Special Development Plan - Objectives, Features & Implementation Issues M.A.Basith

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 • (a) to determine overall level of backwardness of taluk by evolving Comprehensive Composite Development Index (CCDI) using 35 indicators • (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 10000 population • S2. No. of Beds per 10000 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 2nd 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 YearsRs. Crores • Agriculture & Allied Sectors 2340 • Rural Development 7100 • Irrigation 8000 • Power 3000 • Transport(incl.Railways,Airports) 1650 • Social Services 8025 • Others 610 • Total 30725

14. Objectives of Special Dev. Plan • A total of Rs. 30725 cr. from 2007-08, 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 2nd 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. 1571.5 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

17. 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 2007-08 to 2014-15 • Implementing departments to list out achievements already made as per HPCRRI Report • Target Outcomes as per HPCRRI Report • Measures to control Population growth in North Karnataka; • No village without school • Consider AP model of one medical college per district • Sub-market to deal exclusively with potato, chilli etc. • 20000 hectares of land under fodder cultivation • Promotion of inland fisheries in Raichur & Shimoga districts • All district HQs to be linked to Bangalore by air • IT investments to be attracted to Hyderabad-Karnataka • Thrust on girls’ hostels • 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 2008-09, 2011-12 and 2014-15 • 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 2008-09 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 2007-08 than what was required as per SDP • 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 • Adjustments to be made in the departments outlays in 2008-09 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 • 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.