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2009-2010
Economic Review
2009-2010

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Statistical Appendix
Price : Rs. 200.00

Published by

: Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics,

Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal.

Printed at

: Saraswaty Press Limited (Govt. of West Bengal Enterprise),

Kolkata- 700 056.

Economic Review
2009-2010

(iii)
CONTENTS
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
Page
TABLE 1.0

: Growth of Population, Density and Literacy in West Bengal and India

TABLE 1.1

: Changes in Some Basic Economic Indicators During Recent Years

in West Bengal and India

DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES
TABLE 2.0

: Some Important Demographic Features of West Bengal as Revealed

in the Last Four Censuses

TABLE 2.1

: Age Groupwise Percentage of Population in West Bengal

TABLE 2.2

: Population in West Bengal and India, Census 2001

TABLE 2.3

: Number of Literates in West Bengal, Census 2001

TABLE 2.3 (a)

: Literacy Rate in the Districts of West Bengal

TABLE 2.4

: Density of Population and Sex Ratio in Rural and Urban Areas of

the Districts of West Bengal

TABLE 2.5

: Districtwise Percentage of Rural and Urban Population and Decennial

Growth Rate in West Bengal

10

TABLE 2.6

: Number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in West Bengal,

Census 2001

11

TABLE 2.6(a)

: Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Literacy in West Bengal by District,

Census 2001
: Distribution of Working Population by Broad Categories and of NonWorkers in West Bengal by Sex and by District, Census 2001

TABLE 2.7
TABLE 2.8
TABLE 2.9

12
14

: Percentage Distribution with respect to total Main Workers in West Bengal

2001

24

: Vital Rates in West Bengal and India

25

STATE INCOME
TABLE 3.0

: Estimates of Net State Domestic Product of West Bengal by Industry of Origin

(at Current Prices) (Base-year = 1999-00)

26

TABLE 3.1

: Estimates of Net State Domestic Product of West Bengal by Industry

of Origin (at Constant 1999-00 Prices)

27

: Comparison of Movements of State and National Income Estimates

28

TABLE 3.2

EMPLOYMENT
TABLE 4.0

: Employment in Registered Factories, Coal Mines, Tea Plantation,

State and Central Government Offices in West Bengal

30

TABLE 4.0 (a)

: Estimated
Average
Daily
Employment
in
Shops,
Commercial
Establishments, Cinemas etc. in West Bengal (Registered under
the Provisions of West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963)

31

(iv)
STATISTICAL APPENDIX-Contd.
EMPLOYMENT-Concld.
Page
TABLE 4.1

: Estimated Employment in Public Sector in West Bengal

32

TABLE 4.2

: Sectorwise Distribution of Estimated Employment in West Bengal

33

TABLE 4.3

: Employment Exchange Statistics in West Bengal

TABLE 4.4

: Number of Educated
Exchanges in West Bengal

Job-seekers

in

34
Live-register

of

Employment
35

TABLE 4.5

: Vacancies Notified and Placement Effected through

Exchanges by Public Sector and Private Sector in West Bengal

TABLE 4.6

: Number of Units and Average Number of Workers Employed Daily

in Major Industries in West Bengal

37

TABLE 4.7

: Composition of Employment in West Bengal in Selected Industries by

State of Origin

38

: Earning of Factory Workers Drawing Less than Rs. 1600 per Month
and Miners in West Bengal

40

TABLE 4.8

under

Swarna

Jayanti

Gram

Swarojgar

Employment
36

TABLE 4.9

: Performance
West Bengal

Yojona

in

TABLE 4.10

: Performance under Wage Employment Schemes in West Bengal

42

TABLE 4.11

: Districtwise Distribution of Unemployment Assistance Recipients

43

41

AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS

TABLE 5.0
TABLE 5.1

TABLE 5.2

: Index Number of Agricultural Area, Production and

in West Bengal (Base : Triennium ending crop year 1981-82 = 100)
: Index Number of Agricultural Area, Production and Productivity
by District in West Bengal (Base : Triennium ending
1981-82 = 100)

Productivity
44
crop

year
45

: Index Number of Agricultural Area, Production and Productivity

of Selected Crops in West Bengal (Base : Triennium ending crop
year 1981-82 = 100)

50

: Index
Number
of
Agricultural
Area,
Production,
Productivity,
Cropping Pattern, Cropping Intensity, Productivity per Hectare of
Net Area Sown of Selected Crops and Net Area Sown in West Bengal
(Base : Triennium ending crop year 1981-82 = 100)

58

TABLE 5.3

: Utilisation of Land in West Bengal

59

TABLE 5.3 (a)

: Districtwise
(2008-09)

TABLE 5.3 (b)

: Net Cropped Area, Gross Cropped Area and Cropping Intensity in

West Bengal

61

TABLE 5.4

: Rainfall (Actual) in West Bengal

62

TABLE 5.2 (a)

Land

Use

Statistics

of

West

Bengal
60

(v)
STATISTICAL APPENDIX-Contd.
AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS-Concld.
Page
TABLE 5.5

: Area under Principal Crops in West Bengal

66

TABLE 5.6

: Production of Principal Crops in West Bengal

68

TABLE 5.7

: Districtwise Area, Production and Yieldrate of Rice, Wheat, Other Cereals,

Total Cereals, Pulses and Total Foodgrains in West Bengal

70

: Contribution of West Bengal to All-India Production of Certain

Selected Crops

80

TABLE 5.9

: Yield Rates of Some Selected Crops in West Bengal and India

82

TABLE 5.10

: Area and Production of Fruits and Vegetables in West Bengal

84

TABLE 5.10(a)

: Area and Production of Flowers in West Bengal

85

TABLE 5.11

: Area under High-yielding Varieties in West Bengal

86

TABLE 5.12

: Consumption of Fertilisers in West Bengal by District

87

TABLE 5.13

: Progress of Minor Irrigation Projects in West Bengal by District

88

TABLE 5.14

: Area Irrigated by Government Canals in West Bengal by District

89

TABLE 5.15

: Creation and Utilisation of Irrigation Potential in West Bengal

90

TABLE 5.16

: Regulated Markets in West Bengal by Category and by District

TABLE 5.17

: Storage Capacity
Corporation

TABLE 5.8

Provided

by

West

Bengal

91

State

Warehousing
92

TABLE 5.18

: Out-turn of Timber and Firewood from Forest in West Bengal

93

TABLE 5.19

: Revenue Receipts from Forest in West Bengal

94

TABLE 5.20

: Estimated Production of Milk (Cow, Buffalo and Goat) in West Bengal by

District

95

TABLE 5.20(a)

: Estimated Production of Egg (Hen & Duck) in West Bengal by District

96

TABLE 5.20(b)

: Production of Meat in West Bengal

97

TABLE 5.21

: Area of Vested Agricultural Land

Beneficiaries in West Bengal by District

Distributed

and

Number

of
98

TABLE 5.22

: Recording of Bargadars in West Bengal by District

TABLE 5.23

: Progress of Fisheries in West Bengal

100

TABLE 5.24

: Co-operative Movement in West Bengal

101

99

INDUSTRY
TABLE 6.0

: Districtwise Number of Registered

Number of Workers Employed therein

Factories

TABLE 6.1

: Index
Number
of
Industrial
and India (Base : 1993-94=100)

Production

TABLE 6.1(a)

: Industrial Projects Implemented in West Bengal

in

West

Bengal

and
102

in

West

Bengal
103
105

(vi)
STATISTICAL APPENDIX-Contd.
INDUSTRY-Concld.
Page
TABLE 6.2

: Ex-factory Value of Industrial Output in West Bengal and India

106

TABLE 6.3

: Production of Selected Industries in West Bengal

107

TABLE 6.4

: Industrial Disputes in West Bengal

108

TABLE 6.5

: Cases of Lay-off and Retrenchment in the Industries of West Bengal

109

TABLE 6.6

: Progress of Employees State Insurance Schemes in West Bengal

110

TABLE 6.7

: Quantity and Value of Mineral Production in West Bengal

111

TABLE 6.8

: Joint Stock Companies in West Bengal

112

TABLE 6.9

: Statewise Number of Companies at Work(limited by shares) and their Paid-up Capital

(As on 31st March)

114

: Statewise Distribution of Net Financial Assistance

Disbursed by Industrial Finance Corporation of India

115

TABLE 6.10
TABLE 6.11

: Financial Assistance
Corporation

(Disbursement)

by

West

Sanctioned
Bengal

and

Financial
117

TABLE 6.12

: Loans Sanctioned by West Bengal Financial Corporation by Loan size

118

TABLE 6.13

: Number of Establishments in West Bengal and Employment therein

119

TABLE 6.14

: Number of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises with Corresponding Employment in

the Districts of West Bengal

121

TABLE 6.15

: Progress of Sericulture Industry in West Bengal

122

TABLE 6.16

: Progress of Handloom Industry in West Bengal

123

TABLE 6.17

: Estimated Number of Unorganised Manufacturing Enterprises in Major States and

All India

124

: Estimated Number of Workers in Unorganised Manufacturing Enterprises in Major

States and All India

125

: Financial Results of Some

the Government of West Bengal

126

TABLE 6.18

TABLE 6.19

Important

Public

Undertakings

under

TABLE 7.0

POWER
: Installed Capacity and Generation of Electricity in West Bengal

138

TABLE 7.1

: Achievement in Renewable Energy Development in West Bengal

139

(vii)
STATISTICAL APPENDIXContd.
TRADE
Page
TABLE 8.0

: Export of Important
Bearing to West Bengal)

Commodities

from

India

(Items

with

Special

TABLE 8.1

: Cargo Handled at Kolkata Port

TABLE 8.1(a)

: Participation of Kolkata Ports (Sea and Air) in the Foreign Trade

142
of India

TABLE 8.2

: Traffic Movement at Kolkata Airport

140
141

143

BANKING AND LIFE INSURANCE

TABLE 9.0
TABLE 9.1
TABLE 9.2

: Districtwise Spread of Scheduled Commercial Bank Offices in West

Bengal (As at the end of June)
144
: Statewise Distribution of Scheduled Commercial Bank Offices in
India (As at the end of June)
145
: Statewise Distribution of Deposits and Advances of Scheduled
Commercial Banks in India (As on last Friday of June, 2009)
146

TABLE 9.3

: Cheque Clearance at Kolkata and Mumbai

TABLE 9.4

: Statewise Distribution of Deposits of Scheduled

According to Type of Account

TABLE 9.5

: Occupation-wise Classification of Outstanding Credit of

Commercial Banks in West Bengal (As on last Friday of March, 2008)

TABLE 9.5(a)

: Outstanding Amount as a Percentage

West Bengal (As on last Friday of March)

TABLE 9.6
TABLE 9.7

148

to

Commercial Banks

Bank

TABLE 9.9

: Life Insurance Business in West Bengal,

Group Business)
PRICES

TABLE 10.1
TABLE 10.2

TABLE 10.2(a)
TABLE 10.3

151
Limit

in

: Deposits and Advances of Scheduled Commercial Banks in Some

Major States in India (As on last Friday of June, 2009)
154
: Distribution of Deposits and Advances of Scheduled Commercial
Banks in West Bengal by District (As on end of June, 2009)
155
: Zonewise and Statewise Distribution of Investment in India by Life
Insurance Corporation

TABLE 10.0(a)

Credit

153

TABLE 9.8

TABLE 10.0

149
Scheduled

157

New Business (Excluding

: Index
Number of
Wholesale Prices
in
Kolkata and
India
(Base : 1970-71 = 100)
: Index Number of Wholesale Prices of Agricultural Commodities in
Kolkata (Base : 1980-81 = 100)
: Different Series of Index Number of Consumer Prices in West Bengal
and Selected Centres in India
: Consumer Price Index Numbers of Kolkata by Group of Items of
Consumption and by Monthly Expenditure Level
(Base : 1993=100)
: Consumer Price Index Numbers of Kolkata by Group of Items of Consumption and by
Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) Class (Base 2006-07=100)
: Monthly Average Minimum Retail Prices of Some Essential
Consumption Commodities in Kolkata in 2009

159

160
162
164

165
166
169

(viii)
STATISTICAL APPENDIX-Concld.
TRANSPORT AND TOURISM
TABLE 11.0
TABLE 11.0(a)
TABLE 11.1
TABLE 11.1(a)
TABLE 11.1(b)
TABLE 11.2
TABLE 11.3
TABLE 11.4
TABLE 12.0
TABLE 12.1
TABLE 12.2
TABLE 12.3
TABLE 12.4
TABLE 12.5
TABLE 12.6
TABLE 12.7
TABLE 12.8
TABLE 12.9
TABLE 12.10
TABLE 12.11
TABLE 12.12
TABLE 12.13

TABLE 13.0
TABLE 13.1

TABLE 13.2
TABLE 13.3
TABLE 13.4
TABLE 13.4(a)
TABLE 13.4(b)
TABLE 14.0

: Length of Highways by type of Surface in Selected States of India

: Status of Road Length in Selected States of India
: Length of Roads Maintained by Public Works and Public Works
(Roads) Department in West Bengal by District (As on 31st March)
: Length of Roads Maintained by Municipalities & Corporations in West Bengal
: Districtwise Length of Roads Maintained by Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samities & Gram
Panchayats in West Bengal
: Performance Parameters of State Transport Undertakings of the
Government of West Bengal
: Railway Statistics in West Bengal
: Progress of Tourism in West Bengal
STATE FINANCE AND PLANNING
: Revenue Receipt and Revenue Expenditure of the Government of
West Bengal
: Tax Revenue of the Government of West Bengal by Major Sources
: Percentage Distribution of Tax Revenue of the Government of
West Bengal by Major Sources
: Revenue from Sales Tax of the Government of West Bengal
: Receipts as Share of Centrally Levied Taxes of West Bengal
: Net Collection from Small Savings in West Bengal
: Net Collection from Small Savings in the States of India
: Revenue Receipts and Expenditure of West Bengal State Lotteries
: Details of Developmental Expenditure of the State of West Bengal
: State Plan Expenditure and Per Capita State Plan Expenditure in West Bengal
: State Plan Expenditure by Major Heads of Development in
West Bengal
: State Tenth Five-Year Plan Expenditure (2002-2007) by Major Heads of Development in
West Bengal
: State Eleventh Five-Year Plan Expenditure (2007-2012) by Major Heads of Development
in West Bengal
: Percentage of Developmental Expenditure to Revenue Receipts in
some Major States in India
SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHERS
: Ration Shops in West Bengal by District
: Internal Procurement of Rice, Receipts of Cereals from Central
Government and Distribution of Cereals under Public Distribution
System in West Bengal
: Health Facilities in West Bengal
: Progress of Family Welfare Programme in West Bengal
: Number of Schools in West Bengal (including Madrasahs)
: Progress of Shishu Siksha Karmasuchi in West Bengal, 2009-10
: Status of Madhyamick Siksha Kendra in West Bengal, 2009-10
: A Profile of West Bengal by District

Page
171
172
173
174
175
178
181
182

183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
193
194
195
196
197
198

199
200
201
202
203
204
205

SYMBOLS
The following symbols have been used in Table :
.. = Not available
= Negligible or nil
R= Revised
P= Provisional
CONVERSION TABLE
(Metric System)
Standard of Weights
1 Pound

0.4535924 Kilogram

1 Stone

6.350 Kilograms

1 Cwt.

50.802 Kilograms

1 Ton

1016.05 Kilograms

1.01605 Tonnes

1 Seer

0.93310 Kilogram

1 Maund

37.3242 Kilograms

0.0373242 Tonne

100 Kilograms

1 Quintal

10 Quintals

1 Tonne

Standard of Length and Capacity

1 Inch

0.0254 Metre

1 Foot

0.3048 Metre

1 Yard

0.9144 Metre

1 Mile

1.609344 Kilometres

1 Imperial Gallon

4.54596 Litres

Standard of Area
1 Acre

0.404686 Hectare

1 Sq. Mile

2.58999Sq. Kilometres

aged 7 years and above.

Note : Literacy relates to percentage of literates in population

933

43.56

5. Literacy (per cent)

6. Sex Ratio (Number of females

per 1000 males)

23.34

216

24.66
(1971-81)

6833.29

(2)

India

4. Percentage of urban population

to total population

3. Density of population (per sq. km.)

2. Decennial percentage variation of

population

1. Population (in lakhs)

(1)

Particulars

545.81

(3)

West
Bengal

911

48.64

26.47

615

23.17
(1971-81)

1981

927

52.19

26.13

273

23.85
(1981-91)

8463.03

(4)

India

680.78

(5)

West
Bengal

917

57.70

27.48

767

24.73
(1981-91)

1991

Growth of Population, Density and Literacy in West Bengal and India

TABLE 1.0

934

68.64

27.97

903

17.77
(1991-2001)

801.76

(7)

West
Bengal

Source : Census Reports.

933

64.82

27.81

325

21.56
(1991-2001)

10287.37

(6)

India

2001

5.63

(ii) Percentage rise (+)/fall(-) in Per Capita Income

of India /West Bengal (at 1999-00 prices) over
previous year
5.40

6.63

4.00

3.01

3. Percentage increase (+)/decrease (-) in the consumer price index number for industrial workers
over previous year

4. Percentage increase (+)/decrease (-) in the consumer price index number for agricultural labourer
over previous year (b)

3.74

**
3.84

2. Percentage increase (+)/decrease (-) in the index

number of agricultural production over previous
year (b)
(-)3.11 (-)1.60

7.31

2004-05
India West
Bengal
(2)
(3)

1.(i)Percentage rise(+)/fall (-) in NNP/NSDP

(at 1999-00 prices) over previous year

(1)

Item

4.23

5.40

4.68

4.23

2.70

**
4.58

8.07 (-)0.04

7.78

9.46

2005-06
India West
Bengal
(4)
(5)

7.86 7.99

9.04 9.53

7.73

8.85

4.96
(Q)

6.44
(Q)

5.39
(Q)

6.42
(Q)

8.38

6.83

6.73 7.47

**
6.57 6.22

8.22

**
8.69

10.55

8.94

7.71
(A)

8.73
(A)

9.37 14.32 13.35

(c)
(c)

**
**
7.70 11.26 10.45
(d)
(d)

.. 13.70

5.40
(A)

6.86
(A)

2008-09
2009-10
India West India West
Bengal
Bengal
(10)
(11) (12)
(13)

2.87 (-)2.53 3.19 11.00 (-)10.38 (-)10.44

8.11

9.67

2006-07
2007-08
India West India West
Bengal
Bengal
(6)
(7) (8)
(9)

TABLE 1.1
Changes in Some Basic Economic Indicators During Recent Years in West Bengal and India

9.16

(ii) Manufacturing

6.08

6.20

Notes : A = Advance, Q = Quick.

(a) Figures for NNP of India and its per capita income relate to new base
2004-05. For the year 2004-05 these all-India figures relate to old base
1999-00.
(b) Figures relate to crop year i.e., July to June.
(c) Upto December, 2009 (6 months)
(d) Upto December, 2009 (9 months)
(e) Upto September, 2009 (6 months)
** Figures relate to Kolkata.
Anticipated.

8.36

9.13

8.15

Sources : (1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

9.24

8.19

8.99

8.46

4.31 2.75

3.99 2.76

1.66 6.30
(e)

1.94 6.03
(e)

(e)

3.37

3.84
(e)

Central Statistical Organisation, Govt. of India.

Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics, Govt. of West Bengal.
Labour Bureau, Govt. of India.
Economic Survey, Govt of India.

8.47 12.51

8.45 11.56

2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
India West India
West India West India West India West India West
Bengal
Bengal
Bengal
Bengal
Bengal
Bengal
(2)
(3) (4)
(5) (6)
(7)
(8)
(9) (10)
(11) (12) (13)

(i) General

5. Percentage increase (+)/decrease (-) in the index

number of industrial production over previous year

(1)

Item

TABLE 1.1 - Concld.

4
TABLE 2.0
Some Important Demographic Features of West Bengal as Revealed
in the Last Four Censuses
Sl.
No.
(1)

Items

1971

1981

1991

2001

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1. Total population (in lakhs)

443.12

545.81

680.78

801.76

2. Number of male population (in lakhs)

234.36

285.61

355.11

414.66

52.89

52.33

52.16

51.72

208.76

260.20

325.67

387.10

47.11

47.67

47.84

48.28

109.67

144.47

187.08

224.27

24.75

26.47

27.48

27.97

333.45

401.34

493.70

577.49

75.25

73.53

72.52

72.03

10. Population of Kolkata Urban Agglomerations

(in lakhs)

70.31

91.94

110.22

132.06

11. Percentage of population of Kolkata Urban

Agglomeration to total urban population

64.11

63.64

58.92

58.88

123.69

154.24

205.81

230.24

13. Number of cultivators (in lakhs)

39.55

45.91

58.45

45.56

14. Number of agricultural labourers (in lakhs)

32.72

38.92

50.55

45.23

15. Percentage of cultivators to main workers

31.97

29.76

28.40

19.79

16. Percentage of agricultural labourers to main workers

26.45

25.23

24.56

19.64

(2)

3. Percentage of male population to total population

4. Number of female population (in lakhs)
5. Percentage of female population to total population
6. Urban population (in lakhs)
7. Percentage of Urban population to total population
8. Rural population (in lakhs)
9. Percentage of rural population to total population

12. Number of main workers (in lakhs)

Note :

Percentages for items 15 and 16 relate to

total main workers quoted against item 12.

Source : Census Reports.

5
TABLE 2.1
Age Groupwise Percentage of Population in West Bengal
Percentage to Total Population

Age-group
(1)

1971

1981

1991

2001

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

04

...

...

15

12

12

59

...

...

15

14

13

12

1014

...

...

13

13

12

12

1519

...

...

11

2024

...

...

10

2529

...

...

3034

...

...

3539

...

...

4044

...

...

4549

...

...

5054

...

...

5559

...

...

60 and above

...

7*

* Includes 0.1 percent of population whose Age

has not been stated.

Source : Census Reports.

6
TABLE 2.2
Population in West Bengal and India, Census 2001
District
Male

Population (Number)
Female
Total

Rural

Urban

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

West Bengal

41465985

38710212

80176197

57748946

22427251

Burdwan

3588376

3307138

6895514

4348466

2547048

Birbhum

1546633

1468789

3015422

2757002

258420

Bankura

1636002

1556693

3192695

2957447

235248

Midnapore

4916370

4694418

9610788

8626883

983905

Howrah

2241898

2031201

4273099

2121109

2151990

Hooghly

2589625

2452351

5041976

3354227

1687749

Noth 24-Parganas

4638756

4295530

8934286

4083339

4850947

South 24-Parganas

3564993

3341696

6906689

5820469

1086220

Kolkata

2500040

2072836

4572876

4572876

Nadia

2366853

2237974

4604827

3625308

979519

Murshidabad

3005000

2861569

5866569

5133835

732734

Uttar Dinajpur

1259737

1182057

2441794

2147351

294443

770335

732843

1503178

1306324

196854

Malda

1689406

1601062

3290468

3049528

240940

Jalpaiguri

1751145

1650028

3401173

2794291

606882

Darjeeling

830644

778528

1609172

1088740

520432

Cooch Behar

1272094

1207061

2479155

2253537

225618

Purulia

1298078

1238438

2536516

2281090

255426

532223090

496514346

1028737436

742617747

286119689

Dakshin Dinajpur

India
Note

: Population of India Includes estimated population

of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul Sub-divisions
of Senapati districts of Manipur.

Source

Census Reports.

7
TABLE 2.3
Number of Literates in West Bengal, Census 2001
(Number)
District

(1)
West Bengal
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Midnapore
Howrah
Hooghly
Noth 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

Literate Population*
Males

Females

Total

Rural

Urban

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

27452426
2458485
920153
1075401
3573623
1647348
1883474
3440748
2399713
1925008
1489038
1502724
583960
467296
801770
1082575
581420
816196
803494

19743975
1746661
633699
658821
2590693
1248277
1450514
2710779
1667630
1457095
1155423
1117814
339517
332183
530934
727508
426868
570769
378790

47196401
4205146
1553852
1734222
6164316
2895625
3333988
6151527
4067343
3382103
2644461
2620538
923477
799479
1332704
1810083
1008288
1386965
1182284

30840027
2461759
1376368
1565581
5441838
1336819
2070854
2406702
3295412

1926538
2197142
716326
652646
1164757
1381307
617473
1214404
1014101

16356374
1743387
177484
168641
722478
1558806
1263134
3744825
771931
3382103
717923
423396
207151
146833
167947
428776
390815
172561
168183

* Literate population excludes children

in the age group 0-6.

Source: Census Reports.

50.50
56.83
46.60
50.01
68.27
61.28
62.29
53.36
52.30

46.06
35.52
27.78
40.96
32.57
39.70
49.17
42.89
40.32

(2)

Rural
75.27
70.86
67.42
73.70
78.42
73.72
76.16
78.48
72.02
77.61
73.53
60.80
74.49
79.93
73.11
71.07
76.82
77.23
70.58

(3)

Urban
57.70
61.88
48.56
52.04
69.32
67.62
66.78
66.81
55.10
77.61
52.53
38.28
34.58
46.40
35.62
45.09
57.95
45.78
43.29

(4)

Total

1991

67.81
71.12
59.26
66.75
81.27
76.11
75.77
74.72
68.45
81.94
60.05
46.42
45.24
56.75
45.61
56.00
67.07
57.35
62.17

(5)

Male
46.56
51.46
37.17
36.55
56.63
57.83
56.90
57.99
40.57
72.09
44.42
29.57
22.85
35.33
24.92
33.20
47.84
33.31
23.24

(6)

Female

Note : Literacy rate is the percentage of literates in population aged 7 years and above.

West Bengal
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Midnapore
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

(1)

District

63.42
65.83
59.88
62.04
73.95
72.81
71.02
69.07
67.40

61.82
52.28
42.86
60.38
47.76
58.93
66.00
64.27
53.24

(7)

Rural

TABLE 2.3(a)
Literacy Rate in the Districts of West Bengal

81.25
77.39
77.65
80.22
82.91
81.02
82.95
85.19
79.84
80.86
81.41
68.34
80.50
83.28
79.28
80.02
83.34
85.18
75.40

(8)

Urban
68.64
70.18
61.48
63.44
74.90
77.01
75.11
78.07
69.45
80.86
66.14
54.35
47.89
63.59
50.28
62.85
71.79
66.30
55.57

(9)

Total

2001

59.61
60.95
51.55
49.43
64.42
70.11
67.21
71.72
59.01
77.30
59.58
47.63
36.51
54.28
41.25
52.21
62.94
56.12
36.50

(11)

Female

Source : Census Reports.

77.02
78.63
70.89
76.76
84.91
83.22
82.59
83.92
79.19
83.79
72.31
60.71
58.48
72.43
58.80
72.83
80.05
75.93
73.72

(10)

Male

West Bengal
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Midnapore
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

(1)

District

576
618
519
378
547
1502
1007
971
506

805
814
530
485
660
386
293
596
325

(2)

Rural

1991

6079
3179
3801
2991
2279
8600
7919
8558
4646
23783
3856
4635
6382
7817
8985
2915
5717
5648
3009

(3)

Urban
767
861
562
408
592
2542
1383
1779
574
23783
981
890
604
555
706
450
413
641
355

(4)

Total
676
699
613
434
630
1700
1137
1136
595

975
988
694
595
823
458
354
674
369

(5)

Rural

Density of Population
2001

6746
3183
5170
3826
2554
9816
8489
9710
6145
24718
4661
5685
6638
8672
9497
5013
6918
5458
3218

(6)

Urban
903
982
663
464
683
2913
1601
2182
693
24718
1173
1102
778
677
881
546
511
732
405

(7)

Total
940
933
948
953
949
941
945
938
938

929
941
929
944
939
929
934
933
952

(8)

Rural

1991

858
838
926
937
904
824
858
879
877
799
959
959
869
946
924
917
868
951
899

(9)

Urban
917
899
946
951
944
881
917
907
929
799
936
943
921
944
938
927
914
935
947

(10)

Total

2001

893
888
950
951
935
858
897
912
913
829
962
971
893
958
947
933
899
964
920

(12)

Urban

934
922
950
952
955
906
947
926
937
829
946
952
938
951
948
942
937
949
954

(13)

Total

Source : Census Reports.

950
942
950
952
957
958
973
942
942

941
950
945
950
948
944
956
947
958

(11)

Rural

Sex Ratio

TABLE 2.4
Density of Population and Sex Ratio in Rural and Urban Areas of the Districts of West Bengal

West Bengal
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Midnapore
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

(1)

District
72.52
64.91
91.02
91.71
90.15
50.42
68.81
48.77
86.70
0.00
77.37
89.57
86.66
86.65
92.93
83.64
69.53
92.19
90.56

(2)
72.03
63.06
91.43
92.63
89.76
49.64
66.53
45.70
84.27
0.00
78.73
87.51
87.94
86.90
92.68
82.16
67.66
90.90
89.93

(3)

Percentage of Rural
Population to Total
1991
2001
27.48
35.09
8.98
8.29
9.85
49.58
31.19
51.23
13.30
100.00
22.63
10.43
13.34
13.35
7.07
16.36
30.47
7.81
9.44

(4)
27.97
36.94
8.57
7.37
10.24
50.36
33.47
54.30
15.73
100.00
21.27
12.49
12.06
13.10
7.32
17.84
32.34
9.10
10.07

(5)

Percentage of Urban
Population to Total
1991
2001

17.77
13.96
17.99
13.82
15.35
14.57
15.77
22.69
20.85
3.93
19.54
23.76
28.72
22.15
24.78
21.45
23.79
14.19
14.02

(7)

19912001

Source : Census Reports.

24.73
25.13
21.94
18.12
23.57
25.71
22.43
31.69
30.24
6.61
29.95
28.20
34.00
24.39
29.78
26.44
26.91
22.55
20.00

(6)

19811991

Decennial Growth (%)

TABLE 2.5
Districtwise Percentage of Rural and Urban Population and Decennial Growth Rate in West Bengal

10

West Bengal
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Midnapore
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

(1)

District

41465985
3588376
1546633
1636002
4916370
2241898
2589625
4638756
3564993
2500040
2366853
3005000
1259737
770335
1689406
1751145
830644
1272094
1298078

Male
(2)
38710212
3307138
1468789
1556693
4694418
2031201
2452351
4295530
3341696
2072836
2237974
2861569
1182057
732843
1601062
1650028
778528
1207061
1238438

Female
(3)

Population

80176197
6895514
3015422
3192695
9610788
4273099
5041976
8934286
6906689
4572876
4604827
5866569
2441794
1503178
3290468
3401173
1609172
2479155
2536516

Total
(4)
9469659
954951
456719
506868
801964
335761
601232
949294
1145310
150866
700622
360734
348693
222063
284726
642828
132858
636446
237724

Male
(5)

Total
(7)

8982896 18452555
905803 1860754
433175
889894
490540
997408
774373 1576337
322946
658707
587649 1188881
891103 1840397
1073066 2218376
123969
274835
665363 1365985
343052
703786
327889
676582
210597
432660
269439
554165
605749 1248577
126023
258881
605928 1242374
226232
463956

Female
(6)

Scheduled Castes
Male
(8)

4406794
441832
203127
330783
798684
19168
212062
198936
84766
9810
113891
75953
124865
242317
227047
641688
204167
14246
463452
Source : Census of India, 2001.

