Land and People of Indian States & Union Territories (Andaman & Nicobar) Volume Vol. 30th [Hardcover]

An encyclopaedic voluminous work gives authentic and objectives information about all the 28 states and 7Union Territories, History, Physical aspects, Population, Politics, Education, Transport and Communication, Languages and Literature, Medical Facilities, Industry, Finance Sector, Natural Wealth, Agriculture, Wild Life, Tourism, Archeological sites, Natural Calamities, Customs, Fairs and Festivals, Arts and Crafts, Rural and Urban Development, Newspapers, Important Events, NGO, Planning outlays0 in thirty-six volumes, each volume complete about a state. A benchmark. About The Author:- The Editors S.C. Bhatt, had been a writer and journalist with long years of experience as head of important departments in the government. He headed the News Services Division of All India Radio, Publications Division, Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) and Research and Reference Division. In the last mentioned department it was his responsibility to produce papers and writeups on matters of importance to the government and the public. Under his supervision the "INDIA—A Reference Annual" was produced, both from the Research as well as Reference division. Gopal Bhargava, a prolific writer and author of several books, was a senior official in Town and Country Planning Organization, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. First educated at Mayo College Ajmer, and a Post -graduate in Economics from Lucknow University, he is a regular contributor to leading newspapers and academic journals. So far, he has published a good number of papers and articles on various issues, concerning urban development, which is his forte. The map given on the back cover jacket is only illustrative and not true to scale. Contents:- Contents: List of Tables 11: Preface 13: Introduction 15: 1. History 17-20: The British Regime; The Japanese Regime; The Post: Independence Regime; History of Nicobars.: 2. Physical Aspects 21-23: Location; Area; Physiography; Hills.: 3. Population 25-41: Data Relevant to Population; Demographic Details as per Census: 1991; Characteristics of People; Social Structure of the Society;: Family.: 4. Scheduled Caste 43-44: Need for Emancipation of Dalits.: 5. Scheduled Tribe 45-48: World of Tribal Communities; Tribal Development and Social: Scientists.: 6. Other Backward Classes 49-51: Reservation Policy and Backward Castes; The Depressed Classes: Vis-a-vis Backward Castes.: 7. Government and Politics 53-59: State Figures on Police and Crimes; Political History; Ancient: and Medieval; Modern; Administrative Set-up; Nicobars; Chief: Commissioners and Lieutenant governors; Lt. Governor and other: Members.: 6 Andaman and Nicobar: 8. Education 61-63: State Education Figures; Educational Facilities; Computer: education.: 9. Transport and Communication 65-76: Figures Related to Transportation and Communication; Airways;: Ports; Post Offices; Information Technology Policy; Economic: Development; Creation of IT industry; Good governance;: Establishment of state information infrastructure (SII); Internet: and e-mail; Road (Bus) Services.: 10. Language and Literature 77-85: 11. Medical Facilities 87-91: Figures on Medical Facilities in the State; National Programmes;: Family Welfare Programme; Universal Immunization Programme: (UIP); National Anti Malaria Programme; National Leprosy: Eradication Programme; National Blindness Control Programme: National Aids Control Programme; Birth and Death Registration;: Telemedicine in Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Advantages of: Telemedicine.: 12. Industry 93-118: Figures Related to Industries in the State; Industrial Policy;: Preamble; Comparative Advantages and Disadvantages of the: Territory; Advantages; Disadvantages; Sectors to be targeted;: Fisheries; Tourism; Cane and Bamboo; Coir and Coconuts;: Rubber; Boat Building/Repairing; Agro Based Industries and Food: Processing Industries; Automobile Body Building; Packaging: Industry; Units Covered Under KV1 programme; Electronic: Industry; Service Oriented Unit; Infrastructural Development: Projects; Joint Venture Projects; Major Thrust Areas; Negative: List; Infrastructure Support System; Industrial Estated Programme;: Integrated Infrastructure Development (IID); Power; Water;: Transport; Road Transport; Shipping; Air Travel; Ports; Industrial: Guidance Bureau; Common Testing Facilities and Research and: Development; Project Profiles; Agencies Involved in the Industrial: Development; Tourism; Fisheries; Supplies; Industrial Financing;: Khadu and Village Industries Board; District Industries Centre;: Other Institutions; Package of Incentives Available for: Development of Industries; Loan to Tiny Cottage and SSI: Industries at reduced rate of Interest; Built up Sheds and: developed plots in the Industrial Estate; Subsidy on installation: of D.G. Set, land development