Telangana Economy

The average size of land holding in the State is 1.12 hectares as against all India average of 1.16 hectares. The share of small and marginal landholdings constitute about 86% of total landholdings, while their share in total area is around 55 per cent. About 14% of total landholdings in the state were medium, ranging … Read more

Land alienation in Scheduled areas Land is not only a tangible asset but is the mainstay of most of the rural folks as they are dependent on agriculture and allied activities. The tribal economy is also primarily agro-based and they have emotional attachment to land. But, with the opening of the tribal areas, the tribal … Read more

Growth and structure of service sector in India and Telangana Service Sector of Indian Economy contributes to around 55 percent of India’s GDP during 2006-07. This sector plays a leading role in the economy of India, and contributes to around 68.6 percent of the overall average growth in GDP between 2002-03 and 2006-07. There has been … Read more

Revival of sick industries The Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA) was a key piece of legislation dealing with the issue of rampant industrial sickness in India. SICA was enacted in India to detect sick or potentially sick companies owning industrial undertakings, and their revival, if possible, or their closure, if not. This measure was taken … Read more

Industrial policy  of Telangana The vision for industrialization of the State is “Research to Innovation; Innovation to Industry; Industry to Prosperity”. The industrial policy framework is driven by the goal of “In Telangana-Innovate, Incubate, Incorporate”. The policy framework intends to provide a business regulatory environment for ease of doing business in the State. Telangana is … Read more

Income inequalities and Poverty The percentage of self-employed and unpaid family workers is increasing among rural females from 2004-05 to 2011-12; the proportion of regular/salaried is decreasing. In the case of urban females there is signifi cant increase in regular types of employment and reduction in casual jobs. Casualization is observed among STs in Telangana. … Read more

Per capita income The per capita income of Telangana was considerably lower than that of combined Andhra Pradesh State during 1960-1968. Even then, diversion of 4.9 per cent of its annual revenues ensured that the tragedy continued till the mid-seventies. Worst was to follow thereafter. Due to the absence of rural peace, the net sown … Read more

Sectoral trends in GSDP The growth rate of GSDP denotes the performance of economy of the State and changes in the magnitude and composition of GSDP of the State economy over time. The economy is broadly classified into three sectors, i.e., primary, secondary and tertiary. The primary sector consists of crops; livestock; forestry & logging; … Read more

Industrial infrastructure- Power Power is one of the most critical components of infrastructure crucial for the economic growth and welfare of nations. The existence and development of adequate infrastructure is essential for sustained growth of the Indian economy.  India’s power sector is one of the most diversified in the world. Sources of power generation range … Read more

Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are small sized entities, defined in terms of their size of investment. They are contributing significantly to output, employment export etc. in the economy. They perform a critical role in the economy by providing employment to a large number of unskilled and … Read more