2182870
220059
101296
164051
394722
9209
106609
97448
41665
4339
56416
37435
61742
119875
113510
317438
101880
6821
228355

Female
(9)

Total
(10)

(In number)
Scheduled Tribes

2223924
221773
101831
166732
403962
9959
105453
101488
43101
5471
57475
38518
63123
122442
113537
324250
102287
7425
235097

TABLE 2.6
Number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in West Bengal, Census 2001

11

12
TABLE 2.6 (a)
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Literacy in West Bengal by District, Census 2001
Per Cent
District
(1)
West Bengal
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Midnapore
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

Scheduled Castes
Male
(2)

Female
(3)

Total
(4)

Rural
(5)

Urban
(6)

70.54
63.74
57.75
58.22
76.88
70.50
67.26
79.59
79.63
77.25
71.76
58.05
63.49
66.35
62.75
73.37
73.91
75.82
63.01

46.90
39.59
33.05
27.11
49.84
51.40
44.73
61.41
54.21
62.26
53.94
39.27
35.71
42.09
38.87
49.62
50.31
52.29
26.35

59.04
51.99
45.74
42.92
63.57
61.13
56.10
70.79
67.36
70.54
63.09
48.91
50.06
54.55
51.17
61.87
62.43
64.35
45.14

57.09
49.71
44.83
42.22
62.92
57.16
52.96
67.89
66.31
61.77
46.76
48.31
53.54
49.99
61.13
59.93
63.94
44.47

68.99
58.53
57.98
54.78
70.93
70.39
70.37
76.17
78.63
70.54
69.21
62.60
69.34
65.64
67.69
68.37
72.03
74.88
50.08

13
TABLE 2.6 (a)-Concld.

Per Cent
District
(1)
West Bengal
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Midnapore
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

Scheduled Tribes
Male
(7)

Female
(8)

Total
(9)

Rural
(10)

Urban
(11)

57.38
55.36
44.17
67.84
62.92
61.16
59.23
58.38
56.33
83.66
51.78
46.17
39.51
55.14
44.72
54.24
65.07
66.38
61.26

29.15
28.19
18.17
31.13
30.83
42.19
31.94
33.27
29.88
67.07
29.20
25.01
17.63
30.22
19.63
30.67
45.85
43.30
23.40

43.40
41.83
31.20
49.60
47.05
52.06
45.45
46.09
43.29
76.39
40.63
35.79
28.68
42.82
32.16
42.59
55.48
55.31
42.64

42.35
40.83
31.09
49.47
46.58
34.13
44.77
42.57
41.91
39.27
34.89
27.82
42.05
31.78
42.10
50.91
53.59
42.33

58.67
45.41
35.78
73.68
61.48
66.21
55.04
64.76
62.40
76.39
51.78
57.95
63.71
70.53
66.10
61.10
84.76
75.21
62.61

Note : Percentage of literates has been calculated

on the basis of population aged 7 and above.

Source : Directorate of Census Operation,

West Bengal.

(2)
T
R
U
T
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

(1)
India

West Bengal

Burdwan

Birbhum

Bankura

Midnapore

Howrah

Hooghly

Purulia

State/District

Total
Rural
Urban

2263811
266301

1011873
516167

708336
730538

2263811
266301

873592
70624

755901
75798

1247775
654559

23023583
16106580
6917003

(3)
313004983
229186552
83818431

Person

1912729
231084

858704
450333

601528
650605

1912729
231084

699340
59705

649167
63905

1049801
578379

19494971
13551865
5943106

(4)
240147813
169101251
71046562

Male

351082
35217

153169
65834

106808
79933

351082
35217

174252
10919

106734
11893

197974
76180

3528612
2554715
973897

(5)
72857170
60085301
12771869

Female

Total main workers (number)

2.82
0.33

1.26
0.64

0.88
0.91

2.82
0.33

1.09
0.08

0.94
0.09

1.56
0.82

28.72
20.09
8.62

(6)
30.42
22.28
8.14

Person

2.38
0.29

1.07
0.56

0.75
0.81

2.38
0.29

0.87
0.07

0.81
0.08

1.31
0.72

24.32
16.90
7.41

(7)
23.34
16.43
6.90

Male

0.44
0.04

0.19
0.08

0.13
0.10

0.44
0.04

0.22
0.01

0.13
0.01

0.25
0.10

4.40
3.19
1.21

(8)
7.08
5.84
1.24

Female

Total main workers as percentage

to total population

Distribution of Working Population by Broad Categories and of Non-Workers in West Bengal

by Sex and by District, Census 2001

TABLE 2.7

14

R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

Murshidabad

Uttar Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur

Malda

Jalpaiguri

Darjeeling

Cooch Behar

North 24-Parganas

South 24-Parganas

Kolkata

(1)
R
U

(2)

State/District

Nadia

Total
Rural
Urban

1623779

1377189
300941

1138505
1484847

685745
68566

323423
155428

843676
181757

896295
70848

414129
57058

630566
85917

1421243
251068

1388550

1242530
268340

1018297
1284471

582198
57593

229942
129168

660430
156098

694698
59989

339023
46654

511841
73869

1202131
175046

1028372
272387

(4)

(3)
1259869
355836

Male

Person

235229

134659
32601

120208
200376

103547
10973

93481
26260

183246
25659

201597
10859

75106
10404

118725
12048

219112
76022

231497
83449

(5)

Female

Total main workers (number)

TABLE 2.7Contd.

2.02

1.72
0.37

1.42
1.85

0.86
0.08

0.40
0.19

1.05
0.22

1.12
0.08

0.51
0.07

0.79
0.11

1.77
0.31

1.57
0.44

(6)

Person

1.73

1.55
0.33

1.27
1.60

0.73
0.07

0.29
0.16

0.82
0.19

0.87
0.07

0.42
0.06

0.64
0.09

1.50
0.22

1.28
0.34

(7)

Male

0.29

0.17
0.04

0.15
0.25

0.13
0.01

0.11
0.03

0.23
0.03

0.25
0.01

0.09
0.01

0.15
0.02

0.27
0.09

0.29
0.10

(8)

Female

Total main workers as percentage

to total population

15

T
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

West Bengal

Burdwan

Birbhum

Bankura

Midnapore

Howrah

Hooghly

Purulia

(1)
T
R
U

(2)

State/District

India*

Total
Rural
Urban

242174
869

232896
4172

61528
2244

756163
8357

315680
913

219740
882

304753
9651

4556026
4497477
58549

103626068
..
..

(9)

Person

187091
794

221547
3714

59175
1672

695258
7858

282176
869

206612
824

290094
8217

4182888
4133017
49871

78258978
..
..

(10)

Male

Cultivators

55083
75

11349
458

2353
572

60905
499

33504
44

13128
58

14659
1434

373138
364460
8678

25367090
..
..

(11)

(12)

Person

120915
442

295176
7110

84683
4087

605881
10607

264167
1172

250410
1434

449553
13632

4522934
4444915
78019

63497114
..
..

Main Workers

Female

TABLE 2.7Contd.

76360
368

225977
5452

80871
3749

479960
9292

179329
924

208387
1204

349317
10723

3744905
3678911
65994

41119069
..
..

(13)

Male

(14)

Female

44555
74

69199
1658

3812
338

125921
1315

84838
248

42023
230

100236
2909

778029
766004
12025

22378045
..
..

Agricultural Labourers

In number

16

Total
Rural
Urban
(2)
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

State/District

(1)

Nadia

Murshidabad

Uttar Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur

Malda

Jalpaiguri

Darjeeling

Cooch Behar

North 24-Parganas

South 24-Parganas

Kolkata

5796

268460
1482

265021
8730

289854
744

67999
666

207004
2826

245259
650

164823
648

228926
1282

344623
3559

3454

252394
1183

257082
7222

259277
676

49964
383

182816
2533

227808
535

149916
585

202777
1196

334509
3379

274521
4777

(10)

(9)
282574
5078

Male

Person

Cultivators

2342

16066
299

7939
1508

30577
68

18035
283

24188
293

17451
115

14907
63

26149
86

10114
180

8053
301

(11)

Female

TABLE 2.7Contd.

Main Workers

3737

325223
3496

298312
11481

187522
878

30954
334

131882
2478

246210
513

141503
1094

243405
1898

448312
5969

320807
7657

(12)

Person

2932

306346
3169

275788
10183

145990
750

23642
235

100932
1970

203678
434

105066
756

186303
1367

429802
5528

301163
6958

(13)

Male

Agricultural Labourers

805

18877
327

22524
1298

41532
128

7312
99

30950
508

42532
79

36437
338

57102
531

18510
441

19644
699

(14)

Female

In number

17

T
R
U
T
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

West Bengal

Burdwan

Birbhum

Bankura

Midnapore

Howrah

Hooghly

Purulia

(2)

(1)

India*

Total
Rural
Urban

State/District

50127
1420

51929
12143

70621
49687

142170
5136

40536
6414

38683
2210

61236
21647

1436378
1085976
350402

12206084
..
..

(15)

Person

29473
1166

34266
7572

53424
41719

75985
3704

24805
4603

21504
1350

37122
12839

778046
557679
220367

7509013
..
..

(16)

Male

Household Industry

20654
254

17663
4571

17197
7968

66185
1432

15731
1811

17179
860

24114
8808

658332
528297
130035

4697071
..
..

(17)

Female

TABLE 2.7Contd.

(18)

Person

168231
61328

431872
492742

342707
609415

759597
242201

253209
62125

247068
71272

432233
609629

12508245
6078212
6430033

133675717
..
..

Main Workers

148048
53962

376914
433595

310350
558204

661526
210230

213030
53309

212664
60527

373268
546600

10789132
5182258
5606874

113260753
..
..

(19)

Male

Other Workers

20183
7366

54958
59147

32357
51211

98071
31971

40179
8816

34404
10745

58965
63029

1719113
895954
823159

20414964
..
..

(20)

Female

In number

18

R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

Murshidabad

Uttar Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur

Malda

Jalpaiguri

Darjeeling

Cooch Behar

North 24-Parganas

South 24-Parganas

Kolkata

(1)
R
U

(2)

State/District

Nadia

Total
Rural
Urban

43223

72528
16372

58883
31926

26534
2637

7780
3157

14731
4133

124033
3230

16542
3327

18467
2486

198389
89465

92787
51789

(15)

Person

35722

51676
14745

36566
20294

14746
1499

5533
2277

10081
2946

30883
1820

8938
2071

7535
1548

62406
34956

52736
29536

(16)

Male

Household Industry

7501

20852
1627

22317
11632

11788
1138

2247
880

4650
1187

93150
1410

7604
1256

10932
938

135983
54509

40051
22253

(17)

Female

TABLE 2.7Contd.

(18)

Person

1571023

710978
279591

516289
1432710

181835
64307

216690
151271

490059
172320

280793
66455

91261
51989

139768
80251

429919
152075

385703
259329

Main Workers

1346442

632114
249243

448861
1246772

162185
54668

150803
126273

366601
148649

232329
57200

75103
43242

115226
69758

375414
131183

327822
217017

(19)

Male

Other Workers

224581

78864
30348

67428
185938

19650
9639

65887
24998

123458
23671

48464
9255

16158
8747

24542
10493

54505
20892

57881
42312

(20)

Female

In number

19

T
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

West Bengal

Burdwan

Birbhum

Bankura

Midnapore

Howrah

Hooghly

Purulia

(1)
T
R
U

(2)

State/District

India*

Total
Rural
Urban

472824
9158

282486
48961

148797
65105

1182105
38840

474353
8703

288547
8251

438908
109999

6458107
5783062
675045

89229741
80769518
8460223

(21)

Person

175844
5916

122881
31292

97708
45261

509650
26108

165160
4231

122015
4787

215528
77236

2893073
2468016
425057

34866663
29737902
5128761

(22)

Male

296980
3242

159605
17669

51089
19844

672455
12732

309193
4472

166532
3464

223380
32763

3565034
3315046
249988

54363078
51031616
3331462

(23)

Female

Total marginal workers (number)

TABLE 2.7 - contd.

0.59
0.01

0.35
0.06

0.18
0.08

1.47
0.05

0.59
0.01

0.36
0.01

0.55
0.14

8.05
7.21
0.84

0.22
0.01

0.15
0.04

0.12
0.06

0.63
0.03

0.20
0.01

0.15
0.01

0.27
0.10

3.60
3.08
0.53

3.38
2.89
0.49

(25)

(24)
8.67
7.85
0.82

Male

Person

0.37
0.00

0.20
0.02

0.06
0.02

0.84
0.02

0.39
0.01

0.21
0.00

0.28
0.04

4.45
4.13
0.31

5.28
4.96
0.32

(26)

Female

Total marginal workers as percentage

to total population

20

R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

Murshidabad

Uttar Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur

Malda

Jalpaiguri

Darjeeling

Cooch Behar

North 24-Parganas

South 24-Parganas

Kolkata

(1)
R
U

(2)

State/District

Nadia

Total
Rural
Urban

93955

518713
45917

235434
129374

207566
4828

79816
10775

262613
15090

367950
5613

136231
5310

211417
7624

297304
35559

177998
31983

(21)

Person

62998

303593
33027

118353
80371

55861
2898

36794
7066

90336
8536

130248
2892

40409
2386

63728
4239

147778
11714

72130
14099

(22)

Male

30957

215120
12890

117081
49003

151705
1930

43022
3709

172277
6554

237702
2721

95822
2924

147689
3385

149526
23845

105868
17884

(23)

Female

Total marginal workers (number)

TABLE 2.7Contd.

0.12

0.65
0.06

0.29
0.16

0.26
0.00

0.10
0.01

0.33
0.02

0.46
0.01

0.17
0.01

0.26
0.01

0.37
0.04

0.22
0.04

(24)

Person

0.08

0.38
0.04

0.15
0.10

0.07
0.00

0.05
0.01

0.11
0.01

0.16
0.00

0.05
0.00

0.08
0.01

0.18
0.01

0.09
0.02

(25)

Male

0.04

0.27
0.02

0.14
0.06

0.19
0.00

0.05
0.00

0.21
0.01

0.30
0.00

0.12
0.00

0.18
0.00

0.19
0.03

0.13
0.02

(26)

Female

Total marginal workers as percentage

to total population

21

(2)
T
R
U
T
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

(1)
India*

West Bengal

Burdwan

Birbhum

Bankura

Midnapore

Howrah

Hooghly

Purulia

State/District

Total
Rural
Urban

1226819
182209

2059868
1122621

1412773
1421452

5180967
678764

1609502
155921

1712554
174371

2661783
1782490

50694507
35859304
14835203

(27)
626375604
432534569
193841035

Person

548238
70818

718246
408169

481882
507883

1985541
251258

650950
56616

642915
63844

973858
693574

19077941
13596128
5481813

(28)
257142296
182763521
74378775

Male

Female

678581
111391

1341622
714452

930891
913569

3195426
427506

958552
99305

1069639
110527

1687925
1088916

31616566
22263176
9353390

(29)
369233308
249771048
119462260

Non workers (number)

TABLE 2.7Contd.

1.53
0.23

2.57
1.40

1.76
1.77

6.46
0.84

2.01
0.19

2.13
0.22

3.32
2.22

63.22
44.73
18.50

(30)
60.89
42.05
18.84

Person

0.68
0.09

0.90
0.51

0.60
0.63

2.48
0.31

0.81
0.07

0.80
0.08

1.21
0.86

23.79
16.96
6.84

(31)
24.99
17.76
7.23

Male

0.85
0.14

1.67
0.89

1.16
1.14

3.98
0.53

1.20
0.12

1.33
0.14

2.11
1.36

39.43
27.77
11.66

(32)
35.89
24.28
11.61

Female

Non workers as percentage

to total population

22

R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U
R
U

Murshidabad

Uttar Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur

Malda

Jalpaiguri

Darjeeling

Cooch Behar

North 24-Parganas

South 24-Parganas

Kolkata

(2)

(1)

Nadia

Total
Rural
Urban

State/District

2855142

3924567
739362

2709400
3236726

1360226
152224

685501
354229

1688002
410035

1785283
164479

755964
134486

1305368
200902

3415288
446107

2365439
623683

(27)

Person

1048492

1451147
266356

965558
1171706

219182
54362

289897
137777

686390
149355

740708
60871

290364
51499

528655
77405

1283287
185044

839310
226784

(28)

Male

Non workers (number)

3.56

4.89
0.92

3.38
4.04

1.70
0.19

0.85
0.44

2.11
0.51

2.22
0.21

0.94
0.16

1.63
0.25

4.26
0.56

2.95
0.78

(30)

Person

1.31

1.81
0.33

1.20
1.46

0.65
0.07

0.36
0.17

0.86
0.19

0.92
0.08

0.36
0.06

0.66
0.10

1.60
0.23

1.05
0.28

(31)

Male

2.25

3.08
0.59

2.18
2.58

1.05
0.12

0.49
0.27

1.25
0.32

1.30
0.13

0.58
0.10

0.97
0.15

2.66
0.33

1.90
0.50

(32)

Female

Non workers as percentage

to total population

Sources : 1. Primary Census Abstract, West Bengal,

Series-20, Volume-I, Census of India-2001
2. Statistical Abstract, Central Statistical Organisation.

1806650

2473420
473006

1743842
2065020

841044
97862

395604
216452

1001612
260680

1044575
103608

465600
82987

776713
123497

2132001
261063

1526129
396899

(29)

Female

TABLE 2.7Concld.

23

19.53
19.30
4.72
26.40

II. Agricultural Labourers

III. Household Industries

IV. Other Workers

(2)

Person

I. Cultivators

Main Workers

(1)

Category

22.51

2.42

15.98

17.95

(3)

Male

Rural

3.89

2.30

3.32

1.58

(4)

Female

27.92

1.52

0.34

0.25

(5)

Person

24.35

0.96

0.29

0.21

(6)

Male

Urban

3.57

0.56

0.05

0.04

(7)

Female

54.32

6.24

19.64

19.79

(8)

Person

46.85

3.38

16.26

18.17

(9)

Male

Total

7.47

2.86

3.38

1.62

(10)

Female

(Percentage)

Source :Census of India, 2001.

Percentage Distribution with respect to total Main Workers in West Bengal, 2001

TABLE 2.8

24

32.0

26.1

23.0

22.9

22.6

22.4

21.8

21.2
20.7

19.8

19.4

1990

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005
2006

2007

2008

12.4

12.7

12.6
12.3

12.9

14.0

14.1

13.8

14.0

16.8

18.6

20.5

17.5

17.9

18.8
18.4

19.3

20.3

20.5

20.6

20.6

23.6

28.2

29.4

24.4

24.7

25.6
25.2

25.9

26.4+

26.6+

27.1

30.0**
27.5+

31.7

34.3
30.2

32.9

18.5

18.6

19.1
18.8

19.0

19.8

20.0

20.3

22.8

23.1

23.8
23.5

24.1

24.8+

25.0+

25.4

West Bengal

9.0

10.7

6.1

6.3

6.3
6.2

6.4

6.8

6.9

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.6
6.3

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.2

6.3

6.4
6.2

6.3

6.6

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.9

8.4

9.6

India

6.8

7.8

6.1

6.3

8.0

8.0

8.1
8.1

8.2

5.9

6.0

6.0
6.0

5.8

8.7+ 6.0

8.7+

9.1

9.8** 6.6**
9.3+ 6.3

10.5

13.0

7.4

7.4

7.6
7.5

7.5

8.0+

8.1+

8.4

9.0**
8.5+

9.7

11.8

Rural Urban Combined

(11) (12)
(13)

Death rate

Rural Urban Combined

(8)
(9) (10)

22.7** 28.3** 8.1

20.7 25.8+ 7.1

24.7

28.1

Urban Combined
(6)
(7)

India

* =Excluding Jammu and Kashmir and Mizoram.

+ =Excluding Nagaland (Rural).
Note : Birth rate is number of live birth per thousand population.
Death rate is number of death per thousand population.
Infant Mortality rate is number of Infant death per thousand live births.

33.0

Rural Urban Com- Rural

bined
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

West Bengal

1985

(1)

Year

Birth rate

Vital Rates in West Bengal and India

TABLE 2.9

India

29

29

31
29

32

34

36

37

37

45

41

46

35

37

38
38

40

46

49

51

51

58

63

74

50

59

58

61

64
62

64

66+

69+

72

36

37

40
39

40

38

40

42

80** 48**
74+ 43

86

107

53

55

58
57

58

60+

63+

66

74**
68+

80

97

Source : Registrar General, Govt. of India,

Sample Registration System.

37

39

40
40

42

48

52

54

54

61

68

80

Rural Urban Com- Rural Urban Combined

bined
(14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19)

West Bengal

(Per thousand)
Infant Mortality rate

25

Total
Per Capita Income(Rupees)

Note: Estimates have been revised on the basis

of upto date information.
P = Provisional.
Q = Quick.

12.
13.

9.
10.
11.

6.
7.
8.

(3)

1999-00
(8)

(9)

(10)

2006-07 2007-08(P) 2008-09(Q)

3050.66 3609.98
10718.50 11956.90
2861.18 3333.01
43038.95 48375.89
15316.10 17506.03
28356.31 34252.84

7629.75 7808.89 8870.97 9595.63 9839.08 10872.07

16313.31 17753.28 19262.82 20752.67 22858.17 25948.44

1653.53 2195.76 2416.22 2466.77

7131.16 7983.87 9232.55 9269.90
1903.68 2329.08 2688.29 2789.47
25155.40 28195.93 31511.66 35082.38
10990.13 12102.46 12254.65 12778.07
14333.55 16638.26 19656.93 23445.03

6551.77 8757.02 7059.46 8412.51 9324.27

8816.76 9484.53 10179.63 12930.50 13826.76
11378.22 13742.89 16810.71 19890.68 26273.37
2021.67 2014.63 2204.35 2503.20 4201.47

Source :

Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics,

Government of West Bengal.

317837.44
36321.79

12682.06
29555.89

4097.98
13722.92
4368.41
53764.87
19735.83
42038.92

10406.93
14570.78
33434.58
6512.42

(7)

2005-06

6117.77
7849.18
8815.88
1596.23

(6)

2004-05

58295.75
2495.22
9754.47
2400.41

(5)

2003-04

(Rs. Crores)

35801.54 40123.35 40347.66 44280.33 47254.85 55181.59

1222.47 1289.13 1416.35 1601.54 1848.01
2114.17
5500.30 5932.90 6130.01 6669.25 7779.38 8720.73
1822.12 1990.33 2460.52 2509.89 2675.69 2371.29

(4)

2002-03

125298.82 153836.00 173111.66 190247.70 207495.08 239333.77 277868.81

15888.36 18776.97 20873.17 22674.99 24456.65 27904.79 32064.62

Agriculture
34371.65
Forestry
1000.81
Fishery
4391.72
Mining & Quarrying
1299.15
Manufacturing
5.1 Registered
4888.94
5.2 Un-registered
5815.30
Construction
6421.53
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply
1225.04
Transport, Storage & Communications
8.1 Railways
1459.51
8.2 Transport by other means and Storage 5646.09
8.3 Communications
1498.69
Trade, Hotel & Restaurant
19772.90
Banking & Insurance
9228.53
Real Estate, Ownership of Dwellings
9071.07
and Business Services
Public Administration
6395.94
Other Services
12811.95

(2)

(1)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Industry

Sl.No.

Estimates of Net State Domestic Product of West Bengal by Industry of Origin (at Current Prices)
(Base Year : 1999-00)

TABLE 3.0

26

Note:

12.
13.

9.
10.
11.

6.
7.
8.

(3)

1999-00

P = Provisional.
Q = Quick.

Estimates have been revised on the basis

of upto date information.

Agriculture
34371.65
Forestry
1000.81
Fishery
4391.72
Mining & Quarrying
1299.15
Manufacturing
5.1 Registered
4888.94
5.2 Un-registered
5815.30
Construction
6421.53
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply
1225.04
Transport, Storage & Communications
8.1 Railways
1459.51
Transport by other means and Storage 5646.09
8.3 Communications
1498.69
Trade, Hotel & Restaurant
19772.90
Banking & Insurance
9228.53
Real Estate, Ownership of Dwellings
and Business Services
9071.07
Public Administration
6395.94
Other Services
12811.95
Total
125298.82
Per Capita Income(Rupees)
15888.36

8 . 2

(2)

(1)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Industry

Sl. No.

Source :

22918.52 26275.97
7492.67
8070.04
18819.08 19713.66
203265.55 216315.98
23455.79 24720.13

3575.97
9672.25
8114.64
34444.89
18856.49

6026.96
9978.51
20212.93
1707.19

40085.53
1909.89
5829.08
1841.98

(10)

Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics,

Government of West Bengal.

13496.55 15491.36 17650.72 20189.19

6602.50 7247.53
7542.74 7280.64
15879.75 16611.93 17246.78 17886.10
152388.34 162491.37 171266.49 186742.29
18374.43 19366.81 20186.52 21772.96

2737.02 2986.21 3287.07

8220.07 8937.64 9445.24
4514.59 5244.25 6386.57
27607.85 31696.33 33608.56
11366.60 13885.95 16205.03

1712.16 2243.89 2497.35

6803.53 7182.01 7429.32
2495.59 3214.47 3865.87
23652.39 24906.08 26363.83
9544.01 9588.84 10228.39
12096.54
6666.25
15113.54
143930.66
17567.95

5214.99 5684.90 5957.24

8497.70 9855.66 10126.25
12225.08 13701.85 17194.19
1870.30 1573.93 1627.97

(9)

5419.67 6596.60
7945.91 8185.96
9387.63 10476.02
1601.99 1643.57

(8)

2006-07 2007-08(P) 2008-09(Q)

38148.43 38835.88 40862.44

1516.46 1657.15 1838.01
4990.33 5326.55 5692.30
1916.83 2000.06 1804.41

(7)

2005-06

5498.98
7435.12
7765.86
1714.38

(6)

2004-05

37368.11 37628.32
1344.92 1439.63
4494.79 4839.19
1711.23 1946.50

(5)

2003-04

36200.18
1215.70
4418.29
1598.14

(4)

2002-03

(Rs. Crores)

TABLE 3.1
Estimates of Net State Domestic Product of West Bengal by Industry of Origin (at Constant 1999-00 Prices)

27

(b)Index Number of Per Capita Income

with 1999-00 as base
(i) at current prices
(ii) at 1999-00 prices

(ii) at 1999-00 prices

2. (a)Per Capita Income in rupees

(i) at current prices

(ii) at 1999-00 prices

(b)Index Number of Net State Domestic

Product with 1999-00 as base
(i) at current prices
114.87

122.78
121.62

138.16
129.68

151.84

136.69

165.60

149.04

191.01

100.00
100.00

118.18
110.57

131.37
115.65

142.71
121.89

153.93
127.05

175.63
137.04

15888.36 17567.95 18374.43 19366.81 20186.52 21772.96

201.81
147.63

23455.79

32064.62

162.22

221.76

228.61
155.59

24720.13

36321.79

172.64

253.66

261.93
167.58

26626.38

41616.54

187.71

293.39

2006-07 2007-08(P) 2008-09(Q) 2009-10(A)

(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

15888.36 18776.97 20873.17 22674.99 24456.65 27904.79

100.00

100.00

2005-06
(6)

125298.82 143930.66 152388.34 162491.37 171266.49 186742.29 203265.55 216315.98 235204.14

2004-05
(5)

(ii) at 1999-00 prices

2002-03 2003-04
(3)
(4)

125298.82 153836.00 173111.66 190247.70 207495.08 239333.77 277868.81 317837.44 367619.73

1999-00
(2)

Description
(1)
A. West Bengal
1. (a)Net State Domestic Product
in crores of rupees
(i) at current prices

Comparison of Movements of State and National Income Estimates

TABLE 3.2

28

3402316
3249130
114.65
109.49
3006469
2872212
114.58
109.46
27183
25969
112.82
107.78

100.00
100.00
2623995
2623995
100.00
100.00
24095
24095
100.00
100.00

2005-06
(3)

2967599
2967599

2004-05
(2)

P = Provisional; Q = Quick; A = Advance

Notes : i) Estimates have been revised on the basis
of upto date information.
ii) The estimates for India relate to new base
year 2004-05.

B. India
1. (a) Gross Demestic Product
in crores of rupees
(i) at current prices
(ii) at 2004-05 prices
(b) Index Number of Gross Domestic
Product with 2004-05 as base
(i) at current prices
(ii) at 2004-05 prices
(c) Net National Product
in crores of rupees
(i) at current prices
(ii) at 2004-05 prices
(d) Index Number of Net National
Product with 2004-05 as base
(i) at current prices
(ii) at 2004-05 prices
2. (a) Per Capita Income in rupees
(i) at current prices
(ii) at 2004-05 prices
(b) Index Number of Per Capita Income
with 2004-05 as base
(i) at current prices
(ii) at 2004-05 prices

Description
(1)

147.04
125.82

35430
30316

153.65
131.48

4031882
3449970

153.02
131.20

4540987
3893457

2007-08(P)
(5)

166.59
132.06

40141
31821

176.54
139.95

4632305
3672192

176.19
140.01

5228650
4154973

2008-09(Q)
(6)

181.57
139.20

43749
33540

195.07
149.55

5118594
3924183

195.15
150.06

5791268
4453064

2009-10(A)
(7)

Sources : (1) Central Statistical Organisation, Govt. of India.

(2) Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics, Govt. of West Bengal.

128.99
116.51

31080
28074

132.90
120.04

3487172
3149912

132.83
120.12

3941865
3564627

2006-07
(4)

TABLE 3.2 Concld.

29

30
TABLE 4.0
Employment in Registered Factories, Coal Mines, Tea Plantation,
State and Central Government Offices in West Bengal
Sectors
(1)
1. Registered Factories
Factories ( Number )
Average daily
workers (in thousand)
2. Coal Mines
Working mines (Number)(a)
Average daily employment
( No. in thousand )
3. Tea plantation
Tea Estates (Number) (a)
Small growers (Number)
Average daily employment
( No. in thousand )
4. Employment in
(i) State Government Offices
( No. in thousand )
(ii) Central Government
Offices(No. in thousand) (a)
Notes :
(a) As on 31st December.
(b) As on 31st March.
R = Revised
P = Provisional

2003

2004

2005

2006 2007(R)

2008

2009(P)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(7)

(8)

12898
873

13210
885

13465
894

13640
899

13999
913

14389
926

14891
949

100

100

101

100

..

..

..

73

71

69

76

..

..

..

311
8398

311
8398

309
8708

310
8708

307
9990

307
9990

..
..

260

263

263

262

262

265

..

318 (P)

..

(6)

433( b )

426(b)

395(a)

383(a)

364(R)(a)

384

358

351

347

340

378.3(R)

308.1 (b)

Sources :(1) Chief Inspector of Factories, West Bengal.

(2) Director General of Mines Safety, Government
of India.
(3) Tea Board .
(4) Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics,
Government of West Bengal.
(5) Directorate of Employment, Government of West Bengal.
(6) Labour in West Bengal.

Notes :

680395

41079

399

85656

553261

2008
(3)

31st March

(2) Employees exclude self-employed persons and

unpaid family workers.

691390

41201

403

87997

561789

2009
(4)

697239

41298

403

89437

566101

2009
(5)

30th Sept.

Number of Establishments as on

(1) Figures relate to only registered shops and

establishments in places notified as per
West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963.

