Land And People Of Indian States & Union Territories (Tamil Nadu - 2)

Book Code: 1111008614982

Ed. S. C.Bhatt & Gopal K Bhargava

ABOUT THE BOOK

An encyclopaedic voluminous work gives authentic and objectives information about all the 28 states and 7Union Territories, History, Physical aspects, Population, Politics, Education, Transport and Communication, Languages and Literature, Medical Facilities, Industry, Finance Sector, Natural Wealth, Agriculture, Wild Life, Tourism, Archeological sites, Natural Calamities, Customs, Fairs and Festivals, Arts and Crafts, Rural and Urban Development, Newspapers, Important Events, NGO, Planning outlays0 in thirty-six volumes, each volume complete about a state. A benchmark.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

About The Author:- The Editors S.C. Bhatt, had been a writer and journalist with long years of experience as head of important departments in the government. He headed the News Services Division of All India Radio, Publications Division, Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) and Research and Reference Division. In the last mentioned department it was his responsibility to produce papers and writeups on matters of importance to the government and the public. Under his supervision the "INDIA—A Reference Annual" was produced, both from the Research as well as Reference division. Gopal Bhargava, a prolific writer and author of several books, was a senior official in Town and Country Planning Organization, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. First educated at Mayo College Ajmer, and a Post -graduate in Economics from Lucknow University, he is a regular contributor to leading newspapers and academic journals. So far, he has published a good number of papers and articles on various issues, concerning urban development, which is his forte. The map given on the back cover jacket is only illustrative and not true to scale.

