CHAPTER I

ECONOMIC SITUATION
ASSAMS ECONOMY:
The economy of the State in terms of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)
at factor cost is expected to attain a growth rate of 7.97 per cent at constant (19992000) prices as per Advance Estimates in 2007-08 as against the growth rate of 7.57
per cent estimated as per Quick Estimates. The growth rate of 7.97 per cent in
GSDP has been expected mainly due to the considerable growth rates of (over 4 per
cent) in the sectors of Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas & Water Supply,
Transport, Storage and Communication, Banking & Insurance, Public
Administration and Other Services.The Primary Sector including Agriculture
(2.29%) is likely to show a growth rate of around 2.00 per cent which is lower than
the previous years growth of 2.79 per cent. In Secondary Sector, growth expected
is 3.70 per cent as against 5.15 per cent in 2006-07 while the Service Sector growth
is likely to attain the level of 13.06 per cent in Advance Estimates as against the
11.60 per cent achieved during 2006-07 as per Quick Estimates. At current prices, a
growth of 11.79 per cent is expected in 2007-08 (Advance Estimated) as against
13.02 per cent growth recorded in the previous year. As per Advance Estimates the
Per Capita Income is expected to reach the level of Rs.16624 at constant (19992000) prices and Rs.22081 at current prices as against previous years Per Capita
Income of Rs.15623 and Rs.20166 at constant (1999-2000) prices and at current
prices respectively. A growth of 6.40 per cent and 9.50 per cent is expected in real
term (Base 1999-2000) and at current prices as compared to the previous year 200607. As per Quick Estimates of 2006-07 the growth rate in Per Capita Income is
worked out at 5.66 per cent at Constant (1999-2000) prices and 10.73 per cent at
Current Prices. The state of economy as observed from the estimates of the State
Domestic Product is encouraging and in better position than before.
It has been reported that Assams Below Poverty Line (BPL) population has
fallen to 19.7 per cent in 2004-05 compared to 36.09 per cent in 1999-2000 and
40.86 per cent in 1993-94 as against all-India figures for the same are 27.50 per cent
in 2004-05, 26.10 per cent in 1999-2000 and 35.97 per cent in 1993-94 respectively
on the basis of uniform recall period consumption. Morevoer, poverty ratio in
Assam has been recorded less than that of the advance states like, Tamilnadu
(22.5%), Karnatka (25.0%), Maharastra (30.7%), West Bengal (24.7%) and
Pondicherry (22.4%) for the same year under refernece. So, it is presumed that the
poverty level of this poverty driven State has not been focussed in a proper
dimension. However, a comparaive statement shown poverty estimates of Assam
and India on percentage of population below poverty line of some selected states is
attached to Appendix
The economy of Assam continues to be predominantly agrarian, the
dependence of rural labour force on agriculture and allied activities was nearly 53
per cent as per Population Census, 2001. During the year 2006-07, the State
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experienced a drought like situation in almost all districts which stood in the way of
agriculture development in the State. During 2006-07 the productivity of Summer
Rice has increased to 2017 Kg. per hectare as against 1780 Kg. per hectare in the
previous year. On the other hand, the productivity of Autumn Rice has decreased to
899 Kg. per hectare from 1017 Kg. per hectare and that of Winter Rice has also
decreased to 1321 Kg. per hectare from 1543 Kg. per hectare during the same
period. As per available estimates, the production of total foodgrains in the State
was 30.59 lakh tonnes during 2006-07 as against 36.80 lakh tonnes during 2005-06
showing substantial decrease of 16.87 per cent over the previous year. The
production of Rice which is the most important cereal crop grown in the State has
sliced down by 17.90 per cent during the same year over the previous year.
However, the production of total Pulses and Wheat have increased by 3.57 per cent
and 24.07 per cent respectively during 2006-07 over 2005-06. During the same
period, the production of Rape and Mustard has also increased by 13.40 per cent as
compared to the previous year. The production of commercial crop Jute too has
shown some increment to 558 bales in 2006-07 from 579 bales in previous year.
During 2006-07 under horticulture 15.03 lakh MT fruits and 39.00 lakh MT
vegetables were produced against the target of 16.03 lakh MT and 39.84 lakh MT
respectively
The Index of Agricultural Production (base triennium ending 1981-82=100)
for the State lowers to 142.20 (provisional) in 2006-07 as against 152.61 in 200506.
The achievement made by Irrigation Department in creation of additional
irrigation potential has not been much encouraging as per report available. Out of
the total geographical area of 78.44 lakh hectares, the ultimate Gross Irrigation
Potential (Annually Irrigable Area) is estimated at about 27 lakh hectares, which
constitutes 66.06 per cent of the Gross Cropped Area.
The overall performance of Manufacturing and Processing sector of the State
has shown more or less a stable picture in the scenario of States economy during
2006-07. The growth of Manufacturing Sector in Gross State Domestic Product has
recorded at 5.42 per cent in real terms (1999-2000 prices) and 12.25 per cent growth
registered in current prices during 2006-07 over the previous year. Provisional data
available for the year 2006-07 has shown positive growth in the production of
industrial items like, Jute, Fertiliser, Coal etc. over the level of production of the
previous year, while negative growth observed in the production of items like, Tea,
Petroleum Crude, Wheat Flour, Cement etc. as compared to the previous year.
However, the General Index of Industrial Production of the State reduced to 152.82
in 2006-07 from 159.10 in 2005-06.
The Mining Sector of the State showed a mixed performance in production
during 2006-07. During the year, production of Petroleum (Crude) and Lime Stone
have registered negative growth while Natural Gas and Coal recorded positive
growth in production.
The Index of Mineral Production of the State (Base 1993-94=100) has
somewhat increased to 95.33 in 2006-07 from 94.91 in 2005-06.
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The power supply position in the State is not much encouraging since last
few years. The installed capacity of generating plants in the State has also come
down to 415.5 MW in 2006-07, from 574.4 MW in the previous year as reported.
During 2006-07 the generation of power has slightly moved upto 867.539 MU in
2006-07 from 808.047 MU in 2005-06. The per capita availablity of power in the
State is 116 Kwh in 2006-07. In order to meet the shortage of power supply, the
State continued to purchase power from other state and private power traders.
Assam is also lagging behind most of the other states in the country in rural
households electrification by electrifying 77 per cent villages till date, out of which
20 per cent of the households in the villages have electric supply, as per report
available. However, for better improvement of the power supply position in the
State various projects have been undertaken and are in progress.
The total number of reporting Scheduled Commercial Bank Offices
(including Regional Rural Banks) in the State at the end of June, 2007 was 1279.
The volume of Deposits and Credit of these Banks stood at Rs.26039 crore and
Rs.11068 crore respectively at the end of the said period. The Credit-Deposit Ratio
in the State at the end of June, 2007 was 43.8 per cent as against all-India ratio of
71.5 per cent.
The Revenue Receipt of the State during the financial year 2007-08 stood at
Rs.16988.22 crore as against the total expenditure estimated at Rs.16090.81 crore,
thereby showing a deficit amounting to Rs.897.41 crore in the Revenue Receipt.
The opening balance in the Budget for 2007-08 (B.E.) is in the deficit of Rs.2469.87
crore and the closing balance for the year is estimated at the deficit of Rs.2836.24
crore. The Revenue Receipt under States own Taxes during 2007-08 stood at
Rs.5143.78 crore (B.E.) as against Rs.4519.19 crore (R.E.) showing an increase of
13.82 per cent. The debt outstanding of the State has been increasing from year to
year. Debt outstanding is estimated during 2006-07 (pre-actual) at 32.24 as
percentage of Gross State Domestic Product.
Price situation in the State remained more or less satisfactory during the
period under report. The behaviour of price level can be observed from the
movement of Consumer Price Index Number (CPI) for the Working Class
Population and the Wholesale Price Index Number for Agricultural Commodities.
The average Consumer Price Index Number for the Working Class Population (Base
1982=100) for the State revealed a price rise of 4.6 per cent in 2006 over 2005 as
against 3.1 per cent increase recorded in 2005 over 2004. The annual average
Wholesale Price Index Number for Agricultural Commodities (Base 1993-94=100)
stood at 185 in 2006-07 as against 176 in 2005-06 and 170 in 2004-05. During
2006 the annual average of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers for Assam
has shown a rise of 5.2 per cent over 2005. The Consumer Price Index Number for
Industrial Worker increased from the point of 498 in January 2007 to 528 in August
2007, the increase being 6.0 per cent during the period.