665337

40631

(4) Other Establishments for

Public Entertainments

Total

398

83311

540997

2007
(2)

(3) Cinemas,Theatres etc.

(2) Commercial Establishments

(1) Shops

(1)

Type of establishments

Source :

679811

93111

8332

764372

94981

8409

231171

429811

2009
(8)

782407

95218

8409

247009

431771

2009
(9)

30th Sept.

Chief Inspector,
Shops and Establishments Directorate,
Government of West Bengal.

735457

93960

8347

210179

422971

400617
177751

2008
(7)

2007
(6)

31st March

Number of Employees as on

(Registered under the Provisions of West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963)

Estimated Average Daily Employment in Shops, Commercial Establishments, Cinemas etc.

in West Bengal

TABLE 4.0 (a)

31

32
TABLE 4.1
Estimated Employment in Public Sector in West Bengal
(Number in thousand)
Year
(ended in December)

Central
Government

State*
Government

Quasi
Government

Local
Bodies

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

651.2
765.9
696.7
638.6
623.5
629.5
527.1
519.5
489.4
482.2
455.5
452.5

112.1
114.8
147.0
151.1
173.5
181.5
151.2
151.3
155.9
152.0
153.1
140.9

1580.3
1721.0
1685.9
1633.3
1663.1
1653.6
1513.0
1487.9
1428.8
1380.0
1338.9
1298.0

1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007(R)
Notes

451.0
428.0
415.0
411.2
424.9
400.1
397.9
384.2
357.9
350.6
347.4
340.2

366.0
412.3
427.2
432.4
441.2
442.5
436.8
432.9
425.6
395.2
382.9
364.4

: i) 21349 posts have been created by the State

Sources :
Cabinet during January to December, 2008
(1) Directorate of Employment,
and 12895 posts have been approved by the
Govt. of West Bengal.
Appointment Committee of the State Cabinet for
(2) Bureau of Applied Economics &
filling up during this period.
Statistics, Govt. of West Bengal.
ii) Further, 18012 posts have been created by the
State Cabinet during January to December, 2009.
Another 8432 posts have been created during
January & February, 2010.
iii) Total number of posts approved by the Appointment
Committee of the State Cabinet during January, 2009
to February 2010 is 8756.
iv) 10445 posts of Assistant Teacher and 669 post of Head
Master/Head Mistress have been filled up by School
Education Department during 2008-09. The corresponding
figures for 2009-10 are 12853 and 612 respectively.
v) The process of recruitment of 61694 Primary Teachers is
now at an advance stage in 2009-10, with a target for
completion by June, 2010.
R = Revised. P = Provisional.
*
Relates to 31st March as compiled by
Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics,
Govt. of West Bengal.

Relates to 30th April

Relates to 31st May

33
TABLE 4.2
Sectorwise Distribution of Estimated Employment in West Bengal
(Number in lakh)
Year
(ended in December)

Public Sector

Organised
Private Sector

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1980

15.80

10.84

26.64

1985

17.21

9.38

26.59

1990

16.86

8.90

25.76

1995

16.33

7.74

24.07

2000

16.63

7.89

24.52

2001

16.54

7.50

24.04

2002

15.13

6.92

22.05

2003

14.88

7.22

22.10

2004

14.29

7.50

21.79

2005

13.80

7.59

21.39

2006

13.39

7.69

21.08

2007(R)

12.98

7.50

20.48

2008(P)

12.90

7.72

20.62

P = Provisional.
R = Revised.
Notes : i) 12565 and 9029 posts have been approved
Sources :
by the State Cabinet for filling up during
(1) Directorate of Employment,
2005-06 and 2006-07 respectively.
Govt. of West Bengal.
ii) 8053 and 6007 posts have been created by
(2) Bureau of Applied Economics
the Govt. of West Bengal during 2005-06 and
& Statistics, Govt. of West Bengal.
2006-07 respectively.
iii) State Govt. has created about 21000 posts of
teachers during 2005-06, out of which about 10000
posts of teachers have already been filled up.
2754 posts of School teachers have been approved
by State Cabinet during 2006-07.

19.4

17.2

5898.9

13.7

506.5

(4)

2000

Note : Live Register and Registration decreased, among others, due to

purging out of placed, over aged and lapsed registration.

18.4

5392.1

On the register at the end 4820.3

of the period

Vacancies notified

7.8

480.2

(3)

1995

9.5

Placed in Employment

527.7

(2)

(1)

Registration

1990

Particulars

12.1

6992.6

11.5

353.9

(5)

2004

16.1

7297.2

7.7

412.6

(6)

2005

42.9

7720.2

15.1

496.9

(7)

2006

Employment Exchange Statistics in West Bengal

TABLE 4.3

12.0

5971.8

4.8

266.9

(9)

2008

3.6

6319.5

3.4

326.7

(10)

2009

Source : Directorate of Employment,

Govern ment of West Bengal.

16.4

5721.0

8.2

213.1

(8)

2007

(Number in thousand)

34

606.0
2651.0

(c) Others

Total

3024.0

721.0

1.0

4.0

612.0

1686.0

1995
(3)

3244.0

649.0

15.0

44.0

708.0

1828.0

2000
(4)

3819.5

786.0

1.0

9.0

765.3

2258.2

2004
(5)

2005
(6)

4025.0

730.0

2.0

10.0

843.0

2440.0

Note: Number of educated job-seekers excludes illiterate, literate and

below Madhyamik or equivalent.
Others includes Graduate & Post graduate and Diploma in Engineering Technology.

3.0

(b) Medical

Graduate and above

3.

606.0

2.0

Undergraduate

2.

1434.0

1990
(2)

(a) Engineering

Passed S.F.
Examination

1.

Educational qualification
(1)

3348.0

675.1

0.8

8.1

735.0

1929.0

2007
(8)

3628.7

685.8

0.7

7.8

836.4

2098.0

2008
(9)

4576.0

944.7

0.7

6.6

916.8

2707.2

2009
(10)

Source : Directorate of Employment,

Government of West Bengal.

4726.0

853.0

1.0

11.0

926.0

2485.0

2006
(7)

Number of Educated Job-seekers in Live-register of Employment Exchanges in West Bengal

(As on December)
( Number in thousand )

TABLE 4.4

35

(2)
31.9
17.1
12.3
13.4
15.2
7.6
8.6
11.9
11.4
15.2
40.6
14.3
10.9
3.18

1985

1990

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

No.

94.63
94.63
87.20
90.57
87.84

94.20

92.97

93.48

78.35

88.37

69.07

66.85

64.77

(3)
85.29

0.9
2.3
2.1
1.1
0.44

0.7

0.9

0.6

2.1

2.0

6.0

6.1

9.3

(4)
5.5

No.

5.37
5.37
12.80
9.43
12.15

5.80

7.03

6.52

21.65

11.63

30.93

33.15

35.23

(5)
14.71

Percentage
to total

Private Sector

Vacancies notified

Percentage
to total

Public Sector

(1)
1980

Year

16.1
42.9
16.4
12.0
3.63

12.1

12.8

9.2

9.7

17.2

19.4

18.4

26.4

(6)
37.4

Total
No.

7.1
13.0
7.5
4.5
2.6

11.0

9.4

7.4

10.1

12.5

6.4

7.4

11.6

(7)
13.5

No.

92.78
86.15
91.46
92.69
76.5

95.60

94.95

94.87

90.99

91.24

82.05

78.00

89.23

(8)
97.83

0.6
2.1
0.7
0.3
7.9

0.5

0.5

0.4

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.1

1.4

(9)
0.3

No.

7.22
13.85
8.54
7.31
23.5

4.40

5.05

5.13

9.01

8.76

17.95

22.11

10.77

(10)
2.17

Percentage
to total

Private Sector

7.7
15.1
8.2
4.8
3.4

11.5

9.9

7.8

11.1

13.7

7.8

9.5

13.0

(11)
13.8

Source : Directorate of Employment,

Government of West Bengal.

Percentage
to total

Public Sector

Total
No.

(Number in thousand)
Placement effected

Vacancies Notified and Placement Effected through Employment Exchanges by

Public Sector and Private Sector in West Bengal

TABLE 4.5

36

(2)

Unit

344
83
5030
712
235
75
422
398
307
81
105
34

45815
222214
360610
34147
12689
8516
15830
15198
24923
15471
108272
8829

(4)

Unit

553

Employment
(3)
10569

1990

*Introduced from 2005.

**Including Sub-stations.
***Workers engaged in Power Generation.
P = Provisional
R = Revised

1. Rice Mills
412
2. Cotton Textiles
and Powerloom
305
3. Jute & Allied Products 78
4. Engineering
4149
5. Chemicals and
533
Chemical Products
6. Paper and Paper
Products
191
7. Glass and Glass
Products
60
8. Rubber and Rubber Products
316
9. Printing & Allied
Industries
354
10.Tea Factories
278
11.Electricity
78
12.Coal Mines in
West Bengal
119
13.Ship Building
and Repairs
30
14.Leather & Leather
Products*

(1)

Industry
Employment
(5)

8217

82158

15914
27473
17435

15132

8495

12392

46945
222133
316467
38192

13901

2000

6907
13535

362

69000

16418
29185
18860

13419

8643

13001

47853
214267
329519
39824

15465

Employment
(7)

34

101

432
354
86

350

81

272

375
106
5483
810

646

(6)

Unit

2005

16794

Employment
(9)

13841

6826

76000

16326
29273
18860

13777

8879

12812

13793

8931

12886

47321
214267
338081
40132

17417

423

33

..

14607

6826

..

18259

13823

8984

13273

461

39

..

15167

7291

..

443 16734
360 29337
88 ** 18997 ***

371

93

280

391 47498
107 214334
5750 342937
849 40315

743

Employment
(13)

2008(P)

Employ- Unit
ment
(11)
(12)

438
16630
360
29337
87 ** 18925 ***

369

90

277

385
106
5642
839

700

(10)

Unit

2007(R)

Sources : (1) Chief Inspector of Factories, West Bengal.

(2) Director General of Mines Safety, Government of India.

371

33

100

433
357
86

368

88

274

382 47123
106 214267
5533 331066
826 40095

670

(8)

Unit

2006

TABLE 4.6
Number of Units and Average Number of Workers Employed Daily in Major Industries in West Bengal

37

38
TABLE 4.7
Composition of Employment in West Bengal in Selected Industries by State of Origin
( In per cent )
Industry/Year
(1)

West
Bengal
(2)

Bihar

Orissa

Other
States
(6)

Total

(4)

Uttar
Pradesh
(5)

(3)

22.86
31.35
37.49
34.29
34.36
35.54
34.94

40.87
34.81
26.29
29.53
29.73
30.33
31.23

6.42
6.31
7.12
7.42
7.40
7.21
7.46

24.40
24.29
23.25
23.52
23.28
21.47
20.82

5.45
3.24
5.85
5.24
5.23
5.45
5.55

100
100
100
100
100
100
100

58.94
64.38
72.98
73.83
74.29
75.18
72.44

19.00
18.47
13.64
14.42
14.35
14.57
15.07

3.67
3.40
2.94
2.59
2.48
1.98
1.54

15.12
9.74
8.06
7.10
6.98
6.17
10.42

3.27
4.01
2.38
2.06
1.90
2.10
0.53

100
100
100
100
100
100
100

76.66
76.08
85.07
85.80
86.63
87.62
85.82

12.45
13.33
8.62
8.52
8.21
8.10
9.35

3.66
2.30
1.42
1.10
0.97
1.23
1.12

4.06
6.33
3.99
3.00
2.74
1.96
2.45

3.17
1.96
0.90
1.58
1.45
1.09
1.26

100
100
100
100
100
100
100

41.26
43.78
91.07
47.00
47.39
50.15
46.96

21.16
21.56
3.57
16.09
15.80
16.15
21.34

2.54
3.38
0.00
0.95
0.81
2.16
2.66

32.07
25.76
0.00
33.75
34.04
29.24
26.52

2.97
5.52
5.36
2.21
1.96
2.30
2.52

100
100
100
100
100
100
100

(7)

1. Jute Industry
1980
1990
2000
2004
2005
2006
2007
2. Engineering Industry
1980
1990
2000
2004
2005
2006
2007
3. Printing Press Industry
1980
1990
2000
2004
2005
2006
2007
4. Glass Industry
1980
1990
2000
2004
2005
2006
2007

39
TABLE 4.7Concld.
( In per cent )
Industry/Year

West
Bengal

Bihar

Orissa

Uttar
Pradesh

Other
States

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

1980

57.43

18.31

8.46

12.55

3.25

100

1990

64.03

16.79

6.32

10.52

2.34

100

2000

78.80

11.14

2.19

5.40

2.47

100

2004

77.40

8.62

3.02

6.79

4.17

100

2005

78.37

8.33

2.97

6.34

3.99

100

2006

79.08

7.73

2.94

7.09

3.16

100

2007

79.30

7.33

3.16

6.53

3.68

100

5. Chemical Industry

6. All Industries Combined

1980

43.83

27.53

5.94

18.37

4.33

100

1990

49.89

25.79

4.23

16.33

3.76

100

2000

52.68

22.17

5.08

16.19

3.88

100

2003

46.32

25.01

6.20

17.53

4.94

100

2004

46.70

25.07

5.91

17.57

4.75

100

2005

46.86

25.18

5.86

17.39

4.71

100

2006

48.04

25.42

5.72

15.96

4.86

100

2007

47.83

25.88

5.89

15.64

4.76

100

Source : Labour Department,Govt. of West Bengal.

40

TABLE 4.8
Earning of Factory Workers Drawing Less than Rs. 1600 Per Month
and Miners in West Bengal
Year

Average annual
earnings of factory workers

Average weekly
earnings of Below ground
miners and loaders in Coal mines

(Rs.)

(Rs.)

(2)

(3)

2000

57133

1690

2001

64665

1950

2002

65966

2265

2003

66755

2352

2004

67886

2672

2005

68789

2853

2006

69569

3109

(1)

Sources : 1. Labour in West Bengal.

2. Director General of Mines Safety,
Govt. of India.

2006.38

1. Credit Disbursed

3. Physical Achievement
(Number of Swarojgaries covered)

2. Subsidy Disbursed
( Rs. in lakh )
15480

1016.68

(2)

(1)

( Rs. in lakh )

2001-02

Performance

27198

2116.89

3516.23

(3)

2003-04

28280

2278.84

3338.98

(4)

2004-05

18829

1614.98

2252.39

(5)

2005-06

(8)

2008-09

33551

46496

2736.04 3959.82

4310.56 6192.87

(7)

2007-08

18674

1440.92

2250.85

(9)

2008-09

24926

2079.99

3326.41

(10)

2009-10

Upto November

Source : Department of Panchayats and Rural Development,

Government of West Bengal.

28251

2254.15

3161.11

(6)

2006-07

Performance under Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojona in West Bengal

TABLE 4.9

41

42

TABLE 4.10
Performance under Wage Employment Schemes in West Bengal
Year

Scheme

Expenditure
( Rs. in lakh )

Physical Achievement
(in lakh mandays)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

2004-2005

SGRY

37954.89

484.61

2005-2006

SGRY

37851.40

531.59

2006-2007
2007-2008

SGRY
NREGA
NREGA

32058.64
39618.39
96825.68

308.74
439.09
959.77

2008-2009

NREGA

94038.48

786.00

2008-2009
(upto November,2008)

NREGA

49413.53

430.28

2009-2010
(upto November,2009)

NREGA

93419.54

771.96

Note : From September, 2007 SGRY scheme has

been merged with NREGA.

Source : Deptt. of Panchayats and Rural Development,

Government of West Bengal.

43
TABLE 4.11
Districtwise Distribution of Unemployment Assistance Recipients
(In number)
District

2001-02

(1)

(2)

Burdwan

...

...

5128

Birbhum

...

...

2126

Bankura

...

...

4197

Midnapore

...

...

2438

Howrah

...

...

1500

Hooghly

...

...

2827

North 24-Parganas ...

...

8326

South 24-Parganas ...

...

2856

Kolkata

...

...

1916

Nadia

...

...

3115

Murshidabad

...

...

3206

Uttar Dinajpur

...

...

3454

Dakshin Dinajpur

...

...

1075

Malda

...

...

2346

Jalpaiguri

...

...

1448

Darjeeling

...

...

585

Cooch Behar

...

...

2582

Purulia

...

...

2177

Total

...

...

51302

Notes :1. Figures relate to the Unemployment Assistance

Scheme 1999.
2 . No registration was effected for Unemployment
Assistance in the Employment Exchanges of
West Bengal since 2001-02.

Source: Directorate of Employment,

Government of West Bengal.

P = Provisional.
A = Anticipated.

Productivity

3.

(1)

Production

Sl.
No.

2.

Index

3.

Area

Productivity

2.

1.

Production

(2)

Area

(2)

(1)

1.

Index

Sl.
. No.

127.1

129.9

102.2

All
Combined
(4)

207.0

229.5

110.9

(11)

196.9

227.0

115.3

(12)

2006-07
Cereals
All
Combined

127.4

126.0

98.9

(3)

Cereals

1985-86

148.2

162.7

109.8

All
Combined
(6)

207.0

230.4

111.3

(13)

217.7

251.9

115.7

(14)

2007-08
Cereals
All
Combined

TABLE 5.0Concld.

143.7

160.4

111.6

(5)

Cereals

1990-91

167.4

187.2

111.8

All
Combined
(8)

Source :

204.5

234.4

114.6

(15)

190.6

210.2

110.3

All
Combined
(10)

207.4

230.8

111.3

(17)

218.7

256.5

117.3

(18)

2009-10(A)
Cereals
All
Combined

183.4

195.9

106.8

(9)

Cereals

2000-01

Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics,

Govt. of West Bengal.

192.2

225.6

117.4

(16)

2008-09
Cereals
All
Combined(P)

160.5

184.2

114.8

(7)

Cereals

1995-96

( Base : Triennium ending crop year 1981-82 = 100 )

Index Number of Agricultural Area, Production and Productivity in West Bengal

TABLE 5.0

44

District

(2)

Burdwan

Birbhum

Bankura

Sl.
No.

(1)

1.

2.

3.

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

(3)

Period

106.35
109.07
119.90
114.06
125.01
123.59
129.53
94.48
104.40
108.90
92.05
110.60
113.58
114.31
106.80
120.50
120.30
109.62
111.90
113.79
101.49

(4)

Cereals

106.16
107.83
114.73
114.53
127.25
123.31
128.36
97.27
106.87
104.60
96.58
114.08
115.99
117.29
105.99
124.01
121.44
111.60
120.47
123.15
110.73

(5)

All
combined

Area

119.04
164.88
193.60
182.55
228.30
215.66
217.76
106.54
224.39
146.20
145.32
216.70
220.84
219.00
154.93
183.00
238.00
225.16
256.06
264.29
229.81

(6)

Cereals

118.96
168.25
184.15
184.95
209.16
214.27
185.43
109.77
220.64
151.49
158.02
213.82
232.14
214.71
154.99
212.81
250.08
249.86
268.27
317.31
227.98

(7)

All
combined

Production

( Base : Triennium ending crop year 198182 =100 )

111.93
151.17
161.47
160.05
182.63
174.50
168.12
112.76
214.93
134.25
157.87
195.93
194.44
191.58
145.06
151.87
197.84
205.40
228.83
232.26
226.44

(8)

112.06
156.03
160.51
161.49
164.37
173.77
144.46
112.85
206.46
144.83
163.62
187.43
200.14
183.06
146.23
171.61
205.93
223.89
222.69
257.66
205.89

(9)

All
combined

Productivity
Cereals

Index Number of Agricultural Area, Production and Productivity by District in West Bengal

TABLE 5.1

45

District

(2)

Midnapore

Howrah

Hooghly

Sl.
No.

(1)

4.

5.

6.

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

(3)

Period

102.81
113.16
120.10
123.35
124.16
115.70
123.98
111.46
142.39
129.50
122.08
125.31
126.47
123.37
100.06
111.43
122.10
81.06
121.25
121.95
124.00

(4)

Cereals

Area

103.70
113.88
122.87
127.80
134.61
126.69
132.45
114.33
129.01
114.15
116.96
118.51
118.30
114.74
104.84
118.82
130.84
102.76
138.10
139.09
143.82

(5)

All
combined

TABLE 5.1Contd.

140.49
148.43
202.60
250.44
274.56
255.03
263.51
153.64
190.39
148.80
184.90
197.92
213.87
167.07
90.57
144.77
164.00
121.59
201.79
201.66
208.90

(6)

Cereals

142.26
170.84
267.75
314.06
299.32
330.92
278.21
150.71
188.06
163.96
226.21
193.47
248.08
164.28
118.23
168.67
206.04
199.51
181.01
256.47
180.45

(7)

All
combined

Production

136.65
131.17
168.69
203.03
221.13
220.42
212.54
137.84
133.71
114.90
151.46
157.94
169.11
135.42
90.52
129.92
134.32
150.00
166.42
165.36
168.47

(8)

Cereals

137.18
150.02
217.91
245.74
222.36
261.20
210.05
131.82
145.77
143.64
193.41
163.25
209.70
143.18
112.77
141.95
157.47
194.15
131.07
184.39
125.47

(9)

All
combined

Productivity

46

North 24 Parganas

South 24 Parganas

Nadia

8.

9.

(2)

(1)

7.

District

Sl.
No.

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

(3)

Period

99.71
106.04
107.31
102.88
102.01
100.40
101.33
99.14
112.39
114.14
115.25
111.96
106.13
111.90
92.09
127.32
133.01
111.48
116.14
111.93
121.47

(4)

Cereals

Area

98.57
101.13
100.44
108.16
107.96
106.24
106.11
98.64
111.81
137.77
114.91
111.25
107.47
111.04
105.17
117.92
121.44
120.06
118.92
115.41
116.41

(5)

All
combined

TABLE 5.1Contd.

111.25
164.47
166.74
165.12
184.20
189.02
187.16
119.44
135.00
176.75
229.95
241.46
211.24
243.68
135.81
217.41
229.28
213.35
216.90
219.04
248.50

(6)

Cereals

115.93
158.05
150.11
182.10
201.02
213.06
202.26
123.80
137.92
179.35
227.97
236.65
216.57
242.98
153.55
199.07
201.95
216.53
222.87
226.70
236.84

(7)

All
combined

Production

112.58
155.10
155.38
160.50
180.57
188.27
184.70
120.48
120.12
154.85
199.52
215.67
199.04
217.77
147.48
170.76
172.38
191.38
186.76
195.69
204.58

(8)

Cereals

117.62
156.28
149.45
168.36
186.20
200.55
190.61
125.51
123.35
130.18
198.39
212.72
201.52
218.82
146.00
168.82
166.30
180.35
187.41
196.43
203.45

(9)

All
combined

Productivity

47

Dinajpur*

13. Jalpaiguri

12. Malda

11.

Sl.
District
No.
(1)
(2)
10. Murshidabad

Cereals
(4)
89.16
106.72
108.21
85.66
125.60
124.90
120.16
93.29
99.90
103.29
107.09
98.94
106.66
110.67
93.62
120.23
124.90
105.99
81.00
78.92
105.64
95.64
100.50
95.37
100.20
89.08
91.54
91.02

Period
(3)
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

Area
All
combined
(5)
98.65
102.07
104.18
98.66
125.17
128.32
123.14
100.93
93.26
94.52
104.51
96.34
101.82
105.67 (P)
96.65
117.68
121.20
104.15
83.62
80.98
97.88
103.38
99.60
111.25
104.23
101.54
103.19
101.97 (P)

TABLE 5.1Contd.

(6)
108.15
165.15
171.99
146.10
228.89
252.14
241.42
122.74
175.25
186.10
259.72
259.16
290.02
302.78
126.34
185.52
209.00
203.72
188.70
196.26
250.77
108.48
109.87
121.06
229.19
389.65
365.16
339.30

Cereals

All
combined
(7)
125.64
160.48
174.58
175.96
228.89
258.13
234.91
128.26
164.47
169.10
252.75
247.54
289.55
294.46 (P)
125.82
176.12
188.28
204.66
182.69
202.16
233.64
117.65
116.05
127.65
191.49
279.22
292.71
256.52 (P)

Production

(8)
121.30
154.75
158.94
170.58
182.24
201.87
200.92
131.57
175.43
180.17
242.52
261.94
271.91
273.59
134.95
154.30
167.33
192.21
232.96
248.68
237.38
113.42
109.32
126.94
228.73
437.42
398.91
372.78

Cereals

All
combined
(9)
127.36
157.23
167.58
178.36
182.86
201.16
190.77
127.08
176.36
178.90
241.84
256.94
284.37
278.66 (P)
130.18
149.66
155.35
196.50
218.48
249.64
238.70
113.80
116.52
114.74
183.72
274.99
283.66
251.56 (P)

Productivity

48

(2)

Darjeeling

Cooch Behar

Purulia

(1)

14.

15.

16.

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

(3)

Period

P = Provisional.
* Uttar Dinajpur & Dakshin Dinajpur combined.

District

Sl.
No.

87.80
125.04
87.67
74.60
72.26
73.83
74.50
97.57
106.47
105.46
104.92
85.49
104.77
108.72
106.46
121.70
128.49
112.39
118.03
129.56
124.52

(4)

Cereals

Area

93.96
119.29
92.75
88.39
86.70
89.65
90.55(P)
100.23
103.54
104.83
111.16
99.84
115.38
118.87(P)
108.61
124.26
126.94
112.78
118.81
127.51
123.65

(5)

All
combined

TABLE 5.1Concld.

120.50
128.68
140.53
116.72
110.27
118.54
134.44
113.17
152.09
146.01
198.46
173.68
204.23
193.77
182.33
155.20
199.56
202.56
301.28
311.30
303.31

(6)

Cereals

137.24
102.91
160.29
156.46
152.60
160.56
180.46
115.99
142.85
138.45
189.15
203.16
194.93
178.23
171.27
127.53
155.31
180.23
255.26
240.27
243.58

(8)

Cereals

130.63
110.66
152.19
164.24
233.88
239.40
245.84(P)
112.21
141.34
153.77
206.21
227.71
255.75
220.64(P)
163.68
129.25
153.93
174.80
244.90
235.47
238.42

(9)

All
combined

Productivity

Source : Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics,

Government of West Bengal.

122.74
132.01
141.16
145.17
202.77
214.62
222.61(P)
112.47
146.34
161.20
229.22
227.35
295.08
262.28(P)
177.77
160.61
195.40
197.14
290.97
300.25
294.81

(7)

All
combined

Production

49

50
TABLE 5.2
Index Number of Agricultural Area, Production and Productivity of
Selected Crops in West Bengal
(Base : Triennium ending crop year 1981-82 = 100)
Crop

Period

Area

Production

Productivity

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

97.6
107.4
108.7
102.4
105.2
105.3
108.1
98.9
111.6
114.8
106.8
110.9
111.3
114.6
99.6
114.0
116.8
106.6
111.6
112.2
116.4
74.8
94.5
79.0
61.0
43.9
43.6
45.3
98.6
103.7
103.2
87.7
96.4
94.6
98.4
107.9
299.0
387.1
467.8
467.5
504.4
519.4

125.0
157.1
179.1
191.5
222.8
223.8
227.2
126.0
160.4
184.2
195.9
229.5
230.4
234.4
125.4
164.3
187.5
196.9
233.1
233.0
237.5
91.4
153.3
144.5
115.7
97.3
95.7
102.3
119.6
136.3
151.2
143.0
191.6
183.2
200.0
185.9
347.1
445.2
591.7
589.0
641.8
567.8

128.1
146.2
164.8
187.0
211.8
212.5
210.2
127.4
143.7
160.5
183.4
206.9
207.0
204.5
125.9
144.1
160.5
184.7
208.9
207.7
204.0
122.2
162.2
182.9
189.7
221.6
219.5
225.8
121.3
131.4
146.5
163.1
198.8
193.7
203.3
172.3
116.1
115.0
126.5
126.0
127.2
109.3

I. Foodgrains

A.

Cereals

(1) Rice

(i) Aus

(ii) Aman

(iii) Boro

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

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Crop
(1)
(2) Wheat

(3) Barley

(4) Maize

(5) Ragi

(6) Small Millets

TABLE 5.2Contd.
Period
(2)

Area
(3)

Production
(4)

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01

91.3
80.5
101.0
127.4

135.9
97.6
133.4
194.4

148.8
121.2
132.1
152.6

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

104.9
105.5
91.8

147.2
168.8
140.7

140.3
160.0
153.3

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01

53.4
31.4
21.6
10.6

55.5
39.6
24.2
6.2

103.9
126.1
112.0
58.5

2006-07
2007-08

8.7
6.3

8.9
9.3

102.3
147.6

2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

8.4
111.9
128.4
89.9
70.1
169.9
153.4
180.5

14.3
182.5
144.0
189.5
155.7
447.3
431.2
606.0

170.2
163.1
112.1
210.8
222.1
263.3
281.1
335.7

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08

89.7
84.5
83.2
81.6
84.8
84.3

100.5
114.7
143.2
160.4
157.6
157.5

112.0
135.7
172.1
196.6
185.8
186.8

2008-09

82.0

154.5

188.4

1985-86

85.0

62.3

73.3

1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

100.0
51.4
40.6
30.4
29.4
24.0

71.5
41.3
40.4
41.4
41.3
34.2

71.5
80.4
92.5
136.2
140.5
142.5

Productivity
(5)

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Crop
(1)

TABLE 5.2Contd.
Period
(2)

Area
(3)

Production
(4)

Productivity
(5)

(7) Other Cereals

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

88.3
91.7
41.7
110.0
122.5
144.2
100.0

37.5
87.5
25.0
97.5
78.8
90.0
61.2

42.5
95.4
60.0
88.6
64.3
62.4
61.2

B. Pulses

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

83.0
61.9
41.9
54.1
43.3
39.6
36.3

100.0
75.2
53.6
82.9
58.0
60.1
50.0

120.5
121.5
127.9
153.2
133.9
151.8
137.7

(1) Gram

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

77.7
29.0
35.6
61.9
35.3
28.4
24.5

105.2
26.4
60.5
88.2
42.2
43.4
39.6

135.4
91.0
169.9
142.5
119.5
152.8
161.6

(2) Arhar (Tur)

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

68.0
25.4
16.7
38.9
9.0
4.8
2.8

65.8
13.4
12.7
27.9
6.6
4.2
2.5

96.8
52.8
76.0
71.7
73.3
87.5
89.3

(3) Mung

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

121.6
44.5
35.1
32.3
36.3
47.3
42.6

126.4
38.8
28.1
34.6
26.9
60.6
43.0

103.9
87.2
80.1
107.1
74.1
128.1
100.9

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TABLE 5.2Contd.
Crop
(1)

Period
(2)

Area
(3)

Production
(4)

Productivity
(5)

(4) Masur

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

99.7
79.1
47.3
81.5
68.8
63.0
53.3

137.9
146.6
83.7
188.7
117.6
123.5
89.3

138.3
185.3
177.0
231.5
170.9
196.0
167.5

(5) Mashkalai

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

64.6
96.4
56.4
51.2
44.4
38.4

71.2
118.9
48.5
56.2
61.8
61.6

110.2
123.3
86.0
109.8
139.2
160.4

41.6
86.5
46.9
33.5
41.0
37.2
35.9
30.7

61.2
116.9
62.5
63.5
86.3
68.2
60.0
43.7

147.1
135.1
133.3
189.6
210.5
183.3
167.1
142.3

144.4
179.4
211.0
265.2
239.5
334.9
221.0 (P)
162.8
315.6
253.7
393.5
434.4
470.5
388.0

114.2
146.9
164.8
174.9
142.3
196.5
132.8 (P)
130.4
182.7
151.8
195.4
183.5
197.7
164.4

(6) Other Pulses

II.