and installation of water harvesting: equipments; Interest free loan for procurement of D.G. set/inContents: 7: house water harvesting equipments; Mainland Island Transport: Subsidy Scheme; Inter Island Transport Subsidy Scheme; Island: Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme; Interest subsidy to PMRY: beneficiaries; Financial Assistance and Awards to Crafts Persons: for Development of Innovative design; Credit Guarantee Scheme;: Fiscal Incentives; Marketing Assistance; Human Resource: Development; Modernising existing training facilities; Mainland: Training; Entrepreneurship Development Institute Scheme;: Process-Cum Product Development Center; Non Resident Indians: and Foreign Investment; Export Promotion; Liaison with Banks/: Financial Institutions; Industrial Sickness; Simplification of: Procedures; List of ISI Industries.: 13. Finance Sector 119-123: Figures Related to Financial Sector; Banking Sector; Co-operative: Societies; Schemes of Financial Assistance Available in Andaman: and Nicobar Islands; General Long Term Loan Schemes; Special: Sector focussed Financial Schemes; Assistance for Tiny Units;: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Industrial Development: Corporation (ANIIDCO).: 14. Natural Wealth 125-137: Figures Related to Forest; Forest Resources; Birds; Reptiles;: Marine Life; Wildlife Management; Protected areas; Flore and: Fauna; Timber; Fauna; Corals; Butterfly fauna.: 15. Agriculture 139-147: Figures Related to State Agriculture; Animal Husbandary; Details: of sale depots; Crop Husbandry; Soil Conversation; Minor: Irrigation.: 16. Wild Life 149-152: Campbell Bay National Park; Galathea National Park; Mount: Harriet National Park; Saddle Peak National Park; Cinque Island: Sanctuary; Crocodile (Lohabarrack) Sanctuary; Interview Island: Sanctuary; Narcondum Island Sanctuary; North Reef Island: Sanctuary; Smith and Ross Islands; Mahatma Gandhi Marine: National Park, Wandoor; Jolly Bouy Island; Cuthbert Bay: Sanctuary; Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve; Mini-Zoo Haddo;: Nhidiyatapu Biological Park; Rutland Island.: 17. Tourism 153-174: Tourist Destinations; Port Blair; Corbyn’s Cove tourism Complex;: Harminder Bay Beach; Karmatang Beach Ramnagar Beach; North: Andaman Beaches; Jolly Byoy; Cinque Island; Red Skin Island;: Long Island; Middle Andaman; Havelock Island; Barren Island: 8 Andaman and Nicobar: Chatham Island; Mount Harriet; Ross Islands; Madhuban; Neil: Island; Chiriya Tapu; Cinque Island; Fish Rock; Bala Reef;: Havelock Island; Seduction Point; Campbell Shoal off north: Button Island; Andaman Water Sports Complex; Rutland Island;: Corruption Rock; Carbyn's Cove; The Viper Island; Car Nicobar;: Nancourie; Katchal; Kondul; Cellular Jail; Emrald Island;: Chidiyatapu Biological Park; Adventure Tourism; Island Camping;: Scuba Diving; Snorkelling; Trekking; Diving; Children's Traffic: Park; Gandhi Park; Corbyn's Cove Tourism Complex; Chatham: Saw Mill; Mini Zoo; Samudrika; ZSI Museum; Anthropological: Museum; Fisheries Museum; Marine Museum; Tourism Policy;: Action Plan; Priorities for 2008-2012; Priorities for 2013-2017;: Priorities for 2018-2022; Priorities for 2023-2027; Hotels.: 18. Archaeological Sites 175: 19. Natural Calamities 177: Chronology of Natural Calamities Since 1980; Cyclonic Storms.: 20. Customs, Fairs and Festivals 179-189: Naming; Marriage; Beliefs and Superstitions; Deaths; Festivals;: Island Tourism Festival; Local Religious Festivals; Kunseaureau: Festival; Ossuary Feast; Fairs; Subhash Mela; Vivekananda Mela;: Block Mela.: 21. Arts and Crafts 191: 22. Rural Development 193-206: Programmes Under Rural Development; Swarnajayanthi Gram: Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY); Objective; Below Poverty Line (BPL);: Objective; Salient features of SGSY; Target Groups; Preparation: of Project Reports; Self Help Groups; Formation of Self Help Group;: Grading of the Self Help Groups; Process involved for grading;: Capacity building of the Groups; Taking up of the economic: activity; Identification and Selection; Financial Assistance;: Sanction of Loans; Subsidy; Repayment of loan; Group Life: Insurance Scheme; Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana (JGSY);: Objectives—Primary; Secondary; Target groups; Implementation: Release of Central assistance to DRDAs/ZPs; Criteria for: allocation of funds; Diversion of Funds; Administrative/: contingent expenditure; Provision of Maintenance of Assets;: Works to be taken up under JGSY; Implementing Agencies; Audit: of works; Social Audit; Indira Awaas Yojana; Pradhan Mantri: Gramodaya Yojana(PMGY); Employment Assurance Scheme: (EAS); Target Group; Programme Strategy; Implementing: Agencies; Central Rural Sanitation Programme (CRSP); Minimum: Needs Programme.: CONTENTS:- 9: 23. Urban Development 207-216: Preparation on Regional Development Plan for A&N Islands and: preparation of Master plan for Port Blair, Diglipur, Mayabunder,: Rangat, Wimberlygunj, Hut Bay & Campbell Bay; Construction: of non-road side drains in Port Blair Municipal area; Integrated: traffic planning for Port Blair; State Development Report for A &: N Islands for next 25 years– Development Plan of Andaman Public: Works department; Roads & Bridges; Urban Roads (Roads in: Port Blair Head Quarter area); Water Supply & Sanitation; Urban: Water Supply; Sanitation; Housing; Construction of residential: accommodation for Govt. Servants; Public Works; Minor: Irrigation; Flood Control including erosion control in A&N Island;: Sea Erosion; Civil Aviation.: 24. Newspapers 217-218: Small Periodicals.: 25. Important Events (1951-2004) 219: Chronology of Events.: 26. Non-Governmental Organisations 221-222: 27. Planning Outlay 223-230: Annual Plan Outlay; i. Agriculture and Allied Activities; ii. Rural: Development; iii. Special Areas Programmes; iv. Irrigation and: Flood Control; v. Energy; vi. Industry and Minerals; vii. Transport;: viii. Communications; ix. Science,Technology and Environment;: x. General Economic Services; xi. Social Services; xii. General: Services; Tenth Plan Outlay; i. Agriculture and Allied Activities;: ii. Rural Development; iii. Special Area Programmes; iv. Irrigation: and Flood Control; v. Energy; vi. Industry and Minerals; vii.: Transport; viii. Communications; ix. Science,Technology and: Environment; x. General Economic Services; xi. Social Services: Education; xii. General Services.: 10 Andaman and Nicobar: CONTENTS:- 11: 3.1. Population 2001 26: 3.2. Religion-wise population 27: 3.3. Population Characteristics 2001 27: 3.4. Decadal Growth 1991 - 2001 27: 3.5. Population: (0 - 6 years) 2001 27: 3.6. Percentage of Population: (0-6) to total population (0 - 6 years) 2001 27: 3.7. Number of Literates to Total population 2001 27: 3.8. Percentage of Literates to Total population 2001 28: 3.9. Age Distribution (in percentage) 28: 3.10. Work participation rate 28: 3.11. Distribution of population by Religion (in percentage) 29: 3.12. Distribution of 10,000 speakers by Languages 29: 3.13. House Types 29: 3.14. Fertility Rates 29: 3.15. Distribution of Religion by Sex with Percentage of Total Population: (State/district) (2001) 37: 3.16. Distribution of Disabled Persons by Type of Disabilty and Residence: (in %) (2001) 40: 3.17. Distribution of Beggars (2001) 40: 3.18. Population, India, States and Union Territory 1901-2001 41: 3.19. Decadal Variation in Population, 1901-2001 41: 4.1. SC Population Ratio w.r.t. Population (2001) 44: 5.1. Statewise Distribution of Individual Scheduled Tribes Population by: Sex and Literacy Rate (2001) 47: 5.2. ST Population Ratio w.r.t. Population (2001) 47: 5.3. Distribution of Individual Scheduled Tribes Population by Sex (State/: District) (2001) 48: 7.1. Chief Commissioners of Andaman and Nicobar 57: 7.2. Lietenant governors of Andman and Nicobar 58: 7.3. Name of State, Districts, Tehsils and Towns (2001) 58: 7.4. List of Administrative Districts (1971) 59: 7.5. List of Administrative Districts (1981) 59: 7.6. List of Administrative Districts (1991) 59: 7.7. List of Administrative Districts (2001) 59: 8.1. Educational Institutions 62: 8.2. Literacy rate in A and N Islands 63: 8.3. Level of Education 63: 8.4. Growth of Educational Institutions in Andaman and Nicobar Islands 63: 9.1. Fares for various classes in the ships 66: 10.1. Distribution of Language 77: List of Tables: 12 Andaman and Nicobar: 10.2. Distribution of Mother Toungue 81: 12.1. State wise and employment wise Minimum wages (Wages fixed in 5: Employments 115: 12.2. Total Population, Total Workers, Main Workers, Marginal Workers: and Non-Workers–India, States and Union Territories : 2001 117: 12.3. Total Workers (Main + Marginal) and their Categories–India, States: and Union Territories : 2001 118: 13.1. Banks 120: 14.1. Forest Area Statistics 127: 15.1. Production of Milk, Eggs and Wool during 1998-99 (Anticipated: Achievements) 141: 15.2. Land Utilisation (In Hect.) 141: 15.3. Land Holdings (In No.) 141: 15.4. Area under Holding (In Hect.) 142: 15.5. Crop production (As on 1st January) 142: 15.6. Veterinary Services 142: 15.7. Livestock and Poultry Population 143: 15.8. Distribution of Household by Sources of Drinking Water (2001) 146: 16.1. United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India (1993) 151: 24.1. Number of Newspapers in 2001(Language and Periodicity-wise) 217: 27.1. Annual Plan of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2002-2003 223: 27.2. Tenth Plan of Andaman and Nicobar Islands—2002-07 227 The Title 'Land and People of Indian States & Union Territories (Andaman & Nicobar) written/authored/edited by Ed. S. C.Bhatt & Gopal K Bhargava', published in the year 2006. The ISBN 9788178353869 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 230 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Anthropology / Tribal Studies. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:- Vol. 30th