DISPARITIES IN INDIA A Development Perspective Disparity in Growth and Development Disparity in Agriculture and Allied Activities Disparity in Social Sector Disparity in Infrastructure and Development Q Disparity in Employment Disparity in Financial System and Policy Formulation Edited by DR. ANIL KUMAR THAKUR and DR. DALIP KUMAR Published on behalf of THE INDIAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION DEEP & DEEP PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD. F-159, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-1 10027
Contents Foreword Acknowledgements List of Contributors Abbreviations Anil Kumar Thakur and Dalip Kumar Introduction xiii xvii xix xxv xxix PART A DISPARITY IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 1. Kaveri Sarkar Rural-Urban Development Disparities in India 1 2. Dhiraj Kumar Bandyopadhyay Regional Disparity in India: Issues-Related to Inter-State Variations 45 3. Dalip Kumar Regional Pattern of Disparities and Levels of Living in India 78 4. H.C.I. Das Regional Disparities in Levels of Living in India 116
vi Disparities in India 5. Kulwant Singh Phull Inter-State Disparities in India under Liberalised Regime: Extent, Trends and Sources 135 6. S.K. Pant, Fixdaus Fatima Rizvi and D.C- Pathak Inter-Regional Disparities: Threats and Challenges 158 7. V.L. Lavanya and B. Karthikeyan Inter-Regional Disparities with Multi-dimensional Aspects in India 180 8. Pradeep Punjabi and Prashant Bhardwaj Inter-Regional Disparities in India 187 9. Mandakini R. Mahore and A.S. Mohammad Inter-Regional Disparities in India's Development 198 10. Rama J. Shah and Rita N. Patel Inter-Regional Disparities in India's Development 213 11. Rajesh Kumar Singh and Vijay Nath Dubey Industrial Disparity in India: An Analysis of UP vis-a-vis Maharashtra and Gujarat 220 12. Bhavesh N. Desai, Ashok B. Trivedi and Dipak R. Chaudhari Regional Disparity in Indian Development 231 13. Pooja Sikka Regional Disparities Across Indian States: A Sector-wise Analysis 242 14. Upendra Sah, Hira Lai Ram and Uma Shankar Bharti Reforms and Regional Disparities in India 252 15. S.K. Dhage, B.G. hobo and S.N. Nukale Inter-Regional Disparities in India 266
Contents vii 16. G. Vanithamani and Shiny Thankachan Disparities within India's Different Regions Why does the same Countries Government Work Differently in Different States? 277 17. Achal Kumar Gaur Estimating Regional Disparities in Economic Growth: A Case Study of Indian States 290 18. Mahalaya Chatterjee Inter-State Disparities in India: A Similarity Matrix Approach 324 19. K. Mad.hu Babu Regional Development and Locational Dynamics in Andhra Pradesh 363 20. Kumud Bhagawati Regional Socio-economic Disparities in India: With Special Reference to Assam Economy 368 21. Kavita S. Sharma Economic Development and Disparities in Maharashtra 381 22. S.P. Singh Economic Growth and Regional Disparity in Uttar Pradesh 393 23. Nidhi Sharma Inter-Regional Disparities: A Study of Uttar Pradesh 414 24. K. Pazhani and S. Jesi Isabella Inter-State Disparities in Marine Fisheries Development 430
viii Disparities in India PART DISPARITY IN AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ACTIVITIES 25. Amrita Nandi Inter-State and Inter-Regional Disparities in Production and Productivity of Food Grains in India (1970-71 to 2006-07) 454 26. N.K. Thakur Inter-Regional Disparities in India: A Comparative Study of Agricultural Development in Each Zonal Sate 471 27. R.K. Panda Regional Disparity in Agri-Infrastructure with Particular Reference to Irrigation Development in the Post-Reform Period 486 28. Nazia Iqbal Hashmi Growing Inter-State Disparities in Indian Agriculture 496 29. B. Sudhakar Reddy Regional Disparities in Agricultural Development of Andhra Pradesh A Factor Analysis 517 30. K. Raja Babu, M. Sridevi, R. Rohini and Venkata Narayana Removing Regional Differences through Improved Irrigation Facilities in Andhra Pradesh (Jalayagnam) 529 31. Anil Kumar and inderjeet Singh Inter-District Variations in the Average Yield of Selected Crops in the State of Haryana 544 32. Manjushri Gupta and Manju Yadav An Analysis of Inter-District Variations in the Level of Foodgrains Productivity in Rajasthan 559 B
Contents ix PART C DISPARITY IN SOCIAL SECTOR 33. Dastgir Alam Problem of Regional Imbalances An Analysis of Social Sector 570 34. Kuldip Kaur, Seozy Bhatia and Paramjeet Kaur Dhindsa Public Health Expenditure and Health Status in India: An Inter-State Analysis 583 35. Nighat Ahmad Rural/Urban Health Disparity in India 601 36. Bipul Malakar and Montu Bose Inter-State Variation in Health Status in India: Significance of Nutritional Status and Health Awareness 614 37. M.V. Narasimha Sarma and D. Kailasa Rao Regional Imbalances in Health Facilities in Costal Andhra Pradesh 623 38. Mona Khare Determinants of Health Disparities in Madhya Pradesh: Need for Region Specific Approach 634 39. Vinayak Kant Mishra and Prahlad Kumar Regional Disparities in Education with Special Reference to Secondary Level: Issues and Challenges 652 40. Nisha and Prahlad Kumar Inter-State Disparities in Technical Education in India: Challenges for 2030 676 41. Minati Mallick and Jagannath Lenka Human Development in India: An Inter-State Analysis 690
Disparities in India PART D DISPARITY IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT 42. Archana Rani Srivastava and Jagdish Narayan A Review of Inter-State Disparities in Telecom Sector in India 700 43. Girish Chandra Tripathi, Abhishek Kumar Pandey and Shilpi Tiwari Infrastructure Disparity and Role of MPLAD Scheme: A Case Study of Allahabad (UP) 728 44. Alpana Kateja Inter-State Pattern of Technology Achievement in India 751 45. Nisar Ahmad Khan Inter-State Disparities in Banking Operations in India: A Study of UP and Uttarakhand 764 46. Shakshi Chaudhary Regional Imbalances in India An Analysis of Industrial Disparity in UP, MP, Rajasthan and Maharashtra 782 PART E DISPARITY IN EMPLOYMENT 47. Samik Shome Regional Disparities in Growth and Employment in India 790 48. Mohammad Asif and fyoti Obia Regional Disparities and Level of Employment in India 805 49. Roopali Shevalkar Regional Development and Occupational Shift in Madhya Pradesh: An Inter-Temporal Analysis 822
Contents xi PART F DISPARITY IN FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND POLICY FORMULATION 50. Binoy N. Verma and Abhas Saurabh Need of an Integrated Price Policy in an Inter-Regional and Inter-Sectoral Frame of the Indian Economy 840 51. Brajesh Srizmstava Inter-Regional Disparity of Foreign Direct Investment in India after Economic Reforms 844 52. R.K. Bansal and j.r. Gupta Inter-State Income Disparities and the Transfer of Resources from the Union to the States 851 Index 862