditure. Actual utilization is only Rs.66.00 cores. Pilot path of four

meters (average) width completed upto 10.74 Kms. Out of 18.50 Kms. Widening of

Ramban-Dhamkund section (22 Kms): The widening of Ramban-Dhamkund section is

being executed by Border Roads Organization (BRO) under PMRP at an estimated cost of

Rs. 78.00 crores against which Rs.35.00 crores have been provided. The entire amount has

been drawn by the State Power Dev. Corporation as such has been shown as expenditure.

Actual utilization is only Rs.11.00 cores. Srinagar-Leh 220 KV transmission line to solve

power problems of Ladakh: The project has been decided to be kept on hold for the time-

being following subsequent decision to implement two Hydro-electric projects in Leh

respectively at Nemo-Bazgo and Chutak, (Both in Central Sector). Construction of

Mughal road to connect Poonch with Jammu: Under the original PMRP, the estimated

cost for Mughal Road was shown as Rs. 159.00 crores which has got revised to Rs. 255.00

crores. Rs.127.50 cores are from PMRP and Rs.127.50 cores from State Plan. An

expenditure of Rs.248.56 crores made so far, which include Rs.127.50 cores of PMRP. The

road has been made Jeepable. The cost has again been revised to Rs.639.85 Crore and is

under active consideration of GOI. Construction of Khanabal-Pahalgam road: The

original cost of Khanabal-Pahalgam road was projected as only Rs. 25.00 crores which has

been revised to Rs. 110.00 crores. The total expenditure till date is Rs. 101.34 cores. 90%

work has been completed.

Construction of Narbal-Tangmarg road: The original cost of Narbal-Tangmarg road was

projected as only Rs.38.00 crores which has been revised to Rs.116.00 crore. The total

expenditure till date is Rs.91.57 cores. 70% work has been completed.

Counter part funding of state share (30% for external infrastructure loan): ADB has

sanctioned an investment of Rs. 1611 crores ($358 millions). Out of Rs. 1611 crores, an

amount of Rs.1399 crores is meant for works and balance Rs.212 crores for other

administrative costs, consultancy charges etc. The counter part fund of Rs.486 crores is

provided in the Reconstruction Plan against which Rs. 320 crores have been released by

GOI and placed with ERA, as such the entire amount has been shown as expenditure. Work

is in progress.

Full salary support for over 8000 teachers till 11th Plan: An amount of Rs.54 crores

over a period of 4 years has been provided in the Reconstruction plans.

Starting of 14+10 Degree Colleges: For first 14 Degree Colleges, Rs. 49 crores are

provided. An expenditure of Rs.39.55 crores incurred so far. Construction in progress for all

the 14 degree colleges at Dooru, Bandipora, Sopore, Hiranagar, R.S Pora, Beerwah,

Budgam , Samba,Kathua Akhnoor, Thanamandi, Pattan, Mendhar & Basholi. 10 Colleges

will be complete by August, 2009. 10 more Degree Colleges at an estimated cost of

Rs.94.00 cores have been approved under PMRP.

Setting up of 9 Women ITIs and 5 General Line ITIs: For the first 9 Women ITIs,

Rs.30.60 cores approved. An expenditure of Rs.23.91 crores has been incurred so far. 6 ITI

at Seer Hamdan, Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, Sundarbani and Poonch completed.

Construction work is in progress in other ITIs at Kangan, Pampore, Rohama, Lalpora,

Dharmari, Bhalesa, Kalakote and Surankot. Computer Operator/Programming Assistant and

Dress Marking courses have been started. 5 more ITIs at an estimated cost of Rs.22.50 cores

have been approved under PMRP. Development Model Village in each block with

adequate infrastructure and amenities: 119 model villages are being developed at a cost

of Rs. 142.80 crores. Children’s parks, shoplines for un-employed youth, lanes, drains,

community information center and common facility centers under the programme are to be

constructed. An expenditure of Rs. 134.15 crores incurred so far.

Untied grants-in-aid to the Autonomous Hill Development Council Ladakh & Kargil

of Rs. 30 crore & Rs. 50 crore respectively: For infrastructure development of the two

LAHDCs, Rs.30 crore to Leh & Rs. 50 crore to Kargil have been agreed under the

Reconstruction Plan. As the entire amount has been drawn in favour of LAHDC Leh &

Kargil, as such shown as expenditure. 2-room tenements for Kashmiri migrants to be

provided for all Kashmiri migrant families residing in the camps at Jammu region and

Delhi: 5242 sets to be constructed to accommodate migrants at Muthi, Misherwal, Purkhoo

and Nagrota . The cost has been revised to Rs.345.00 cores. An expenditure of Rs.147.83

cores has been made so far. 1024 flats taken up in phase-I have been completed and allotted.

