The broad objective of the scheme is to develop a benchmark for an industry-oriented Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in a state. The objective of the report is to undertake a mid-term evaluation of the Model ITI scheme for the period 2014–15 to 2017–18. The framework of assessment includes three key parameters including policy readiness and progress. The key results are that 95.2 per cent of the Model ITIs are located near an industrial cluster or area; 100 per cent of them have registered their Institute Management Committees (IMCs) as Societies, 66.7 per cent have the tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) in place and 81 per cent have received funds either fully or partially. The majority (95.2 per cent) of the ITIs have formed industrial partnerships and have functioning Training Counselling and Placement Centres (TCPC). At the current juncture of the scheme, 50 per cent of the total funds should have flowed to the Model ITIs. If one uses that as a benchmark, only nine ITIs out of 21 (42.9 per cent) have received that 50 per cent or more of total (Centre plus state) funds allocated. Only four ITIs have used more than 50 per cent of the funds received as on December, 2017. A larger share of the funds utilised so far had been devoted to civil works (57.9 per cent) and equipment purchase (31.3 per cent). An examination of the civil works reveal that majority of the ITIs have stayed within their estimated costs so far and have started work on areas marked in their Implementation Plans. The analysis of trades shows that the ITIs are currently undergoing change as new job-oriented trades are introduced with the help of new industry partners and old trades are retired.
This NCAER study is aimed at undertaking a diagnostic of the agricultural sector to help inform and operationalise the Government of Bihar vision for agriculture in the next 5 years. The study will (a) assess the drivers of agricultural productivity and growth in Bihar; (b) assess and rank the obstacles to inclusive growth; (c) identify actions to increase this sector’s productivity and promote inclusive growth to help this sector move to a sustained higher-growth path. The policy recommendations of this diagnostic will help policy makers, donors and other stakeholders to the success of Bihar’s agricultural sector enhance the decisions they make on policies and programmes to deliver inclusive growth of this sector and greater food security for the state of Bihar. Aligned with the Bihar Agriculture Road Map of the Government of Bihar, the purpose of this study is also to develop practical, evidence-based policy options to support sustainable growth in this sector.
The Government of India has focused its attention on doubling the farmers’ income during the seven-year period from 2015–16 to 2022–23, marking a significant departure from past policies when the emphasis had been only on production rather than the marketability of the produce. In order to provide analytics for this focus, a Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income was constituted in April 2016 under the chairmanship of Dr Ashok Dalwai, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The Committee has adopted three institutes as its knowledge partners. While the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is one of them, the other two are the National Institute of Agricultural Research Policy (NIAP), and the National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD). The DFI Committee has held multiple consultations with stakeholders across the country and has co-opted more than 100 resource persons to help it in drafting the Report. These members have been drawn from among researchers, academics, non-government organisations, farmers’ organisations, professional associations, trade, industry, commerce, consultancy bodies, policymakers at the Central and State levels, and many others with various domain strengths. While thirteen volumes of the DFI Committee Report have already been prepared, Volume XIV on the Comprehensive Policy Recommendations of the DFI Committee is in the process of finalisation. The Committee has identified six major sources for increasing farmers’ income, viz., improvement in crop productivity, livestock productivity, resource use efficiency or promoting savings in the cost of production, increase in cropping intensity, diversification towards high-value crops, and enhancement of the real prices received by farmers. With the DFI strategy focusing on doubling the farmers’ income, all those associated with the programme at both the Central and State levels need to disaggregate the interventions for achieving a higher share of farm income in the farmers’ cumulative income. Hence, it has been targeted to change the ratio of farm to non-farm income from the existing 60: 40 (in 2015–16) to 70: 30 (by 2022–23), which would ensure greater viability for farming.
The DFI Reports can be accessed at:
http://www.agricoop.nic.in/doubling-farmers
NCAER computed the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) Daman and Diu for the years 2008-09 to 2012-13. The UT is dominated by registered manufacturing. Its per capita income is approximately five times that of India. However, the growth of the economy had faltered during the period of the study, with slowing growth in manufacturing. Share of manufacturing in GSDP has declined from 82.8 per cent in 2008-9 to 77.7 per cent in 2012-13. On the other hand, share of Financing, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services increased from 4.6 per cent to 10.4 per cent between the two periods. Agriculture and allied activities have very little presence in the UT with around one per cent share in GSDP. The UT has showed comparative advantage in the following industries including manufacturing of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus; manufacture of wiring and wiring devices; spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles; manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel and; manufacture of paper and paper products. With the exception of manufacture of wearing apparel (except fur apparel), labour productivity has fallen over time for all the sectors.
The main objectives of this report are to first calculate its GSDP for the five years starting from 2008–09 to 2012–13 as mandated by the UT Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The second objective is to use the calculated GSDP to identify the opportunities and challenges and the third objective is to recommend a path forward. Dadra and Nagar Haveli formed 0.15 per cent of Indian GDP during the period 2008–09 to 2012–13. The growth rate of GSDP, after declining in 2009–10, has shown a steady and continuous increase. Per capita GSDP growth, however, was in negative territory until 2012–13. Manufacturing forms on average (2008–09 to 2012–13) 87.6 per cent of GSDP and within that it is registered manufacturing that forms 87.1 per cent of GSDP. After registered manufacturing, the next biggest sector is community, social and personal services (2008–09 to 2012–13), which is 3.7 per cent of GSDP, followed by real estate, ownership of dwellings and business services (3.1 per cent of GSDP). The per capita income of the UT is on average 5.7 times higher than that of India for the period studied.
