CONTENTS

   
Pages
Chapter - 1 An Overview
1-3
Chapter - 2 State Finances
4-27
  Kerala- Overall Fiscal Position
4
  Pattern of Revenue Receipts
6
  State’s Own Tax Revenue
6
  State's Own Non-Tax Revenue
8
  Central Transfers
10
  Expenditure Pattern
12
  Debt Profile
19
Chapter - 3 Income and Population
28-44
  Global Scenario
28
  National Scenario
28
  National Income
30
  Per capita National Income
31
  State Income
33
  Population
41
Chapter – 4 Agriculture and Allied Sector
45-134
  National Policy for Farmers 2007
47
  Food Security Crisis
49
  Agricultural Income
53
  Rainfall
53
  Land Use
55
  Trend in Area, Production and Productivity of Crops
57
  Crop-wise analysis
58
  Plantation crops
65
  Crop Husbandry
70
  Agricultural Insurance
72
  Agricultural Research and Education
73
  Farm Commodity Price
77
  Livestock Development
79
  Trend in Livestock Population
80
  Trend in Production of Major Livestock Products
81
  Dairy Development
83
  Milk Marketing
87
  Egg and Meat
92
  Animal Health Care
97
  Fisheries Development
103
  Income from Fisheries Sub Sector
104
  Trend in Production
105
  Export
107
  Tsunami
109
  Major Developmental Programmes
110
  Co-operation
112
  Support by NCDC
113
  Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
114
  Self Help Group Linkages and PACS
115
  Miscellaneous Types of Co-operatives
118
  Kissan Credit Cards
120
  Agricultural Finance
122
  Credit Flow to Agriculture
127
  Refinance Support by NABARD
130
  Package of Relief Measures for Debt Stressed Farmers of Kerala
131
  Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)
132
Chapter – 5 Water Resources
135-168
  Kerala State Water Policy
135
  River Basin Management
138
  Pricing of Water
141
  Review of Major Projects
145
  Local Water Resources
147
  Minor Irrigation
147
  Ground Water Development
148
  National Hydrology Project
153
  Flood Management
154
  Coastal Zone Management
154
  Command Area Development
155
  Drinking Water Supply
158
  Water Tariff and Revenue
161
  Ongoing Water Supply Scheme
162
  JBIC Assisted Kerala Water Supply Project
164
  Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
165
  Sanitation
167
Chapter – 6 Environment
169-209
  Carbon Economy
171
  Coastal Pollution
175
  Wet Land Conservation
176
  Paddy Land Conversion and Ecological Impact
178
  Land degradation
180
  Water Quality
181
  Industrial Effluents
184
  Air Pollution
185
  National Disaster Management Authority
189
  Environmental Sanitation
189
  Community Perceptions and Local Government Initiative
191
  School Sanitation
191
  Solid Waste Management
192
  Clean Kerala Mission
192
  Bio Medical Waste
194
  E-Waste Management
194
  Soil and Water Conservation
195
  National Rainfed Area Authority
197
  Forestry and Wild Life
198
  Participatory Forest Management (PFM)
204
  National Afforestation Programme
204
  Wild Life and Bio-sphere Reserve
205
  General Forestry
206
Chapter – 7 Energy Development
210-236
  National Scenario
210
  Energy Sector in Kerala
211
  Generation
211
  Transmission
216
  Distribution
218
  Developmental Activities
220
  Issues and Challenges faced by KSEB
224
  Non Conventional Energy Programme
229
  Total Energy Security Mission
232
  Energy Conservation
234
  Enforcement of Standards and Statutes
235
  Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission
235
Chapter – 8 Industry and Mining
237-279
  Industrial Growth
238
  Industrial Exports
239
  Central Sector Investment
241
  State Level Public Sector Enterprises
242
  Small Scale Industry
248
  Industrial Co-operatives
252
  KINFRA Food Park
253
  Handloom Industry
254
  Handicrafts
256
  Bamboo Industry
258
  Coir Industry
258
  Khadi and Village Industries
260
  Sericulture
261
  Cashew Industry
262
  Beedi Industry
264
  Industrial Promotion
264
  Industrial Financing
265
  Industrial Infrastructure
267
  Human Resource Development
270
  Cluster Development
273
  Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
276
  Mining
278
Chapter - 9 Tourism
280-288
  Performance of Kerala Tourism
280
  Tourist Statistics
281
  Marketing Initiatives
284
  Infrastructure Development
284
  Tourist Accommodation
285
  Eco-tourism
285
  Human Resource Development
287
  Promotion and Publicity
288
Chapter - 10 Infrastructure
289-331
  Road Transport
289
  National Highway
290
  State Road Network
291
  Kerala Highway Research Institute
297
  Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP)
299
  Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
301
  Road Accidents
306
  Railways
308
  Water Transport
310
  Kerala Port Sector
311
  Inland Water Transport
315
  Air Transport
321
  Communications
322
  Urban Development
325
  Urban Development Programmes
328
Chapter – 11 Education
332-359
  School Education
332
  Higher Secondary Education
336
  Vocational Higher Secondary Education
337
  University and Higher Education
338
  Technical Education
341
  Expenditure on Education
344
  Sports and Youth Services
347
  Art and Culture
350
Chapter – 12 Medical and Public Health
360-371
  Health Care Infrastructure
360
  Immunisation Coverage
362
  Chronic Diseases
363