For remaining 4218 flats at Jagti, contract has been allotted to a Hyderabad based company

in September 2007. 2640 flats will be completed by October, 2009 and rest in April,

2010. Land acquisition for PMGSY roads: Despite availability of funds for PMGSY

roads, state could not make much headway due to non availability of resources for

acquisition of land, structures etc. on the persuasion of State Government, Planning

Commission finally agreed. Rs. 250.00 crores provided so far.

State Profile

State of Jammu and Kashmir comprises of three regions viz Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh.

The State is further divided into 22 districts, two in Ladakh, 10 each in Jammu and

Kashmir. The number of Tehsils and CD Blocks are 82 & 142 respectively. There are as

many as 6652 villages and 68 urban areas besides 7 urban agglomerations. The total

geographical area of the state is 2,222,36 sq. Kms. Which includes 78,114 sq. Kms under

POK, 37,555 sq. kms under illegal occupation of China in Ladakh and 5180 sq. kms

illegally handed over by Pakistan to China.

As per 2001 census, the population of the state is 10069917 which represents 0.98% of the

total population of the country comprisinnng of 5360926 males and 4782774 females

working out the sex ratio of 892 compared to the sex ratio of 933 at national level. The

decadal growth rate for the state is 29.98% which is highest in the country. Population

consists of 66.97% Muslims, 29.63% Hindus, 2.04% Sikhs, 1.12% Buddhist, 0.20%

Christians and 0.04% others. 75.19% of the population resides in rural areas and rest

24.81% in urban areas.

The valley of Kashmir experience severe winter, pleasant springs and moderate summer.

Ladakh region gets very little rainfall while climate of plain areas of Jammu is more or less

similar to that of Punjab. Most of Kashmir and Ladakh have single cropping pattern while

in Jammu more than one crop is harvested. A light chunk of population in the state derive

its livelihood from Agriculture. The principal crops of the State are Rice, Maize and Wheat.

Horticulture is,however, one of the potential area. Fruit production has reached 14 lakh

Mts.

The perennial rivers provide an excellent base for generation of Hydroelectric power. The

state has a potential of 20 thousand HWs. However, due to scarcity of resources, very little

production has been exploited so far.

The Jammu and Kashmir is an important tourist destination and has been a place of

interactionto tourists all over the world for centuries. The lush green tourist resort of

Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Yousmarg, Kokernag, Verinag and golden meadows of Sonamarg are

imparallel. Jammu is attracting a large number of Pilgrims and the important destination has

been the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The Ladakh region has been much sought-after

destination especially for foreign tourists. It is monasteries, the Lama-Buddhist culture, the

beautiful paintings, sculptures and ancient books are source of attraction to the tourists.

During the year 2007 as many as 79.68 lakhs tourists/pilgrims visited the State.

The Handicraft Industries in J&K occupies an important place in the economy of the state

and makes a conspicuous contribution in sustaining direct employment to the people of the

State. The Handicraft products of the state have won worldwide acclaim for their attractive

designs, high quality of craftsmanship and their functional utility. The handicrafts of the

state have great contribution towards foreign exchange earning to the state and country

particular.

District Profile

District Anantnag

Profile

1. Area 2917 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 07

3. No. Tehsils 06

4. No. Niabats 16

5. No. Villages 393

6. Road length ending 2007-08 1242 kms

7. Road length per 100 Sqkms of area 42.58 kms

8. Estimated Population 2008 (in Nos) 941270

9. BPL Population (in Nos) 118125

10. %age of total population 14.46%

11. Sex Ratio (Female’000’)

i) District Avg. 944 (Survey 2008)

ii) State Avg. 892 (2001 census)

iii) National Avg. 933 (2001 census)

12. Literacy rate

i) District Avg. 66.69% (Survey 2008)

ii) State Avg. 55.50% (2001 census)

iii) National Avg. 64.80% (2001 census)

13. Education

A School Education.

