District Level Economic Indicators 1985

Abstract

From Preface: We have been frequented with the demand of developing a single aggregated indicator of the level of economic development of each district of the State to have a clear picture of the inter-district differentials. For this purpose a set of relative weights to be attached to each of the indicators which would be covered in the aggregate index is required. Any set of such weights is bound to be purely subjective. It is a well known fact that all the districts are not equally developed or under-developed in respect of each indicator. They also widely diflfered in topography and in geographical conditions. Natural resource potentials are not evenly spread in all the districts. So a general development push would prove inappropriate. For proper regional planning, one will have to examine the level and relative position of each district indicator-wise. It would help in developing appropriate programmes and schemes to improve the position of the particular district in respect of the particular indicator. Such an approach would also, facilitate the monitoring the pace of progress in the desired direction, year after year. The present publication is a modest effort in this direction. The users are requested to suggest improvements, if any, to enable us to improve the utility of this publication and enlarge its coverage and scope.