CONTENTS Foreword by Rudhra Gangadharan v Preface vii List of Tables xiii Profile of the Contributors xiv Introduction: C. Ashokvardhan 1 1. Bihar: Amarjeet Sinha 27 Growth Trends 27 Eleventh Plan Objectives 29 Animal Husbandry: Action Points 42 Surface Irrigation: Creating and Restoring Irrigation Potential 45 Summing Up: Bihar 52 2. West Bengal: M.N. Roy 55 Agriculture 63 Horticulture 65 Irrigation 66 Animal Resources 68 Fishery 69 Sunderbans Development 69 Rural Development 70 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 73 Chash-O-Basabaser Bhumidan Prokalpa 74 Education 75 Gender Plan 76 Integrated Child Development Services 78 Gram Sansad Plans in West Bengal 80 3. Orissa: S. Tripathy and Jai Singh Shekhawat 87 Demography 88 Irrigation 89 Agricultural Production 89 Regional and Social Disparities 90 A Vision for the Future 91 Monitorable Targets 93 Development Strategy for Certain Sectors 94 4. Uttar Pradesh: H. C. Pokhriyal 100 Development Challenges 102 Priorities and Thrust Areas 104 Important Goals for the Eleventh Plan 105 5. Rural Development: Building a National Perspective: C Ashokvardhan 111 Agricultural Revival 113 Health and Nutrition Concerns 125 Education Reforms 131 Economic Reforms and Poverty 135 The Jobs Conundrum 140 Summing Up 144 Index 157