i) Primary Schools 631

ii) Middle Schools 267

iii) High Schools 69

iv) Higher Sec. Schools 29

B Higher & Technical Education

i) University Campus 01

ii) Colleges 06

iii) ITI 02

14. Health Infrastructure

i) Distt.Hospitals 03

ii) Sub Distt.Hospitals 06

iii) PHCs 26

iv) ADs 14

v) MACs 09

vi) Sub Centres 86

15. Other Infrastructure

i) Railway Station 02

ii) Industrial Estate 01

16. Tourist Spots

i) Kakornag

ii) Verinag

iii) Decksum

iv) Achabal

v) Pahalgam

District Bandipora

Profile

1. Area 398 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 05

3. No. Tehsils 03

4. No. Niabats 09

5. No. Villages 184










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






ii) Colleges 01

iii) ITI 01


i) Distt.Hospital 01

ii) PHCs 06

iii) Sub-Centres 42

v) MACs 06

vi) ADs 05


i) Forest Training Instt. 01 (Chitarnar)

ii) Lake (Wular) 01

District Baramulla

Profile

1. Area 4190 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 12

3. No. Tehsils 08

4. No. Niabats 18

5. No. Villages 531










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) University Campus 01 ( Delina)

ii) Colleges 04

iii) ITI 04



ii) PHCs 28

iii) Sub-Distt. Hospital 06

v) MACs 13

vi) ADs 20

vii) Sub Centres 134


i) Trade Facility Centre 01

ii) Hydro Elec.Uri (Civil- Phase 1st 480 Mw) 01

iii) Lower Jehlum Power Project 01

iv) Juice Plant Spore 02

v) Industrial Estates 02

vi) Gulmarg (T Resort) 02

16. Shrines

i) Ziyarat Baba Reshi 01

ii) Ziyarat Baba Shukrudin 01

District Doda

Profile

1. Area 2985 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 08

3. No. Tehsils 06

4. No. Niabats 16

5. No. Villages 405





10. %age of total population 29.07 %





12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) University Campus 01 ( Bhaderwah)

ii) Colleges 03

iii) ITI 03



ii) PHCs 13


v) MACs 30

vi) ADs 21

vii) Sub Centres 75


i) Gypsum Mines ( Assar) 01

ii) Industrial Estates 01

District Ganderbal

Profile

1. Area 1045 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 04

3. No. Tehsils 03

4. No. Niabats 05

5. No. Villages 136










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Colleges 01

ii) Physical Edu. Trg. College 01

iii) ITI 02


i) PHCs 16

ii) Sub-Distt. Hospital 02

iii) CHC 01

iv) Sub Centres 53


i) Upper Sind Hydl.Project 01

ii) Tulmul Shrine 01

iii) Mansbal Lake 01

District Poonch

Profile

1. Area 1674 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 06

3. No. Tehsils 04

4. No. Niabats 08

5. No. Villages 179










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Colleges 02

ii) ITI 03



ii) PHCs 17


vi) ADs 33





District Poonch

Profile

1. Area 1674 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 06

3. No. Tehsils 04

4. No. Niabats 08

5. No. Villages 179










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Colleges 02

ii) ITI 03



ii) PHCs 17


vi) ADs 33





District Jammu

Profile

1. Area 2336 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 08

3. No. Tehsils 04

4. No. Niabats 16

5. No. Villages 859










12. Literacy rate


ii) State Avg. 55.50% (2001 census


13. Education

A School Education.






