2. Green Revolution
1950 – 1957 50.8 MT
1970 – 71 108 MT
1980 – 81 130 MT
1996 – 97 198 MT
More Than Four Times In 50
Years
Average Yield Of Crops Per
Hectare Less Than Half -
Developed
4. Development Programmes
Intgrated Rural
Development Programme
Drought Prone Areas
Programme
Minimum NeedS
Programme
Jawahar Rozgar Yojna
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojna
Indira Awaz Yojna
Rajiv Gandhi National Water
Mission
Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar
Yojna
5. Industry: Basic – Iron, Steel Power
Public Sector – Covers Areas Which Are Too Important Or
Not Profitable Enough To Leave To The Market
National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC)
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL)
Steel Authority Of India Limited(SAIL)
Gas and Oil Corporation Of India
6. Railways And Postal System
1960s & 1970s
Shortage Of Foreign Exchange
Government Severely Restricted Import Of Goods
Encouraged Entrepreneurs – Manufacture Goods Indigenously
Quality Of Goods Improved With Time , Experience
Indian Industrialists Encourage To Import
1. Technical Knowhow
2. Enter Foreign Collaboration To Manufacture Equipment Locally+
1991 New Industrial Policy And Economic Reforms
8. Economic Reforms
Brought Foreign Competition
Expansion – Production Of Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Industrial Sector
1. 30% Of GDP
2. 17% Of Total Workforce
3. 1/3 in Household Industries
9. Roadways :
Second Largest Network – World
National Highway
State Highways
District Roads
Other Roads
(Urban , Village , Panchayat)
10. National Highway Authority of
India (NHAI)
Total Length Of The Roads 3.01 KM
National Highways 34,608 KM
State Highways 128,622 KM
Street , Lanes 2,737,080 KM
11. National Highways
70% Freight
85% Passenger Traffic
NH 7 – Largest Varnasi Kanyakumari 2369 KM
On Going Massive Project ‘Golden Quadricateral’
5,846 KM of Four/Six Lane
Delhi , Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai
12. Railways :
Largest Railway Network – Single
Management
Biggest Employer In The World
Domestic International Trade – Rely on
Railways
13. Steps Taken to Improve Line
Efficacy on Railways
Plans Dedicated Freight Corridors
High Speed Passenger Corridor 300 To 350
KM/Hr
Four Regions
Meter – Broad Gauge 11th Year Plan
14. Ports
India’s Coast Line 5,472 KM
Importance To Shipping
Expansion Modernisation Of Ports 2007
12 Major Ports, 181 Minor Ports
15. Aviation :
Modernisation Expansion Of Airports
At Least 500 Operational Airports By 2020
Modernisation Of Airports – Delhi , Mumbai , Kolkatta
, Chennai 35 Non – Metros
16. Importance Of Transport :
Goods To Markets
Raw Materials To Factories
People – Place To Place
Globalisation Of Markets International Economic Intregration
Economic Competition Increased Importance Of Transport
To – Day’s World Effective Transport Is Indispensable For
Developmet