Regional Diparity in India

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Group Members:Group Members:

Mukta Jain

Somrita Bhattacharya

Pratik Banerjee

Sobhan Sengupta

Subhra Das

Saurav Darbar


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A PLACE IN BIHAR A MALL IN MUMBAI


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It is the difference between the standard oflivingbetween people living in different regions.

In India, regional imbalance- a major concernbefore policy makers and planners.

A huge gap between active andvibrant regionsand backward regions in terms of availability offacilities which resulted in regional disparity.


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Reduction in inter-state disparities has been

emphasizedduring successive Five Year Plans, butthe menace continued unabated.

With Economic Liberalization(1991-92) there has

been some progress , but a lot remains to be done.


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In its (2006) report it observed sharpdifferentiation across states - acceleration of

growth in some states but declaration in others .

Again in (2008)mentioned disparity in incomedistribution in India has risen during 1993-2005

which was shown by fact that Gini-coefficient in thisconnection has risen from 0.3152 in 1993-94 to0.3676 in 2004-05.


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Acomparative study of the inter -regionalimbalances in India.

Study the effect ofeconomic liberalizationon the regional imbalances in India .


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We wanted to study the effect of regional

imbalance over three periods-

Pre-reform Period.

After Economic Liberalization.

In the present decade.


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NSDP at constant current prices brought out

by the Economic & PoliticalWeekly Research

Foundation(E

PWR

F).

Few other variables indicative of level of livinghas been considered

Percentage ofPopulation Below Poverty Line. GiniCoefficient(Income Inequality).

Access to Safe Drinking Water.

Literacy rate , Birth rate, Death rate.


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Human Development Report , Planning

Commission.

Economic & PoliticalWeekly ResearchFoundation(EPWRF).

Center For Monitoring Indian Economy(CMIE).Directorate of Economics & Statistics of

respective States and Union territories (DESU).

Central Statistical Organization (CSO).


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We have considered four states namely Bihar ,Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra and Gujratas oursample.


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States 1980-81 1993-94 2001-02

Bihar 6,949 20,780 46,

056

Madhya Pradesh 8,357 33,937 67,737

Maharashtra 15,473 1,01,767 227,

893

Gujarat 7,076 42,560 93,601

Mean(INDIA) 7,050 39,652 89,243

Net State Domestic Product at current Prices( In crores)


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States/U.T.s 1987-88 1993-94 1999-00 2008-09

Bihar 52.13 54.96 42.6 32.5

MadhyaPradesh 43.07 42.52 37.43 32.4

Maharashtra 40.41 36.86 25.02 23.2Gujarat 31.54 24.21 14.07 12.5

Mean%(INDIA) 38.86 35.97 26.10 21.8

Percentage of Population Below PovertyLine


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0.3 0.29 0.280.25

0.310.33

0.3

0.24

0.34 0.37

0.270.25

Bihar Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Gujrat

1983-84 1993-94 2004-05


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37.6

20.2

42.3

52.458.8

53.4

68.5 69.866.6 68.4

79.8 84.1

Bihar Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Gujrat

1981 1991 2001


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63.74

76.8869.14 65.38

Bihar Madhya

Pradesh

Maharashtra Gujrat INDIA

2001


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Year 2001


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INDIA is still inflicted with the problem ofregional disparity which has been theproblem for more than half a century.

But will it continue??


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GOVT Of INDIA must take immediate long termcorrective measures like :

Giving financial support to small scale & cottageindustries.

Free Education upto the age of 16 years for all.

Improving the public distribution system so thatgovt relief actually reaches the poor.


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Measures to remove red tapism & nepotism.

Measures to keep population in check.

Providing basic amenities of life to all.

Providing primary medical facilities to all.

Improving the Infrastructure facilities.


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VISION INDIA 2020.


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