Good news for Bihar on the economic front. According to the Economic Survey 2010-11, tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the state’s annual per capita income doubled in five years, gross domestic product (GDP) saw a steady Growth and the number of vehicles increased three fold. The annual per capita income went up to Rs 17,590 in 2009-10 against Rs 8,528 in 2004-05. The average GDP Growth for the period...

The survey called for a “Second Green Revolution with technological breakthrough in the agriculture sector” to boost farm output and ensure the food security of the country The Economic Survey on Friday pegged the country’s agriculture sector Growth at 5.4% in the current fiscal, as against 0.4% in the previous year. The survey also called for a “Second Green Revolution with technological breakthrough in the agriculture sector” to boost farm output and...

Policy reforms required to bring about better convergence of schemes Streamlining of environment clearance for infrastructure projects suggested Higher farm sector share in economic development needed The Economic Survey 2010-11 has advised the government to carry out nearly a dozen reforms pertaining to various sectors of the economy and stressed that action in this regard would be necessary to achieve the 9 per cent GDP (gross domestic product) expansion projected for 2011-12 and...

The Economic Survey has been silent on the proposed National Food Security Bill and the projections of foodgrains needed to provide food security to citizens. The chapter on Agriculture and Food Management talks of supply-side constraints, the need to feed a growing population, the procurement and off take of foodgrains, buffer stocks of foodgrains, food subsidy, the targeted public distribution system (TPDS), and the central issue price (CIP) of foodgrains, but...

Adolescent girls face nutritional problems than boys of that age: report Having more than 243 million adolescents – the highest in the world – the key challenge that India faces is ensuring the nutritional, health and educational needs of this population, particularly girls. Over the past two decades, rapid economic Growth – with real gross domestic product averaging 4.8 per cent between 1990 and 2009 – has lifted millions out of...