Non-Foodgrains

A. Oilseeds

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

126.4
122.1
128.0
151.6
168.3
170.4
166.4 (P)
124.8
172.7
167.1
201.4
236.7
238.0
236.8

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TABLE 5.2Contd.
Crop
(1)

Period
(2)

Area
(3)

(1) Rapeseed and Mustard

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

169.4
276.6
239.6
318.9
308.4
298.1
301.8

215.6
443.6
302.5
550.4
446.9
477.4
416.2

127.3
160.4
126.3
172.6
144.9
160.1
137.9

(2) Linseed

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

83.4
14.5
25.6
20.3
8.6
10.1
7.8

83.1
11.5
27.6
25.4
7.8
10.4
7.2

99.6
79.3
107.8
125.1
90.7
103.0
92.3

(3) Sesame (Til)

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

78.2
103.9
120.6
112.1
209.6
212.5
212.2

93.0
183.7
191.8
195.1
393.5
393.0
281.9

118.9
176.8
159.0
174.0
187.7
184.9
132.8

(4) Other Oilseeds

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

246.9
426.6
606.2
680.2
1194.5
1420.5
1308.3

324.2
700.0
1136.6
1400.2
2913.4
3817.1
3239.8

131.3
164.1
187.5
205.9
243.9
268.7
247.6

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

132.9
87.9
90.6
107.7
105.1
107.7
102.4

171.5
125.4
129.8
169.8
193.2
188.3
180.2

129.0
142.7
143.3
157.7
183.8
174.8
176.0

B. Fibres

Production
(4)

Productivity
(5)

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TABLE 5.2Contd.
Crop
(1)

Period
(2)

Area
(3)

(1) Jute

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

135.3
92.6
95.5
113.5
110.1
112.9
108.2

174.6
129.9
134.0
175.6
198.8
194.2
186.1

129.0
140.3
140.3
154.7
180.6
172.0
172.0

(2) Mesta

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

101.2
22.8
23.2
27.2
24.2
18.6
19.8

103.6
20.2
31.5
36.9
41.7
34.2
41.0

102.4
88.6
135.8
135.7
172.3
183.9
207.1

(3) Sunhemp

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

125.0
118.8
137.5
95.0
80.6
70.6
60.5

117.1
123.4
143.1
99.0
101.7
88.1
75.8

93.7
103.9
104.1
104.2
126.2
124.8
125.3

(4) Cotton

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

50.0
50.0
50.0
595.0
2825.0
4115.0
1390.0

61.1
55.6
83.3
716.7
4077.2
3666.7
1673.1

122.2
111.2
166.6
120.5
144.3
89.1
120.4

C. Plantation CropTea

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

105.6
109.1
108.5
115.8
123.7
124.0
124.0 (P)

Production
(4)

124.4
118.4
126.7
143.5
186.2
185.6
183.1 (P)

Productivity
(5)

117.8
108.5
116.8
123.9
150.5
149.7
147.7 (P)

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TABLE 5.2Contd.
Crop
(1)
D. Spices

(1) Dry Chillies

(2) Ginger (Dry)

(3) Turmeric

Period
(2)

Area
(3)

Production
(4)

Productivity
(5)

1985-86

169.0

173.2

102.5

1990-91

215.5

226.7

105.2

1995-96

280.3

303.1

108.1

2000-01
2006-07

285.2
255.0

337.5
393.4

118.3
154.3

2007-08

296.7

551.4

185.8

2008-09

301.7

559.2

185.3

1985-86

171.0

176.6

103.3

1990-91

205.0

215.6

105.2

1995-96

246.2

287.9

116.9

2000-01
2006-07

258.4
219.5

317.7
367.6

122.9
167.5

2007-08

262.1

541.6

206.6

2008-09

265.8

547.9

206.1

1985-86

153.6

157.5

102.5

1990-91

189.3

207.9

109.8

1995-96

289.3

385.7

133.3

2000-01
2006-07

333.2
350.7

436.5
463.3

131.0
132.1

2007-08

388.2

534.4

137.7

2008-09

397.5

550.4

138.5

1985-86

173.3

155.0

89.4

1990-91

330.0

359.1

108.8

1995-96

380.0

366.8

96.5

2000-01
2006-07

462.7
455.3

433.2
580.5

93.6
127.5

2007-08

495.7

668.0

134.8

2008-09

507.2

682.9

134.6

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TABLE 5.2Concld.
Crop
(1)

Period
(2)

Area
(3)

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

108.9
144.2
187.7
218.0
286.8
282.1
273.5

129.7
203.2
282.2
342.5
232.3
443.9
196.1

119.1
140.9
150.3
157.1
81.0
157.4
71.7

(1) Potato

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

120.6
144.2
222.9
261.0
355.4
349.1
336.2

139.0
203.2
315.5
386.8
254.7
499.1
207.8

115.3
140.9
141.5
148.2
71.7
143.0
61.8

(2) Sugarcane

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

58.1
55.0
77.5
97.3
74.7
76.0
79.1

65.6
69.4
105.9
118.3
102.3
143.1
132.3

112.9
126.2
136.6
121.6
136.9
188.3
167.3

(3) Tobacco

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

95.4
83.6
87.5
68.8
78.9
77.0
83.6

106.1
91.7
73.9
40.5
118.0
117.1
127.9

111.2
109.7
84.5
58.9
149.6
152.1
153.0

102.2
109.8
111.8
110.3
115.3
115.7
117.4

129.9
162.7
187.2
210.2
227.0
251.9
225.6

127.1
148.2
167.4
190.6
196.9
217.7
192.2

E. Vegetables and
Miscellaneous Crops

All Combined

P = Provisional.

1985-86
1990-91
1995-96
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09(P)

Production
(4)

Productivity
(5)

Source : Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics,

Govt. of West Bengal.

109.8
111.8
110.3
115.3
115.7
117.4

1990-91

1995-96

2000-01

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09(P)

Cio Yio Pio

Cij Yio Pio x 100

225.6

251.9

227.0

210.2

187.2

162.7

129.9

192.2

217.7

196.9

190.6

167.4

148.2

127.1

134.1

134.7

133.8

128.8

121.8

114.2

105.7

Index of area under crops x 100

Index of net area sown

= Yield per hectare of the i-th Crop in the base period.

= Price per unit of the i-th Crop in the base period.

= Proportion of area under the i-th Crop in the j-th year.

= Proportion of area under the i-th Crop in the base period.

(ii) Index of Cropping Intensity =

Yio
Pio

P= Provisional.
Note :
(i) Index of Cropping pattern in the j-th year
aio
Where Cio =
aio
aij
Cij =
aij

102.2

1985-86

(1)

Yea r

237.3

264.9

238.7

216.0

190.8

165.7

137.5

95.1

95.1

95.1

97.3

98.1

98.2

94.5

(8)

Net area
sown

Source : Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics,

Government of West Bengal.

123.5

121.7

121.2

113.4

114.0

111.8

108.1

TABLE 5.2(a)
Index Number of Agricultural Area, Production, Productivity, Cropping Pattern, Cropping Intensity,
Productivity per Hectare of Net Area Sown of Selected Crops and Net Area Sown in West Bengal
(Base : Triennium ending crop year 1981-82 = 100)
Index of
Area
Production
Productivity
Cropping
Cropping
Productivity per
Pattern
Intensity
hectare of net
area sown
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

58

606

(v) Other uncultivated

land excluding
current fallows

* Excluding Kolkata Metropolitan District.

8849

1730

(iv) Area not available

for cultivation

Total Reporting Area*

1186

65

(ii) Current fallows

(iii) Forests

5262

(2)

(1)

(i) Net area sown

Area

Classification

100.0

6.8

19.6

13.4

0.7

59.5

(3)

Percentage

1985-86

8695

175

1642

1196

220

5462

(4)

Area

100.0

2.0

18.9

13.8

2.5

62.8

(5)

Percentage

1995-96

8684

119

1754

1174

341

5296

(6)

Area

(2)

Sources : (1)

100.0

1.4

20.2

13.5

3.9

61.0

(7)

Percentage

2006-07

Utilisation of Land in West Bengal

TABLE 5.3

100.0

1.4

20.5

13.5

3.6

61.0

(9)

Percentage

8684

146

1793

1174

287

5294

(10)

Area

100.0

1.6

20.6

13.5

3.3

61.0

(11)

Percentage

2008-09

Directorate of Agriculture,Evaluation Wing,

Govt. of West Bengal.
Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics,
Govt. of West Bengal.

8684

120

1783

1174

311

5296

(8)

Area

2007-08

( Area in thousand hectares )

59

687998
396594
928581
138676
313379
386524
948710
390655
532499
312466
221909
370862
622700
325469
331565
625646
8684113

207774
98159

(5)

148930
146193
899
101514
171935
158902

53139
530
92941

122372
426300 ** 140064
1216
90139
771
128158
580
32563
932
33047
1673
88252
179000
87378
124575
39879
4256
67852
75048
104325
1173669 1792651

21165
15853

(4)

2081
531
1951
2
249

439
207
1995
186
45

3304
2482
1100
4320
21139

1723
524

(6)

Forest Area Under

Barren and
Area Non Agricultural Unculturable
Use
Land

* Excluding Kolkata Metropolitan District.

** Including area under North 24 Parganas.

Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia
West Bengal*

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

(3)
698762
451118

(2)

(1)

Reporting
Area

1. Burdwan
2. Birbhum

District

Sl.
No.

1129
54
973
86
119

44
112
6
18
62

867
5
3102
7198

316
305

(7)

Permanent
Pastures &
Other Grazing
Land

2248
76
5429
85
2000

504
901
529
74
41
95
87
1667
44
7904
31605

5922
3999

2054
123
3250
179
450

204
81
11
39
99
307
68
3754
12
5819
21534

1139
3945

(10)

452385
320078

(12)

Net Area
Sown

35887 346866
2886 287967
16410 560359
4183
79655
601 214640
1893 257405
4632 373660
5048 289169
384 399561
197 276990
1428 185592
63617 212455
12086 335694
17527 132507
500 251955
105534 317092
287179 5294040

6948
7418

(11)

Fallow Land Current

Other than Fallow
Current
Fallow

(In hectares)

Source : Directorate of Agriculture, Evaluation Wing,

Govt. of West Bengal.

2610
2544
9372
1347
1849
4854
2863
3782
1084
1819
663
4457
5083
2211
5841
2502
55098

1380
837

Land under Culturable

Misc.Tree Waste Land
Groves not
included in
Net Area Sown
(8)
(9)

Districtwise Land Use Statistics of West Bengal

(2008-09)

TABLE 5.3(a)

60

61
TABLE 5.3(b)
Net Cropped Area, Gross Cropped Area and
Cropping Intensity in West Bengal
Year

Net cropped area

( in hectares )

Gross cropped area

( in hectares )

Cropping intensity
(In percent )

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1990-91

5463424

8662286

159

1991-92

5476883

8666257

158

1992-93

5494165

8540246

155

1993-94

5459430

8680488

159

1994-95

5463587

8718166

160

1995-96

5461925

8972544

164

1996-97

5463132

9032936

165

1997-98

5465059

9233030

169

1998-99

5440247

9309647

171

1999-00

5471707

9545363

174

2000-01

5417382

9116597

168

2001-02

5521576

9778815

177

2002-03

5354196

9510423

178

2003-04

5427672

9661325

178

2004-05

5374704

9522930

177

2005-06

5294702

9532607

180

2006-07

5296005

9634535

182

2007-08

5295773

9751508

184

2008-09

5294040

9801516

185

Source : Directorate of Agriculture, Evaluation Wing,

Government of West Bengal.

805.0
1082.0
419.0
114.0
0.0

July

August

September

October

November

34.0

2008March

710.0

3806.0
3463.0

2007-Annual
2008-Annual

June

2490.0

2005Annual

65.0
207.0

3399.0
2841.0

2003Annual
2004Annual

April
May

2636.0

2002 Annual

3085.0

(2)

(1)

1990Normal

Darjeeling

Year/Month

0.0

99.0

291.0

987.0

967.0

678.0

173.0
251.0

64.0

3480.0
3531.0

3073.0

3842.0
3924.0

3232.0

3508.0

(3)

Jalpaiguri

0.0

147.0

299.0

841.0

606.0

569.0

188.0
282.0

76.0

2537.0
3057.0

3274.0

3218.0
3067.0

2786.0

3042.0

(4)

CoochBehar

0.0

57.0

233.0

327.0

364.0

399.0

15.0
71.0

20.0

1716.0
1541.0

1579.0

1652.0
1919.0

1381.0

1485.0

(5)

Malda

Sub-Himalayan West Bengal

0.0

31.0

235.0

299.0

434.0

246.0

24.0
185.0

26.0

1528.0
1505.0

1826.0

1971.0
1513.0

1943.0

2042.0

(6)

Uttar
Dinajpur

Gangetic West Bengal

(In millimetres)

0.0

29.0

152.0

266.0

334.0

352.0

16.0
174.0

24.0

1501.0
1383.0

1965.0

1624.0
1640.0

1607.0

1755.0

(7)

0.0

63.0

259.0

262.0

398.0

342.0

40.0
130.0

18.0

1813.0
1557.0

1224.0

1173.0
1193.0

1516.0

1348.0

(8)

0.0

54.0

173.0

336.0

391.0

309.0

28.0
82.0

8.0

1711.0
1400.0

1264.0

1183.0
1422.0

1522.0

1431.0

(9)

58.0
81.0

12.0

0.0

44.0

0.0

66.0

230.0 289.0

268.0 208.0

419.0 263.0

373.0 613.0

46.0
128.0

22.0

1803.0 2171.0
1561.0 1703.0

1213.0 2259.0

0.0

35.0

286.0

241.0

281.0

785.0

69.0
99.0

25.0

2111.0
1895.0

1660.0

1446.0
1363.0

1724.0
1317.0 1759.0
1211.0 1505.0

1437.0

1539.0

(11)
1386.0 1702.0

(10)

Dakshin Burdwan Birbhum Bankura

Medinipur
Dinajpur
Purba Paschim

Rainfall ( Actual ) in West Bengal

TABLE 5.4

62

0.0
2923.0
2373.0

582.0
826.0
757.0
278.0
276.0
0.0

June

July

August

September

October

November

Kharif Season
2008 (June to Sept.) 3016.0

Kharif Season
2009 (June to Sept.) 2443.0

336.0

250.0

738.0

715.0

670.0

254.0

443.0

May

163.0

27.0

160.0

19.0

2009 March

(3)

April

(2)

Darjeeling Jalpaiguri

(1)

Year/Month

1737.0

2315.0

0.0

270.0

196.0

629.0

402.0

510.0

287.0

108.0

36.0

(4)

CoochBehar

743.0

1323.0

2.0

208.0

109.0

336.0

230.0

68.0

238.0

0.0

4.0

(5)

Malda

0.0

227.0

50.0

450.0

312.0

138.0

326.0

6.0

11.0

(6)

Uttar
Dinajpur

950.0

1214.0

Sub-Himalayan West Bengal

TABLE 5.4Contd.

843.0

1104.0

0.0

205.0

60.0

361.0

330.0

92.0

183.0

7.0

17.0

(7)

Dakshin
Dinajpur

872.0

1261.0

5.0

69.0

238.0

339.0

233.0

62.0

242.0

2.0

36.0

(8)

Burdwan

934.0

1209.0

1.0

78.0

268.0

367.0

209.0

90.0

238.0

0.0

11.0

(9)

Birbhum

0.0

11.0

(11)

68.0

11.0

88.0

885.0 899.0

1290.0 1373.0

17.0

58.0

259.0 234.0

332.0 305.0

252.0 292.0

42.0

802.0

1593.0

22.0

57.0

241.0

275.0

234.0

52.0

304.0

0.0

2.0

(12)

Medinipur
Purba Paschim

249.0 292.0

0.0

19.0

(10)

Bankura

Gangetic West Bengal

( In millimetres )

63

341.0
248.0
373.0
87.0
0.0

July

August

September

October

November

1.0

2008March

545.0

1815.0

2008Annual

June

2025.0

2007Annual

89.0

1612.0

2005Annual

May

1365.0

2004Annual

45.0

1309.0

2003Annual

April

1385.0

2002Annual

1536.0

(12)

(1)

1999Normal

Howrah

Year/Month

0.0

74.0

284.0

200.0

305.0

363.0

120.0

43.0

22.0

1471.0

1606.0

1198.0

1118.0

1129.0

1361.0

1476.0

(13)

Hooghly

0.0

128.0

290.0

179.0

303.0

181.0

98.0

55.0

26.0

1349.0

1479.0

1262.0

1407.0

1347.0

1351.0

1624.0

(14)

0.0

114.0

246.0

230.0

223.0

317.0

84.0

22.0

6.0

1328.0

2169.0

2155.0

1599.0

1754.0

1553.0

1876.0

(15)

North 24-Parganas South 24-Parganas

0.0

142.0

386.0

149.0

288.0

218.0

132.0

30.0

26.0

1436.0

1612.0

1195.0

1224.0

1172.0

1375.0

1444.0

(16)

Nadia

Gangetic West Bengal ( Contd. )

TABLE 5.4Contd.

0.0

56.0

222.0

240.0

351.0

266.0

70.0

32.0

9.0

1270.0

1722.0

1172.0

1471.0

1255.0

1487.0

1377.0

(17)

Murshidabad

0.0

16.0

223.0

217.0

425.0

382.0

44.0

18.0

8.0

1348.0

1614.0

1079.0

1220.0

1260.0

1383.0

1322.0

(18)

Purulia

( In millimetres )

64

8.0
1152.0
917.0

54.0
364.0
200.0
324.0
69.0
27.0

June

July

August

September

October

November

Kharif Season
2008 (June to Sept.) 1507.0

Kharif Season
2009 (June to Sept.) 942.0

72.0

230.0

371.0

220.0

96.0

231.0

275.0

May

0.0

0.0

35.0

(13)

Hooghly

April

38.0

(12)

(1)

2009March

Howrah

Year/Month

1091.0

953.0

18.0

59.0

290.0

457.0

257.0

87.0

182.0

0.0

60.0

(14)

North 24-Parganas

1096.0

1016.0

14.0

105.0

260.0

319.0

436.0

81.0

191.0

0.0

9.0

(15)

South 24-Parganas

0.0

39.0

(16)

Nadia

845.0

1041.0

7.0

84.0

303.0

262.0

171.0

109.0

166.0

Gangetic West Bengal ( Concld. )

TABLE 5.4Concld.

818.0

1247.0

3.0

77.0

267.0

295.0

197.0

59.0

116.0

0.0

9.0

(18)

Purulia

Source : Agricultural Meteorologist,

Directorate of Agriculture,
Govt. of West Bengal.

903.0

1079.0

2.0

109.0

315.0

311.0

198.0

79.0

182.0

0.0

21.0

(17)

Murshidabad

( In millimetres )

65

66
TABLE 5.5
Area under Principal Crops in West Bengal
( In thousand hectares )
Sl. No.
(1)

1.

Crops
(2)
FOOD GRAINS :
Cereals
Rice

1980-81 1990-91
(3)
(4)

2000-01
(5)

2005-06
(6)

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

(7)
(8)
(9)

5176.2

5812.9

5435.3

5782.9

5687.0

5719.8

5935.7

(i) Aus

615.1

610.3

394.0

288.1

283.9

281.6

292.4

(ii) Aman

4214.6

4306.5

3639.5

4112.9

4001.9

3926.6

4086.6

(iii) Boro

346.5

896.1

1401.8

1381.9

1401.2

1511.6

1556.7

2.

Wheat

283.0

269.1

426.0

366.7

350.6

352.6

307.0

3.

Barley

35.4

10.3

3.5

2.4

2.9

2.0

2.7

4.

Maize

52.6

64.6

35.3

71.8

85.4

77.2

90.8

5.

Other Cereals

27.8

24.9

18.3

17.4

17.9

17.9

16.5

Total Cereals

5575.0

6181.8

5918.4

6241.2

6143.8

6169.5

6352.7

Pulses
6.

Gram

96.2

25.6

54.7

40.0

31.2

25.1

21.7

7.

Tur (Arhar)

22.6

5.8

8.9

1.8

2.0

1.1

0.6

8.

Mung

29.2

15.5

11.2

11.5

12.6

16.5

14.8

9.

Masur

94.6

73.8

76.0

61.5

64.2

58.7

49.7

10.

Khesari

134.7

44.8

40.4

33.3

32.2

33.5

27.7

11.

Other Pulses

147.0

148.5

83.3

74.5

77.4

66.0

69.5

524.3
6099.3

314.0
6495.8

274.5
6192.9

222.6
6463.8

219.6
6363.4

200.9
6370.4

184.0
6536.7

131.1

378.1

436.0

421.5

421.5

407.5

412.5

67.8

8.5

11.9

6.7

5.0

5.9

4.6

108.1

99.3

107.2

148.6

200.4

203.1

202.9

Total Pulses
Total Foodgrains
NON-FOODGRAINS :
Oilseeds
12.

Rapeseed and Mustard

13.

Linseed

14.

Sesame(Til)

15.

Sunflower

2.2

0.6

0.2

12.5

13.7

16.0

10.1

16.

Other Oilseeds

8.2

26.7

43.3

54.2

62.8

74.9

73.6

317.4

513.2

598.6

643.5

703.4

707.4

703.7

Total Oilseeds

67
TABLE 5.5 - Concld.
( In thousand hectares )
Sl. No.
(1)

Crops

1980-81 1990-91

(2)

2000-01 2005-06

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

610.4

500.2

613.0

558.9

594.9

609.8

584.2

44.4

9.1

10.9

10.4

9.6

7.4

7.9

Fibres
17.

Jute

18.

Mesta

19.

Other Fibres

2.1

2.0

2.7

2.8

7.0

9.3

3.8

Total Fibres

656.9

511.3

626.6

572.1

611.5

626.5

595.9

14.3

12.2

21.6

15.0

16.6

16.9

17.6

115.6

194.5

299.7

354.5

407.9

400.8

386.0

12.0

11.7

12.7

Miscellaneous Crops
20.

Sugarcane

21.

Potato

22.

Tobacco

18.9

12.7

10.5

13.9

23.

Tea

93.5*

101.2*

107.5*

114.5

Notes :
R = Revised. E = Estimated.
*=
Figures relate to calendar year, i.e.,
1980-81 means 1980 and so on.

114.8 115.1(R) 115.1(E)

Sources : (1) Directorate of Agriculture, Evaluation Wing,

Govt. of West Bengal.
(2) Tea Board.

68
TABLE 5.6
Production of Principal Crops in West Bengal
( In thousand tonnes )
Sl.
No.

Crops

(1)

(2)

1980-81 1990-91

2000-01

2005-06 2006-07

2007-08 2008-09

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Rice
(i) Aus
(ii) Aman
(iii) Boro
Wheat
Barley
Maize
Other Cereals

7465.6
576.4
6024.0
865.2
473.2
31.2
55.6
17.6

10436.5
906.3
6865.8
2664.4
530.2
11.6
81.6
16.8

12428.0
683.9
7202.8
4541.3
1058.6
1.8
88.3
19.0

14510.8
605.7
9858.1
4047.0
773.5
3.0
207.2
19.0

14745.9
575.3
9649.9
4520.7
799.9
2.6
253.5
18.6

14719.5 15037.3
565.8
605.0
9227.6 10074.3
4926.1 4358.0
917.3
764.5
2.7
4.2
244.5
343.4
18.6
17.7

Total Cereals

8043.2

11076.7

13595.7

15513.5

15820.5

15902.6 16167.1

Pulses
Gram
Tur ( Arhar )
Mung
Masur
Khesari
Other Pulses

55.6
17.1
14.8
30.3
49.5
70.9

15.0
2.9
7.3
53.2
29.1
85.9

50.2
5.9
6.5
68.5
42.5
45.9

36.5
1.6
4.6
47.0
30.4
54.4

24.0
1.4
5.1
42.7
30.5
50.7

24.7
0.8
11.4
44.8
26.9
49.4

22.5
0.5
8.1
32.4
17.4
48.8

Total Pulses

238.2

193.4

219.5

174.5

154.4

158.0

129.7

8281.4

11270.1

13815.2

15688.0

15974.9

Rapeseed and Mustard 79.2

Linseed
19.4
Sesame( Til )
47.8
Sunflower
0.4
Other Oilseeds
3.6

336.1
1.8
86.9
0.4
28.3

417.0
4.0
92.3
0.2
57.2

383.0
1.9
136.1
15.7
86.6

338.6
1.2
186.1
17.7
101.8

361.7
1.6
185.9
19.7
136.8

315.3
1.1
133.3
11.0
121.9

Total Oilseeds

453.5

570.7

623.3

645.4

705.7

582.6

FOOD GRAINS :
Cereals
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Total Foodgrains

16060.6 16296.8

NON-FOODGRAINS :
Oilseeds
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

150.4

69
TABLE 5.6Concld.
( In thousand tonnes )
Sl.
No.

Crops

1980-81

1990-91

2000-01

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Jute
Mesta
Other Fibres

4442.7
259.4
9.4

5496.3
45.8
9.0

7428.4
83.6
9.6

7989.2
125.3
10.3

8411.5
94.5
21.2

8216.0
77.5
19.5

7872.6
92.9
11.4

Total Fibres

4711.5

5551.1

7521.6

8124.8

8527.2

8313.0

7976.9

Miscellaneous Crops
Sugarcane
867.4
859.3
1465.6
1247.7
Potato
1971.8
4481.8
7673.1
7462.5
Tobacco
17.4
12.9
5.7
19.9
Tea (c)
133186.0(b) 149753.0(b) 181536.0(b) 217454.0

1266.7
5052.0
16.6

1772.0
9900.8
16.5

1638.3
4121.2
18.0

Fibres (a)

17.
18.
19.

20.
21.
22.
23.

Notes : (a) In thousand bales of 180 Kgs. each

(b) Figures relate to calendar year, i.e.,
1980-81 means 1980 and so on.
(c) In thousand Kilograms.
R = Revised. E = Estimated.

239971.0

232500.0 (R) 236780.0(E)

Sources :(1) Directorate of Agriculture,

Evaluation Wing,
Government of West Bengal.(b)
(2) Tea Board.

70
TABLE 5.7
Districtwise Area, Production and Yieldrate of Rice, Wheat, Other Cereals, Total Cereals,
Pulses and Total Foodgrains in West Bengal

District/Year

Rice

(1)

Area Production Yieldrate

(2)
(3)
(4)

Burdwan
1980-81
549.4
1990-91
560.6
2000-01
582.7
2006-07
642.8
2007-08
635.8
2008-09
666.5
Birbhum
1980-81
356.6
1990-91
376.7
2000-01
318.2
2006-07
383.4
2007-08
394.0
2008-09
393.9
Bankura
1980-81
380.9
1990-91
434.8
2000-01
395.6
2006-07
406.9
2007-08
416.8
2008-09
371.1
Purba Medinipur
1980-81
903.3
1990-91
1024.9
2000-01
528.3
2006-07
430.3
2007-08
396.4
2008-09
406.8
Paschim Medinipur
1980-81
*
1990-91
*
2000-01
580.2
2006-07
692.4
2007-08
650.2
2008-09
718.9

Area in thousand hectares,

Production in thousand tonnes
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
Other Cereals

Wheat
Area
(5)

Production Yieldrate
(6)
(7)

Area Production Yieldrate

(8)
(9)
(10)

1002.7
1420.4
1571.4
1967.0
1858.6
1876.2

1825
2534
2697
3060
2923
2815

10.4
2.7
6.3
2.6
2.2
2.0

17.5
5.7
15.3
5.8
6.0
4.7

1680
2107
2422
2278
2718
2327

1.1
(a)
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.5

0.6
(b)
0.2
0.8
0.9
1.1

545
667
1400
2555
2684
2200

585.8
813.1
796.5
1199.4
1220.7
1212.4

1643
2158
2503
3128
3098
3078

20.5
14.2
26.9
31.7
32.1
34.9

33.5
25.1
77.7
83.8
94.9
98.1

1633
1775
2891
2643
2952
2816

1.7
1.0
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.6

1.2
0.5
1.1
0.5
0.6
1.1

646
501
1789
1490
1125
1833

592.5
843.8
993.4
1138.0
1173.6
1025.8

1556
1941
2511
2797
2815
2764

10.2
7.8
8.8
6.0
3.5
3.9

15.5
12.3
21.1
12.8
7.7
7.8

1520
1589
2397
2151
2227
1990

2.8
3.3
1.2
1.2
0.7
0.5

2.1
9.1
1.3
2.6
1.2
0.6

750
2697
997
2138
1650
1200

1255.5
1529.3
1240.2
1045.3
821.8
879.9

1390
1492
2348
2429
2074
2163

8.8
5.6
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5

16.4
8.8
1.8
1.2
1.4
1.3

1864
1546
2602
2323
2599
2432

1.6
1.5

1.4
1.5

867
1016

*
*
1344.2
1798.8
1798.9
1856.7

*
*
2317
2598
2767
2583

*
*
12.9
7.1
6.5
2.4

*
*
29.4
15.3
16.6
4.5

*
*
2279
2143
2539
1926

*
*
1.7
0.9
0.5
1.0

*
*
3.0
1.8
1.0
2.3

*
*
1825
2114
2059
2300

71
TABLE 5.7Contd.
Area in thousand hectares,
Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
Total Cereals

District/Year
(1)

Total Pulses

Area Production Yieldrate

(11)
(12)
(13)

Burdwan
1980-81
560.9
1990-91
563.3
2000-01
589.1
2006-07
645.7
2007-08
638.3
2008-09
669.0
Birbhum
1980-81
378.8
1990-91
391.9
2000-01
345.7
2006-07
415.4
2007-08
426.6
2008-09
429.4
Bankura
1980-81
393.9
1990-91
445.9
2000-01
405.6
2006-07
414.1
2007-08
421.0
2008-09
375.5
Purba Medinipur
1980-81
913.7
1990-91
1032.0
2000-01
529.0
2006-07
430.8
2007-08
396.9
2008-09
407.3
Paschim Medinipur
1980-81
*
1990-91
*
2000-01
594.8
2006-07
700.4
2007-08
657.2
2008-09
722.3

Total Foodgrains

Area Production Yieldrate

(14)
(15)
(16)

Area Production Yieldrate

(17)
(18)
(19)