i) University 02

ii) Colleges 07

iii) B.Ed College 01

iv) Polytechnic 02

v) ITIs 02

iv) Engineering College 01


i) Medical College 01

ii) Dental College 01

iii) Hospitals 05

iv) PHCs 27

v) MACs 02

vi) ADs 14



i) Airport 01

ii) Civil Sectt. 01

iii) Railway Station 01

iv) Major Water Filtration Plant 01

v) Industrial Estates 02

District Kargil

Profile

1. Area 14036 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 09

3. No. Tehsils 03

4. No. Niabats 05

5. No. Villages 130

6. Road length ending 2007-08 960 kms (P)









12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Polytechnic 01

ii) Colleges 01

iii) ITIs 01



ii) Sub Distt.Hospital 01

iii) PHCs 02

iv) MACs 100

v) CHC 03

vi) ADs 14

vi) Sub Centres 34


i) Airport 01

District Pulwama

Profile

1. Area 1086 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 05

3. No. Tehsils 04

4. No. Niabats 12

5. No. Villages 321










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Islamic University 01

ii) Colleges 03

iii) ITI 03



ii) PHCs 16

iii) MACs 03

iv) ADs 14

v) Sub Centres 61


i) Industrial Estate 01

ii) Industrial Growth Centre (Lassipora) 01

District Kuthua

Profile

1. Area 2502 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 08

3. No. Tehsils 05

4. No. Niabats 16

5. No. Villages 512










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Colleges 06

ii) ITIs 04




iii) PHCs 25

iv) MACs 15

v) ADs 62

vi) Sub Centres 137


i) Hydro Electric Project 03

ii) Cotton Mill (Pvt) 01

iii) Industrial Estates 02

iv) Railway Station 02

District Kulgam

Profile

1. Area 1067 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 06

3. No. Tehsils 03

4. No. Niabats 09

5. No. Villages 265










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Colleges 02

ii) ITIs 01



ii) PHCs 19

iii) MACs 10

iv) ADs 08

v) Sub Centres 79


i) Aharabal ( Tourist Spot) 01

District Rajouri

Profile

1. Area 2630 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 08

3. No. Tehsils 07

4. No. Niabats 13

5. No. Villages 380










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) University 01

ii) Colleges/PG Colleges 04

iii) ITI 03



ii) Sub-Distt Hospital 07

ii) PHCs 22

iii) MACs 13

iv) ADs 39

v) Sub Centres 143


i) Industrial Estate 01

ii) Coal Mines 01

iii) Shrines ( Shahdra-sharief) 01

District Kupwara

Profile

1. Area 2379 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 11

3. No. Tehsils 03

4. No. Niabats 17

5. No. Villages 364










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Colleges 04

ii) ITIs 04



ii) PHCs 29

iii) MACs 46

iv) ADs 03

v) Sub Centres 155


i) Shrines 02

ii) Tourist Spot 02

District Leh

Profile

1. Area 45110 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 09

3. No. Tehsils 03

4. No. Niabats 05

5. No. Villages 113










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Polytechnic 01

ii) Colleges 01

iii) ITIs 01




iii) PHCs 16

iv) MACs 99

v) Amchi Centre 41

vi) ADs 03

vii) Sub Centres 22


i) Monastery 07

ii) Airport 02

iii) Lake (T.Spot) 02

District Budgam

Profile

1. Area 1371 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 08

3. No. Tehsils 06

4. No. Niabats 20

5. No. Villages 496










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) Colleges 02

ii) ITIs 01



ii) PHCs 36

iii) ADs 26

iv) Sub Centres 126


i) Airport 01

ii) Railway Station Manzhama 01

iii) Imam Bara Budgam 01

iv) Yousmarg/ Dadapathri (T.Spot) 01

v) Chrar-e-Sharief Shrine 01

District Ramban

Profile

1. Area 1346 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 04

3. No. Tehsils 02

4. No. Niabats 07

5. No. Villages 116

6. Road length ending 2007-08

7. Road length per 100 Sqkms of area








12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) College 01

ii) ITI 03



ii) Sub-Distt Hospital 03

ii) PHCs 09

iii) MACs 17

iv) ADs 16

v) Sub Centres 39


i) Hydro Power Project 01(Baghliar)

District Reasi

Profile

1. Area 1700 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 04

3. No. Tehsils 03

4. No. Niabats 09

5. No. Villages 255

6. Road length ending 2007-08

7. Road length per 100 Sqkms of area








12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) College 02

ii) University (MVSBU) 01

iii) ITI 01


i) Sub-Distt Hospital 03

ii) PHCs 11

iii) ADs 12

iv) Sub Centres 66


i) Hydro Electric Project 01 (salal)

ii) Pilgrim Tourism 02 (SMVD & Shiv Khori)

District Samba

Profile


2. No. CD Blocks 04

3. No. Tehsils 01

4. No. Niabats 10

5. No. Villages 382










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) College 01

ii) ITI 01



i) Sub-Distt Hospital 01

ii) PHCs 12

iii) ADs 01

iv MACs 05

iv) Sub Centres 73



ii) Industrial Growth Centre 01

iii) Mansar lake(T.spot) 01

iv) Industrial Estates 01

District Shopian

Profile


2. No. CD Blocks 01 ½ ( One & half)

3. No. Tehsils 01

4. No. Niabats 05

5. No. Villages 231










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) College 01

ii) ITI 01


i) CHC 03

i) Distt Hospital 01

ii) PHCs 09

iii) ADs 06

iv MACs 08

iv) Sub Centres 53

District Srinagar

Profile

1. Area 1183 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 01

3. No. Tehsils 02

4. No. Niabats 07

5. No. Villages 04










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






i) University 02

ii) Colleges 06

iii) B.Ed College 01

iv) NIT 01

v) Polytechnic 02

vi) ITI 03


i) Hospital 01

ii) Maternity Hospital 01

iii) Children Hospital 01

iv) Bone & Joint Hospital 01

v) Dental College 01

vi) SKIMS 01

vii) PHCs 26

viii) MACs 25

ix) ADs 47

ix) Medical Colleges 02

x) Sub Centres 95


i) High Court 01

ii) Civil Secretariat 01

iii) International Convention Centre 01

iv Industrial Estates 04

v) Mughal Gardens 03

vi) Dal Lake 01

vii) Hazrat bal Shrine 01

viii) Shankarcharya Temple 01

District Udhampur

Profile

1. Area 2473 (Sq. Kms.)

2. No. CD Blocks 07

3. No. Tehsils 04

4. No. Niabats

5. No. Villages 357










12. Literacy rate




13. Education

A School Education.