  Medical Education & Training
366
  Nursing Education
368
  Ayurveda
368
  Homoeopathy
370
  Family Welfare
370
Chapter - 13 Housing
372-378
  Demand for Housing
  Governmental Agencies
  Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra
373
  Kerala Police Housing and Construction Corporation
374
  Kerala State Housing Board
375
  Kerala State Co-operative Housing Federation
376
  Financial Institutions
377
Chapter - 14 Poverty and Special Programmes for Weaker Sections
379-445
  Poverty Scenario in Kerala
381
  Assessment of Poverty
381
  Poverty Profile
383
  Special features of Poverty in Kerala
384
  New Strategy of Poverty Reduction
385
  Kudumbashree Programmes in Rural Areas
385
  Asraya
387
  Other Major Poverty Alleviation Programmes
390
  Land Reforms
399
  Urban Poverty
399
  Social Security and Welfare
404
  Social Security and Pension
411
  Women Development Programmes
412
  Welfare of Ex-Servicemen
414
  Welfare Fund Boards
416
  Nutrition and Child welfare
420
  Welfare of SC/ST/OBC
423
  Development Programmes for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
430
  Kerala State Backward Development Corporation
440
  Information and Publicity
440
Chapter – 15 Prices and Food Security
446-463
  Consumer Price Index
446
  Retail Prices
447
  Consumption expenditure
448
  Wholesale Price Index
453
  Parity Index
454
  Wages
454
  Public Distribution System
456
  Public Distribution System in Kerala – Salient Features
456
  Distribution of Rice and Wheat
457
  Central Allotment of Sugar and Kerosene
458
  Antyodaya Anna Yojana Scheme
459
  Annapoorna Scheme
459
  Mid-day Meal Programme
460
  Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation
461
Chapter – 16 Export and Import
464-478
  World Trade
464
  India's Foreign Trade
466
  Export Import Trade of Kerala through Cochin Port
467
  Export of Marine Products - National Scenario
469
  Export of Marine Products from Kerala
470
  Export Performance of Indian Spice Industry
472
  Spices – Kerala Scenario
472
  Cashew Trade
473
  Coffee
476
  Coir and Coir Products
477
Chapter – 17 Institutional and Bank Finance
479-490
  Institutional Finance
479
  Bank Finance
479
  Advances by Scheduled Commercial Banks
480
  Advances by Public Sector Banks
482
  Growth of Bank Deposits
482
  NRE Deposits
484
  Credit Deposit Ratio
485
  Financial inclusion
487
  Opening of Non-Frills Account
488
  Housing Loans
488
  Educational Loans
488
  Advances to Weaker Sections and SC/ST
489
  Micro Finance
489
Chapter – 18 Gender and Development
491-503
  Women in the Economy
491
  Health
492
  Literacy
492
  Education
493
  Employment
494
  Political Participation of Women
495
  Women’s Priority in the Budget
496
  Kudumbashree
497
  Kerala State Women Development Corporation
498
  Kerala Women's Commission
499
  Women’s Cell
500
  Violence Against Women
500
  Flagship Programme on Gender Awareness
503
Chapter – 19 Labour and Employment
504-526
  Composition of Workers
504
  Concillation Machinery
506
  Safety of Workers
507
  Kerala Institute of Labour and Employment
508
  Unemployment
512
  Employment in the Organised Sector
518
  Migration
523
  Placement through ODEPC
525
Chapter – 20 Human Development and Socio-economic Well-being in Kerala
527-545
  Human Development Index (HDI)
528
  Gender Related Development Index
528
  The Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)
529
  The Human Poverty Index (HPI)
529
  Prosperous States
530
  Poverty
532
  Health
534
  Crime
540
  Suicide by causes in Kerala
543
  Infrastructure
544
Chapter - 21 Information & Communication Technology
546-557
  Development of ICT Sector in Kerala
548
  Technopark
548
  Infopark,
550
  Software Industry
550
  Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-Kerala)
552
  E-Governance Initiatives
552
  ICT for Development Programmes
555
Chapter - 22 Local Governments and Decentralised Development in Kerala
558-583
  Ninth Five Year Plan and People’s Plan Campaign
558
  Tenth Plan and Kerala Development Plan
560
  Eleventh Five Year Plan – People’s Plan – Phase -II
573
  Decentralised Planning in Kerala – Major Challenges
578
Chapter – 23 Scientific Services and Research
584-592
  Achievements of KSCSTE
584
  Research and Development Institutions
588
  National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC)
590
  Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB)
591
  Kerala State Pollution Control Board
591
  Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram (RCC)
592
  APPENDIX TABLES
S 1–S 331
  Chapter – 3 Income and Population  
  Chapter - 4 Agriculture
  Chapter – 5 Water Resources  
  Chapter – 6 Environment  
  Chapter – 7 Energy Development S  
  Chapter – 8 Industry and Mining  
  Chapter – 9 Tourism  
  Chapter - 10 Infrastructure  
  Chapter – 11 Education  
  Chapter - 12 Health  
  Chapter - 13 Housing  
  Chapter –14 Poverty and Special Programme for Weaker Sections.  
  Chapter – 15 Prices and Food Security  
  Chapter - 16 Export and Import  
  Chapter – 17 Institutional and Bank Finance  
  Chapter - 19 Labour and Employment  
  Chapter - 20 Human Development  
  Chapter - 22 Local Self Government