CONTENTS 1. AN OVERVIEW OF ECONOMY 1. Indian Economy iii 2. State Economy ix 2. DEVELOPMENT IN IMPORTANT SECTORS OF GUJARAT ECONOMY 1. Population 3 2. State Domestic Product 5 3. Agriculture and Allied Sectors Agriculture 8 Horticulture 11 Animal Husbandry12 Fisheries 13 Forests14 Water Resources Development15 Co-operation21 4. Industries 23 Industrial Finance 30 Mining 32 5. Infrastructure Electricity 35 Roads and Transport 38 Port Development 40 Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board42 Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority43 Post and Telemmunications 45 Banking 45 Life Insurance46 Science and Technology 46 6. Social Sectors Education 49 Medical Services51 Water Supply and Sanitation 54 Rural Development 58 Rural Housing59 Employment 60 Welfare of Backward Classes 61 Environment66 7. Prices and Public Distribution System Prices 69 Public Distribition System 71 8. Public Finance and Planning Public Finance 77 Planning 78 3. GUJARAT STATE AT A GLANCE-COMPARISON WITH INDIA 79 4. STATISTICAL STATEMENTS S-1 to S-126