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As regards the Employment Sector, the number of persons employed in

organized economic activity (comprising both Public and Private Sectors) was 11.19
lakh in the year 2006 thereby registering a decrease of 1.78 per cent in employment
over the previous year. The employment of women in organised sector of the State
was 381 thousand at the end of 2006 which was 34.0 per cent of the total
employment. The most alarming feature of the State is growing unemployment
problems. The job-seekers specially educated job-seekers are increasing year by
year. As per data available from the Employment Exchanges of the State it is
revealed that during 2006 the number of job-seekers on the Live Register of
Employment Exchanges has stood at 12.0 lakh in 2006.
In order to increase employment avenues through generation of gainful
employment opportunities the Government has been implementing various schemes
like Swarnajayanti Gram Swarajgar Yojana (SGSY), Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar
Yojana (SGRY), National Rural Employment Gaurantee Act (NREGA), Prime
Ministers Rojgar Yojana (PMRY) etc., and at the same time which also aims at
upliftment of rural people at the grass root level. The concept of Self Help Group
(SHG) has already brought a revolution in the field of self employment. The
Government of Assam has launched an unique self-employment scheme called
Chief Ministers Swaniyojan Yojana for imparting job oriented training to the
educated unemployed youth of the State. It is encouraging to observe that more and
more people of the State are taking keen interest in availing opportunities offered
through implementation of these schemes. A positive development is already under
way in various key sectors of the States rural economy as evident from the
achievements made in their repsective areas.
Over the recent few years, the State has had to pass through a lot of
constraints such as insurgency problem, recurrence of natural calamities in the
shape of flood, drought etc. and despite of such constraints, the State has been able
to achieve considerable progress as is revealed by the overall growth of the States
economy in terms of GSDP which has increased during the 10th five year plan
period (2001-02 to 2006-07) over the 9th five year plan (1997-98 to 2001-02) to 5.75
per cent from 2.73 per cent.
GROWTH OF GSDP OF ASSAM AT CONSTANT (1999-2000) PRICES
(In percentage)

