1 Special Development Plan - Objectives, Features & Implementation Issues M.A.Basith Sr. Director, Planning Dept.

2 Background  Government appointed High Power Committee for Redressal of Regional Imbalances (HPCRRI) under Dr. D.M. Nanjundappa in October 2000  HPCRRI was asked to study regional disparities existing in the State & to advise the Govt. & recommend appropriate strategies for development to minimise inter-district & inter- regional disparities  HPCRRI was also asked to suggest an appropriate institutional mechanism for implementing the strategy for moving towards balanced development

3 Report of HPCRRI  The Committee presented the Report in June 2002  The methodology adopted by the HPCRRI to measure disparity comprises a two fold approach o (a) to determine overall level of backwardness of taluk by evolving Comprehensive Composite Development Index (CCDI) using 35 indicators Most Backward, More Backward and Backward Taluks o (b) to consider taluks which are classified as Most Backward, More Backward and Backward Taluks  The 35 indicators spread over sectors like Agriculture & Allied; Industry, Trade & Finance; Economic Infrastructure; Social Infrastructure & Population Characteristics

4 Indicators – Agriculture & Allied  A1. % of Total cropped area to net area sown  A2. % Area under food grains  A3. % of Area under Horticultural crops to total Cropped Area  A4. % Area under Commercial crops to total Cropped Area  A5. % net area irrigated to net area sown  A6. Fertiliser(NPK) Consumption in Kilogram per Hectare  A7. No. of Tractors per 000 hectares  A8. Live Stock Units per lakh rural population  A9. Bank Credit to Agriculture in Rupees(000)

5 Indicators – Industry, Trade & Finance  I1. No. of Industrial units per lakh population  I2. % Industrial Workers to Total Main Workers  I3. Bank Advances per lakh population  I4. No. of Bank Branches per lakh population  I5. No. of Enterprises engaged in trade,hotels & transport

6 Indicators – Economic Infrastructure  E1. No. of Post Offices per lakh population  E2. No. of Telephones per lakh population  E3. Road length in Kms per 100 Sq.Kms  E4. No. of Villages having access to all weather Roads  E5. Railway line in Kms per 1000 Sq. Kms  E6. No. of Motor Vehicles per lakh population  E7. No. of Co-operative credit Societies per lakh population  E8. Proportion of electrified villages including Hamlets  E9. Regulated Markets & Sub Markets per lakh population

7 Indicators – Social Infrastructure  S1. No. of Doctors per population  S2. No. of Beds per population  S3. Literacy Rate  S4. Pupil-Teacher Rate (I to X std)  S5. Children Out of School in the 6-14 age group  S6. No. of Students enrolled in Aided & Degree Colleges  S7. No. of Habitations having drinking water facility of 40 or more LPCD

8 Indicators – Population Characteristics  P1. Sex Ratio  P2. Urban Population to total Population  P3. SC & ST Population  P4. No. of Non Agricultural Workers  P5. Agricultural labourers to Total Main Workers

9 Computation of CCDI  Actual Data of Indicators was collected  Data was Normalised with respect to State Average  Weights at two levels are then used to arrive at CCDI for the taluk  In the first level, the Normalised values are multiplied by the weight assigned to each indicator within the Sector and added  In the 2 nd level, these sector specific values so arrived are multiplied by weights given to the sector to arrive at CCDI

10 Classification of Taluks  The taluks were classified based on the values of CCDI as follows:  Madikeri Taluk in Kodagu District has the highest index(1.96) & Devadurga taluk in Raichur District has the lowest index (0.53)  Top 10 taluks as per CCDI have only one taluk from North; whereas all the bottom 10 taluks are from North

11 Backward Taluks – Division-wise

12 Resource Allocation  The Cumulative Deprivation Index(CDI), which is one minus CCDI, is calculated and added to arrive at allocation of resources, division-wise  North and South Karnataka roughly get resource allocation in the ratio of 60:40

13 Recommended Outlays for 8 Years Rs. Crores Recommended Outlays for 8 Years Rs. Crores  Agriculture & Allied Sectors 2340  Rural Development 7100  Irrigation 8000  Power 3000  Transport(incl.Railways,Airports) 1650  Social Services 8025  Others 610 Total Total 30725

