Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Assam

 

The Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Assam was established in the year 1948 with Dr. M. N. Goswami as the founder Director. The establishments of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics comprises 20 districts and 14 sub-division level offices besides a regional establishment at I)iphu for catering the needs of two hill districts- of State.-The Directorate of Economics and Statistics is, also acting as a Nodal Agency for coordination, supervision etc. in respect of statistical activities in the State of Assam. The main activities of the Directorate include- 

 

 

i.

 Preparation and publication of various reports like, Economic Survey of Assam, Statistical Handbook of Assam;

 

ii.

 Compilation of SDP of Assam;

 

iii.

 Compilation of price indices and retail price data;

 

iv.

 Conduct of surveys, studies, etc.; 

 

v.

 Conduct of crop cutting experiments for agricultural statistics; 

 

vi.

 Conduct of Agricultural Census and Economic Census in the State as per Govt. of India's programme under Central Sector Scheme etc.

 

Some important works recently undertaken by the Directorate are as follows:

 

1. The Report "Economic Survey, Assam, 2003-04" has been prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Assam and is awaiting release very soon.

 

2. The publication of Statistical Handbook of Assam, 2003 is under print at Assam Govt, Press and is expected to be released soon.

 

3. The field work of Agricultural Census 2000-2001 has already been started throughout the State. The compilation of data at district level offices will be started soon after completion of field work of the Census.

 

4. The advance estimates of State Domestic Product (SDP) of Assam has been prepared and released for the year 2003-2004.

 

5. Some key economic indicators of the State is furnished in the table below:

 

 


    Selected economic indicators, Assam

Sl. No.

Items

Ref. Year

Unit

Particulars

1.

Geographical Area

1991 Census

'000 Sq. Km.

78

2.

Population

2001 Census

Lakh No.

266

3.

Density

-do-

Persons per Sq. Km.

340

4.

Sex Ratio

-do-

Females per '000 Males

932

5.

Percentage of Urban Population to the total population

-do-

Percentage

12.90

6.

Average Annual Exponential Growth Rate

1991-2001

-do-

1.73

7.

Population Below Poverty Line (As per Planning Commission estimates)

1999-2000

-do-

36.09

8.

Literacy rate : (i) Persons (ii) Male (iii) Female

2001 Census

-do-

64.28

71.93

56.03

9.

Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at factor cost :

(i) At current prices

(ii) At constant (1993-94) prices

 

2003-2004 (Q)

-do-

 

Rs. in crore

-do-

 

39054

20266

10.

Net  State Domestic Product (NSDP) at factor cost

(i) At current prices

(ii) At constant (1993-94) prices  

 

-do-

-do-

 

-do-

-do-

 

31721

16785

11.

Per Capita NSDP 

(i) At current prices

(ii) At constant (1993-94) prices 

 

2003-2004

 

Rupees

-do-

 

12593

6403

12.

Index of Agricultural Production (Base: Triennium ending 1981-82=100)

2002-2003 (P)

-

165

13.

Total cropped area

1999-2000

Lakh hectare

40.87

14.

Net area sown

-do-

-do-

27.34

15.

Index of Industrial Production (Base : 1993-94=100

2002-2003 (P)

-

132

16.

Percentage of Village electrified

2002-2003 (P)

Percentage

77

17.

Per Capita Consumption of Electricity 

2001-2002

KWH

122

18.

Population covered per Hospital (Govt.)

-do-

'000 Nos.

166

19.

P.W.D. Road length per 100 Sq. Km. of geographical area

2003

Km.

43.9

20.

No. of registered motor vehicle on road

2001-2002

'000 Nos.

588

21.

Density of vehicle per sq. km.

-do-

No.

7

22.

Post office per lakh population

2002-2003

No.

15

23.

All scheduled commercial banks per lakh population

2003 (March)

Nos.

4.4

24.

Credit-Deposit Ratio

-do-

Percentage

28.6

25.

No. of jobseekers as per Live Register

2002 (P)

'000 Nos.

1572

26.

Employment on organised sector

2002 (P)

'000 Nos.

1084

 

 

(i) Public Sector

-do-

-do-

530

(ii) Private Sector

-do-

-do-

554

27.

No. of Enterprise

4th Economic Census'98

'000 Nos.

593
 

 

 

 
 

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