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06(P) 2006-07(Q)

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APPENDIX
DISTRICT-WISE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ASSAM, 2001 CENSUS
Sl.
District
Area Population
Rural
Urban Sex ratio Percentage Density
No.
(Sq. Km.)
Population Population (female of literacy per Sq.
1991
per 1000
Km.
males)
Census
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1. Dhubri
2798 1637344 1444901
192443
947
48.21
585
2. Kokrajhar
3538
905764
841823
63941
943
51.63
256
3. Bongaigaon
2152
904835
795053
109782
945
59.33
420
4. Goalpara
1824
822035
755133
66902
956
58.03
451
5. Barpeta
3245 1647201 1520333
126868
941
56.24
508
6. Nalbari
2257 1148824 1121338
27486
939
67.23
509
7. Kamrup
4345 2522324 1614107
908217
901
74.16
581
8. Darrang
3481 1504320 1429492
74828
944
55.44
432
9. Sonitpur
5324 1681513 1505719
175794
929
59.00
316
10. Lakhimpur
2277
889010
823857
65153
951
68.56
390
11. Dhemaji
3237
571944
533112
38832
941
64.48
177
12. Morigaon
1551
776256
738268
37988
946
58.53
500
13. Nagaon
3973 2314629 2036342
278287
944
61.73
582
14. Golaghat
3502
946279
865141
81138
930
69.38
270
15. Jorhat
2851
999221
827901
171320
933
76.33
350
16. Sivasagar
2668 1051736
954557
97179
928
74.47
394
17. Dibrugarh
3381 1185072
956634
228438
931
68.96
351
18. Tinsukia
3790 1150062
926105
223957
913
60.95
303
19. Karbi Anglong 10434
813311
721381
91930
926
57.70
78
20. N. C. Hills
4888
188079
128644
59435
884
67.62
38
21. Karimganj
1809 1007976
934126
73850
947
66.24
557
22. Hailakandi
1327
542872
498787
44085
935
59.64
409
23. Cachar
3786 1444921 1243534
201387
945
67.82
382
ASSAM
78438 26655528 23216288 3439240
935
63.25
340
Source : Census of India, 2001.

Year
1
1901
1911
1921
1931
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001

APPENDIX
POPULATION TREND IN ASSAM AND INDIA
Population
Percentage Decade
Density
(In lakh)
Variation
(person per Sq. Km.)
Assam
India
Assam
India
Assam
India
2
3
4
5
6
7
33
2384
42
77
38
2521
+ 17.0
+ 5.8
49
82
46
2513
+ 20.5
+ 0.3
59
81
56
2789
+ 19.9
+ 11.0
71
90
67
3186
+ 20.4
+ 14.2
85
103
80
3611
+ 19.9
+ 13.3
102
117
108
4392
+ 35.0
+ 21.5
138
142
146
5481
+ 35.0
+ 24.8
186
177
180 (*)
6833
+ 23.4 (*) + 24.7
230 (*)
230
224
8463
+ 24.2
+ 23.9
286
267
266
10270
+ 18.9
+ 21.5
340
325
(*) Interpolated
Source : Census of India, 2001.

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APPENDIX
DECADAL PERCENTAGE VARIATION IN POPULATION OF ASSAM
District