Hierarchy in Planning & Development Department:

012-12-23

E&S: Economics and Statistics CSS: Centrally Sponsored Schemes

PP: Perspective Planning BADP: Border Area Dev. Programme

PA&PM: Project Appraisal & Plan

Monitoring S.E.: Systems Executive

AP: Area Planning

State Plan

State of J&K has three district regions viz Kashmir, Jammu & Ladakh. Administratively, the

state has been re-organized into 22 districts, including, 8 new districts (4 each in Kashmir &

Jammu divisions) which were created during the year 2006-07. The districts are further divided

into 82 tehsils, 142 CD blocks, 6652 villages, 68 Urban areas besides 7 Urban

i) Colleges 02

iii) ITI 02



ii) Sub-Distt-Hospital 02

iii) PHCs 21

iv) MACs 10

v) ADs 12

vi) DTC 01

vii) Sub Centres 97



ii) Hydro Electric Project 01

iii) Police Training Academy 01

iv Industrial Estates 01

v) Tourist Spots 03

Agglomerations. The geographical area of the State is 222236 Sq Kms which includes an area

of 1,21,449 sq kms under illegal occupation of China and Pakistan.

As per 2001 census, the population of the state is 101.44 lakhs which constitutes 0.98% of the

total population of the country and comprises 53.61 lakh males and 47.83 lakh females, with the

sex ratio of 892 compared to national level of 933. The density of population is 100 per sq km

on comparable area. The decadal population growth rate for the state is 29.98%, which is one of

the highest in the country. 75.19% population is rural and 24.81% population is urban.

Ladakh region receives very little rainfall. The climate of plain areas of Jammu is very similar

to that of Punjab. The valley of Kashmir experiences severe winter, pleasant spring and

moderate summer. Most of Kashmir and Ladakh has a single cropping pattern and in Jammu

more than one crop is harvested. The cropping intensity in the state is 146.41%. Cropping

intensity is higher in Jammu Division (171%) as compared to Kashmir (121%). In Kashmir the

major cereal crops grown are rice, maize & wheat. In Jammu, major cereal crops are wheat,

maize and rice. World famous saffron is grown in pockets of Kashmir and Kishtwar.

Agriculture is the main stay of the economy of the state. A big chunk of the population in the

State derives its livelihood from Agriculture. The gross and net area sown is 1126.41 thousand

hectares and 741.56 thousand hectares respectively.

Horticulture is one of the major component of states economy and has potential for further

development. That is why this sector is targeted for heavy investment. Under the

Reconstruction Plan, Rs. 100 crores are available for rejuvenation of Old/Senile orchards, farm

mechanization and construction of water storage tanks market development, controlled

atmosphere storage and refrigerated transportation besides processing and value addition.

To ensure quality and proper grading, c-grade fruit(culled fruit) is procured from the orchardists

at Rs. 5 per kg, and supplied to the processing units at the subsidized rates.

By introducing modern techniques of grafting and biotechnology methods like tissue culture, the

quality of mango, lichi & guava is being improved.

Area under Horticulture has increased from 0.16 lac hectares in 1950-51 to 2.95 lacs hectares in

2007-08.

Fruit production (dry & fresh) has gone up from 12.74 lakh MTS in 2003-04 to 13.32 lakh MTS

in 2004-05 and to 16.36 lakh MTS in 2007-08. Export of Fresh fruit and dry fruit has increased

to 7.50 lakh MTS and 0.16 lakh MTS respectively during 2007-08. Export of Walnut outside the

Country was 2746 MTS in 2007-08 resulting in earning of foreign exchange of Rs. 6.34 crores.

In order to make available advanced technologies to the fruit growers in the State and also to

provide job trainings in advanced fruit growing technologies, the State has established three

advanced training centres for Horticulture Development. Of these, two are located in Kashmir

Division and one in Jammu Division. These centres are also functioning as plant

receiver/retrieval and multiplication centres. Thrust is being given to production and

multiplication of high density plants of apple, cherry, pear, grafted on colonal root stocks, olive,

strawberry, kiwi and stone fruit, besides production of grafted walnut plants.

The perennial rivers in the state provide an excellent base for generation of Hydro-electric

power. State has a hydel power potential of 20,000 MWs of which 16480 MWs have been

identified. However, due to scarcity of resources, very little potential has been exploited so

far. The State Government is according highest priority to generation of power and highest

level of allocation are provided for power generation in the Annual Plans of J&K State.