CONTENTS

Contents:- Contents: List of Tables 9: Preface 11: Introduction 13: 1. History 17-20: Origin; Location; Area; Climate; Physiography.: 2. Physical Aspects 21-22: Soils; Hills; Rivers.: 3. Population 23-35: Data Relevant to Population; Demographic Information as per: census 2001; Characteristics of People; Structure of the Society.: 4. Scheduled Caste 37-44: Need for Emancipation of Dalits.: 5. Scheduled Tribe 45-51: World of Tribal Communities; Tribal Development and Social: Scientists.: 6. Other Backward Classes 53-56: Reservation Policy and Backward Castes; The Depressed Classes: Vis-a-vis Backward Castes; Tripura.: 7. Government and Politics 57-65: State Figures on Police and Crimes; Chief Ministers and: Governors; Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies of the: State.: 6 Tripura: 8. Education 67-77: State Education Figures; School Education; Higher Education;: Social Education; Education under the Territorial Council; List of: Universities in the State.: 9. Transport and Communication 79-85: Figures Related to Transportation and Communication; Railways;: Communication; Objectives; Development of Human-Resource: for ITl; Electronic Governance; Incentives for IT Industries.: 10. Language and Literature 87-102: Literature.: 11. Medical Facilities 103-105: Figures on Medical Facilities in the State.: 12. Industry 107-124: Figures Related to Industries in the State; Tea Industry;: Electricity; Industrial Policy; Objectives; The Strategy; High: Power Committee; Small Scale Industries; Handloom; Handicrafts;: Sericulture; Rural Industries; Agro-based Industries; Forest-based: Industries; Tea Industry; Women Entrepreneurs and Consumer: Industry; Electronic Industries; Growth Centres; Large Scale: Sector; Tourism; Manpower Development; Industrial: Management Pool/Cadre; List of ISI Industries.: 13. Finance Sector 125-131: Figures Related to Financial Sector; Net State Domestic Product: or State Income (with base 1993-94); Sectoral composition ( with: Base 1993-94); Investment opportunities in Tripura; Natural gas;: Banking Sector.: 14. Natural Wealth 133-136: Figures Related to Forest; Mineral Resources; The other minerals;: Glass Sand; Clay; Lignite; Limestone; Building material; Hydro: Potential; Forest Resources.: 15. Agriculture 137-154: Figures Related to State Agriculture; Pineapple; Orange; Jackfruit;: Litchi; Cashewnut; Ginger, Turmeric and Chilly; Potato: Cultivation; Tapioca; New UBI incentives for Tripura agriculture;: Food Processing; Tea; Rubber; Irrigation; Other Productions;: Aromatic Paddy; Cotton; Mesta; Sugarcane.: 16. Wild Life 155-156: United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India: (1993).: Introduction 7: 17. Tourism 157-161: Tourist Destinations; Agartala; Agartala State Museum;: Jagannath Temple; Ummaneshwar Temple; Ujjayanta Palace;: Neermahal; Unakoti; Debtamura; Pilak; Mata Tripureshwari: Temple; The Fourteen Goddess Temple; Jampui Hills; Temple of: Chaturdasa Devata; Sipahijala; Tripura Government Museum;: Udaipur; Mahadev Group of Temples; Tripura Sundari Temple;: Bhubaneshwari Temple; Gunabati Group of Temples; Jagannath: Temple.: 18. Archaeological Sites 163-164: 19. Natural Calamities 165-168: Chronology of Natural Calamities Since 1980; Drought; Squalls;: Thunderstorm; Hailstorm; Floods and Heavy Rains.: 20. Customs, Fairs and Festivals 169-177: Tribal Gods; Religious Ceremonies; Wedding; Fairs and Festivals.: 21. Arts and Crafts 179-187: Dances; Folk Dances of Tripura; Tripuris Community; Garia: Dance; Lebang Boomani Dance; Reang Community; Hozagiri: Dance; Chakma Community; Bizu Dance; Halam(Malsum): Community; Garo Community; Wangala Dance; Lusai Community;: Welcome Dance; Darlong community; Cheraw Dance; Mog: Community; Way (Lamp) Festival; Handicrafts; Cane and Bamboo: Handicrafts.: 22. Rural Development 189-213: Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna; Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar: Yojna; Credit-cum-subsidy scheme of Rural Housing;: Swavalamban; Integrated Wasteland Development Programme: (IWDP); Indira Awaas Yojna (IAY); IAY- Upgradation; Prime: Minister’s Gramodaya Yojna (PMGY)Gramin Awaas (Rural: Housing); Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojna (PMGY)-Rural: Drinking Water; Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY);: Rural Industrialisation - Role of Khadi and Village Industries in: Tripura; District Development Goals of South Tripura; Jawahar: Gram Samridhi Yojana; Introduction; Objective; Target Group;: Salient features; Funding Pattern; Implementing Agency;: Employment Assurance Scheme; Introduction; Objective; Target: Group; Salient Features; Achievements; Funding Pattern;: Implementing Agency; Self Help Groups (SHGS); Self Help Groups: go through various stages of evolution; Formation of Self Help: Groups; Role of NGOs; Linkage with the Banks; Grading of the: Self-Help Groups; Capacity building of the Self Help Groups;: 8 Tripura: Taking up of economic activities; Loan-cum-subsidy to the: members of the Group; Loan-cum-subsidy for the Group Activity.: 23. Urban Development 215-220: Natural Gas Industry; Availability; Utilisation; Gas Pricing;: Prospects; Tea Industry; Information Technology; Other: Industries; Investment and Industrial Policies; Objectives; The: Strategy; High Power Committee; Tripura Information Technology: Policy; Objectives of this Policy; Electronic Industries; Growth: Centres; Large Scale Sector .: 24. Newspapers 221-224: List of Big, Medium and Small Newspapers - 2001; Medium Dailies;: Small Dailies; Small Periodicals; Publication Added in 2001.: 25. Important Events (1951-2004) 225-227: Chronology of Events.: 26. Non-Governmental Organisations 229-231: Major NGOs in the State.: 27. Planning Outlay 233-240: Annual Plan Outlay; i. Agriculture and Allied Activities; ii. Rural: Development; iii. Special Areas Programmes; iv. Irrigation and: Flood Control; v. Energy; vi. Industry and Minerals; vii. Transport;: viii. Communications; ix. Science,Technology and Environment;: x. General Economic Services; xi. Social Services; xii. General: Services; Tenth Plan Outlay; i. Agriculture and Allied Activities;: ii. Rural Development; iii. Special Area Programmes; iv. Irrigation: and Flood Control; v. Energy; vi. Industry and Minerals; vii.: Transport; viii. Communications; ix. Science,Technology and: Environment; x. General Economic Services; xi. Social Services: Education; xii. General Services.: Introduction 9: 3.1. Population Characteristics 2001 24: 3.2. Decadal Growth 1991 - 2001 24: 3.3. Population: (0 - 6 years) 2001 25: 3.4. Percentage of Population: (0-6) to Total Population (0 - 6 years) 2001 25: 3.5. General 2001 25: 3.6. Age distribution (in Percentage) 25: 3.7. Work participation rate 26: 3.8. Distribution of Population by Religion (in percentage) 26: 3.9. Distribution of 10,000 Speakers by Languages 26: 3.10. Amenties 26: 3.11. House Types 27: 3.12. Fertility Rates 27: 3.13. Distribution of Religion by Sex with Percentage of Total Population: (State/district) (2001) 30: 3.14. Distribution of Disabled Persons by Type of Disabilty and Residence: (in %) (2001) 34: 3.15. Distribution of Beggars (2001) 34: 3.16. Population, India, States and Union Territory 1901-2001 35: 3.17. Decadal Variation in Population, 1901-2001 35: 4.1. Statewise Distribution of Individual Scheduled Caste Population by: Sex and Literacy Rate (2001) 38: 4.2. SC Population Ratio w.r.t. Population (2001) 40: 4.3. Distribution of Individual Scheduled Castes Population by Sex: (State/District) (2001) 42: 5.1. Statewise Distribution of Individual Scheduled Tribes Population by: Sex and Literacy Rate (2001) 47: 5.2. ST Population Ratio w.r.t. Population (2001) 48: 5.3. Distribution of Individual Scheduled Tribes Population by Sex: (State/District) (2001) 50: 6.1. State-wise OBC List 55: 6.2. State-wise Central List of Backward Classes Notified by Government: of India 55: 7.1. Chief Ministers of Tripura 60: 7.2. Governors of Tripura 60: 7.3. Name of State, Districts, Tehsils and Towns (2001) 64: 7.4. List of Administrative Districts (1971) 65: 7.5. List of Administrative Districts (1981) 65: 7.6. List of Administrative Districts (1991) 65: 7.7. List of Administrative Districts (2001) 65: 8.1. Literacy Rate 74: 8.2. Number of Literates to Total population 74: 8.3. Percentage of Literates to Total population 75: 8.4. Level of Education 75: List of Tables: 10 Tripura: 8.5. Educational Institutions 75: 8.6. Tripura University Courses and Eligibility 75: 8.7. List of Affilated Institutions and Colleges Under Tripura University 76: 10.1. Distribution of Language 2001 91: 10.2. Distribution of Mother Toungue (2001) 96: 11.1. No. of Health Centres (Allopathic)1999-2000 104: 11.2. Medical Services (1997-98) 105: 12.1. Large and Medium Industries of Tripura 112: 12.2. Small Scale Industries Units (1998) 112: 12.3. State wise and employment wise Minimum wages 122: 12.4. Total Population, Total Workers, Main Workers, Marginal Workers: and Non-Workers–India, States and Union Territories : 2001 123: 12.5. Total Workers (Main + Marginal) and their Categories–India, States: and Union Territories : 2001 124: 13.1. Net State Domestic Product at Factor Cost by Kind of Economic: Activity at Current Prices 129: 13.2. Net State Domestic Product at Factor Cost by Kind of Economic: Activity at Constant Prices (1980-81) 130: 13.3. Commercial Banks Available 131: 14.1. Total Reserve Available in 000' Tonnes 134: 14.2. Total Reserve Available in 000' Tonnes 135: 14.3. Forest Divisions 136: 15.1. Land Types Available (In Hectare) 139: 15.2. Area, Production,Yield-1997-98 146: 15.3. Agriculture Implements Statistics 1992 (‘000 numbers) 147: 15.4. Live stock and Fisheries - 1992 (‘000 numbers) 147: 15.5. Milk Production 1994-95 (‘000 tonnes) 147: 15.6. District Area Covered Under Different Types of Irrigation Schemes: (in Hectares) 150: 15.7. Livestock and Poultry Population (1997) 150: 15.8. Production of Milk and Eggs during 1998-99 151: 15.9. Distribution of Household by Sources of Drinking Water (2001) 152: 16.1. United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas 156: 24.1. Number of Newspapers in 2001 (Language and Periodicity-wise) 222: 24.2. Circulation of Newspapers in 2001 (Language and Periodicity-wise) 223: 24.3. List of Big, Medium and Small Newspapers - 2001 223: 24.4. Publication Added in 2001 224: 27.1. Annual Plan of Tripura 2002-2003 233: 27.2. Tenth Plan of Tripura—2002-07 237