19011911

19311941

19411951

19511961

19611971

19711991

19912001

Dhubri

29.97

14.83

9.25

27.62

40.51

56.57

23.68

Kokrajhar

29.97

14.83

9.25

46.18

54.30

76.78

12.00

Bongaigaon

29.94

14.97

9.31

60.81

40.29

64.64

12.05

Goalpara

29.97

14.83

9.25

37.10

45.88

54.12

23.03

Barpeta

20.02

44.06

18.77

32.62

35.81

43.02

18.87

Nalbari

13.33

29.43

17.89

49.62

42.02

49.27

13.03

Kamrup

11.10

19.21

17.17

37.73

38.80

65.72

26.11

Darrang

(-) 0.25

35.30

24.13

44.75

43.24

55.63

15.82

Sonitpur

24.33

19.73

24.26

35.82

27.62

57.14

18.06

Lakhimpur

26.29

22.70

17.94

50.46

43.39

56.29

18.30

Dhemaji

26.29

22.69

17.94

75.21

103.42

107.50

19.45

Morigaon

15.84

15.37

36.63

37.89

37.51

50.90

21.35

Nagaon

15.84

15.37

36.65

35.91

38.99

51.26

22.26

Golaghat

16.55

1.27

19.76

26.04

30.85

58.12

14.27

Jorhat

16.90

15.27

14.87

24.17

17.47

33.10

14.69

Sivasagar

13.41

15.64

15.98

23.36

19.47

38.76

15.83

Dibrugarh

26.29

22.70

17.94

30.64

22.93

37.78

13.68

Tinsukia

26.29

22.70

17.94

35.92

31.02

47.03

19.51

Karbi
Anglong

30.96

79.21

68.28

74. 72

22.72

N. C. Hills

(-) 33.12

13.75

6.16

36.95

40.00

98.30

24.72

Karimganj

12.94

9.52

29.87

22.96

25.13

42.08

21.87

Hailakandi

16.09

10.29

17.48

27.23

23.61

45.94

20.89

Cachar

12.33

13.08

23.92

22.60

23.96

47.59

18.89

ASSAM

16.99

20.40

19.93

34.98

34.95

53.26

18.92

Source : Census of India, 2001

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APPENDIX
STATEWISE POPULATION, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY,
LITERACY RATE AND PERCENTAGE DECADAL GROWTH IN INDIA.
Sl.
No.

India, States, Union

Territories

Population
2001

Sex
Ratio
2001

3
1028737436

India

Literacy
rate
2001

4
933

Population
Density
per sq.
km. 2001
5
325

10143700
6077900
24358999
900635
8489349
21144564
13850507
56507188
166197921
82998509
540851
1097968
1990036
2293896
888573
3199203
2318822

892
968
876
777
962
861
821
921
898
919
875
893
900
978
935
948
972

100
109
484
7900
159
478
9340
165
690
881
76
13
120
103
42
305
103

55.5
76.5
69.7
81.9
71.6
67.9
81.7
60.4
56.3
47.0
68.8
54.3
66.6
70.5
88.8
73.2
62.6

30.89
20.79
20.81
42.16
23.13
27.41
51.45
28.44
25.61
23.38
28.47
36.83
56.08
29.29
39.70
34.30
32.86

29.43
17.54
20.10
40.28
20.41
28.43
47.02
28.41
25.85
28.62
33.06
27.00
64.53
24.86
28.82
16.03
30.65

6
64.8

Percentage decadal
growth
198119911991
2001
7
8
23.87
21.54

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

Jammu & Kashmir

Himachal Pradesh
Panjab
Chandigarh
Uttaranchal
Haryana
Delhi
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland
Manipur
Mizoram
Tripura
Meghalaya

18.

Assam

26655528

935

340

63.3

24.24

18.92

19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.

West Bengal
Jharkhand
Orissa
Chhatisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Daman & Diu
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Maharastra
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Goa
Lakshadweep
Kerela
Tamil Nadu
Pondicherry
Andaman & Nicobor
Islands

80176197
26945829
36804660
20833803
60348023
50671017
158204
220490
96878627
76210007
52850562
1347668
60650
31841374
62405679
974345

934
941
972
989
919
920
710
812
922
978
965
961
948
1058
987
1001

903
338
236
154
196
258
1413
449
315
277
276
364
1895
819
480
2030

68.6
53.6
63.1
64.7
63.7
69.1
78.2
57.6
76.9
60.5
66.6
82.0
86.7
90.9
73.5
81.2

24.73
24.03
20.06
25.73
27.24
21.19
28.62
33.57
25.73
24.20
21.12
16.08
28.47
14.32
15.39
33.64

17.77
23.36
16.25
18.27
24.25
22.66
55.73
59.22
22.73
14.59
17.51
15.21
17.30
9.43
11.72
20.62

356152

846

43

81.3

48.70

26.90

35.

Source : Census of India, 2001.

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BIRTH AND DEATH RATES IN ASSAM
BIRTH RATE

YEAR

DEATH RATE

Combined

Rural

Urban

Combined

Rural

Urban

1991

30.9

31.7

21.3

11.5

11.8

6.9

1995

29.3

30.2

21.8

9.6

10.0

6.7

1996

27.6

28.9

20.7

9.6

10.2

5.8

1997

28.2

29.0

20.7

9.9

10.3

5.9

1998

27.9

28.7

20.2

10.0

10.5

6.0

1999

27.0

28.0

18.9

9.7

10.1

6.2

2000

26.9

27.9

18.6

9.6

10.0

6.1

2001

26.8

27.8

15.5

9.5

9.8

6.6

2002

26.6

27.5

18.3

9.2

9.6

6.0

2003

26.3

27.2

18.0

9.1

9.5

5.9

2004

25.1

27.0

14.3

8.8

9.3

5.5

2005

25.0

26.6

15.3

8.7

9.2

5.6

2006

24.6

26.1

15.4

8.7

9.2

5.8

Source : Registrar General of India.

APPENDIX
INFANT MORTALITY RATE IN ASSAM AND INDIA
SECTOR
1

YEARS

ASSAM/
INDIA

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Assam

77

73

70

69

71

70

India

72

69

66

64

64

62

Assam

34

38

35

38

39

42

India

42

40

38

40

40

39

Assam

74

70

67

66

68

67

India

66

64

60

58

58

57

Rural

Urban

Total

Source : Registrar General of India.