During last three years 5 HEPs viz. Bhaderwah (1MW), Pahalgam (3MW), Igomercilong (3

MW), Haftal (1 MW), Marpichoo (0.75 MW), under state sector have been completed, which

has added 9.25 MWs to the existing Generation Capacity in the State. Dulhasti (390 MWs) has

been completed & commissioned in April 2008. Whereas, Baglihar (450 MWs) and Sewa II (90

MWs) are expected to be completed during the current financial year, which will add 930 MWs

to the power installation both in Centre and State Sectors. This will really help the state on the

energy front and will in turn boost the industrial investment in the State.

10 Micro Hydro Electric Projects (108 MW) have been allotted to private entrepreneurs out

which four are in advanced stage of execution. 18 more Micro Hydro Electric Projects (137

MW) are being offered to private sector for execution.

1000 Micro Hydro Power Projects being constructed under Reconstruction Plan will generate

6000 KVAs.

under the ambitious Rajiv Gandhi Vidyuti Karan Yojana, all villages and desirous house holds

will be electrified. DPRs for all the 14 erstwhile districts have been prepared for Rs. 700

crores. However, Government of India have sanctioned these projects at a cost of Rs. 579.11

crores. Projects in seven districts will be executed by the NHPC and in other seven districts by

J&K SPSDC.

Entire Transmission and Distribution System is being improved and upgraded. Detailed Project

Report for Rs. 1350 crores has been sanctioned by the GOI. Construction of 34 Grid Stations of

varying capacity & Construction of Transmission lines is under progress 132 KV Grid station at

Barn has been commissioned and seven more have been completed. Besides under the APDRP

programme, massive investment is being made for up-gradation of STD system.

Srinagar- Leh transmission line project estimated at Rs. 634 crores has been replaced by two

power projects namely Nimu Bazgo (45MWs) and Chutak (44 MWs). Execution is going on in

full swing. Both projects are expected to be completed by 2010 (Sept/Nov). However, to enable

these stations to transmit power after completion, outside Leh during summer, State

Government has taken up the issue with GOI for laying of Srinagar-Leh transmission Line.

For providing world class facilities, the development of tourist infrastructure has been the

priority of the State Government. For focused attention, Tourism Development Authorities have

been constituted. Besides state intervention, huge investment is being made under the

Reconstruction Plan. 50 tourist villages are being developed at Rs. 31.50 crores. This cost has

also been revised to Rs. 35.00 crores. A tourist circuit is being developed to cover Lakhanpur-

Basoli-Bani-Bhaderwah-Kishtwar-Sinthan-Srinagar. Besides already established Tourism

Development Authorities at Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Patnitop, new Tourism

Development Authorities have been established at Kokernag, Leh, kargil, Baderwah, Kistwar,

Poonch, Rajouri, Lakhanpur, Verinag, Aharabal, Yousmargh, Dudpathri, Wullar Manasbal and

Zanskar etc. These authorities will get a financial assistance of Rs. 20 crores each under the

Reconstruction Plan. Gulmarg is being developed for holding international level Skiing

competitions. Construction of Tourist Reception Centre at Qazigund is under progress and a

new Tourist reception Centre will be constructed at Srinagar.

Tourist arrivals to the Valley have picked up considerably. Religious tourism is witnessing a

huge- up swing with 69.50 lac pilgrims performing Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra and nearly 3

lac pilgrims visiting Shri Amar Nath Ji Cave during 2006.

During 2002-07, Industries Department has cleared 126 projects owned by some well known

multinationals/Indian corporate houses, in Medium and large scale sector, with expected

investment of Rs. 2650 crores. These projects have potential for creation of jobs for 22700

individuals. Similarly, 50470 SSI units stand registered with employment of 2.33 lacs

persons ending March, 2008.

The handicrafts sector traditionally strong in the State, is being modernized rapidly. Satellite

center of the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology has been established at Srinagar to provide

design and market intelligence and improved manufacturing technology in the carpets. Craft

Development Institute has been established at Srinagar for creation of design and development

facility besides setting up of workshops for Handicrafts to act as Common Facility Centre for the

benefit of manufacturers and artisans.

Common facility centre for washing of carpets, preparing raw materials for paper machie and

seasoning of wood has been set up at Srinagar. Raw material bank has been set up at Srinagar to

assist artisans in obtaining raw materials at reasonable prices. Corporation has made a Sale of

Rs. 400 lacs so far through the said bank.

Urban Hatts at Jammu and Srinagar have been completed. Arts emporium building completed at

Srinagar. State Industrial & Handicrafts Exhibition held during 2007-08 at Srinagar after a gap

of 17 years.

