Contents Executive summary ii 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 4 1.2 Research question 4 1.3 Aim 5 1.4 Objectives 5 1.5 Research Methodology 5 1.6 Framework & Data base 6 1.7 Scope and limitation 6 1.8 Schemes of chapterisation 7 2. Theoretical background 8 2.1 Factors of industrial development 8 2.1.1 Regulatory framework 9 2.1.2 Resources and Inputs 9 2.1.3 Physical and Social Infrastructure 10 2.1.4 Incentives to the Industry 11 3. Industrial Policy 12 3.1 Industrially backward area 14 3.2 Resolution of industrial policy 1956 14 3.3 Criteria for selection of industrially backward areas 15 3.4 Industrially policy of uttar pradesh1998 16 3.4.1 Aim of the policy 16 3.4.2 Strategies 16 3.4.3 Issue 17 3.5 New Infrastructure and industrial investment policy -2012 17 3.5.1 Strategies 18 3.5.2 Fiscal Incentives 19 3.6 Inferences from Industrial policy-2012 20 4. Profile of Bundelkhand region 21 4.1 Location 21 Challenges & Opportunities in Industrially Backward Area 2013 Dissertation 2011-13 viii 4.2 Physiacal features 23 4.2.1 Topography 23 4.2.2 Minerals 23 4.2.3 Climate and rainfall 24 4.3 Demography 25 4.3.1 Population 25 4.3.2 Other demographic of Bundelkhand region 26 4.4 Infrastructure 27 4.4.1 Physical Infrastructure 27 4.4.2 Social infrastructure 31 4.5 Economy 34 4.6 Agriculture 34 4.6.1 Land use 34 4.6.2 Irrigated area from different sources 36 4.6.3 Agriculture productivity 38 4.7 Industrial development 42 4.7.1 Sector wise industrial Growth 43 4.7.2 Year wise trend of units registered in the region 46 4.8 Employment and Man power 50 4.9 Income 52 5. Analysis 55 5.1 Method of Analysis 56 5.2 Composite index of Agriculture development 57 5.3 Composite index of industrial development 59 5.4 Composite index of demography 60 5.5 Composite index of infrastructure development 61 6. Findings and Recommendation 63 6.1 Findings 63 6.1.1 Challenges in development 63 6.1.2 Opportunities for Development 65 6.2 Recommendations 66 7. References 68 7.1 Bibliography 68 7.2 Web sites 70 8. Annexure 71 8.1 Data shows the growth trend of industries in Jhansi and Lalitpur 71 8.2 Data shows the growth trend of industries in Banda, Chitrakoot and Jalaun districts 72 8.3 Data shows the growth trend of industries in Hamirpur and Mahoba districts 73 8.4 Data set of Sector wise industrial development in Bundelkhand region 74