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APPENDIX
DISTRICT-WISE NUMBERS OF VILLAGE, GAON PANCHAYAT,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK,
ANCHALIK PANCHAYAT AND ZILA PARISHAD IN ASSAM

Sl
No.
1

District

Number of
Number of
Gaon
Villages
Panchayat
(As per 2001
as on
Census)
20-03-07
3
4

Number of
Community
Development
Block
as on 31-3-07
5

Number of
Anchalik
Panchayat
as on
20-03-07
6

Number of
Zila
Parishad
as on
20-03-07
7

1.

Dhubri

1057

168

15

15

2.

Kokrajhar

1082

3.

Bongaigaon

560

65

4.

Goalpara

837

81

5.

Barpeta

842

129

11

11

6.

Nalbari

460

65

7.

Kamrup (R)

1063

146

16

16

8.

Darrang

533

76

9.

Sonitpur

1851

158

14

14

10. Lakhimpur

1170

81

11. Dhemaji

1315

65

12. Morigaon

636

85

13. Nagaon

1420

239

18

20

14. Golaghat

1089

102

15. Jorhat

853

110

16. Sivasagar

878

118

17. Dibrugarh

1345

93

18. Tinsukia
Karbi
19.
Anglong
20. N. C. Hills

1146

86

2931

11

645

21. Karimganj

940

96

22. Hailakandi

331

62

23. Cachar

1047

163

15

15

24. Chirang

500

25. Baksa

827

26. Kamrup (M)

230

14

27. Udalguri

827

26312

2202

219

189

20

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MOVEMENT OF GROSS STATE DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GSDP)
OF ASSAM AT CURRENT AND CONSTANT (1999-2000) PRICES
Year
1
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006 (P)
2006-2007 (Q)
2007-2008 (A)
P - Provisional

Gross State Domestic Product Per Capita Gross State Domestic

(Rupees in lakh)
Product (in Rupees)
At current
At constant
At current
At constant
prices
(1999-2000) prices
prices
(1999-2000) prices
2
3
4
5
3483319
3483319
13365
13365
3681416
3571503
13962
13545
3831308
3664165
14257
13635
4340700
3923328
15890
14362
4730460
4159534
17066
15006
5292031
4372624
18823
15553
5754288
4634149
20186
16257
6503342
4985030
22506
17252
7270047
5382316
24828
18381
Q - Quick Estimate
A - Advance Estimate

APPENDIX
MOVEMENT OF NET STATE DOMESTIC PRODUCT (NSDP)
OF ASSAM AT CURRENT AND CONSTANT (1999-2000) PRICES

Year

Net State Domestic Product

(Rupees in lakh)

Per Capita Net State Domestic

Product (in Rupees)

1
1999-2000

At current
At constant
At current
At constant
prices
(1999-2000) prices
prices
(1999-2000) prices
2
3
4
5
3201066
3201066
12282
12282

2000-2001

3375976

3282084

12803

12447

2001-2002

3509391

3366789

13059

12529

2002-2003

3939394

3570820

14421

13072

2003-2004

4292735

3790537

15487

13675

2004-2005

4783138

3977716

17013

14149

2005-2006 (P)

5191320

4214971

18211

14786

2006-2007 (Q)

5827265

4514331

20166

15623

2007-2008 (A) 6465624

4867800
P - Provisional
Q - Quick Estimate

22081
16624
A - Advance Estimate

Source : Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Assam.

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COLLECTION OF TAX UNDER DIFFERENT TAXATION ACTS IN ASSAM
(Rupees in lakh)

ACT

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

115664.00 118571.00 155355.00 178138.00 201536.00

AGST
CST

25614.00

33644.00

43856.00

49034.00

55049.00

AET

2834.00

2881.00

10649.00

29669.00

21643.00

APTC & E

8352.00

8630.00

9433.00

9962.00

10880.00

AED

1282.00

272.00

6148.00

1329.00

1589.00

A&B

992.00

713.00

380.00

231.00

270.00

LUX (H & L)

244.00

252.00

215.00

249.00

270.00

LUX ' 97

2978.00

3084.00

2032.00

6.00

3.00

SP.LAND

5293.00

5618.00

4529.00

6146.00

6392.00

AAIT

435.00

409.00

624.00

702.00

252.00

TOTAL
Growth Rate
(in P.C.)
AGST/AVAT
CST
AET
APTC & E
A&B
AED
LUX (H & L)
LUX ' 97
SP. LAND
AAIT

163688.00 174074.00 233257.00 275466.00 297884.00

28.85

6.34

34.00

18.09

8.14

= Assam General Sales Tax Act. 1993; Assam Value Added Tax
Act,2003 (w.e.f. 1-5-2005).
= Central Sales Tax Act. 1956.
= Assam Entry Tax Act . 2001. This act came into force w.e.f. 1-10-2001.
= Assam Professions. Trades. Callings and Employments Taxation Act.1947.
= Assam Amusement and Betting Tax Act. 1939.
= Assam Electricity Duty Act. 1964.
= Assam Tax on Luxuries (Hotel and Lodging Houses) Act. 1989.
= Assam Taxation (On Luxuries) Act. 1997.
= Assam Taxation (On Specified Lands)Act. 1990.
= Assam Agricultural Income Tax Act. 1939.

Source : Commissionerate of Taxes, Assam.

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Sl.
No.
1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.