9 Industrial Training Institutes has been established in Doda, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur,

Srinagar, Anantnag, Kupwara, Baramulla and Pulwama, under PM’s Reconstruction Plan. Two

new women’s Polytechnics have been opened, one each at Leh and Kargil under State Plan

The state has been covered under the National Rural Health Mission. 39 CHCs have been

upgraded to Indian Public Health Standard Level (IPHS). 9764 ASHAS have been selected and

imparted training. 96 PHCs have been made functional. 6745 village Health & sanitation.

Committees have been constituted.

Medical Colleges at Jammu and Srinagar are being upgraded to the level of AIIMS. Land has

been identified and Rs.120 crores each under the Reconstruction Plan are earmarked for this

purpose. Execution is going on in full swing.

Massive programme of building the infrastructure in Health Sector is being launched. Presently,

this is taken care of, under the State Plan and the NRHM. However, proposal has been mooted

to GoI to provide necessary assistance of Rs.1500 crores over a period of 3 to 4 years for

completion of ongoing schemes, providing of additional accommodation to the existing

health institutes, construction of health institutes in 8 newly created districts and providing of

equipment.

Road connectivity is essential for the development of the economy. State could not benefit

properly from Phase-I &II of PMGSY. However, after constituting a dedicated team of

engineers for the said purpose, it started showing the results. A number of projects have been

completed and various projects are under progress. Flyover in Srinagar, Budshah Bridge,

Gawkadal Bridge, Foot Bridge at Lal Mandi, 3rd bridge on Tawi, last limb of Arterial Express

way at Jammu has been completed. R.S. Pura-Chakori road, Circular road Jammu and Katra

Domel road have been completed. Satwari R.S. Pura road including the bridge, Thatri Kalantra

road Inshan Margan road and Chenani Gordi roads are under progress.

Under the Reconstruction Plan, a number of vital roads have been taken up for upgradation

which are under progress such as Widening of Domel Katra road, Upgradation of Khanbal

Pahalgam, Narbal Tangmarg road, Batote Kishtwar road, 4 laning of Srinagar Uri-LOC and

Double laning of Srinagar Leh road are also under progress.

Under the Golden Quadrilateral, 4 laning of National Highway up to Srinagar is under

progress. The work form Lakanpur to Jammu Bypass and Athwajan to Parimpora is in

progress. Once the 4 laning of these roads is completed, the travel time will get reduced by

about 4 hours.

Mugal road project is expected to be completed in two years however, it may be thrown open for

traffic during the current year. It will serve as an alternate road to Kashmir valley. Srinagar-

Leh, Batote-Kistwar-Sinthan road, Khanabal Pahalgam road, Narbal- Tangmarg road, Domel

Katra- road, Nemu-padam-Domel Katra road, Nemu-Padam-Darchai road, Baramulla-Uri LOC

road are being upgraded under the Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Programme.

Srinagar Airport has been declared as International Airport and work is on full swing to provide

world class facilities at the Airport.

Under Bharat Nirman, uncovered Habitations will be connected with road connectivity.

Udhampur has been connected with railways on Udhampur- Baramulla section. Udhampur-

Katra line will be completed by the current year and work is in progress from Katra to Qazigund.

Under ADB funding, Rs.1611 crores are available for infrastructure development especially for

road connectivity, water supply and drainage.

In order to ensure fool proof delivery mechanism, Old age pension for 1.74 lakh beneficiaries

which has been enhanced from Rs. 150 to Rs. 250 per beneficiary and the same is being

distributed through postal service and Banks.

8317 Anganwari centres have been sanctioned under Reconstruction Plan. This will provide

employment opportunities to an equal number of Anganwari workers and helpers. The infant

mortality rate in J&K is much lower than the national average. Besides, hostel buildings are also

being constructed for SC/ST & OBC students.

During 2007-08 pre-matric Scholarship was provided to 10871 Sc students, 77744 OBC

students, 185000 Gujjar & Bakerwal students and 4437 physically handicapped students also,

Post-matric scholarship was provided to over 80,000 SC students and 2998 OBC students during

the said year.

119 villages (one in each block) are being developed as model villages with an investment of Rs.

1.20 crores in each village. Besides, setting up of one Community Information Centre and one

Common Facility Centre, upgrading of lanes/drains, roads, parks etc in these model village is

being undertaken.

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has been launched in the most backward districts

of Doda, Poonch and Kupwara.

Out of 12854 uncovered schools, about 7000 schools have been provided with water supply. 581

water supply schemes are under implementation under Accelerated Rural Water Supply

Programme and 447 schemes are under implementation under Minimum Needs Programme. So

far 122 schemes have been completed. Out of 11 towns taken up under Accelerated Urban

Water Supply Programme, one is being completed in the current year and rest during next year.