1020.8
1426.1
1586.9
1973.6
1865.5
1882.0

1820
2532
2694
3057
2923
2813

17.0
2.8
5.4
3.4
1.5
2.8

7.6
1.4
6.0
1.4
0.8
1.5

447
497
1110
396
530
552

577.9
566.1
594.5
649.1
639.8
671.8

1028.4
1427.5
1592.9
1975.0
1866.3
1883.5

1780
2522
2679
3043
2917
2804

620.5
838.7
875.3
1283.7
1316.2
1311.6

1638
2140
2532
3090
3085
3055

28.9
8.6
20.2
20.7
17.8
16.3

14.4
5.4
16.8
16.0
18.2
15.3

498
626
832
773
1019
937

407.7
400.5
365.9
436.1
444.4
445.7

634.9
844.1
892.1
1299.7
1334.4
1326.9

1557
2108
2438
2980
3002
2977

610.1
865.2
1015.8
1153.4
1182.5
1034.2

1549
1940
2504
2786
2809
2754

7.9
2.7
1.3
0.4
0.3
0.3

3.7
1.4
0.9
0.2
0.3
0.2

468
516
705
551
881
787

401.8
448.6
406.9
414.5
421.3
375.8

613.8
866.6
1016.7
1153.6
1182.8
1034.4

1528
1932
2499
2783
2807
2753

1273.3
1539.6
1242.0
1046.5
823.2
881.2

1394
1492
2348
2429
2074
2164

55.6
22.2
9.3
10.8
11.0
9.1

15.9
19.1
11.3
13.0
8.5
0.8

286
860
1219
1205
779
90

969.3
1054.2
538.3
441.6
407.9
416.4

1289.2
1558.7
1253.3
1059.5
831.7
882.0

1330
1479
2328
2399
2039
2118

*
*
1376.6
1815.9
1816.5
1863.5

*
*
2314
2593
2764
2580

*
*
11.5
5.9
5.6
4.1

*
*
8.8
3.4
4.3
3.0

*
*
761
577
776
729

*
*
606.3
706.3
662.8
726.4

*
*
1385.4
1819.3
1820.8
1866.5

*
*
2285
2576
2747
2569

72
TABLE 5.7Contd.
Area in thousand hectares,
Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
District/Year

(1)

Rice

Wheat

Area Production Yieldrate

Other Cereals

Area Production Yieldrate Area Production Yieldrate

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

1980-81

90.3

151.4

1677

0.8

1.5

1910

1990-91

133.1

232.5

1747

0.1

0.2

1333

2000-01

113.3

224.2

1979

1.0

2.1

2129

2006-07

116.8

243.6

2084

0.5

0.7

1551

0.1

0.1

1151

2007-08

117.8

259.2

2199

0.5

1.1

2234

0.1

0.1

1303

2008-09

115.3

207.0

1795

0.1

0.2

1567

0.1

0.1

1000

1980-81

253.2

509.3

2011

6.4

12.1

1886

1990-91

275.3

610.7

2218

0.8

1.5

1833

(a)

1111

2000-01

199.3

503.7

2527

1.6

3.7

2356

(a)

(b)

1292

2006-07

299.2

846.8

2830

1.2

2.7

2149

0.3

0.7

2607

2007-08

301.8

845.1

2800

0.4

0.8

2186

0.2

0.7

2607

2008-09

305.7

876.3

2866

1.6

3.6

2320

0.2

0.5

2500

Howrah

Hooghly

North 24 Parganas
1980-81

265.5

444.4

1674

8.3

13.8

1667

1990-91

287.4

646.9

2250

8.9

18.7

2100

(a)

(b)

1429

2000-01

273.9

641.0

2340

13.6

33.8

2497

2006-07

278.1

726.0

2611

7.0

16.9

2397

2007-08

273.6

744.6

2722

6.9

17.9

2562

0.1

0.2

3362

2008-09

274.5

737.0

2685

8.6

19.0

2218

0.1

0.3

3000

South 24 Parganas
1980-81

374.3

479.2

1280

0.7

1.6

2224

0.6

1.2

2000

1990-91

417.9

509.7

1220

0.6

1.0

1860

2000-01

425.9

866.9

2036

3.2

5.7

1746

2006-07

415.1

911.1

2195

1.6

3.3

2051

0.2

0.5

2085

2007-08

392.5

796.8

2030

2.4

4.8

2015

0.3

0.6

2016

2008-09

416.0

919.9

2211

0.4

0.6

1406

0.3

0.6

2000

73
TABLE 5.7Contd.
Area in thousand hectares,
Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
District/Year
(1)

Total Cereals
Area Production Yieldrate
(11)
(12)
(13)

Total Pulses
Area Production Yieldrate
(14)
(15)
(16)

Total Foodgrains
Area ProductionYieldrate
(17)
(18)
(19)

Howrah
1980-81
1990-91
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

91.1
133.2
114.3
117.4
118.4
115.5

152.9
232.7
226.3
244.4
260.4
207.3

1678
1746
1981
2082
2198
1794

15.6
4.5
0.4
1.1
0.6
1.0

6.7
2.2
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.7

429
494
952
548
802
795

106.7
137.7
114.7
118.5
119.0
116.5

159.6
234.9
226.7
245.0
260.8
208.0

1496
1705
1977
2068
2192
1786

259.6
276.1
200.9
300.7
302.4
307.5

521.4
612.2
507.4
850.2
846.6
880.4

2008
2217
2526
282.7
2800
2863

8.4
0.8
1.5
1.8
0.4
0.6

3.3
0.5
1.0
1.2
0.2
0.5

393
539
662
701
619
773

268.0
276.9
202.4
302.5
302.8
308.1

524.7
612.7
508.4
851.4
846.8
880.9

1958
2212
2512
2815
2797
2859

1980-81
273.8
1990-91
296.3
2000-01
287.5
2006-07
285.1
2007-08
280.6
2008-09
283.2
South 24 Parganas

458.2
665.6
674.8
742.9
762.7
756.3

1674
2246
2347
2606
2718
2671

25.8
15.6
12.9
13.6
9.2
9.1

9.6
8.6
10.4
7.8
6.5
6.4

445
553
806
576
715
695

299.6
311.9
300.4
298.7
289.8
292.3

467.8
674.2
685.2
750.7
769.2
762.7

1561
2161
2281
2513
2655
2609

1980-81
1990-91
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

482.0
510.7
872.6
914.9
802.2
921.1

1283
1220
2034
2195
2030
2211

24.2
12.1
8.7
10.1
15.2
12.9

13.5
3.2
6.9
6.5
10.6
8.8

495
262
791
641
696
688

399.8
430.6
437.8
427.0
410.4
429.6

495.5
513.9
879.5
921.4
812.8
929.9

1239
1194
2009
2158
1981
2165

Hooghly
1980-81
1990-91
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

North 24 Parganas

375.6
418.5
429.1
416.9
395.2
416.7

74
TABLE 5.7Contd.
Area in thousand hectares,
Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
Rice

District/Year
(1)

Wheat

Area Production Yieldrate

(2)
(3)
(4)

Other Cereals

Area Production Yieldrate Area Production Yieldrate

(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

Nadia
1980-81

208.4

280.7

1347

44.0

72.1

1639

2.7

2.2

815

1990-91
2000-01
2006-07

285.0
229.2
250.3

695.1
650.0
677.7

2439
2836
2707

41.5
60.4
46.9

81.5
148.5
102.6

1966
2458
2188

5.0
0.6
5.1

3.8
0.8
10.7

744
1372
2112

2007-08
2008-09

240.7
277.2

683.0
799.5

2837
2884

47.5
35.9

110.6
84.3

2328
2348

3.1
3.1

7.4
7.2

2369
2323

1980-81
1990-91

302.6
353.9

421.8
785.3

1394
2219

86.7
92.2

118.3
174.9

1364
1896

15.1
4.8

14.3
5.2

940
1094

2000-01

224.1

548.2

2446

135.5

373.5

2756

2.0

1.8

889

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

395.1
398.4
399.5

1030.6
1142.4
1123.7

2609
2867
2813

125.5
122.6
101.8

270.3
313.4
258.3

2154
2557
2537

9.7
6.4
6.0

35.5
20.7
19.4

3649
3231
3233

Uttar Dinajpur
1980-81
457.3

486.4

1064

37.0

90.5

2445

7.3

5.7

753

1990-91

477.8

768.4

1608

28.0

67.2

2397

0.6

0.3

612

2000-01
2006-07
2007-08

283.2
256.3
281.1

628.6
589.7
683.5

2220
2301
2432

37.5
35.2
36.5

86.2
86.3
98.2

2300
2448
2694

1.3
14.6
14.7

1.7
60.5
62.8

1329
4282
4249

2008-09
284.5
Dakshin Dinajpur

660.0

2320

30.4

75.6

2486

29.4

155.8

5299

1980-81
1990-91
2000-01

**
**
210.7

**
**
467.4

**
**
2218

**
**
10.2

**
**
25.2

**
**
2461

**
**
0.1

**
**
(b)

**
**
1333

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

185.1
197.9
205.3

446.4
492.0
501.6

2412
2486
2443

8.9
10.1
11.1

21.9
29.9
32.2

2476
2958
2898

1.5
0.5
0.4

4.1
1.4
1.1

2671
3163
2750

Murshidabad

75
TABLE 5.7Contd.
Area in thousand hectares,
Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
District/Year
(1)

Total Cereals
Area Production Yieldrate
(11)
(12)
(13)

Total Pulses
Total Foodgrains
Area Production Yieldrate Area Production Yieldrate
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)

Nadia
1980-81
1990-91
2000-01

255.1
331.5
290.2

355.0
780.4
799.3

1392
2354
2754

101.0
73.8
57.0

43.6
49.7
44.2

432
673
774

356.1
405.3
347.2

398.6
830.1
843.5

1119
2048
2429

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

302.3
291.3
316.2

791.0
801.0
891.0

2617
2749
2818

39.0
36.4
35.9

28.3
28.8
27.3

724
791
760

341.3
327.7
352.1

819.3
829.8
918.3

2401
2532
2608

Murshidabad
1980-81
404.4

554.4

1371

108.9

45.6

419

513.3

600.0

1169

1990-91

450.9

965.4

2141

53.0

29.6

558

503.9

995.0

1974

2000-01
2006-07

361.6
530.3

923.5
1336.4

2553
2520

59.3
52.0

56.3
36.1

951
693

420.9 979.8
582.3 1372.5

2328
2357

2007-08

527.4

1476.5

2800

51.5

41.7

809

578.9 1518.2

2622

2008-09
507.3
Uttar Dinajpur
1980-81
501.6

1401.4

2762

37.0

29.0

785

544.3 1430.4

2628

582.6

1161

40.4

19.8

490

542.0

602.4

1111

1990-91
2000-01

506.4
322.0

835.9
716.5

1651
2225

22.6
9.1

10.9
4.6

485
506

529.0
331.1

846.8
721.1

1601
2178

2006-07

306.1

738.5

2412

4.8

2.7

571

310.9

741.2

2384

2007-08
2008-09

332.3
344.3

844.5
891.4

2541
2589

2.7
4.6

1.5
3.2

553
694

335.0
348.9

846.0
894.6

2525
2564

Dakshin Dinajpur
1980-81

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

1990-91
2000-01
2006-07

**
221.0
195.5

**
492.6
472.4

**
2229
2416

**
4.1
0.6

**
2.4
0.3

**
598
402

**
225.1
196.1

**
495.0
472.7

**
2199
2410

2007-08
2008-09

208.5
216.8

523.3
534.9

2510
2468

0.9
1.1

0.4
0.7

471
577

209.4
217.9

523.7
535.6

2501
2458

76
TABLE 5.7Contd.
Area in thousand hectares,
Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
Rice

District/Year
(1)
Malda
1980-81
1990-91
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

Wheat

Area Production Yieldrate

(2)
(3)
(4)

Other Cereals

Area Production Yieldrate Area Production Yieldrate

(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

202.9
263.8
221.7
154.2
147.3
221.7

287.4
492.3
523.1
470.6
480.4
656.8

1416
1866
2360
3051
3261
2962

24.6
37.6
49.4
42.9
46.9
44.4

38.6
88.5
124.1
111.1
137.9
120.0

1570
2359
2511
2591
2942
2704

25.8
13.5
6.5
15.0
12.4
10.6

23.0
13.9
11.9
31.3
24.8
26.6

888
1027
1841
2086
1989
2509

1980-81
1990-91
2000-01

264.7
275.4
260.8

294.7
249.7
384.1

1113
907
1473

8.8
10.6
26.6

16.4
16.4
47.0

1866
1556
1769

5.4
4.9
2.6

4.1
6.2
6.0

774
1275
2320

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

229.6
236.1
235.5

419.0
372.4
391.2

1824
1578
1662

16.1
16.8
15.9

33.1
39.2
33.2

2055
2329
2086

12.1
12.1
12.0

23.4
25.6
29.3

1952
2127
2442

43.1
55.3
34.1
31.4
32.2
32.5

52.8
64.6
52.9
58.7
59.5
68.7

1225
1168
1549
1866
1844
2115

1.5
3.7
3.3
2.2
2.2
2.0

2.8
3.8
6.3
3.2
3.8
2.8

1853
1022
1920
1428
1764
1371

40.1
45.1
24.7
26.6
27.1
27.5

42.3
52.1
54.2
45.2
52.5
57.2

1055
1155
2195
1706
1940
2080

272.7
305.7
291.9
239.4
293.5
309.8

277.7
401.9
517.3
445.8
518.8
500.4

1018
1315
1772
1862
1768
1615

12.6
13.6
25.2
12.9
13.4
10.2

20.1
22.5
49.8
25.2
29.3
16.6

1597
1645
1981
1956
2192
1622

1.9
3.2
0.7
6.6
10.4
9.3

1.3
2.3
0.5
35.7
58.2
49.4

684
743
704
5411
5569
5312

Jalpaiguri

Darjeeling
1980-81
1990-91
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
Cooch Behar
1980-81
1990-91
2000-01
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

77
TABLE 5.7Contd.

District/Year

Total Cereals

Area in thousand hectares,

Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
Total Foodgrains

Total Pulses

Area Production Yieldrate

(11)
(12)
(13)

Area Production Yieldrate Area Production Yieldrate

(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)

1980-81

253.3

349.0

1378

56.1

37.3

665

309.4

386.3

1249

1990-91

314.9

594.7

1889

59.2

38.5

650

374.1

633.2

1693

2000-01

277.6

659.1

2374

36.1

29.6

820

313.7

688.7

2195

2006-07

212.1

613.0

2890

26.1

22.5

861

238.2

635.5

2667

2007-08

206.6

643.1

3112

24.3

24.2

1000

230.9

667.3

2890

2008-09

276.7

803.4

2904

20.6

17.9

868

297.3

821.3

2762

1980-81

278.9

315.2

1131

7.9

4.5

570

286.8

319.7

1115

1990-91

290.9

272.3

937

4.9

2.9

603

295.8

275.2

931

2000-01

290.0

437.1

1507

6.6

4.4

672

296.6

441.5

1489

2006-07

257.8

475.5

1844

4.2

2.1

505

262.0

477.6

1823

2007-08

265.0

437.2

1650

4.1

2.2

521

269.1

439.4

1633

2008-09

263.4

453.7

1722

4.2

2.2

527

267.6

455.9

1704

1980-81

84.7

97.9

1156

1.4

0.9

643

86.1

98.8

1148

1990-91

104.1

120.5

1157

1.0

0.6

550

105.1

121.1

1151

2000-01

62.1

113.4

1826

1.9

1.2

646

64.0

114.6

1790

2006-07

60.2

107.1

1779

2.0

1.2

609

62.2

108.3

1741

2007-08

61.5

115.8

1884

1.1

0.7

629

62.6

116.5

1861

2008-09

62.0

128.7

2074

1.2

0.7

586

63.2

129.4

2048

1980-81

287.2

299.1

1041

8.1

4.7

580

295.3

303.8

1029

1990-91

322.5

426.7

1323

9.4

5.7

607

331.9

432.4

1303

2000-01

317.8

567.6

1786

10.5

7.0

663

328.3

574.6

1750

2006-07

258.9

506.7

1957

8.8

4.9

551

267.7

511.6

1911

2007-08

317.3

606.3

1911

5.9

3.7

625

323.2

610.0

1887

2008-09

329.3

566.4

1720

7.1

4.4

618

336.4

570.8

1697

(1)
Malda

Jalpaiguri

Darjeeling

Cooch Behar

78
TABLE 5.7Contd.
Area in thousand hectares,
Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
Rice

District/Year
(1)

Wheat

Area Production Yieldrate

(2)
(3)
(4)

Other Cereals

Area Production Yieldrate Area Production Yieldrate

(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

Purulia
1980-81

251.0

343.3

1368

1.7

2.5

1458

9.7

5.0

521

1990-91

285.3

372.8

1307

1.2

2.1

1706

16.9

15.1

890

2000-01

262.2

475.0

1812

2.9

7.5

2495

15.0

26.5

1778

2006-07

280.6

731.4

2607

1.8

3.7

2047

11.7

19.3

1638

2007-08

313.7

768.2

2449

1.6

3.8

2345

7.6

7.1

923

2008-09

301.0

744.2

2472

0.9

1.7

2030

8.4

12.7

1512

1980-81

5176.2

7465.6

1442

283.0

473.2

1672

115.8

104.4

902

1990-91

5812.9

10436.5

1795

269.1

530.2

1970

99.8

110.0

1102

2000-01

5435.3

12428.0

2287

426.0

1058.6

2485

57.1

109.1

1911

2006-07

5687.0

14745.9

2593

350.6

799.9

2281

106.2

274.7

2588

2007-08

5719.8

14719.5

2573

352.6

917.3

2602

97.0

265.8

2735

2008-09

5935.7

15037.3

2533

307.0

764.5

2490

110.0

365.3

3321

West Bengal

79
TABLE 5.7Concld.
Area in thousand hectares,
Production in thousand tonnes,
Yieldrate in Kgs. per hectare
District/Year
(1)

Total Cereals
Area Production Yieldrate
(11)
(12)
(13)

Total Pulses
Total Foodgrains
Area Production Yieldrate Area Production Yieldrate
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)

Purulia
1980-81

262.4

350.8

1337

17.1

7.1

415

279.5

357.9

1281

1990-91

303.4

390.0

1285

20.8

13.7

660

324.2

403.7

1245

2000-01

280.1

509.0

1817

18.7

7.2

388

298.8

516.2

1728

2006-07

294.1

754.4

2565

14.3

6.2

437

308.4

760.6

2466

2007-08

322.9

779.1

2413

12.4

4.9

392

335.4

784.0

2338

2008-09

310.3

758.6

2445

16.1

7.1

439

326.4

765.7

2346

1980-81

5575.0

8043.2

1443

524.3

238.2

455

6099.3 8281.4

1253

1990-91

6181.8 11076.7

1792

314.0

193.4

616

6495.8 11270.1

1735

2000-01

5918.4 13595.7

2297

274.5

219.5

800

6192.9 13815.2

2231

2006-07

6143.8 15820.5

2575

219.6

154.4

703

6363.4 15974.9

2510

2007-08

6169.4 15902.6

2578

200.9

158.0

786

6370.4 16060.5

2521

2008-09

6352.7 16167.1

2545

184.0

129.7

705

6536.7 16296.8

2493

West Bengal

(a)=Less than 50 hectares.

(b)=Less than 50 tonnes.
* =

**=

Source :Directorate of Agriculture,

Evaluation Wing,
Govt. of West Bengal.

Combined figures for Purba Medinipur

& Paschim Medinipur have been shown
in Purba Medinipur.

Combined figures for Uttar Dinajpur

& Dakshin Dinajpur have been
shown in Uttar Dinajpur.
Note: The total of district figures may be slightly different from the
State figures due to approximation.

0.47
0.24
8.28

Wheat

Pulses

Total Foodgrains

0.87
1.97

Sugarcane

Potato

9.67

154.25

81.60

2.00

0.45

129.59

10.63

36.31

53.63

(3)

India

133186.0(b) 569550.0(b)

47.02

Jute & Mesta (a)

Tea (c)

0.08

and Mustard

(i) Sesame
(ii) Rapeseed

Oilseeds
0.05

7.47

Rice

(1)

West
Bengal
(2)

Crops

1980-81

149753.0(b)

4.48

0.86

55.42

0.34

0.09

11.27

0.19

0.53

10.44

West
Bengal
(4)

7.67

1.47

75.12

0.42

0.09

13.82

0.22

1.06

12.43

West
Bengal
(6)

22.10

295.96

105.60

4.19

0.52

196.81

11.08

69.68

84.98

(7)

India

2000-01

720338.0(b) 181536.0(b) 848438.0(b)

15.21

241.05

92.28

5.23

0.84

176.39

14.27

55.13

74.29

(5)

India

1990-91

239971

5.05

1.27

8.51

0.34

0.19

15.97

0.15

0.80

14.75

West
Bengal
(8)

973071

22.09

355.52

11.27

7.44

0.62

217.28

14.20

75.81

78.57

96.69

India
(F)
(11)

11.21

5.83

0.76

230.78

28.47
232500 (R) 945274

9.90

1.27 (R) 348.19

8.29

0.36

0.19

16.06

0.15 (R) 14.76

0.92

14.72

West
Bengal
(10)

(Production in million tonnes)

2007-08

93.35

(9)

India

2006-07

Contribution of West Bengal to All India Production of Certain Selected Crops

TABLE 5.8

80

0.18
16.85

Pulses

Total Foodgrains

0.37
7.97
1.40
4.12

(ii) Rapeseed and Mustard

236780 (E)

Jute & Mesta (a)

Sugarcane

Potato

Tea (c)

..

..

273.93

10.41

7.37

0.73

233.88

14.66

80.58

(13)
99.15

India@

E = Estimated F = Final. R= Revised.

(a) Production in million bales of 180 kgs. each.
(b) Figures relate to calendar year i.e., 1980-81
means 1980 and so on.
(c) In thousand Kilograms.
@ 4th Advance Estimates.
+ Based on 4th Advance Estimate.

0.19

(i) Sesame

Oilseeds

0.80

(12)
15.55

West Bengal

2008-09

Wheat

Rice

(1)

Crops

Product ion
(In million tonnes)

Sources : (1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

23.4

20.4

0.6

57.6

4.0

11.1

6.4

2.3

1.3

(14)
13.9

1980-81

21.4

34.7

0.5

71.2

10.0

17.3

7.0

2.0

1.5

(16)
14.6

2000-01

24.7

22.9

0.4

75.5

4.6

30.6

7.3

1.1

1.1

(17)
15.8

2006-07

24.1

34.8

0.5

74.2

6.2

22.8

7.0

1.1

1.2

(18)
15.3

2007-08(R)

..

..

0.5

76.6

5.0

26.0

7.2

1.2

1.0

(19)
15.7

2008-09+

Directorate of Agriculture,Evaluation Wing, Govt. of West Bengal.

Tea Board.
Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
Economic Survey, Govt. of India.
C. M. I. E.
Statistical Abstract, India.
Hand Book of Statistics, R. B. I.

20.8

29.5

0.4

60.1

6.5

10.7

6.4

1.4

1.0

(15)
14.1

1990-91

West Bengal to All India Production

(In Percent)

TABLE 5.8Concld.

81

82
TABLE 5.9
Yield Rates of Some Selected Crops in West Bengal and India
(Kgs. per hectare)
1980-81

1990-91

2000-01

Crops

West
Bengal

India

West
Bengal

India

West
Bengal

India

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Rice

1442

1336

1795

1740

2287

1901

Wheat

1672

1630

1970

2281

2485

2778

Gram

578

657

584

712

917

744

Jute

1310

1245

1978

1833

2182

2026

605

560

889

904

956

935

17

13

23

16

26

18

1424 (b)

1491 (b)

1480 (b)

1794 (b)

1689 (b)

1682 (b)

Rapeseed and Mustard

Potato+
Tea

83
TABLE 5.9 -Concld.
(Kgs. per hectare)
2006-07
Crops

2007-08
India

(1)

West
Bengal
(8)

Rice

2008-09

(9)

West
Bengal
(10)

India
(F)
(11)

West
Bengal
(12)

India
(@)
(13)

2593

2131

2573

2203

2533

2186

Wheat

2281

2708

2602

2785

2490

2891

Gram

768

845

984

780

1039

885

Jute

2545

2342

2425

2246

2426

2194

803

1099

888

1009

764

1190

12

15

25

18

11

2091

1716

1983

1664

Rapeseed and Mustard

Potato+
Tea

(b) = Figures relate to calendar year

i.e., 1980-81 means
1980 and so on.
F = Final.
@ = 4th Advance Estimates.
+ = Tonnes per hectare

Sources : (1) Directorate of Agriculture, Evaluation Wing,

Govt. of West Bengal.
(2) Tea Board.
(3) Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
(4) Economic Survey, Govt. of India.
(5) Hand Book of Statistics, R.B.I.

B.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

A.

Sl.
No.
(1)

49.96
74.71
65.64
21.67
152.90
17.51
164.72
65.77
35.73
241.23
889.84

Total

172.69

Total

VEGETABLES
Tomato
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Peas
Brinjal
Onion
Cucurbits
Ladies Finger
Radish
Others

70.09
27.80
13.38
9.51
9.88
10.88
8.05
3.55
6.48
4.17
8.90

(3)

2005-06

FRUITS
Mango
Banana
Pineapple
Papaya
Guava
Jackfruit
Litchi
Mandarin Orange
Other Citrus
Sapota
Others

(2)

Name of Fruits/Vegetables

903.62

50.95
72.79
66.11
21.56
152.46
17.92
163.64
67.98
37.99
252.22

187.13

78.23
31.69
13.40
9.90
10.82
11.43
8.09
3.74
7.06
4.20
8.57

(4)

2006-07

912.41

51.13
73.20
66.91
20.93
153.93
18.67
163.65
71.46
38.33
254.20

194.25

80.90
37.37
9.53
10.69
11.86
11.43
8.11
3.74
7.21
3.88
9.53

(5)

2007-08

Area
( in thousand hectares )

922.81

52.31
74.08
68.76
21.06
155.32
20.02
164.15
72.57
39.68
254.86

203.25

85.97
39.84
9.55
10.85
12.46
11.30
8.38
3.74
7.36
3.82
9.98

(6)

2008-09

Source :

12087.97

868.71
1968.11
1658.17
124.52
2698.55
237.54
1978.60
762.39
427.91
1363.47

2640.53

549.76
802.07
372.09
276.92
148.96
185.32
77.24
36.44
61.00
51.35
79.38

(8)

2006-07

12555.96

956.67
2016.06
1682.09
123.80
2734.93
248.77
2017.52
815.32
451.38
1509.42

2766.67

623.35
892.25
283.18
308.62
162.21
190.67
77.76
36.45
62.00
43.40
86.78

(9)

2007-08

Production
( in thousand tonnes )

12803.46

999.68
2042.73
1743.82
124.65
2758.58
273.76
2040.61
830.89
461.39
1527.35

2775.60

548.92
954.08
283.85
314.32
170.46
190.09
81.16
36.45
62.95
42.96
90.36

(10)

2008-09

Directorate of Food Processing Industries

and Horticulture, Govt. of West Bengal.

11556.75

857.18
1982.68
1666.15
129.38
2757.44
221.67
1763.07
718.94
392.27
1067.97

2301.70

513.34
544.87
379.16
263.65
152.99
160.10
74.92
32.51
54.56
49.02
76.58

(7)

2005-06

Area and Production of Fruits and Vegetables in West Bengal

TABLE 5.10

84

17.89

Chrysanthemum

Marigold

Jasmine

Seasonal flowers

Others

Total

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Unit in crore spikes.

2.54

Gladiolus

3.

4.02

0.58

4.04

0.52

2.06

2.54

Tube Rose

2.

1.59

(3)

2005-06

Rose

(2)

1.

(1)

Sl. No. Name of Flowers

18.56

2.61

4.10

0.57

4.21

0.53

2.06

2.89

1.59

(4)

2006-07

19.59

2.49

4.07

0.46

4.74

0.50

2.29

3.43

1.61

(5)

2007-08

21.07

2.61

4.49

0.46

5.06

0.50

2.32

4.01

1.62

(6)

2008-09

Area
( in thousand hectares )

0.59

29.35

46.12

18.01

(8)

2005-06

Source

Thousand M.T.

Thousand M.T.

Thousand M.T.

2.58

6.00

0.77

34.33

12.37*

30.22

58.87

28.20

(9)

2006-07

Production

2.78

6.34

0.63

38.70

12.86*

33.38

78.15

72.41

(10)

2007-08

2.87

7.24

0.64

41.26

12.94 *

34.09

91.58

73.71

(11)

2008-09

: Directorate of Food Processing Industries

and Horticulture, Govt. of West Bengal.

2.21

6.24

0.77

Thousand M.T. 32.48

Thousand M.T.

Crore Spikes

Crore Spikes

Crore Spikes

(7)

Unit

Area and Production of Flowers in West Bengal

TABLE 5.10(a)

85

(2)

219.9

183.0

404.3

495.2

387.6

380.9

336.4

285.8

281.8

288.2

292.4

1980-81

1985-86

1990-91

1995-96

2000-01

2002-03

2003-04

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

HYV
area

(1)

Year

99.41

99.40

99.30

99.20

99.00

98.94

98.38

97.00

66.25

37.88

35.75

(3)

3584.6

3325.0

3481.6

3578.1

3507.7

3423.2

3024.5

2698.2

1956.5

1306.0

87.73

87.50

87.00

87.00

85.00

84.50

83.10

63.00

45.43

31.98

22.91

(5)

Percentage
to
total area

Aman

965.5

(4)

Percentage HYV
to
area
total area

Aus

896.1

512.0

346.5

(6)

1556.7

1511.6

1400.0

1381.9

1390.1

1406.1

1401.8

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

99.94

100.00

(7)

HYV Percentage
area
to
total area

Boro

1160.1

Rice

5433.5

5124.8

5163.4

5245.8

5234.2

5210.2

4813.9

4353.5

3256.9

2001.0

1531.9

(8)

307.0

352.5

350.6

366.7

425.7

405.3

426.0

337.8

269.0

305.1

283.0

(10)

HYV
area

100.0

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

(11)

Percentage
to
total area

W he at

5740.6

5477.3

5514.0

5612.5

5659.9

5615.5

5239.9

4691.3

3525.9

2306.1

1814.9

(12)

91.95

91.99

91.30

91.26

90.00

89.88

89.40

74.57

57.97

42.83

33.24

(13)

HYV Percentage
area
to
total area

Total
(Rice and Wheat)

( Area in thousand hectares )

Source : Department of Agriculture, Govt. of West Bengal.

91.54

91.48

90.81

90.71

89.37

89.18

88.57

73.13

56.03

39.40

29.60

(9)

HYV Percentage
area
to
total area

Total Rice

Area under High-yielding Varieties in West Bengal

TABLE 5.11

86

Notes : N = Compounds of Nitrogen. P = Compounds of Phosphorus,

K = Compounds of Potassium.