APPENDIX
AREA UNDER FOREST IN ASSAM (As on 31-3-2006)
(Area in hectare)
Total Forest
Proposed Protected
Reserved
(Excluding UnForest Division
Reserved
Area
classed State
Forest
Forest
Network
Forest)
2
3
4
5
6
ASSAM
1386926.947 310277
390979
2088182.947
Goalpara
23655.800
13016
36671.800
Kamrup East
35243.955
11597
7864
54704.955
Kamrup West
68241.150
559
68800.150
North Kamrup
47961.470
6095
54056.470
Dibrugarh
18223.230
1711
19934.230
Digboi
49239.678
6155
11119
66513.678
Doomdooma
29669.320
4697
34366.320
Golaghat
98521.479
133
10320
108974.479
Jorhat
26104.420
2098
28202.420
Sivasagar
21950.477
3393
25343.477
Hamren
10268.000
10268.000
Karbi Anglong East
43737.000
3700
47437.000
Karbi Anglong West
89371.660
89371.660
North Cachar Hills
63777.410
63777.410
Darrang
18016.900
2698
20714.900
Lakhimpur
31101.430
1125
32226.430
Dhemaji
42010.520
9400
51410.520
Nagaon
33594.293
4029
37623.293
Nagaon South
50283.335
2059
52342.335
Sonitpur East
52674.770
52674.770
Sonitpur West
46164.690
910
42000
89074.690
Silchar
76497.790
32625
109122.790
Hailakandi
63661.070
170
63831.070
Karimganj
59454.240
6075
65529.240
Aie Valley
48953.130
7645
56598.130
Dhubri
27915.330
18588
46503.330
Haltugaon
61173.650
3258
64431.650
Kachugaon
82240.910 210357
292597.910
West Assam Wild life
2155.000
4406
6561.000
Tinsukia Wild life
34722
34722.000
Nagaon Wild life
10893
10893.000
Mangaldoi Wild life
10503
10503.000
Assam State Zoo
130.000
130.000
Kokrajhar Wild life
4557
4557.000
Manas National park
50000
50000.000
East Assam Wild life
765.840
85898
86663.840
District Council
64169.000
76881
141050.000
Reserved Forest
Source : Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Assam.
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DISTRICT-WISE NUMBER OF SSI UNITS REGISTERED
UPTO 31-03-2007 IN ASSAM
Sl.
No.

District

1
2
1. Barpeta

No. of SIDO
No. of
units selected Functioning
for censused
Units
3
4
710
368

200102

200506

200607

Total

5
82

6
120

7
98

8
870

2. Bongaigaon

508

222

40

75

80

583

3. Cachar

863

347

61

66

84

762

4. Darrang

723

411

120

81

69

865

5. Dhemaji

313

157

35

42

48

395

6. Dhubri

994

435

40

20

35

640

7. Dibrugarh

2616

1787

187

145

135

2744

8. Goalpara

312

166

20

51

62

415

9. Golaghat

466

244

120

110

104

886

10. Hailakandi

216

120

18

28

48

306

11. Jorhat

980

506

43

45

55

777

12. Kamrup

6026

4075

1053

258

433

7808

13. KarbiAnglong

197

109

10

44

56

393

14. Karimganj

793

398

19

38

35

617

15. Kokrajhar

592

218

16

52

62

482

16. Lakhimpur

1228

768

129

137

189

1479

17. Morigaon

451

366

20

60

53

579

18. Nagaon

1608

933

69

186

145

1746

19. Nalbari

1032

529

120

102

87

1131

20. N.C. Hills

256

124

23

199

21. Sivasagar

1051

745

174

133

62

1573

22. Sonitpur

1461

938

64

120

103

1417

23. Tinsukia

1395

487

79

160

106

1246

24791

14453

2528

2082

2172

27913

Total

Source : Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Assam.

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DISTRICT-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED FACTORIES AND
AVERAGE DAILY NUMBER OF WORKERS IN ASSAM, 2005-06.
Sl.
No.

District

Number of Factories
(Regd.)

Number of Workers

1.

Dhubri

48

811

2.

Kokrajhar

22

590

3.

Bongaigaon

47

4987

4.

Goalpara

113

5.

Barpeta

37

307

6.

Nalbari

12

518

7.

Kamrup

740

16686

8.

Darrang

97

3154

9.

Sonitpur

275

12147

10.

Lakhimpur

27

1607

11.

Dhemaji

63

12.

Morigaon

24

1467

13.

Nagaon

157

4579

14.

Golaghat

204

5690

15.

Jorhat

211

4956

16.

Sivasagar

153

6329

17.

Dibrugarh

333

15566

18.

Tinsukia

435

18775

19.

Karbi Anglong

24

876

20.

N. C. Hills

21

505

21.

Karimganj

49

889

22.

Hailakandi

23

1957

23.

Cachar

153

4441

3103

107013

ASSAM

Source : Office of the Chief Inspector of Factories, Assam.