During 10th Five Year Plan Period (2002-07) 2760 Primary Schools, have been upgraded to

Middle Schools. 401 Middle Schools to High Schools and 295 High Schools to Higher

Secondary Schools. During 2007-08, 711 Primary Schools, 121 Middle Schools and 58 High

Schools have been upgraded to Middle, High and Higher Secondary Schools

respectively. Upgradation programme may continue during 2008-09 as well.

Twenty two new colleges have been set up at Akhnoor. R.S. Pora, Samba, Hiranagar, Bilawar,

Kathua, Thanamandi, Mendhar, Budgam, Beerwah, Bandipora, Sopore, Dooru, Ganderbal,

Reasi, Kulgam, Ramnagar, Ramban, Mahanpor, Bijbehara, Uri and Basholi. Four new campuses

of the Jammu University and Kashmir University have been opened at Baramulla, Anantnag,

Bhaderwah and Kathua. Three new Universities (Mata Vaishno Devi University, Baba Ghulam

Shah Badshah University & Islamic University) have been opened.

Under ARSWP, 1233 schemes have been taken up for execution since 2005-06 and 286 stand

completed by 2007-08, covering 1483 habitations. In Kandi areas, against 259 schemes, 27 have

been completed with coverage of 85 habitations. 447 schemes stand taken up under MNP and 66

have been completed which have covered 263 habitations by providing safe drinking water

facility.

For infrastructure development in Leh and Kargil Districts, Rs. 80 crores are exclusively

available under the Reconstruction plan. Schools, hospitals, roads etc. are being completed with

this funding, besides providing infrastructure for the LAHDCs.

For people living on the international border/LOC, affected by cross-border shelling in Jammu

region, temporary shelters are being constructed, village infrastructure is being rebuilt and

damaged houses are being repaired and restored. The Home Ministry has released an amount of

Rs.59.18 crores for implementation of the programme.

Elections of all Urban Local Bodies was held after 25 years. Municipal functioning has been

transferred to local bodies along with staff and funds. State Government has also approved the

Municipal Reforms Act, such as repealing of urban land ceiling and regulatory act,

rationalization of stamp duty, reforms of rent control to stimulate private investments in rental

housing.

4. Departmental Vigilance Officer (DVO)

A decision for appointment of Vigilance Officers in all the Administrative Departments and

offices of HODs has been taken by the Government. The Departmental Vigilance Officer is

required to take immediate cognizance of complaints of alleged misconduct or mall-practices by

the public functionaries belonging to Planning and Development Department. The Institution

functions under the direct control and supervision of GAD (Vigilance).

The following Officer has been nominated as Departmental Vigilance Officer (DVO) in the

Department of Planning and Development:-

1.PIOs & APIOs

Democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its

functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold government and its instrumentalities

accountable to the governed.

Right to Information for the people of the State is to secure access to information under the

control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working

of every public authority.

Any domicile of State of Jammu and Kashmir can seek information from any Public Office

including Planning and Development Department Civil Secretariat.

As per provisions of RTI Act, 2009, the following Officers are designated authorities in the

Planning and Development Department as well as J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (J&K

ERA):-

S.

No

Name of the

officer &

Designation

Designated

as

Deptt./

PSU/

Board

Level of

Jurisdiction

State/

Divisional/

District/

Sub-Division/

Tehsil

Contact Number

Mobile/Landline. Email ID

01

Shri Arun

Kumar

Sharma(KAS)

Special Secretary

Ist Appellate

Authority

Planning

& Dev.

Deptt

State of J&K

Srinagar:

Jammu:

Mob.: 9419160404

([email protected])

Name of the officer Designation Contact Number (Mobile/Landline.)

Sh. S.S. Jamwal

Director, CSS Office: 9419148912-(M)

0191-2546212 -(J)

0194-2481816 -(S)

02 Shri Farooq

Ahmad Shah,

Assistant Director

Public

Information

Officer

Planning

& Dev.

Deptt

State of J&K Srinagar: ,

Jammu:

Mob.:9419075335 [email protected]

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Ms. Agya

Anand, Under Secretary

Assistant

Public

Information Officer

Planning

& Dev. Deptt

State of J&K

Srinagar: 0194-

2474798,

Jammu: 0191-2573057

Mob.: 9469212663

S.No. Title.

1 J&K RTI Rules,2012

2. R.T.I Forms

3. R.T.I Circulars

4. R.T.I Guidelines for PIO's

http://www.jandkplanning.com/images/RTI/jkrtirules2012.pdf

http://www.jandkplanning.com/images/RTI/rtiforms.pdf

http://www.jandkplanning.com/images/RTI/rticirculars.pdf

http://www.jandkplanning.com/images/RTI/rtiguidelinespiospdf.pdf

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