13.5
8.8
9.7
4.1

11.4
6.5
8.0
1.7

37.8
15.3
14.6
24.6
27.7
4.8
43.8
16.4
6.3
19.7
23.3
9.9
8.0
20.5

K
(8)

43.9
42.4
35.2
13.6

175.1
81.2
75.7
93.7
119.5
20.2
145.6
67.6
33.3
90.9
137.5
59.1
36.4
94.1

Total
(9)

611.4 357.8 270.5 1239.7 678.4 386.2 300.5 1365.1

19.0
27.1
17.5
7.8

53.9
23.0
24.6
29.4
36.2
6.6
48.2
14.9
9.5
19.7
34.2
16.6
10.9
22.5

P
(7)

West Bengal

67.1
36.8
73.2
43.2

83.4
42.9
36.5
39.7
55.6
8.8
53.6
36.3
17.5
51.5
80.0
32.6
17.5
51.1

N
(6)

29.4 20.3 17.4

19.2 9.6 8.0
32.6 22.0 18.6
16.1 15.7 11.4

Total
(5)

26.0 126.6
13.4 63.9
12.0 54.9
15.5 85.8
15.9 84.5
13.4 63.7
21.8 104.6
19.0 81.5
16.1 70.9
15.2 68.7
14.3 66.8
8.3 40.2
10.5 45.6
13.7 61.7

K
(4)

Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

34.5
18.3
19.7
25.8
24.6
17.4
23.9
23.7
20.3
18.8
18.1
12.6
15.1
17.4

P
(3)

66.1
32.2
23.2
44.5
44.0
32.9
58.9
38.8
34.5
34.7
34.4
19.3
20.0
30.6

N
(2)

2006-07

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda

(1)

District

2005-06

12.5
8.8
9.3
4.1

60.7
24.2
26.4
27.6
39.7
5.1
46.8
17.3
12.5
20.8
34.0
12.8
7.8
15.4

P
(11)

10.2
10.9
8.3
1.1

41.0
14.2
16.4
21.8
32.6
3.8
42.1
16.5
8.5
15.7
26.0
11.6
7.0
16.7

K
(12)

42.8
48.9
38.4
12.9

182.6
89.6
80.9
88.3
122.3
17.5
143.3
74.2
45.1
86.2
131.9
54.4
36.6
78.8

Total
(13)

19.1
2.2
10.6
3.3

59.7
24.6
25.0
26.2
39.5
6.4
51.4
19.2
14.3
22.2
35.4
23.7
10.9
21.7

P
(15)

29.5
6.3
14.9
1.7

50.4
18.1
19.6
25.9
38.8
6.3
46.3
23.7
12.0
24.5
32.0
18.9
9.8
27.0

K
(16)

81.8
23.0
45.7
15.3

193.7
87.9
80.7
86.7
129.0
22.4
147.4
82.7
53.9
98.9
144.6
83.3
40.9
101.4

Total
(17)

698.2 415.4 405.7 1519.3

33.2
14.5
20.2
10.3

83.6
45.2
36.1
34.6
50.7
9.7
49.7
39.8
27.6
52.2
77.2
40.7
20.2
52.7

N
(14)

(In thousand metric tonnes)

2008-09

Source : Agriculture(Input) Deptt., Government of West Bengal.

684.5 385.8 304.4 1374.7

20.1
29.2
20.8
7.7

80.9
51.2
38.1
38.9
50.0
8.6
54.4
40.4
24.1
49.7
71.9
30.0
21.8
46.7

N
(10)

2007-08

Consumption of Fertilisers in West Bengal by District

TABLE 5.12

87

88
TABLE 5.13
Progress of Minor Irrigation Projects in West Bengal by District
( Position at the end of the year 2008-09 )
(In Number)
District

H.D.T.W. M.D.T.W. L.D.T.W. S.T.W.

R.L.I.
Medium Mini
(7)
(8)

O.D.W.

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Major
(6)

Burdwan

600

35

618

28

289

12

301

Birbhum

52

105

184

125

125

250

950

Bankura

49

105

187

160

216

53

163

432

1479

137

30

278

106

44

12

162

Paschim Medinipur 284

109

825

456

52

19

527

364

Howrah

85

110

145

12

158

Hooghly

455

48

918

351

42

397

North 24 Parganas 335

28

377

231

186

46

232

South 24 Parganas

59

70

75

80

Nadia

682

34

409

847

336

23

359

Murshidabad

539

49

228

815

393

48

443

Uttar Dinajpur

174

48

3921

121

144

265

Dakshin Dinajpur

134

11

239

2973

257

71

328

Malda

281

36

189

1839

371

128

506

Jalpaiguri

60

3590

89

310

399

268

Darjeeling

885

27

119

146

71

3501

110

245

355

130

88

218

4328

3942

771

4500

18820

3783

163

1612

5558

7398

(1)

Purba Medinipur

Cooch Behar
Purulia
West Bengal

Total
(9)

(10)

Notes : (a) H.D.T.W. = High capacity deep tubewell.

Source : Water Investigation &
M.D.T.W. = Medium capacity deep tubewell.
Development Department,
L.D.T.W. = Low capacity deep tubewell.
Government of West Bengal.
S.T.W.
= Shallow tubewell.
R.L.I.
= River lift irrigation.
O.D.W.
= Open dug well.
(b) Figures above represent Number of M.I. Schemes set up by
Water Resources Development Directorate and West Bengal
State Minor Irrigation Corporation Ltd.

89
TABLE 5.14
Area Irrigated by Government Canals in West Bengal by District
(In hectares)
District

1980-81

1990-91

2000-01

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Burdwan
Birbhum

319384
191588

312363
195991

292681
185660

295996
184658

308510
196651

279391
179783

Bankura
Purba Medinipur

163927

207437

151024*

180347

195929

180601

} 158206

177862

152926*

63584
160703

62780
163629

62780
137101

3995

4991

10050

29344

30624

30135

Hooghly
100059
North 24 Parganas

94963

79022

90579
7500

111600
7500

106091
7500

South 24 Parganas
Nadia

23787

16064

44900

44900

44900

58374

48934

50202

50139

44658

44567

Uttar Dinajpur

6000

4600

11000

8470

Dakshin Dinajpur

Malda

Jalpaiguri

6240

4998

57713

62526

69526

55700

Darjeeling

813

8971

4876

7676

5940

Paschim Medinipur
Howrah

Murshidabad

Cooch Behar
Purulia
West Bengal

647

607

1645

14607

24046

27333

28834

28866

30358

1017193

1096626

1039291

1208586

1283849

1173317

Notes : (a) Figures include the area irrigated under

Kharif, Rabi and Boro cultivation.
(b) * Area reduced due to less storage of the
Kangsabati Reservoir.

Source : Irrigation and Waterways Directorate,

Govt. of West Bengal.

1335.54

1356.54

1394.60

1429.70

1477.95

1532.95

1549.43

1552.20

1560.71

1566.14

1570.88

1575.88

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

3998.76

3930.24

3864.00

3814.00

3699.00

3629.00

3564.00

3427.19(R)

3364.00

3264.00

3164.00

3089.00

5574.64

5501.12

5430.14

5374.71

5251.20

5178.43

5096.95

4941.95

4793.70

4658.60

4520.54

4424.54

Major &
Minor
Total
Medium
( 000 hect.) ( 000 hect. )
(000 hect.)
(2)
(3)
(4)

1996-97

(1)

Year

Potential created upto the year

1173.32

1283.85

1208.59

1160.61

1071.86

1075.34

1033.87

1040.00

1205.86

1178.58

1216.14

1001.36

Major &
Medium
(000 hect.)
(5)

3276.96

3208.64

3167.03

3134.00

3062.00

3006.35

2951.35

2868.00

2783.00

2700.00

2618.05

2558.05

(6)

Minor
( 000 hect.)

74.45

81.73

77.17

74.36

69.05

69.40

67.44

70.37

84.34

84.51

89.65

74.98

(8)

Major &
Medium

81.95

81.64

81.96

82.17

82.78

82.84

82.81

82.79

82.73

82.72

82.74

82.81

(9)

Minor

79.83

81.66

80.58

79.90

78.72

78.82

78.19

79.08

83.21

83.26

84.82

80.45

(10)

Total

Percentage of utilisation over creation

(2) Irrigation & Waterways Directorate,

Government of West Bengal.

Sources : (1) Water Investigation and Development Department,

Government of West Bengal.

4450.28

4492.49

4375.62

4294.61

4133.86

4081.69

3985.22

3908.00

3988.86

3878.58

3834.19

3559.41

(7)

Total
( 000 hect. )

Potential utilised during the year

Creation and Utilisation of Irrigation Potential in West Bengal

TABLE 5.15

90

91
TABLE 5.16
Regulated Markets in West Bengal by Category and by District
( As on 31st October, 2009 )
(In Number)
District
(1)
Burdwan

Principal Market
Yard
(2)
4

Sub-Market
Yard
(3)
41

Birbhum

29

Bankura

21

Purba Medinipur

23

Paschim Medinipur

31

Howrah

Hooghly

85

North 24 Parganas

53

South 24 Parganas

45

Kolkata

Nadia

Murshidabad

27

Uttar Dinajpur

26

Dakshin Dinajpur

16

Malda

17

Jalpaiguri

57

Darjeeling

37

Cooch Behar

108

Purulia

10

West Bengal

43

641
Source : Directorate of Agricultural Marketing,
Govt. of West Bengal.

92
TABLE 5.17
Storage Capacity Provided by West Bengal State Warehousing Corporation
( As on 31st March )
(In Metric tonnes)
Year

Capacity

(1)

(2)

1980

...

...

159539

1985

...

...

207373

1990

...

...

253724

1995

...

...

248872

1996

...

...

258982

1997

...

...

261692

1998

...

...

253287

1999

...

...

255046

2000

...

...

254507

2001

...

...

254507

2002

...

...

259370

2004

...

...

250000

2005

...

...

227554*

2006

...

...

216150**

2007

...

...

217350

2008

...

...

217000

2009

...

...

215295+

* Due to release/dehire of godowns for

non availability of business the storage
capacity reduced from 250000 to 227554 M.T.
** Due to closure of Sainthia warehouse with effect
from 01.03.2006, dehiring of dilapidated godowns
and non availability of business the storage capacity
has been reduced from 227554 M.T. to 216150 M.T.
as on 31.03.2006.
+ Due to de-hiring of some hired Go-down space the total
capacity has been decreased by 1705 M.T.

Source : West Bengal State Warehousing Corporation.

93
TABLE 5.18
Out-turn of Timber and Firewood from Forest in West Bengal
(In cubicmetre)
Year

Timber*

Firewood**

(1)

(2)

(3)

1980-81

...

230417

450607

1985-86

...

210748

454096

1990-91

...

88252

210692

1995-96

...

88554

208589

1996-97

...

86363

196595

1997-98

...

88728

87589

1998-99

...

86769

152800

1999-00

...

145031

299563

2000-01

...

88160

250399

2001-02

...

147031

275514

2002-03

...

102357

218469

2003-04

...

130551

306729

2004-05

...

113871

366583

2005-06

...

85993

324092

2006-07

...

114589

387094

2007-08

...

231578

262023

2008-09

...

151123

314710

* Timber includes pulpwood, match wood, other timber and poles.

** Firewood includes quantity of firewood required
for production of charcoals, other firewood and
pulpwood.

Source : Directorate of Forests,

Government of West Bengal.

94
TABLE 5.19
Revenue Receipts from Forest in West Bengal
(Rs. in lakh)
Year

Forest Directorate

Forest Development Corporation

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1980-81

1235.39

340.66

1576.05

1985-86

2513.25

833.16

3346.41

1990-91

2101.03

1293.06

3394.09

1995-96

4351.56

1948.13

6299.69

1996-97

4716.01

2763.16

7479.17

1997-98

3289.09

2751.04

6040.13

1998-99

1985.96

2160.04

4146.00

1999-00

2381.87

3532.00

5913.87

2000-01

2185.87

4391.49

6577.36

2001-02

2639.52

4582.55

7222.07

2002-03

5622.34

5067.10

10689.44

2003-04

4463.10

5406.18

9869.28

2004-05

3986.79

6534.14

10520.93

2005-06

3745.28

7648.53

11393.81

2006-07

4044.88

8866.75

12911.63

2007-08

4856.14

10359.21

15215.35

2008-09

4179.88

9491.05

13670.93

Sources :

(1) Directorate of Forests,

Government of West Bengal.
(2) West Bengal Forest
Development Corporation Ltd.

95
TABLE 5.20
Estimated Production of Milk (Cow, Buffalo and Goat) in West Bengal by District
(In thousand tonnes)
Sl.No.

District

1990-91*

2000-01

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09(P)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

1. Burdwan

268

475

480

480

501

523

2. Birbhum

77

85

100

119

119

120

3. Bankura

151

169

173

191

195

197

230

196

225

228

231

160

205

310

312

315

(1)

4. Purba Medinipur

503

5. Paschim Medinipur
6. Howrah

83

130

135

114

114

115

7. Hooghly

179

358

410

410

423

437

8. North 24 Parganas 472

393

486

404

414

424

9. South 24 Parganas 209

182

171

172

174

175

10. Kolkata

19

26

22

11. Nadia

183

403

488

297

307

317

12. Murshidabad

161

226

301

469

486

504

61

67

95

94

94

51

59

72

73

75

13. Uttar Dinajpur

14. Dakshin Dinajpur

113

15. Malda

116

116

152

191

193

195

16. Jalpaiguri

146

111

111

123

127

130

17. Darjeeling

74

146

155

130

133

137

18. Cooch Behar

96

107

131

124

126

128

19. Purulia

62

41

50

54

54

54

2912

3470

3892

3984

4077

4175

West Bengal

P = Provisional.
* Figures exclude production of goat milk.

Source : Directorate of Animal Resources &

Animal Health, Government of West Bengal.

96
TABLE 5.20(a)
Estimated Production of Egg (Hen & Duck) in West Bengal by District
(In thousand numbers)
Sl.No.

District

1990-91

2000-01

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08(R)

2008-09(P)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

1.

Burdwan

118895

256854

279391

329140

329374

337064

2.

Birbhum

103094

149785

182064

233971

238117

247539

3.

Bankura

94527

105484

106716

137518

138077

141000

4.

Purba Medinipur

133808

124506

112101

111851

114460

5.

Paschim Medinipur

146477

178447

195007

194307

197589

6.

Howrah

111871

100718

111861

68184

68542

70692

7.

Hooghly

165246

191836

205753

174662

174666

179492

8.

North 24 Parganas 249017

240280

269225

247568

245389

247628

9.

South 24 Parganas 338774

363055

401258

325653

332005

345695

3353

8459

7891

1121

1088

1077

297044

10.

Kolkata

11.

Nadia

139007

196484

226729

195745

199043

206030

12.

Murshidabad

251691

247088

308064

421028

430762

451345

13.

Uttar Dinajpur

59023

62010

99916

99646

101843

14.

Dakshin Dinajpur

57276

61205

85883

85209

86437

15.

Malda

71028

113348

114065

139720

139117

141497

16.

Jalpaiguri

98027

83132

85313

91905

92605

95837

17.

Darjeeling

38664

56112

59422

38164

38201

39034

18.

Cooch Behar

49730

98092

103003

72593

72203

73260

19.

Purulia

49594

74768

76797

68766

67140

66930

2279023

2682079

2963720

3038645

3057342

3144449

West Bengal
P = Provisional.
R = Revised.

99461

Source : Directorate of Animal Resources &

Animal Health, Govt. of West Bengal.

97

TABLE 5.20(b)
Production of Meat in West Bengal
(In thousand tonnes)
Year

Mutton

Goat Meat

Pork

Bovine

Poultry

(Cattle & Buffalo)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1990-91

4.0

91.5

31.4

533.4

35.4

2000-01

16.2

133.3

31.6

124.4

132.7

2001-02

16.3

135.2

32.4

123.6

134.6

2002-03

15.4

138.9

34.1

123.2

138.4

2003-04

15.7

144.3

33.7

125.8

143.5

2004-05

16.2

148.3

31.2

132.5

147.0

2005-06

16.6

152.2

31.8

135.5

151.0

2006-07

17.0

156.3

32.8

139.3

155.2

2007-08(R)

23.9

203.1

30.6

22.7

225.1

2008-09(P)

24.4

208.5

28.5

22.7

232.5

P = Provisional.
R = Revised.

Source :Directorate of Animal Resources &

Animal Health, Govt.of West Bengal.

West Bengal

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

(2)

(1)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

District

Sl. No.

456490

25176
19693
26069
20367
94812
1892
5361
12289
31059
8999
18687
29746
21010
31659
41293
12634
25966
29779

(3)

Area of land
distributed
( In hectares )

1102757

91378
77233
93015
43316
205259
6246
33781
54063
67205
31067
33153
77239
39957
40910
70794
19882
85947
32312

(4)

Scheduled
Castes

1337089

81592
47407
49690
171734
293994
19334
25222
68541
91897
63098
119271
53258
43435
87621
35483
17987
39405
28120

(6)

Other Castes

(7)

Total

2988565

216850
161375
180013
227340
669904
26120
72984
147349
172553
100662
161318
152612
130469
158463
134750
52091
130438
93274

Source : Land and Land Reforms Department,

Government of West Bengal.

548719

43880
36735
37308
12290
170651
540
13981
24745
13451
6497
8894
22115
47077
29932
28473
14222
5086
32842

(5)

Scheduled
Tribes

Number of beneficiaries (Persons)

Area of Vested Agricultural Land Distributed and Number of Beneficiaries in West Bengal by District
( As on 30th November, 2009 )

TABLE 5.21

98

45827
47004
31912
21256
41001
10052
38570
20906
41961
20864
14447
12339
20267
20184
28469
4154
50497
3409
473119

West Bengal

(3)

149842

16559
20373
7478
3168
6286
2641
8287
6045
11654
5465
4841
2785
6368
8768
15966
1903
19706
1549

(4)

166869

17666
17531
12533
1663
24464
432
13634
10466
3448
1887
2396
4412
16094
20290
13549
3042
951
2411

(5)

63601

7189
8134
3370
265
5024
34
3207
2414
1414
396
1204
1309
5651
8806
12286
1576
506
816

(6)

Area

No.

No.

Area

Scheduled Tribes

Scheduled Castes

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

(2)

(1)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

District

Sl. No.

896843

71568
49561
72408
144866
85969
32283
62448
42945
69130
41759
69352
15251
35554
41518
19360
5683
33664
3524

(7)

No.
23700
18023
16331
17847
20161
7394
13861
11109
21460
13038
21182
4975
9657
14511
10852
3534
13623
1080

(8)

Area

1536831

135061
114096
116853
167785
151434
42767
114652
74317
114539
64510
86195
32002
71915
81992
61378
12879
85112
9344

(9)

No.

Total

455781

47448
46530
27179
21280
31471
10069
25355
19568
34528
18899
27227
9069
21676
32085
39104
7013
33835
3445

(10)

Area

(Area in hectares)

Source : Land & Land Reforms Department,

Government of West Bengal.

242338

Others

Recording of Bargadars in West Bengal by District

( As on 30th November, 2009)

TABLE 5.22

99

100
TABLE 5.23
Progress of Fisheries in West Bengal
Sl. No.

Particulars

1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

April to Sept.

2008-09
(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

2009-10
(P)
(10)

340

555

879

1181

1264

1295

637

629

30

125

181

178

183

189

47

44

370

680

1060

1359

1447

1484

684

673

2.

Production of Fishseed 2300

(In million numbers)

7552

8850

13200

13572

14000 13992

12339

3.

Progress of Mechanisation of boats

(number cumulative)

2100

3622

8558

9005

9468 9312

10304

(1)
1.

(2)
Production of Fish
(In thousand tonnes)
(a) Inland
(b) Marine
Total

P = Provisional.

..

Source

Department of Fisheries,
Govt. of West Bengal.

101
TABLE 5.24
Co-operative Movement in West Bengal
Sl. No. Type of Societies

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

I.Number of Societies
(a)Credit Societies
(1)State and Central Banks
(2)Land Development Banks
(3)Agricultural Societies ( excluding
Grain Banks )
(4)Grain Banks
(5)Non-Agricultural Societies
(6)Urban Banks
(b)Total Non-credit Societies

27698
13779
18
25
6881

27237
13236
18
25
6765

24534
12657
18
25
6462

25524
12685
18
25
6390

25189
12999
18
25
6101

440
6366
49
13919

440
5940
48
14001

440
5665
47
11877

440
5765
47
12839

440
6367
48
12190

7730361
7057233
81005
257291
5293124

9136900
8170819
1545369
338259
4867893

9025601
8276466
1595669
369997
5031038

9585867
8810174
1603252
385566
5536251

9255642
8430305
1632000
329383
5031038

919977
505836
673128
1612539
1594393
807007
124059
188848

913462
505836
966081
1655257
1628618
896796
124059
203349

770400
509362
749135
1800226
1742030
987659
132597
216041

775212
509893
775693
1895355
1837123
1024061
132896
222523

943799
494085
825337
1967146
1908950
1067010
21686 *
216041

200023
274456
18146

203901
200513
26639

205220
200513
58196

205320
252323
58232

300274
303939
58196

632206
342114
24174
75681

1173906
233551
631401
75667

1346192
390135
625203
105042

1430922
430495
625442
106775

789346
410250
16578*
110525

127290
62947

127769
105518

120294
105518

157889
110321

147184
104809

(1)

II.Number of members
(a) Credit Societies
(1)State & Central Banks
(2)Land Development Banks
(3)Agricultural Societies ( excluding
Grain Banks )
(4)Grain Banks
(5)Non-Agricultural Societies
(6)Urban Banks
(b)Total Non-credit Societies
II I. Working Capital(Rupees in Lakh)
(a)Credit Societies
(1)State and Central Banks
(2)Land Development Banks
(3)Agricultural Societies ( excluding
Grain Banks )
(4)Grain Banks
(5)Non-Agricultural Societies
(6)Urban Banks
(b)Total Non-credit Societies
IV.Loan-advance ( Rupees in Lakh)
(a)Credit Societies
(1)State and Central Banks
(2)Land Development Banks
(3)Agricultural Societies ( excluding
Grain Banks )
(4)Grain Banks
(5)Non-Agricultural Societies
(6)Urban Banks
(b)Total Non-credit Societies

Note : Excluding Co-operative Societies of Weavers,

Industries, Milk and Fisheries.
* Excluding West Bengal State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural
Development Bank (WBSCARD).

Source : Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

Govt. of West Bengal.

898605

5882

97
13640

7758
6309
95068
18906
2138
14272
97755
156081
28972
2299
34992
4416
14495
5682
403580

(3)

Average
daily
employment

190
158
911
962
40
294
626
2807
518
54
321
54
187
84
6337

(2)

Unit

2006

R = Revised
P = Provisional
Note: Figures exclude Defence Factories (25 Nos.).

West Bengal

Bankura
Birbhum
Burdwan
Kolkata
Cooch Behar
Darjeeling
Hooghly
Howrah
Jalpaiguri
Malda
Midnapore
Murshidabad
Nadia
Purulia
24-Parganas
(South & North Combined)
Dinajpur
(Uttar & Dakshin Combined)

(1)

District

13999

103

199
160
941
964
42
301
653
2880
526
60
351
59
193
91
6476

(4)

Unit

(5)

Average
daily
employment

912582

6100

8210
6344
97527
18610
2600
14565
98730
158372
29299
2387
38091
4475
14589
6346
406337

2007

14389

104

207
166
993
974
42
301
675
2951
526
61
361
63
201
92
6672

(6)

Unit

14891

104

226
169
1076
986
43
302
702
3049
528
66
373
67
214
96
6890

(8)

Unit

949469

6120

11126
6651
103724
19292
2624
14965
100597
165426
29354
2559
42329
5030
15126
6475
418071

(9)

Average
daily
employment

2009(P)

Source: Chief Inspector of Factories,

Government of West Bengal.

925964

6120

8910
6461
99061
18852
2600
14565
99478
161259
29304
2407
39657
4619
14693
6407
411571

(7)

Average
daily
employment

2008(R)

Districtwise Number of Registered Factories in West Bengal and Number of Workers Employed therein

TABLE 6.0

102

103

Month
(1)
West Bengal
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Average
April to Sept.
April to March
India
Average
April to Sept.
April to March
West Bengal
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Average
April to Sept.
April to March
India
Average
April to Sept.
April to March

TABLE 6.1
Index Number of Industrial Production in West Bengal and India
(Base : 1993-94 = 100)
Mining
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08(R) 2008-09(P) 2009-10(Q)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
93.8
103.9
108.4
111.8
113.2
121.8
116.5
138.3
144.0
157.6
148.7
171.8

127.2
122.4
122.4
134.6
127.6
127.2
125.3
139.2
166.0
146.1
158.1
197.0

132.5
128.5
130.6
124.6
136.4
140.0
146.0
150.7
167.6
168.2
169.9
181.3

150.3
150.4
153.6
114.0
123.1
112.5
132.1
158.8
155.9
173.4
170.2
195.1

117.6
122.4
122.2
108.0
120.1
109.4
132.0
132.0
142.6
157.2
159.9
199.1

132.9
139.0
124.2
107.2
113.0
118.5
125.6
141.6
152.2
153.1
156.5
184.1

136.8
126.3
134.4
116.2
113.7
107.7
135.4

108.8
127.5

126.9
141.1

132.1
148.0

134.0
149.1

116.6
135.2

122.5
137.3

122.5

138.4
146.9

145.5
153.4

147.1
154.9

159.2
171.6

165.3
176.0

178.4

149.5
156.4
152.3
149.5
159.0
164.1
136.2
148.8
154.7
142.8
136.6
167.0

158.7
171.9
167.6
171.9
162.1
160.4
155.9
157.5
163.5
149.0
139.6
169.7

167.6
179.5
166.7
174.0
170.7
194.1
173.2
165.4
191.4
167.1
156.0
185.0

188.5
189.8
203.8
214.0
198.7
190.2
171.9
175.6
189.3
169.8
180.8
210.7

185.5
198.5
213.1
210.5
210.9
183.5
188.9
202.2
193.5
202.2
184.8
208.3

202.3
195.6
217.7
224.4
213.5
211.4
173.7
192.3
182.8
187.3
198.6
221.7

201.7
207.1
224.4
237.2
229.0
208.0
185.5

155.1
151.4

165.4
160.6

175.4
174.2

197.5
190.3

200.3
198.5

210.8
201.8

217.9

187.4
196.6

203.8
214.6

223.1
234.2

250.6
263.5

275.7
287.2

290.4
295.1

308.7

151.7
163.2
Manufacturing

104
TABLE 6.1-Concld.

Month
(1)
West Bengal
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Average
April to Sept.
April to March
India
Average
April to Sept.
April to March
West Bengal
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Average
April to Sept.
April to March
India
Average
April to Sept.
April to March
P = Provisional.
R = Revised.
Q = Quick

2003-04
(2)

2004-05
(3)

2005-06
(4)

Electricity
2006-07 2007-08(R)
(5)
(6)

2008-09(P) 2009-10(Q)
(7)
(8)

209.6
196.8
182.4
182.3
191.5
195.5
193.3
195.3
211.5
218.4
206.1
231.5

221.7
212.1
200.2
208.3
200.8
202.0
210.5
199.9
224.7
223.1
212.8
234.0

233.6
243.3
225.2
224.1
215.3
221.2
240.3
220.5
237.1
246.1
237.2
252.3

231.2
255.9
225.9
230.0
218.9
229.9
239.7
229.5
250.7
249.6
227.7
255.7

241.6
266.4
249.1
226.3
244.9
228.5
257.4
228.5
241.2
242.9
243.1
283.7

269.4
279.7
231.6
231.6
217.8
224.5
260.2
255.2
283.6
276.3
262.2
299.6

275.6
280.7
278.7
249.5
249.4
250.1
268.7

193.0
201.2

207.5
212.5

227.1
233.0

232.0
237.1

242.8
246.1

242.4
257.6

264.0

166.9
172.6

179.9
181.5

188.5
190.9

201.0
204.7
General

216.5
217.7

222.0
223.7

237.0

152.8
158.2
153.5
151.1
160.3
165.5
140.3
152.3
159.1
149.5
142.7
172.5

163.0
173.8
168.9
173.8
164.3
162.9
159.5
160.4
168.6
155.0
146.2
175.8

172.0
183.3
170.5
176.7
173.4
194.8
177.9
169.5
194.5
173.7
163.1
190.5

190.9
194.1
204.1
212.4
198.1
191.2
176.3
179.5
193.3
176.5
184.4
214.0

188.2
201.8
213.4
208.8
211.0
185.0
192.9
202.3
195.9
204.3
188.9
214.3

205.8
200.9
216.1
221.6
210.8
209.8
179.4
196.1
190.2
193.7
202.6
227.0

206.1
210.8
226.2
234.7
227.3
208.5
190.9

156.9
154.8

167.8
164.4

178.5
178.3

198.5
192.9

201.4
200.6

210.8
204.5

218.9

180.2
189.0

195.2
204.8

211.6
221.5

235.2
247.1

257.5
268.0

270.4
275.4

287.8

Sources : (1) Bureau of Applied Economics and

Statistics, Govt. of West Bengal.
(2) Central Statistical Organisation,
Govt. of India.

105
TABLE 6.1(a)
Industrial Projects Implemented in West Bengal
Year

No. of Units

(1)

(2)

Investment Catalysed
( Rs. in crore )
(3)

Direct Employment
(No.)
(4)

1991

26

84.36

767

1992

58

493.25

4017

1993

41

548.43

4932

1994

37

4831.55

19752

1995

15

251.21

2367

1996

40

665.79

4770

1997

35

556.74

3548

1998

49

537.24

4695

1999

95

1871.98

8735

2000

63

7740.11

8821

2001

86

2194.54

9653

2002

113

2325.95

19491

2003

137

2335.19

10772

2004

196

2243.80

26070

2005

227

2515.58

27521

2006

221

3436.15

25394

2007

291

5072.82

41219

2008(R)

217

4434.50

20563

2009(P)

121*

7050.48

14545

P = Provisional.
R = Revised.

* Including 73 downstream units in HPL.

Source: Department of Commerce & Industries,

Government of West Bengal.

106

Year

(1)

TABLE 6.2
Ex-factory Value of Industrial Output in West Bengal and India
Ex-factory value of output
Value in crores of rupees
Percentage
Index with base
1980-81 =100
share of
West Bengal
in total value
of output in
West Bengal
India
the country
West Bengal
India
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

1980-81
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99

5993
16287
18327
20576
22886
25922
31409
34563
41895
33931

61084
270564
299196
368614
425744
517987
670514
692520
836336
783771

9.8
6.0
6.1
5.6
5.4
5.0
4.7
5.0
5.0
4.3

100.0
271.8
305.8
343.3
381.9
432.5
524.1
576.7
699.1
566.2

100.0
442.9
489.8
603.5
697.0
848.0
1097.7
1133.7
1351.3
1283.1

1999-00
2000-01

34859
39183

897938
926902

3.9
4.2

581.7
653.8

1470.0
1517.4

43915
48732
52234
72423
81373
98342
109464

962457
1130561
1287380
1672561
1908355
2408548
2775709

4.6
4.3
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.1
3.9

732.8
813.1
871.6
1208.5
1357.8
1640.9
1826.5

1575.6
1850.8
2107.6
2738.1
3124.1
3943.0
4544.1

2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08(P)

Note : Electricity Units are not being covered

through ASI w.e.f. 1998-99.
P = Provisional.

Source : Central StatisticalOrganisation(I.S.Wing)

Govt. of India.

136

15373

000 Qtls.

Number

215522

1119
1655

000 tonnes
do

000 Kgs.

3040

000 Mtrs.

36022

000 Kgs.

Includes blended / mixed and non-cotton goods.

P = Provisional.
R = Revised. E = Estimated.
* The fall in Production during January, 2007 to March, 2007
is due to strike in Jute Mills located in West Bengal during
that period.