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COLLECTION OF REVENUE AND TARGET OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORT, ASSAM FOR THE YEAR, 2004-05, 2005-06 AND 2006-07
(Rupees in crore)
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
SL. Name of D.T.O &
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
No.
Check Gate
Target
Target
Target
Realised
Realised
Realised
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1. Kamrup (R & L)
28.26
33.23
34.89
42.56
45.11
46.33
2. Kamrup (R.T.A)
0.63
1.03
1.08
1.20
1.10
0.56
3. Kamrup(Enforcement) 2.10
0.92
0.97
0.92
1.01
0.71
4. Barpeta
1.65
1.91
2.01
2.22
2.29
2.41
5. Nalbari
1.70
1.44
1.51
1.63
1.68
1.93
6. Goalpara
1.42
1.74
1.83
2.15
2.21
2.65
7. Dhubri
1.38
1.59
1.67
1.81
1.92
1.96
8. Sonitpur
3.17
3.68
3.86
4.70
4.99
4.87
9. Mangaldoi
1.44
1.57
1.65
1.38
1.42
1.46
10. Lakhimpur
1.86
2.03
2.13
2.45
2.60
2.89
11. Dibrugarh
5.39
6.55
6.88
7.75
8.23
8.04
12. Tinsukia
5.63
6.20
6.51
7.52
7.98
8.15
13. Dhemaji
0.56
0.83
0.87
1.15
1.17
1.27
14. Sivasagar
5.11
6.26
6.57
9.99
7.98
8.20
15. Jorhat
3.83
4.43
4.65
6.26
6.65
6.68
16. Golaghat
2.51
2.72
2.86
3.01
3.19
2.82
17. Nagaon
4.03
4.12
4.33
4.79
5.09
5.30
18. Morigaon
1.20
1.22
1.28
1.46
1.49
1.67
19. N.C. Hills
0.31
0.42
0.44
0.51
0.52
0.57
20. Karbi-Anglong
0.85
1.09
1.14
1.47
1.50
1.58
21. Karimganj
1.17
1.35
1.42
1.45
1.50
1.54
22. Hailakandi
0.59
0.85
0.89
0.96
0.99
1.20
23. Silchar
3.58
4.27
4.48
4.84
5.14
5.28
24. Srirampur
38.60
28.74
31.63
26.15
28.77
19.35
M.V. Check gate
25. Boxirhat
13.05
14.35
13.03
17.00
9.18
11.24
M.V. Check gate
26. Kokrajhar
1.08
1.24
1.30
1.85
1.89
1.98
27. Bongaigaon
1.67
2.16
2.27
2.43
2.55
2.90
28. S.T.A.
11.21
13.27
13.93
13.36
14.03
13.54
29. Digharkhal
2.83
2.42
2.66
2.63
4.00
3.49
M.V. Check gate
Assam
145.00 150.33
160.06 171.63
184.00 168.51
Source : Office of the Commissioner of Transport, Assam.

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DISTRICT-WISE NUMBERS OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTERED IN ASSAM
Sl.
No

District

Total Number of Vehicles Registered

2001-02

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

1.

Dhubri

638

917

1013

972

1125

2.

Kokrajhar

363

703

988

1601

1764

3.

Bongaigaon

1580

1720

2815

2523

3070

4.

Goalpara

1093

954

1203

1105

1186

5.

Barpeta

1405

2360

2700

3056

3556

6.

Nalbari

1593

1920

1810

1786

2133

7.

Kamrup

13854

18880

29664

33755

35599

8.

Darrang

1281

1945

2447(p)

926

1187

9.

Sonitpur

3786

3782

4538

6837

5669

1973

2331

2698

3235

4042

11. Dhemaji

535

873

1032

1427

1211

12. Morigaon

1068

1160

1140

1434

1445

13. Nagaon

2961

3846

4008

5008

5544

14. Golaghat

2816

2357

3284

2699

2924

15. Jorhat

4446

4680

5814

7335

8168

16. Sivasagar

3809

4425

5650

5723

6188

17. Dibrugarh

4128

5456

5704

6771

8007

18. Tinsukia

4278

4396

6144

6160

7020

19. Karbi-Anglong

N.A

888

966

1404

1449

20. North Cachar Hills

322

N.A

486

463

586

21. Karimganj

418

866

1016

859

929

22. Hailakandi

381

675

840

845

1047

1801

2131

2512

2973

2817

54529

67265

88472

98897

106666

10. Lakhimpur

23. Cachar
ASSAM

Source : Office of the Commissioner of Transport, Assam.

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DISTRICT-WISE NUMBERS OF MOTOR VEHICLE ON ROAD IN ASSAM
Sl.
No.

District

1.

Dhubri

2.

Kokrajhar

3.

Total No. of Vehicles on Road

2001-02

2003-04

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

5

5038

6535

7543(P)

8464

9587

7431(P)

7685

8873

9127

9885

Bongaigaon

9222

15025

15916

19109

24783

4.

Goalpara

7330

9122

10245

11300

12548

5.

Barpeta

8351

13601

16280

19163

22630

6.

Nalbari

12424

21046

22398

23404

5152

7.

Kamrup

271333(P)

240869

268556

8.

Darrang

10063

36151 38585(P)

22532

25143

9.

Sonitpur

27631

23908 28447(P)

49974

55754

10.

