Economic Survey of Haryana 1989-90

Abstract

From State Economy: Haryana has been contributing significantly towards building-up of India by accelerating the pace of development and improving all-round efficiency and productivity. The main thrust of its policy has been to develop agriculture and increase farm production through liberal incentives to the farmers, to strengthen- infrastructure by Increasing irrigation and power potential and to improve the living standard of the people i n general and weaker sections of the society in particular by effecting, improvements in education, health, drinking water supply and other social services. Decentralised planning, promotion of non-conventional energy sources, integration of science and technology in development planning and ecological and environmental conservation are other thrust areas of its economic policy. Of late, the State has also emerged as a trend-setter in the sphere of providing social security to weaker sections of the society through its multifarious programmes like old age pension, unemployment allowance and waiving off of loans.