Salt
4. Engineering Industries
Wagons Manufactured
(4 Wheels)

Industries
Tea

3. Food Manufacturing

Cloth
2. Iron and Steel
i(i) Semi-finished Steel
(ii) Finished Steel

300
807
260
1367

(3)

2004-05

000 tonnes
do
do
do

(2)

(1)

1. Textile Industries
Jute
Hessian
Sacking
Others
Total
Cotton Textiles
Yarn

Unit

Inudstries and Items

13278

185

217454

1083
1668

4184

35396

315
843
211
1369

(4)

2005-06

17108

125

239971

1574
1877

4168

33299

247
722
191
1160*

(5)

2006-07

Sources :

22463

156

232500(R)

1759
1994

3529

30370

347
982
242
1571

(6)

2007-08

Production of Selected Industries in West Bengal

TABLE 6.3

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

(9)

2009-10(P)

April to September
2359
3386

April to November(E)
201915
187047
April to September
113
184

April to September
177.0(R)
115.4
469.4(R)
477.4
129.3(R)
85.3
775.7(R)
678.1
April to August
11382
11796
April to June
1 04 1
810
April to December
1264
2874
1401
2783

(8)

2008-09

Iron and Steel Controllers.

Textile Commissioner, Govt. of India.
Tea Board.
Jute Commissioner, Govt. of India.
Asstt. Salt Commissioner, Govt. of India.
Railway Board, Ministry of Railway.

27549

115

236780(E)

2781
2798

3 70 4

27380

294
931
218
1443

(7)

2008-09

107

108
TABLE 6.4
Industrial Disputes in West Bengal
Peri od

Number of cases
Strikes Lock-outs

Men involved(In thousand)

Mandays lost(In lakh)

Total

Strikes

Lock-outs

Total

Strikes

Lock-outs

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

1980

78

130

208

68.4

85.4

153.8

14.8

47.0

61.8

1985

39

165

204

13.5

135.9

149.4

2.0

151.1

153.1

1990

16

179

195

2.3

120.7

123.0

3.2

206.9

210.1

1995

33

136

169

234.4

74.1

308.5

12.5

52.5

65.0

2000

27

286

313

204.5

167.4

371.9

31.1

160.6

191.7

2001

20

309

329

20.5

129.4

149.9

13.7

198.8

212.5

2002

30

346

376

82.1

148.6

230.7

11.9

206.8

218.7

2003

33

351

384

458.9

173.8

632.7

15.5

248.1

263.6

2004

20

354

374

205.5

177.8

383.3

16.6

243.9

260.5

2005

26

357

383

210.5

133.7

344.2

31.1

223.3

254.4

2006

265

274

200.6

104.4

305.0

2.4

187.5

189.9

2007

11

276

287

257.7

120.6

378.3

133.5

171.4

304.9

2008(R)

12

260

272

82.7

340.7

38.0

157.0

195.0

2009(P)
9
(upto Nov.)

258

267

84.6

86.4

0.5

135.2

135.7

258.0
1.8

P = Provisional
R = Revised
Notes : (1) Lock-outs include cases of strikes
followed by lock-out.
(2) In 2003, there was an unprecedented
rise in no. of men involved in strikes
due to a token strike in 220 Tea Gardens

Sources :

(1) Labour Commissioner,

Govt. of West Bengal.
(2) Labour in West Bengal.

109
TABLE 6.5
Cases of Lay-off and Retrenchment in the Industries of West Bengal
Lay-off
Period

Retrenchment

Number of
cases

Number of persons
laid-off

Number of
cases

Number of persons
retrenched

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1980

106

11966

91

1043

1985

19

510

36

249

1990

272

10

1995

301

124

2000

1227

2001

425

2002

45

101

2003

487

13

68

2004

152

30

2005

28

2006

600

2007

1034

2008 (R)

505

2009 (P)
(upto Nov.)

30

R = Revised.
P = Provisional.

Sources : (1) Labour Commissioner,

Government of West Bengal.
(2) Labour in West Bengal.

110
TABLE 6.6
Progress of Employees State Insurance Schemes in West Bengal

Period

Number of Factories
covered upto the end
of the period

Number of insured
persons (in thousand)

Cash benefit
( Rs. in lakh)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1980-81

9053

1333

1233

1985-86

10857

1165

1802

1990-91

10405

1070

1474

1995-96

13828

921

3419

1996-97

13526

813

3115

1997-98

13570

827

2988

1998-99

13290

888

4900

1999-00

12199

820

5421

2000-01

12013

718

6065

2001-02

13248

742

6695

2002-03

13976

617

6675

2003-04

11321

652

7499

2004-05

14288

780

6295

2005-06

13620

686

5167

2006-07

15017

756

3731

2007-08

17068

854

3521

2008-09

17814

781

3957

Source : Regional Director,

Employees State Insurance Corporation,
West Bengal.

Tonnes

Tonnes

Tonnes

China Clay
(Kaolin)

Fire Clay

Apatite

000 Tonnes

(2)

(1)

Coal

Unit

Item

5256

69767

67477

23172

8542

7828

32119

26682525

2004
Production
Value
(3)
(4)

5495

64637

57397

24421

2005
Production
(5)

9619

7442

25288

28456612

Value
(6)

Source

5791

54401

81893

24811

4790

55830

79016

22830

2007
Production
(9)

8384

5252

37217

29724556

Value
(10)

1724

55391

93884

23185

2008
Production
(11)

3018

5556

43307

31669314

Value
(12)

( Value in thousand rupees )

Monthly Bulletin of Mineral Statistics and Information,

Indian Bureau of Mines, Nagpur, Govt. of India.

10136

5392

33641

31322099

2006
Production
Value
(7)
(8)

Quantity and Value of Mineral Production in West Bengal

TABLE 6.7

111

326

(b) Paid-up Capital

(Rs. in lakh)

Companies ceased to
work either by liquidation
or struck off during the
period

3.

321
18069

19

New Companies registered

in West Bengal during the
period
(a) Number
(b) Authorised Capital
(Rs. in lakh)

2.

6443

Public
(2)

(a) Number of Companies

Total number of Joint

Stock Companies at
work in West Bengal
(at the end of the period)

1.

(1)

Particulars

112

23

2224
20952

24619

1990-91
Private
(3)

438

42

2545
39021

31062

Total
(4)

TABLE 6.8
Joint Stock Companies in West Bengal

14

149
23718

9589

Public
(5)

71

1353
30445

62461

2000-01
Private
(6)

85

1502
54163

72050

Total
(7)

112

New Companies registered

in West Bengal during the
period
(a) Number
(b) Authorised Capital
(Rs. in lakh)

Companies ceased to
work either by liquidation
or struck off during the
period

2.

3.

4142800

2693

174
465511

8507

Public
(8)

2109299

18072

5831
321848

62369

2006-07
Private
(9)

20765

6005
787359

70876

Total
(10)

6252099

P = Provisional.
R= Revised.
Note :
Total number of Joint Stock Companies at work in West Bengal
includes Companies limited by guarantee as well as association not for profit and having no or negligible capital.

(b) Paid-up Capital

(Rs. in lakh)

(a) Number of Companies

Total number of Joint

Stock Companies at
work in West Bengal
(at the end of the period)

1.

(1)

Particulars

..

..

291
98668

8840

Public
(11)

TABLE 6.8 - Concld.

..

..

9360
260823

71719

2007-08(R)
Private
(12)

..

10

245
39128

8019

Public
(14)

..

112

9360
243048

77274

2008-09(P)
Private
(15)

..

122

9605
282176

85293

Total
(16)

Source : Registrar of Companies, Govt. of India.

..

..

9651
359491

80559

Total
(13)

113

Note:Paid-up Capital is related to those Companies for which the numbers are
given in Parentheses as compiled by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
P = Provisional.
R = Revised.

180811
769145

166542 162148.12
743678 706560.01 (536014)

(4)

Number

53586
5219
8156
41630
7976
41410
15858
10876
169015
6828
15003
22403
63122
27805
99447

(3)

Paid-up capital

50010 48867.39 (28518)

5365
5375.76 (4633)
8731
1047.63 (4238)
49279 71590.44 (29858)
7267 34516.82 (4294)
38590 50424.52 (22237)
17593
8655.27 (12357)
11205 11492.66 (8640)
167059 149656.39 (100322)
8535
6843.67 (5840)
14983
8084.96 (13472)
21453 12077.51 (18356)
59553 46290.70 (48731)
26410 22892.37 (21252)
91103 66595.80 (70540)

(2)

(1)

Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Other States and
Union Territories
All- India

Number

States

2007

Source :

(6)

Number

265411
1003888(589684)

60675(33003)
4828(4872)
1359(5411)
86125(33009)
29025(5169)
68758(29479)
10174(13330)
14215(9569)
235888(111074)
8870(6152)
11853(13693)
18338(19710)
71610(51651)
41597(22248)
75162(76137)

(7)

Paid-up capital

2009(P)

( Rs. in Crore )

Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.

186393
786774

(32707)
58324
(4833)
5475
(5355)
8224
(32480)
44774
(5036)
8645
(29291)
39532
(13190)
17082
(9369)
11549
(109696) 176817
(6100)
7647
(13635)
15655
(19369)
24295
(51462)
62806
(22019)
26942
(72813)
92614
238083
924028 (580732)

55241
4652
1260
91248
26377
61338
9332
12486
214003
7568
9803
14548
61726
39615
76748

(5)

Paid-up capital

2008(R)

Statewise Number of Companies at Work (limited by shares) and their Paid-up Capital
(As on 31st March)

TABLE 6.9

114

550.00

1
3

All-India

1050.00

500.00
-

2
-

100.00

52.38

47.62
-

550.00

50.00

500.00
-

100.00

9.09

90.91
-

No. of Assistance Percentage Assistance Percentage

Projects sanctioned of sanction disbursed of disbursein the State
ment in the
to total
State to
sanctions
total
in India
disbursements
in India
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Other States and
Union Territories

(1)

States

2006-07

( Amount in Rs.Crore)

14

2
2
1
2
1
1
-

2340.49

1200.00

116.59
118.50
100.00
700.00
100.00
5.40
-

100.00

51.28

4.98
5.06
4.27
29.91
4.27
0.23
-

2280.09

1550.00

16.59
113.50
0.00
600.00
0.00
0.00
-

100.00

67.98

0.73
4.98
0.00
26.31
0.00
0.00
-

No. of Assistance Percentage Assistance Percentage

Projects sanctioned of sanction disbursed of disbursein the State
ment in the
to total
State to
sanctions
total
in India
dibursements
in India
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)

2007-08

Statewise Distribution of Net Financial Assistance Sanctioned and Disbursed by

Industrial Finance Corporation of India

TABLE 6.10

115

393.12

4
51

All-India

100.00

10.72

4.77
0.00
0.00
5.13
0.00
8.56
0.00
2.59
44.18
0.00
4.24
0.35
7.39
9.34
2.73

Note : Disbursement in certain states may exceed

sanctioned on account of development of guarantees.

3667.88

175.00
0.00
0.00
188.14
0.00
314.04
0.00
95.00
1620.48
0.00
155.48
13.00
271.00
342.62
100.00

3
0
0
3
0
4
0
1
23
0
2
1
5
4
1

3311.46

377.80

126.78
0.00
0.00
160.00
3.76
214.04
0.00
59.66
1496.67
100.00
96.93
13.00
271.00
292.62
100.00

100.00

11.39

3.83
0.00
0.00
4.83
0.11
6.46
0.00
1.80
45.20
3.02
2.93
0.39
8.18
8.84
3.02

No. of Assistance Percentage Assistance Percentage

Projects sanctioned of sanction disbursed of disbursein the State
ment in the
to total
State to
sanctions
total
in India
disbursements
in India
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)

Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Other States and
Union Territories

(1)

States

2008-09

TABLE 6.10 - Concld.

4922

501

476
43
34
459
230
301
109
192
829
92
240
226
494
457
239

100.00

13.11

7.49
0.57
0.19
15.35
2.41
5.90
0.67
4.23
21.28
2.32
4.35
3.21
6.76
8.76
3.40

51235.91

6871.32

3735.99
305.18
103.77
7065.51
1264.70
2940.64
343.98
2192.80
11237.97
1131.71
2212.02
1723.55
3544.50
4740.98
1821.29

100.00

13.42

7.29
0.60
0.20
13.79
2.47
5.74
0.67
4.28
21.93
2.21
4.32
3.36
6.92
9.25
3.55

Source : Industrial Finance Corporation of India.

53349.53

5990.14

3996.31
305.17
100.89
8190.34
1283.27
3147.37
357.66
2257.71
11352.43
1238.94
2319.71
2711.05
3608.94
4674.63
1814.97

No. of Assistance Percentage Assistance Percentage

Projects sanctioned of sanction disbursed of disbursein the State
ment in the
to total
State to
sanctions
total
in India
dibursements
in India
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)

( Amount in Rs. crore )

Upto 31st March, 2009

116

117
TABLE 6.11
Financial Assistance (Disbursement) by West Bengal Financial Corporation
( Amount in Rs. lakh )
Disbursement
As on 31st
March

Small-scale
Number

(1)
1980

(2)
695
(81.57)
1990
12142
(97.86)
2000
21019
(97.57)
2001
21307
(97.48)
2002
20830*
(97.28)
2003
21081
(97.16)
2004
21543
(96.99)
2005
21947
(96.82)
2006
22295
(96.53)
2007
22599
(96.30)
2008
22901
(96.15)
2009
22060
(96.73)
2009(P)
22178
(As on Nov.) (96.60)
Notes:1)

Amount
(3)
1465.26
(41.79)
16988.87
(70.46)
53049.13
(75.84)
58009.00
(75.50)
59434.00
(68.78)
62839.00
(64.77)
66496.00
(62.06)
71964.00
(60.86)
76801.00
(59.20)
81412.32
(56.83)
89069.81
(56.45)
98213
(56.30)
103022
(56.49)

Figures in parentheses indicate

percentage to total.
2 ) * Disbursement of more than one loan
to the same unit earlier counted as
a separate unit suitably adjusted to
reveal better data.
P=Provisional.

Others
Number
(4)
157
(18.43)
265
(2.14)
523
(2.43)
550
(2.52)
582
(2.72)
617
(2.84)
668
(3.01)
722
(3.18)
801
(3.47)
868
(3.70)
917
(3.85)
745
(3.27)
781
(3.4)

Total

Amount

Number

Amount

(5)
2040.74
(58.21)
7120.81
(29.54)
16899.87
(24.16)
18819.00
(24.50)
26980.00
(31.22)
34174.00
(35.23)
40655.00
(37.94)
46285.00
(39.14)
52921.00
(40.80)
61834.14
(43.17)
68713.27
(43.55)
76238
(43.70)
79345
(43.51)

(6)
852
(100.00)
12407
(100.00)
21542
(100.00)
21857
(100.00)
21412*
(100.00)
21698
(100.00)
22211
(100.00)
22669
(100.00)
23096
(100.00)
23467
(100.00)
23818
(100.00)
22805
(100.00)
22959
(100.00)

(7)
3506.00
(100.00)
24109.68
(100.00)
69949.00
(100.00)
76828.00
(100.00)
86414.00
(100.00)
97013.00
(100.00)
107151.00
(100.00)
118249.00
(100.00)
129722.00
(100.00)
143246.46
(100.00)
157783.08
(100.00)
174451
(100.00)
182367
(100.00)

Source: West Bengal Financial Corporation.

Sanctioned during the year (in Rs. lakh)

Percentage distribution of loan sanctioned

346
354
401
368
1080
2549

2. Above Rs. 2 lakh to

Rs. 5 lakh

3. Above Rs. 5 lakh to

Rs. 10 lakh

4. Above Rs. 10 lakh to

Rs. 20 lakh

5. Above Rs. 20 lakh

Total

9492

7425

904

505

402

256

16373

15821

205

241

77

29

22062

21524

276

141

103

18

18918

18152

344

238

163

21

13574

12919

413

152

77

13

100

42

14

16

14

14

100

78

10

100

98

100

96

100

95

Source : West Bengal Financial Corporation.

100

96

1990-91 2000-01 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1990-91 2000-01 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
(April to Nov.)
(April to Nov.)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

1. Upto Rs. 2 lakh

(1)

Loan size

Loans Sanctioned by West Bengal Financial Corporation by Loan Size

TABLE 6.12

118

(b) Employment (00)

i(i) Total
(ii) Hired

Establishments with at
least one hired worker

(ii)

32806
11000
(33.53)

282690
(17.21)

Own account establishments 1359954

(82.79)

1642644

3555
490
(13.78)

18155
(10.37)

175085
156930
(89.63)

(2)

1990

i(i)

II. Non-agricultural activities

(a) All establishments

i(i) Total
(ii) Hired

Establishments with at
least one hired worker
(b) Employment (00)

(ii)

I. Agricultural activities
(Other than crop production
and plantation)
(a) All establishments
(i) Own account establishments

(1)

Type of establishments
and employment

4446
1434
(32.25)

51608
(24.28)

212565
160957
(75.72)

(4)

2005

40321
12745
(31.61)

338787
(17.90)

50987
22570
(44.27)

719478
(28.11)

1553671 1840372
(82.10) (71.89)

1892458 2559850

3415
712
(20.83)

28803
(19.05)

151191
122388
(80.95)

(3)

1998

Rural

617
250
(40.68)

7016
(32.51)

21580
14564
(67.49)

(6)

1998

37551
26283
(69.99)

352399
(38.91)

553294
(61.09)

43358
27468
(63.35)

538996
(46.10)

630188
(53.90)

905693 1169184

563
163
(28.95)

5090
(19.25)

26443
21353
(80.75)

(5)

1990

Urban

44509
29482
(66.24)

666437
(47.04)

750308
(52.96)

1416745

381
165
(43.31)

5481
(35.18)

15580
10099
(64.82)

(7)

2005

Number of Establishments in West Bengal and Employment therein

(As revealed from Economic Census 1990, 1998 & 2005)

TABLE 6.13

70357
37283
(52.99)

635089
(24.92)

1913248
(75.08)

2548337

4118
653
(15.86)

23245
(11.53)

201528
178283
(88.47)

(8)

1990

83679
40213
(48.06)

877783
(28.67)

2183859
(71.33)

3061642

4032
962
(23.86)

35819
(20.73)

172771
136952
(79.27)

(9)

1998

Total

95496
52052
(54.51)

1385915
(34.85)

2590680
(65.15)

3976595

4827
1599
(33.13)

57089
(25.02)

228145
171056
(74.98)

(10)

2005

119

(3)

1998

11490
(31.60)

36361
13457
(30.77)

43736

1516884 1676059
(83.45) (82.01)
300845 367590
(16.55) (17.99)

1817729 2043649

(2)

1990

Rural

24004
(43.30)

55433

2001329
(72.19)
771086
(27.81)

2772415

(4)

2005

Note : Figures in bracket indicate percentage to total establishments/employment.

(ii) Hired

(b) Employment (00)

i(i) Total

(ii) Establishments with at

least one hired worker

i(i) Own account establishments

(a) All establishments

III. Agricultural and

non-agricultural activities
(Other than crop production
and plantation)

(1)

Type of establishments
and employment

26446
(69.39)

38114

574647
(61.65)
357489
(38.35)

932136

(5)

1990

TABLE 6.13Concld.

27718
(63.03)

43975

644752
(54.15)
546012
(45.85)

1190764

(6)

1998

Urban

Source

29647
(66.04)

44890

760407
(53.09)
671918
(46.91)

1432325

(7)

2005

(9)

1998

(10)

2005

41175
(46.94)

87711

53651
(53.48)

100323

Report on Economic Census.

37936
(50.94)

74475

2091531 2320811 2761736

(76.06) (71.75) (65.68)
658334 913602 1443004
(23.94) (28.25) (34.32)

2749865 3234413 4204740

(8)

1990

Total

120

(2)
846
402
540
1405
650
2788
595
2374
1310
3026
244
831
164
234
839
408
283
390
289
17618

(4)
10736
14075
4441
8838
4632
29589
8227
22049
16317
34374
2575
9025
1090
2176
5270
2536
2058
2717
2517
183242

(5)

Established
No.
Empl.

585
162
292
1346
541
584
308
884
794
508
563
387
371
75
334
399
74
380
230
8817

(6)
7382
3056
2792
11633
3689
8130
3695
7335
8014
6370
4354
2596
2304
1219
2086
3787
898
3041
2496
84877

(7)

2008-09
Proposed
No.
Empl.

Note: After the introduction of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act
in October, 2006 the registration system has been abolished. The Micro and small
entrepreneurs will have to file Entrepreneur Memorandum (EM), Proposed units
relate to EM-I and the established units relate to EM-II.

7528
4614
5095
11780
3870
10476
8091
9242
15747
5893
4610
7711
2543
1354
2185
3799
1450
3736
2196
111920

(3)

Proposed
No.
Empl.

Burdwan
695
Birbhum
286
Bankura
675
Purba Medinipur 1407
Paschim Medinipur 626
Howrah
793
Hooghly
472
North 24-Parganas 1034
South 24-Parganas 1294
Kolkata
594
Nadia
546
Murshidabad
841
Uttar Dinajpur
369
Dakshin Dinajpur
139
Malda
277
Jalpaiguri
478
Darjeeling
150
Coochbehar
401
Purulia
222
Total
11299

(1)

District

2007-08

950
479
377
427
462
1893
647
1880
1042
2753
397
599
150
68
313
367
132
248
231
13415

(8)
446
117
270
1011
342
363
184
673
582
229
155
288
214
91
182
229
50
104
133
5663

(10)
4215
1655
3221
8094
3051
4559
2389
6694
7148
2226
1386
3379
1458
579
1504
2161
715
749
1238
56421

(11)

405
350
118
273
195
1074
297
964
616
1166
198
165
109
148
97
183
109
65
50
6582

(12)

4171
8458
895
2130
1531
9968
3098
10544
7780
13180
2600
1533
612
668
955
1144
1326
355
948
71896

(13)

Source: Directorate of Micro & Small Scale Enterprises,

Government of West Bengal.

13153
9234
2811
3439
3737
22246
7973
13456
12858
29113
3441
4483
1052
677
1899
2166
1123
2138
2151
137150

(9)

Established
No.
Empl.

(Number)
2009-10(From April09 to Nov.09)
Proposed
Establishment
No.
Empl.
No.
Empl.

TABLE 6.14
Number of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises with Corresponding Employment in the Districts of West Bengal

121

122

TABLE 6.15
Progress of Sericulture Industry in West Bengal
Particulars
(1)

1990-91
(2)

1. Production of Mulberry
Silk ( In lakh kgs. )
8.29

2000-01
(3)

2005-06
(4)

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09(R) 2009-10(A)

(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)

10.50

15.53

15.98

16.60

17.59

8.13

2. Production of Tasar
Silk ( In lakh kgs.)

0.16

0.15

0.27

0.28

0.30

0.31

0.05

3. Production of Eri Silk

( In lakh kgs.)

0.11

0.06

0.04

0.08

0.10

0.11

0.03

R =Revised.
A =Anticipated.

Source : Directorate of Sericulture,

Govern ment of West Bengal.

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TABLE 6.16
Progress of Handloom Industry in West Bengal
Particulars
(1)

Unit
(2)

2000-01 2001-02
(3)
(4)

2005-06
(5)

2006-07
(6)

2007-08
(7)

2008-09
(8)

650.00

1080.00

980.00

921.20

902.78

2203

2203

2210

2199

2199

2213

(a) West Bengal State Rs. in 50.65

Handloom Weavers Crores
Co-operative Society
Ltd.

48.89

32.39

28.30

31.00

40.00

33.46

1. Production of Handloom Million 679.00

Cloth
metres
2. Handloom Co-operative
Societies
Number
3. Sales turnover-

(b) West Bengal Handloom

and Powerloom Deve-
lopment Corporation Ltd.

48.35

Notes : As per Handloom & Powerloom Census

conducted in 1995-96 by Government of
India, the total employment in Handloom
Sector is 666514.
* Figures are not available as the organisation
is under liquidation.

Source:Directorate of Handloom and Textile,

Government of West Bengal.

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TABLE 6.17
Estimated Number of Unorganised Manufacturing Enterprises in Major States and All India : 2005-06
States/U.T.

(1)
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Other States and
Union Territories
All India

Own Account
Manufacturing
Enterprise
(2)
1362802
328142
726369
522534
162561
808576
494680
795133
841187
913061
223239
553000
1188088
2033045
2434547

Enterprises
Establishment

Total

% Share of
Total

(3)
170437
42639
46028
131824
67549
153184
164012
59426
285275
44168
69998
83470
293845
326330
318246

(4)
1533239
370781
772397
654358
230110
961760
658692
854559
1126462
957229
293237
636470
1481933
2359375
2752793

(5)
8.98
2.17
4.52
3.83
1.35
5.63
3.86
5.01
6.60
5.61
1.72
3.73
8.68
13.82
16.13

1225943

201483

1427426

8.36

14612907

2457914

17070821

100.00

Notes : 1. A manufacturing enterprise run without any

hired worker employed on a fairly regular
basis is known as own account manufacturing enterprise (OAME).
2. An enterprise employing at least one hired
worker on a regular basis is known as
establishment.

Source

: National Sample Survey, 62nd Round,

2005-06.

125
TABLE 6.18
Estimated Number of Workers in Unorganised Manufacturing Enterprises in Major States and
All India : 2005-06
States/U.T.

(1)
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Other States and
Union Territories
All India

Own Account
Manufacturing
Enterprise
(2)
2003229
472123
1311718
845248
234038
1107479
673565
1437477
1235091
1836331
313818
797748
1760313
3744877
3980082

Enterprises
Establishment

Total

% Share of
Total

(3)
935716
160358
141355
1006884
309986
866890
717441
303169
1666326
187210
286992
497587
1609206
1543024
1513751

(4)
2938945
632481
1453073
1852132
544024
1974369
1391006
1740646
2901417
2023541
600810
1295335
3369519
5287901
5493833

(5)
8.06
1.74
3.99
5.08
1.49
5.42
3.82
4.78
7.96
5.55
1.65
3.55
9.25
14.51
15.08

1934157

1009610

2943767

8.07

23687294

12755505

36442799

100.00

Notes : 1. A manufacturing enterprise run without any

hired worker employed on a fairly regular
basis is known as own account manufacturing enterprise (OAME).
2. An enterprise employing at least one hired
worker on a regular basis is known as
establishment.

Source : National Sample Survey, 62nd Round,

2005-06.

126
TABLE 6.19
Financial Results of Some Important Public Undertakings under the
Government of West Bengal
Running
Sl. no.

Group
Sl. no.

Name of the
Undertaking

Year of
formation

Objectives

Accounting
Year

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Group - I Engineering
1.

1.

National Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.

1984 To manufacture steel casting and

rolled products.

2008-09

2.

2.

The Shalimar Works Ltd.

1980 To conduct fabrication work,

2008-09
repairing job of ships, launches, tugs etc. and mechanical,
electrical and marine iron engineering
jobs, foundry, mill rights,brass foundry,
metal works, steel converters, tool
makers etc.

3.

3.

Neo-Pipes and Tubes Co. Ltd.

1983 To manufacture rods, pipes and

tubes(made of brass and copper).

2008-09

4.

4.

The Electro-Medical and Allied

Industries Ltd.

1961 To manufacture X-ray machine,

other electronic medical equipments.

2008-09

5.

Westinghouse Saxby Farmer Ltd.

1969 To manufacture railway brakes,

2008-09
signals and other engineering products.

6.

6.

Britannia Engineering Ltd.

1986 To manufacture road roller, tea

machineries and general engineering
products.

2008-09

7.

7.

1974 To implement the electronic

projects in West Bengal.

2008-09

8.

1.

West Bengal Electronics Industry

Dev. Corpn. Ltd.
Group-II Printing and Publication
Saraswaty Press Ltd.

1984 To do printing work.

2008-09

9.

2.

Silpabarta Printing Press Ltd.

1982 To print and publish the news

bulletin and to print papers etc.
for captive consumption of W.B.
Small Industries Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

2008-09

127
TABLE 6.19-Contd.

(Rs. in Lakh)
State Govt. Fund
(up to the year)
Share
Grant-in-aid

Other sources
(up to the year)
Share
Loan

Loan

Profit(+)/Loss(-)
During the
Up to the
year
year

No. of
employees
(during
the year)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

1200.00 *

8209.69

338.51

(-) 1431.29

(-) 20436.79

141

125.01

8045.51

48.70

(-) 1042.90

(-)14266.90

134

220.00

7446.53

(-)480.07

(-)7783.02

115

1639.97

2234.13

(-)627.86

(-) 3604.68

123

773.74

2262.00

0.24

(-) 335.74

(-) 361.91

494

13680.08

138.81

(+) 231.16

(-) 12840.78

413

19571.36

1813.14

171.00

(+)219.19

()12031.27

120

550.00

(+)3.63

(+)524.36

350

18.00

71.45

46.59

(+)9.06

(+) 86.63

66

128
TABLE 6.19-Contd.

Running
Sl. no.

Group
Sl. no.

Name of the
Undertaking

Year of
formation

Objectives

Accounting
Year

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

10.

3.

Basumati Corpn. Ltd.

1975

To print newspapers and

to publish books.

2008-09

Group - III Energy

11.

1.

West Bengal Power Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1986

To generate electric power

and supply power to W.B.
State Electricity Board.

2008-09

12.

2.

The Durgapur Projects Ltd.

1961

To produce coke gas and generate

power etc.

2008-09

13.

3.

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution 2007

Co. Ltd.

To provide utility service of distribution 2008-09

of electricity.
(P)

14.

4.

West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd.

Group - IV Pharmaceuticals

2007

To generate and distribute electricity.

2008-09

15.

1.

West Bengal Pharmaceutical and

Phytochemical Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1974

To cultivate medicinal plants, to

provide raw materials and construct
drug industrial estate etc.

2008-09

16.

2.

Gluconate Health Ltd.

1987

To manufacture syrup and elixirs,

2008-09
injectable capsules, tablets,pathedine,
hydrochloride powder and transfusion
bottle, ointments etc.

Group-V Textile
17.

1.

The Kalyani Spinning Mills Ltd.

1960

To manufacture yarn in the two

units at Kalyani and Habra.

2008-09
(P)

18.

3.

The West Dinajpur Spinning

Mills Ltd.

1975

To manufacture cotton yarn for

the handloom and powerloom
weavers of the northern parts
of the state.

2008-09

19.

4.

Tamralipta Co-operative Spinning

Mills Ltd.

1981

To start trial production of cotton

yarn

2008-09
(P)

20.

5.

Kangsabati Co-operative Spinning

Mills Ltd.

1981

To manufacture cloth etc.

2008-09
(P)

21.

West Bengal Co-operative Spinning

Mills Ltd.

1964

To manufacture cotton yarn

of various counts.

2007
(P)

129
TABLE 6.19-Contd.
(Rs. in Lakh)
State Govt. Fund
(up to the year)

Other sources
(up to the year)

Share

Grant-in-aid

Loan

Share

Loan

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Profit(+)/Loss(-)
During the
year
(12)

Up to the
year
(13)

No. of
employees
(during the
year)
(14)

10.00

4144.01

(-) 755.92

(-) 8717.34

208

332260.24

321411.94

298340.98

(+)11679.28
(After tax)

(+)57764.72

4450

94150.00

34624.26

99895.60

() 13048.16

(-) 39648.85

4266

230772.00

224894.00

257327.00

(+)3881.00

(-)36099.00

23306

110552.00

116166.82

102349.88

(+) 18939.42

(+)8457.41

3062

1685.97

204.00

(+)13.75

(-)1090.26

97

9357.13

723.55

416.32

(-)212.83

(-)9559.74

305

883.65

38592.14 219.75

62.07

(-)4086.71

(-)39511.75

1233

909.43

4549.20

(-)1467.03

(-)10939.07

747

2130.59

654.79

2.61

1249.63

(+)70.07

(-)696.22

489

1484.17

761.89

1.29

134.41

(-)153.93

(-)2302.80

311

1916.04

1380.22

501.56

(-)604.21

(-)4033.22

575

130
TABLE 6.19-Contd.

Running
Sl. no.