Lakhimpur

15234

21438

24007

19153

29113

11.

Dhemaji

4711

7062

8070

9332

8440

12.

Morigaon

5125

7110

6748

8039

9275

13.

Nagaon

12447

40157

44158

49267

54771

14.

Golaghat

13351

12399

11010

11980

14687

15.

Jorhat

53170

37778

72385

79730

87337

16.

Sivasagar

22183(P)

42140 47774(P)

17.

Dibrugarh

24397

46861 52582(P)

48379

55843

18.

Tinsukia

34983

31788

39967

45212

47202

19.

Karbi-Anglong

10477 11433(P)

13407

14278

20.

North Cachar Hills

21.

7723(P)

298540 333828

102722 108663

322

N.A

N.A

4028

4887

Karimganj

6700

7938

9025

10054

10807

22.

Hailakandi

3227

4326

3924

6053

7060

23.

Cachar

25863

27164

29402

29957

31815

588259

670580

777328

ASSAM

898926 983488

(P)= Provisional
Source : Office of the Commissioner of Transport, Assam.

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DISTRICT-WISE LENGTH OF PWD ROADS BY TYPE IN ASSAM 2007
(in Km.)
Sl.
No.

District

Surfaced

Unsurfaced

Total

1.

Barpeta

343

979

1322

2.

Bongaigaon

351

639

990

3.

Cachar

224

653

877

4.

Darrang

601

1836

2437

5.

Dhemaji

85

1138

1223

6.

Dhubri

219

718

937

7.

Dibrugarh

470

1083

1553

8.

Goalpara

267

640

907

9.

Golaghat

555

1055

1610

10.

Hailakandi

177

214

391

11.

Jorhat

366

1404

1770

12.

Kamrup

792

1645

2437

13.

Karbi-Anglong

1026

3159

4185

14.

Karimganj

191

665

856

15.

Kokrajhar

448

520

968

16.

Lakhimpur

254

742

996

17.

Morigaon

162

860

1022

18.

Nagaon

612

1662

2274

19.

Nalbari

225

1202

1427

20.

N.C. Hills

535

965

1500

21.

Sivasagar

709

1088

1797

22.

Sonitpur

348

1904

2252

23.

Tinsukia

497

570

1067

Total

9457

25344

34801

NH

2754

2754

Assam Total

12211

25344

37555

Source : P.W.D. , Assam.

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DISTRICTWISE DISTRIBUTION OF THE NUMBER OF REPORTING OFFICES,
AGGREGATE DEPOSITES AND GROSS BANK CREDIT OF SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL
BANKS IN ASSAM (March, 2007)
(Amount in Rupees Crore)
Sl. No.

District

Reporting Offices

Deposits

Credit

1.

Dhubri

38

411

171

2.

Kokrajhar

24

370

164

3.

Bongaigaon

38

641

312

4.

Goalpara

33

333

195

5.

Barpeta

59

592

318

6.

Nalbari

47

416

281

7.

Kamrup

76

1075

913

8.

Kamrup (M)

124

9512

3037

9.

Darrang

49

397

277

10.

Sonitpur

80

885

335

11.

Lakhimpur

47

394

192

12.

Dhemaji

17

224

90

13.

Morigaon

27

225

136

14.

Nagaon

87

1207

556

15.

Golaghat

49

434

301

16.

Jorhat

66

1238

525

17.

Sivasagar

56

883

399

18.

Dibrugarh

72

2712

1171

19.

Tinsukia

70

1074

460

20.

Karbi Anglong

52

348

161

21.

N. C. Hills

16

222

77

22.

Karimganj

44

561

225

23.

Hailakandi

19

229

78

24.

Cachar

72

1375

581

1262

25757

11154

ASSAM

Source : Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of

Scheduled Commercial Banks, March, 2007 (RBI).
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APPENDIX
NO. OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, DISPENSARIES,
P. H. C., SUB CENTRES, COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTRE (CHC) AND BEDS IN ASSAM, 2006
Sl.
No.

District

1.

Dhubri

2.

Dispensaries

Bed

23

21

422

303

Kokrajhar

37

25

414

198

3.

Bongaigaon

23

20

156

95

4.

Goalpara

17

22

260

192

5.

Barpeta

41

340

351

6.

Nalbari

42

14

512

280

7.

Kamrup

51

50

648

338

8.

Darrang

35

11

352

322

9.

Sonitpur

28

20

504

325

10.

Lakhimpur

23

292

183

11.

Dhemaji

208

88

12.

Morigaon

13

19

178

111

13.

Nagaon

38

22

524

464

14.

Golaghat

32

14

410

212

15.

Jorhat

24

10

472

149

16.

Sivasagar

30

10

308

227

17.

Dibrugarh

37

192

180

18.

Tinsukia

14

244

236

19.

Karbi
Anglong

35

13

454

159

20.

N. C. Hills

12

178

73

21.

Karimganj

16

160

232

22.

Hailakandi

154

103

23.

Cachar

22

18

152

288

22

610

331

7534

5109

100

Total

Hospital P. H. C.
3

SubC. H. C.
Centres
8
7

Source : Directorate of Health Services, Assam.

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