14 Objectives of Special Dev. Plan  A total of Rs cr. from , to be invested over a period of 8 years – 50 % from Normal Plan and 50 % through additional outlay  Accelerate growth in backward taluks through additional investment in various sectors/areas  Building infrastructure to make good the identified backlog in the backward taluks  Establishing the needed institutions/organisations  Providing location specific sectoral schemes in backward taluks

16 Features of Special Dev. Plan  It is proposed to allocate funds in the ratio of 10%, 20%, 15%, 15%, 15%, 10%, 10% and 5% respectively in the next eight years  In the 2 nd and subsequent years, the allocations have been enhanced by 5% annual inflation  The SDP does not take into account the recommendations already implemented and investment already made during the period June 2002 to March 2007  The current years provision is Rs crores  Within the allocated amount to the sector, the amount is to be distributed among the Most Backward, More Backward and Backward Taluks in the ratio of 50:30:20  A special cell to be created in Planning Dept

Year-wise Outlays to be Provided (Rs Crores)

18 Preparation of 8-year SDP by Departments  The implementing departments to prepare sectoral Perspective Plans for eight year period to  Implementing departments to list out achievements already made as per HPCRRI Report  Target Outcomes as per HPCRRI Report o Measures to control Population growth in North Karnataka; o No village without school o Consider AP model of one medical college per district o Sub-market to deal exclusively with potato, chilli etc. o hectares of land under fodder cultivation o Promotion of inland fisheries in Raichur & Shimoga districts o All district HQs to be linked to Bangalore by air o IT investments to be attracted to Hyderabad-Karnataka o Thrust on girls’ hostels o All tourist places to be developed in phased manner

19 Coverage of SDP  The sectoral development plan should cover Normal Plan Outlay plus net additional outlays provided under SDP  The departments should provide equal or more amount under Normal outlays as compared to provision under SDP  The Normal outlays include : EAP, IEBR, NABARD & HUDCO assistance, ACA and also State component under CSS

20 Preparation of Annual Action Plan  Each department to prepare Action Plans considering the schemes/projects as recommended in the HPCRRI Report  Project profile should be prepared by departments for the additional outlays taking specific deficiencies and also the specific locations identified by the HPCRRI  The departments to submit Annual Action Plans(AAPs) to Planning Dept. for approval

21 Review of SDP  Planning Dept to approve AAPs and ensure their implementation as per guidelines  A High Power Committee to be constituted under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman, SPB. The Committee to conduct periodical review of implementation of SDP  The implementation of SDP is to be monitored in KDP as a separate subject

22 Appraisal & Evaluation  To enable each taluk to carryout a fresh appraisal of their needs and prepare taluk level plan, Planning department has created Taluk level Planning Units in 59 taluks.  CEOs to ensure furnishing of taluk level data for 35 indicators for revision of CCDI  In order to know the impact of investment made under SDP, the Planning department will ensure computation of taluk-wise CCDI in , and  Based on the changes noted in CCDI, Planning department will take corrective measures for resource allocation  The Planning Department will carry out evaluation as required

23 Implementation Issues...   PD would approve AAPs for the year and subsequent years contingent to the departments providing the required allocation for backward regions out of their Normal allocations. PD is preparing Templates for the departments to furnish information   Some departments are provided more outlays and some depts. are provided less outlays in than what was required as per SDP o o Examples: Roads have a provision of Rs. 125 crores against Rs. 50 crores to be provided; Rural Water Supply has provision of Rs. 90 crores as against Rs. 225 crores to be provided; Urban Water Supply & Slum Improvement has no provision against Rs. 150 crores to be provided o o Adjustments to be made in the departments outlays in onwards by taking into account the provision and expenditure in the previous year/years. However, departments to ensure total provision for eight years as per SDP

24... Implementation Issues   On appraisal of AAPs of some department, it was noted that departments like Horticulture, Infrastructure, Water Resources & Tourism have proposed projects where resources do not flow in the ratio of 50:30:20 as the investment is either location specific or indivisible  suitable mechanism is required to ensure  A suitable mechanism is required to ensure Region-wise expenditure to achieve 40% achievement for Gulbarga Region   Earmarked Outlays as approved by PD in the AAPs are not to be diverted  Monitoring mechanism is to be formulated to Monitor the works undertaken in SDP in each Sector level at taluk and Division level.