Group
Sl. no.

Name of the
Undertaking

Year of
formation

Objectives

Accounting
Year

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

22.

7. Mayurakshi Cotton Mills Ltd.

Group - VI Trading

1990

To manufacture cloth etc.

2008-09

23.

1. West Bengal Essential Commodities

Supply Corpn. Ltd.

1974

To supply essential non-cereal

food stuff.

2008-09

24.

2. Greater Calcutta Gas Supply

Corpn. Ltd.

1987

To carry on general business

relating to polllution free gas supply
for domestic, commercial and industrial
consumers.

2008-09

25.

3. West Bengal Mineral Dev.

and Trading Corpn. Ltd.

1973

To operate trading on phosphate, urea

and to set up mechanised stone quarring 2008-09
etc.

26.

4. The West Bengal Projects Ltd.

1984

To produce china clay.

2008-09

27.

Group-VII Manufacturing
1. Lily Products Ltd.

1979

To manufacture biscuits etc.

2008-09
(P)

Group-VIII Chemicals
28.

1. Durgapur Chemicals Ltd.

1965

To produce phathalic anhydride

phenol, caustic soda etc.

2008-09

29.

2 Eastern Distilleries and

Chemicals Ltd.

1987

To manufacture country spirit,

coloured and flavoured spirit,
India made flavoured spirit,
India made foreign liquor,
denatured spirit, homoeo spirit etc.

2008-09

1968

To manufacture and distribute

pump sets and agricultural
engineering equipments to deal
with inputs like seeds, fertilizers and
pesticides etc.

Group - IX Agro Industries

30.

1.

West Bengal Agro Industries

Corpn. Ltd.

2008-09

131
TABLE 6.19-Contd.

(Rs. in Lakh)
State Govt. Fund
(up to the year)

Other sources
(up to the year)

No. of
employees

Profit(+)/Loss(-)

Share

Grant-in-aid

Loan

Share

Loan

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

488.35

2217.05

108.00

N.A.

4100.00

N.A.

4115.15

13774.22

443.07

5793.25

During the
year
(12)

Up to the
year
(13)

(during
the year)
(14)

(-) 314.92

(-) 2458.18

288

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

621

(-)1885.79

(-) 21605.08

413

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

1.00

N.A.

148.07

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

96

40201.37

6806.32

(-)854.39

(-)36322.00

320

20.00

1966.87

(+)11.21

(-)295.76

179

1522.84

(-)401.82

(-)6506.54

840.52

271

132
TABLE 6.19-Contd.

Running
Sl. no.

Group
Sl. no.

Name of the
Undertaking

Year of
formation

Objectives

Accounting
Year

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Group - IX Agro Industries

31.

2.

West Bengal Tea Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1976 To encourage the growth of tea

industry.

2008-09

32.

3.

West Bengal State Food Processing

and Horticulture Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1986 To carry on business of processing

fruits and vegetables.

2008-09
(P)

2008-09
(P)
2008-09

Group-X Transport
33.

1.

Calcutta State Transport Corpn.

1960 To run buses in Kolkata and suburbs.

34

2.

South Bengal State Transport

Corpn.

1963 To run buses in Durgapur and

different places from Durgapur.

35.

3.

North Bengal State Transport Corpn.

36.

4.

West Bengal Surface Transport Corpn.

Ltd.

1960 To run buses in North Bengal and

other places in West Bengal.
1989 To provide Ferry / bus service.

2008-09
(P)
2008-09
(P)

37.

5.

The Calcutta Tramways Co. Ltd.

1967 To provide Tram/bus service in

Kolkata and other places.

2008-09

38.

West Bengal Transport Infrastructure Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1996 To construct bus terminus,

flyover, dividers etc.

2008-09
(P)

Group-XI Development, Service and Misc.

39.

1.

West Bengal Film Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1980 To establish a colour film

laboratory with all allied
and ancillary facilities for
the processing and printing
of colour film.

2008-09

40.

2.

West Bengal Livestock

Processing Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1974 To process market products

based on livestock.

2008-09

41.

3.

West Bengal Fisheries Corpn. Ltd.

1980

To set up hatcheries in different

districts of West Bengal for raising
fish seed under the World Bank
aided fisheries project.

2008-09

133
TABLE 6.19-Contd.
(Rs. in Lakh)

Share

State Govt. Fund

(up to the year)
Grant-in-aid

Loan

(7)

(8)

(9)

Other sources
(up to the year)
Share
Loan

(12)

(13)

No. of
employees
(during
the year)

(10)

(11)

(14)

20.00

(-)1848.31

(-)12957.82

3196

(+)83.64

(+)48.95

26

3575.85

97.00

862.24

12599.43

20349.43

100.00

9228.94

(-)3923.00

(-)68808.18

6732

1100.93

36220.37

11221.17

2808.92

(-)2583.56

(-)32483.08

2702

587.04

76661.58

20771.35

482.52

30.00

(-)3268.06

(-)44221.60

4829

101.00

3579.95

8233.00

519.50

835.95

(-)1325.45

(-)9495.03

671

1038.54

(-)19522.81

(-)79513.95

6816

136.68

(+)200.05

(+)489.86

14.

1748.25

(-)387.53

(-)5119.98

62

(-)14.00
(P)

12

2040.13
5.00

8316.19

Profit(+)/Loss(-)
During the
Up to the
year
year

646.47

8992.00
45845.16
(During the year)
305.07

519.70

209.93

20.00

25.00

(+)20.00
(P)

200.00

806.77

(-)20.18

(-)355.27 87(Regular) +
36(Contractual)

134
TABLE 6.19-Contd.

Running
Sl. no.

Group
Sl. no.

Name of the
Undertaking

Year of
formation

Objectives

Accounting
Year

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Group-XI Development, Service and Misc.(Contd.)

42.

4.

West Bengal Dairy and Poultry Dev.

Corpn. Ltd.

1969

To promote and develop dairy

and poultry.

2008-09

43.

5.

West Bengal State Minor Irrigation

Corpn. Ltd.

1974

To execute minor irrigation

schemes in West Bengal.

2008-09

44.

6.

West Bengal Handicrafts Dev.

Corpn. Ltd.

1976

To promote and develop handicrafts.

2008-09
(P)

45.

7.

West Bengal Tourism Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1974

To promote and develop tourism

in West Bengal.

2008-09

46.

8.

West Bengal State Seed Corpn. Ltd.

1980

2008-09

47.

9.

West Bengal Forest Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1974

To carry on business as seed

merchants viz. to buy, sell grow
prepare for market, import, export
and deal in seeds of all varieties etc.
To develop forestry and wood
industry.

48.

10.

West Bengal State Warehousing

Corpn.

1957

To construct ware houses and

to let out spaces for warehousing.

2008-09

49.

11

W.B. Minorities Dev. & Finance

Corpn.

1996

To undertake the task of economic

welfare of the minorities through
Industrial commercial & cultural
activities.

2008-09

50.

12.

West Bengal Scheduled Castes

and Scheduled Tribes Dev. and
Finance Corpn.

1976

To promote economic welfare of

the scheduled castes and
scheduled tribes through industrial
and commercial activities.

2008-09

51.

13

West Bengal Small

Industries Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1961

To promote and render financial

and other assistance to small scale
industries.

2008-09

2008-09

135
TABLE 6.19-Contd.

Share

State Govt. Fund

(up to the year)
Grant-in-aid

Loan

(7)

(8)

(9)

709.84

194.44

1165.00

Other sources
(up to the year)
Share
Loan

Profit(+)/Loss(-)
During the
Up to the
year
year

(Rs. in Lakh)
No. of
employees
(during
the year)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(-)81.86

(-)314.85

175

2203.96

(-) 365.29

(-) 4385.56

114

1452.00

429.18

174.95

78.00

(-)52.20

(-) 1303.71

156

999.63

192.90

(+) 98.75

()670.98

450

250.00

1800.00

N.A.

N.A.

193

662.75

70.00

(+) 784.31

(+) 4155.09

936+ 126
(Deputation)

380.70

380.70

(+) 12.75

(+)35.99

143

8953.00

100.00

13723.00

(-)147.33

(-)508.53

37**

8757.00

440.00

6694.41

901.80

(+)72.37

(+)3931.65

262

2448.23

1279.33

(+)749.27

(-)3338.95

243

136
TABLE 6.19-Concld.

Running
Sl. no.

Group
Sl. no.

Name of the
Undertaking

Year of
formation

Objectives

Accounting
Year

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Group-XI Development, Service and Misc. (Concld.)

52.

14. The State Fisheries Dev.

Corpn. Ltd.

1966

To promote and develop

fisheries.

2008-09

53.

15. West Bengal Industrial Dev.

Corpn. Ltd.

1967

To promote industrial development

in the state and to implement
incentive scheme.

2008-09
(P)

54.

16. West Bengal Industrial Infrastructure Dev. Corpn.

1974

To develop industrial
infrastructure facilities
in three centres Haldia,
Kharagpur and Kalyani.

2008-09

55.

17. West Bengal Financial Corpn.

1954

To provide financial assistance

to industries.

2008-09

56.

18. Mackintosh Burn Ltd.

(Civil Construction)

1971

To conduct civil construction works.

2008-09

57.

19. West Bengal Housing Infrastructure

Dev. Corpn. Ltd.

1999

To develop a New Town

with a view to release the population pressure of the Metropolis.

2008-09

P = Provisional. N.A.= Not Available

* = Rs. 1150.00 lakh including share suspense A/c.
* = Including prior period adjustment
** = Employees including Temporary, Casuals & others.

137
TABLE 6.19- Concld.

State Govt. Fund

(up to the year)
Share
Grant-in-aid

Loan

Other sources
(up to the year)
Share
Loan

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

270.00

196.82

173.47

4.63

43593.46

2550.29

9633.60

10961.92

15.26
1385.00

Profit(+)/Loss(-)
During the
Up to the
year
year

(11)

(12)

(Rs. in Lakh)
No. of
employees
(during
the year)

(13)

(14)

(+)224.94

(-) 375.66

574

11568.71

(+)1761.84

(+)3098.31

116

(+)576.04

(+)2115.23

211

55.00

1192.54

46823.37

(+) 176.80

(-) 13193.00

224

156.94

15.89

2998.25

(+)1527.36

(+)6702.36

329

1968.47

165.00

(-)232.95 *

(+)1080.05

120

Source: Different Undertakings of the

State Government of West Bengal.

Generation
1. State Agencies
(i) W.B.S.E.D.C.L.
(ii) W.B.P.D.C.L.
(iii) D.P.L.
(iv)C.E.S.C.
(v) D.P.S.C.

R = Revised.

Total (1 + 2)

2. Central Agencies
(Power Stations
located in West
Bengal)
(i) N.T.P.C.
Farakka
(ii) D.V.C.
Durgapur
Maithan
Mezia Thermal
Power Centre

B.

9700.6
1470.8
112.2
4635.3

40820.9

15918.9

24902.0
508.0
15052.0
2028.0
7054.0
260.0

7616.0

(3)

2004-05

MU

MW

(2)

(1)

A. Installed Capacity
(at the end of the Period)

Unit

Particulars

44900.4

5884.0

11463.9
1800.0
85.0

19232.9

25667.5
482.0
15109.0
2176.0
7630.0
270.5

7616.0

(4)

2005-06

47623.5

8526.6

11739.4

20266.0

27357.5
780.6
16805.0
1569.0
7980.0
222.9

8934.2

(6)

2007-08(R)

47471.9

7445.0

10759.3

18204.3

29267.6
961.4
17149.6
3050.4
7900.0
206.2

9629.9

(7)

2008-09

(9)

2009-10

27368.3

5189.5

5908.7

11098.2

16270.1
547.1
9176.4
1660.0
4767.0
119.6

34691.7

6729.0

7251.5

13980.5

20711.2
735.4
13504.8
1584.9
4694.0
192.2

7979.4(R) 10089.7

(8)

2008-09

April to November

Source : Department of Power, Govt. of West Bengal.

45512.0

8329.9

11399.0

19728.9

25783.1
433.8
15613.9
1781.0
7702.0
252.4

7359.2

(5)

2006-07

Installed Capacity and Generation of Electricity in West Bengal

TABLE 7.0

138

139
.

TABLE 7.1
Achievement in Renewable Energy Development in West Bengal

Sl. No.

Sector

Unit
2006-07

(1)

(2)

1. Bio-gas(FamilyType)
2. Bio-gas(InstitutionalType)
3. WoodyBiomassGasifier
Power Plant
4. Rice Husk Biomass
GasifierPowerPlantunder
privatesector
5. SolarHomeLightingSystem
6. SolarThermal (WaterHeating
System)
7. SolarLantern
8. SolarStreet Light
9. Off-GridStandAlone
Solar PVPower Plant
10. MicroSolar PVPlant

(3)

2007-08

Achievement
2008-09
2009-10
Cumulative
(Upto Dec.09) (As on Dec.09)
(6)
(7)
(8)

(4)

(5)

Nos.
Nos.
Capacityin
KW
Capacityin
KW

8500

150

262390*

4000

10000
78

3280

275670
78
4000

3450

18000

18000

11500

47500

Nos.
M2

12000
40

11000
50

19783 (b)
24

160000
124

600
110

800
295

500
890

1000

2875
2300
1185

100

1000

50

58

108

250

2000

2000

110

2000

50

4000

8050

369817
12050

100

100

19. Battery-OperatedElectric
500
Vehicles
20. Solar Passive/Solar InteNos.

gratedBuildings
21. EnergyEducationPark
Nos.
5
22. Total FamiliesServedWith
PowerfromRenewable
Nos.

Energy Sources
23. CleanDevelopmentMechanism
Nos.

Project
24. Tidal PowerProject
Capacity inKW

500

5000

5500

27

11

5000

17500

25000

202500

3075

11. GridConnectedSolar
12. SolarWaterPump
13. WindFarmProject
14. WindDiesel Hybrid
Project
15. WindSolarhybridProject
16. ImprovedChullah
17. New Micro-Mini Hydel
Project
18. Renovation&Modernization
of oldhydel powerplant

Nos.
Nos.
Capacityin
KW
Capacityin
KW
Capacityin
KW
KW
Capacityin
KW
Capacityin
KW
Capacity inKW
Nos.
Capacityin
KW

149000(a)
50

Capacityin
KW
Nos.

* A significant number of ineffective bio-gas

systems had been revived during this year.

(a) As on 31.03.08; (b) Sanction received from MNRE
for 2009-10.

Source : West Bengal Renewable EnergyDevelopment Agency,

Deptt. of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal.

(2)

(1)

(3)

1990-91

2600.25

4. Leather and Leather Goods ++

32553.34

Total exports(including re-exports)

1788.71

690.90

(4)

2000-01

201356.45

150342.19

167.51

8645.47

8688.18

31033.49

Figures relate to machinery, transport equipment and metal

products (including Iron and steel), electronic
goods and computer related equipments.

++ Figures include footwear, travel goods and garments.

R =Revised.
P =Provisional.

23777.38

8.69

7. All Others

6. Coal, Lignite and Peat

937.80

3860.79

3. Engineering Goods +

5. Petroleum Products

1070.06

2. Tea

1. Jute Yarn and Manufactured Products 298.37

Commodities

Sl.No.

571779.29

337353.05

312.65

84520.15

13277.84

133167.69

1969.51

1178.40

(5)

2006-07

840755.06

572768.00

348.46

123397.91

14798.21

125377.82

2688.88

1375.78

(7)

2008-09

170.97

51399.48

7255.25

88446.83

1260.28

534.62

(9)

464450.34 372096.02

260305.22 223028.59

105.15

79925.80

6556.80

115404.22

1361.02

792.13

(8)

April to September
2008(R)
2009(P)

(Rs. in crore)

Source : Director General of Commercial Intelligence

and Statistics, Government of India.

655863.42

374519.08

276.82

114191.67

13673.80

149800.79

2034.17

1367.09

(6)

2007-08

Export of Important Commodities from India (Items with Special Bearing to West Bengal)

TABLE 8.0

140

43588

32

84
13741

14877
28679
43556

(15)

11114

3670
7444
11114

(6 )

287
15240

4537
10416
14953

(7 )

(17)

108

41792

111

13808
27873
41681

(18)

54220

219

17588
36413
54001

(19)

Kolkata Haldia Total

Dock
Dock
System Complex

2008-09

TABLE 8.1 (Concld.)

287
4126

867
2972
3839

(5 )

57329 12428

116

1990-91
Kolkata Haldia Total
Dock
Dock
System Complex

18361 3780
38852 8540
57213 12320

(16)

P = Provisional.
R = Revised.
Trust.
IWAI = Inland Waterways Authority of India.

Total Traffic

222
9512

2302
6988
9290

(4 )

Haldia Total
Dock
Complex

3484
10173
13657

(14)

(1 )

5446

222
4066

2007-08

1001
4445
5446

(3 )

1301
2543
3844

(2 )

Kolkata
Dock
System

Export Cargo
Import Cargo
Total Sea-borne Traffic
Inland Vessels Cargo/
IWAI Traffic

1980-81
Kolkata Haldia Total
Dock
Dock
System Complex

Items

Export Cargo
Import Cargo
Total Sea-borne Traffic
Inland Vessels Cargo/
IWAI Traffic
Total Traffic

(1 )

Items

192
30000

6731
23077
29808

(10)

82
12596

2786
9728
12514

(11)

(13)

8
90
42454 55050

13912 16698
28534 38262
42446 54960

(12)

Kolkata Haldia Total

Dock
Dock
System Complex

2006-07

(21)

Haldia
Dock
Complex

(22)

Total

(23)

(24)

(25)

Kolkata Haldia Total

Dock
Dock
System Complex

(In thousand tonnes)

April - October
2008-09(P)
2009-10(P)

22842

5592
17250
22842

(9 )

Haldia Total
Dock
Complex

2000-01

(In thousand tonnes)

37

107

89

89
Source : Kolkata Port

5502 (R ) 25293 30795 (R ) 7222 19755 26977

70

2155 (R ) 7650 9805 (R ) 2450 6405 8855

3277
17606 20883
4 68 3 13350 18033
5432 (R ) 25256 30688 (R ) 7133 19755 26888

(20)

Kolkata
Dock
System

192
7158

1139
5827
6966

(8 )

Kolkata
Dock
System

Cargo Handled at Kolkata Port

TABLE 8.1

141

142
TABLE 8.1 (a)
Participation of Kolkata Ports (Sea and Air) in the Foreign Trade of India
(Values in Rs. crore)
Period

All India

(1)

Through Kolkata Ports

(Sea and Air)

Share of Kolkata
Ports (Sea and Air)
in All India Foreign
Trade (Per cent)

Exports

Imports

Exports

Imports

Exports

Imports

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

1985-86

10894.59

19657.69

1151.04

1881.66

10.57

9.57

1990-91

32553.34

43192.86

1987.57

3219.92

6.11

7.45

1995-96

106353.37

122678.14

3672.13

6628.92

3.45

5.40

1996-97

118817.32

138919.88

3216.89

6523.70

2.71

4.70

1997-98

130100.64

154176.29

4975.87

6274.25

3.82

4.07

1998-99

139751.77

178331.69

5604.57

7971.13

4.01

4.47

1999-00

159095.20

215528.53

5742.18

8484.06

3.61

3.94

2000-01

201356.45

228306.64

7084.16

6465.06

3.52

2.83

2001-02

209017.97

245199.72

5536.81

7631.99

2.65

3.11

2002-03

255137.28

297205.87

7715.50

11488.83

3.02

3.87

2003-04

293366.75

359107.66

11823.19

15561.00

4.03

4.33

2006-07

571779.29

840506.31

18023.47

62003.44

3.15

7.26

2007-08

655863.42

1012311.70

19768.54

63661.94

3.01

6.29

2008-09

840755.06

137445.56

26444.05

84531.37

3.15

6.15

April to September
2008(R)

464450.34

790616.25

15379.29

53790.97

3.31

6.80

2009(P)

372096.02

603206.06

8312.85

35749.50

2.23

5.93

R=Revised.
P=Provisional.
Notes : (1) Portwise data on exports
and Imports are not generated
as part of the finalisation procedure
followed for the all India figures and
hence the figures for Kolkata Ports
(Sea and Air) are all provisional.
( 2 ) Exports include re-exports.

Source :Director General of Commercial

Intelligence and Statistics,
Government of India.

Freight (in tonnes)

Mail (in tonnes)

(ii)

(iii)

Freight (in tonnes)

Mail (in tonnes)

(ii)

(iii)

Number of passengers
Freight (in tonnes)
Mail (in tonnes)

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

3. Total Commercial Traffic

Number of passengers

(i)

2. Total Domestic Traffic

Number of passengers

(i)

3421

32981

2075075

2974

21549

1714739

447

11432

360336

(2)

(1)

1. Total International Traffic

1990-91

Particulars

4072

53850

2686400

3760

28780

2054842

312

25070

631558

(3)

2000-01

3471

83523

6002263

3206

47144

5197072

265

36379

805191

(5)

2006-07

3011

90909

7459232

2750

49905

6451730

261

41004

1007502

(6)

2007-08

2934

89870

6989919

2638

49127

5987750

296

40743

1002169

(7)

2008-09

Source : Department of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India.

4287

74499

4406795

4016

42335

3664548

271

32164

742247

(4)

2005-06

Traffic Movement at Kolkata Airport

TABLE 8.2

143

144
TABLE 9.0
Districtwise Spread of Scheduled Commercial Bank Offices in West Bengal
(As at the end of June)
Number of Offices

Average population per Bank

Office (in thousand)

District
1991 2001 2007

2008

2009

1991** 2001***

2007

2008 2009

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Burdwan

357

373

399

427

440

17

19

19

18

17

Birbhum

172

174

175

181

183

15

17

19

19

19

Bankura

164

166

169

173

175

17

19

20

20

20

470
Paschim Medinipur }

199

204

209

480

298

304

309

18

20

21

21

21

Howrah

210

220

235

242

252

18

19

20

20

19

Hooghly

238

252

266

281

294

18

21

20

19

North 24-Parganas 333

375

434

472

493

22

24

23

22

21

South 24-Parganas 232

235

249

270

280

25

29

31

29

29

1096 1123

Purba Medinipur

Kolkata

907

Nadia

179

180

186

195

201

21

26

28

27

27

Murshidabad

219

221

226

230

234

22

27

30

30

30

83

83

85

89

29

34

35

34

64

66
154

68

23

26

26

26

154

19

23

25

25

26

Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur

144

988 1063

20

22

Malda

140

146

65
152

Jalpaiguri

132

136

141

146

146

21

25

27

27

27

Darjeeling

96

109

125

133

142

14

15

15

14

14

Cooch Behar

108

110

112

115

120

20

23

24

24

23

Purulia

111

112

114

118

121

20

23

24

24

23

West Bengal

4212

4424 4691

4892 5033

16

18

18

18

Note :Average population per Bank

Office is based on estimated
population as on end of June.
** As per 1991 Census population.
** * As per 2001 Census population.

19

Source : Quarterly Statistics on Deposits

and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks, Reserve Bank of
India.

145
TABLE 9.1
Statewise Distribution of Scheduled Commercial Bank Offices in India
(As at the end of June)
Number of Offices

Average population per Bank

Office (in thousand)

State
1991
(1)
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Goa
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
India

2001 2007

2008

2009

1991** 2001*** 2007

2008 2009

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

4607
68
1214
4854
3382

1265
730
781
4275
2849
4342
5591
87
162
73
70
2084
2114
3049
28
4301
177
8460
4212

5171
69
1237
3561
3670
323
1516
781
819
4761
3298
3456
6294
78
179
78
69
2220
2534
3323
47
4785
179
8155
4424

5683
72
1279
3623
3897
364
1852
865
875
5209
3712
3564
6720
77
189
79
78
2402
2904
3569
63
5128
188
8642
4691

6147
74
1325
3721
4156
391
2026
907
932
5504
3920
3757
7087
78
190
90
80
2555
3109
3757
71
5534
201
9249
4892

6549
78
1376
3840
4338
406
2178
955
978
5761
4058
3965
7520
81
201
93
85
2699
3294
3926
72
5901
214
9672
5033

14
13
18
18
12

13
7
10
11
10
15
14
21
11
10
17
15
9
14
15
13
16
16
16

15
16
22
23
14
4
14
8
13
11
10
17
15
31
13
11
29
17
10
17
11
13
18
20
18

14
17
23
26
14
4
13
8
14
11
9
19
16
34
13
12
28
17
9
18
9
13
19
22
19

13
16
22
13
14
4
12
7
12
10
9
18
15
30
13
11
27
16
9
17
8
12
17
21
18

13
16
22
25
13
4
11
7
12
10
8
18
15
30
13
11
26
15
8
17
8
11
17
20
18

60430 66119 71497 76003 79933

14

16

16

15

15

Note : Average population per Bank Office

is based on Registrar Generals
estimates of population as on 1st October.
** As per 1991 Census population.
***As per 2001 Census population.

Source

(10) (11)

: Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of

Scheduled Commercial Banks, Reserve Bank
of India,

146
TABLE 9.2
Statewise Distribution of Deposits and Advances of Scheduled Commercial Banks in India
(As on last Friday of June, 2009)

Region/State/Union Territory

Number of
Offices

Deposits
(In Rupees
Crore)
(3)

Advances
(In Rupees
Crore)
(4)

Percentage of
advances to
deposits
(5)

(1)

(2)
2178
955
978
3294
3926
258
2161
13750

89004
23469
28647
121312
93325
27153
523385
906295

54468
9236
14063
78334
74243
34578
329874
594796

61.19
39.35
49.10
64.57
79.55
127.34
63.02
65.62

1376
81
201
85
214
78
93
2128

39858
1980
6480
3291
6362
3620
1666
63256

15235
946
1641
1091
1885
785
1028
22612

38.22
47.78
25.32
33.15
29.63
21.68
61.70
35.75

3840
2699
5033
37
72
1721
13402

85001
70366
235298
1400
2484
54340
448890

23707
35455
135862
456
1013
17410
213904

27.89
50.38
57.74
32.57
40.78
32.03
47.65

3965
9672
1221
1085
15943

100580
271338
38455
44385
454757

60195
110900
19764
11806
202664

59.85
40.87
51.39
26.60
44.56

I. Northern Region
(1) Haryana
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Jammu and Kashmir
(4) Punjab
(5) Rajasthan
(6) Chandigarh
(7) Delhi
Total of Northern Region
II. North Eastern Region
(1) Assam
(2) Manipur
(3) Meghalaya
(4) Nagaland
(5) Tripura
(6) Arunachal Pradesh
(7) Mizoram
Total of North Eastern Region
III. Eastern Region
(1) Bihar
(2) Orissa
(3) West Bengal
(4) Andaman & Nicober Islands
(5) Sikkim
(6) Jharkhand
Total of Eastern Region
IV. Central Region
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Chhattisgarh
(4) Uttaranchal
Total of Central Region

147
TABLE 9.2Concld.
Region/State/Union Territory

Number of
Offices

Deposits
(In Rupees
Crore)

Advances
(In Rupees
Crore)

Percentage of
advances to
deposits

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

V. Western Region
(1) Gujarat
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(4) Goa
(5) Daman and Diu
Total of Western Region

4338
7520
24
406
19
12302

187973
1020065
857
25261
1296
1235452

116447
870328
164
5841
254
993035

61.95
85.32
19.13
23.12
19.60
80.38

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala
(4) Tamil Nadu
(5) Pondicherry
(6) Lakshadwip
Total of Southern Region

6549
5761
4058
5901
123
11
22403

212853
257583
135833
244390
5543
473
856674

213279
193824
81272
270074
2867
26
761341

100.20
75.25
59.83
110.51
51.72
5.50
88.87

All India

79933

3965322

2788351

70.32

VI. Southern Region

Source :

Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and

Credit of Scheduled Commercial
Banks, Reserve Bank of India,
June, 2009.

148
TABLE 9.3
Cheque Clearance at Kolkata and Mumbai

Year
(1)

Number
(In thousand)
Kolkata
Mumbai
(2)

(3)

1980-81

19300

66200

1985-86

39200

1990-91

Amount
(Rs in Crore)
Kolkata
Mumbai
(5)

(6)

(7)

21324

56379

29

38

61600

43024

113977

64

39

32800

125300

104051

1182587

26

1995-96

43500

160900

204398

2375141

27

1996-97

31200

173900

137981

3070602

18

1997-98

50700

179400

251088

3806421

28

1998-99

49700

179100

268759

4252073

28

1999-00

51200

180000

318420

5587215

28

2000-01

51900

173500

365280

6667989

30

2001-02

52300

167900

373131

8217816

31

2002-03

53100

201900

419164

7694748

26

2003-04

47000

216200

465308

5511293

22

2004-05

59987

230410

560660

3753670

26

15

2005-06

64240

239192

658640

3342829

27

20

2006-07

68419

251827

682358

3319090

27

21

2007-08

73050

265160

778304

3685407

28

21

2008-09(P)

69230

251270

753068

2799765

28

27

P= Provisional

(4)

Index of Kolkata
with base Mumbai=100
Number
Amount

Source : Reserve Bank of India Bulletin.

Current

836196
154058
441296
788694
817829
194751
6770493
10003317
448323
57894
54669
70293
84705
42169
21916
779968
2475242
13701
14774
595211
850217
592460
4541605

362
13
24
15
47
13
4
478
1162
10
4
228
529
311
2245

(3)

Amount

794
208
456
1282
815
118
1474
5147

No. of
Accounts
(2)

(1)
I. Northern Region
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Punjab
Rajasthan
Chandigarh
Delhi
Total of Northern Region
II. North Eastern Region
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
Mizoram
Total of North Eastern Region
III. Eastern Region
West Bengal
Andaman & Nicober Islands
Sikkim
Jharkhand
Bihar
Orissa
Total of Eastern Region

State

28227
188
201
8479
18199
10944
66237

7483
328
640
323
979
337
237
10328

11390
3150
4388
17553
18291
1431
15155
71358

No. of
Accounts
(4)
(5)

Amount

5209607
43496
51806
1717371
3594619
1810268
12427167

1205168
79929
153173
79705
171226
105021
60467
1854690

2721841
565633
970119
3740658
2613590
486695
5539563
16638099

Savings

12248
33
44
2434
4357
3395
22511

1928
39
151
63
331
86
15
2614

2943
1597
1710
5527
4877
587
5804
23045

No. of
Accounts
(6)
(7)

Amount

11398615
56205
143998
2016536
2347599
2985054
18948008

1451582
40649
243321
104431
207621
110331
55179
2213112

3889223
1200342
1101173
5481744
3847360
1645601
30514423
47679867

Term

41637
232
249
11140
23085
14650
90993

9773
380
816
401
1358
436
255
13419

15127
4955
6554
24362
23983
2136
22433
99551

No. of
Accounts
(8)

Total

19083465
113402
210577
4329118
6792436
5387782
35916780

3105073
178472
451162
254429
463551
257520
137562
4847770

7447260
1920032
2512588
10011096
7278779
2327048
42824479
74321282

(9)

Amount

Number of Accounts in thousand

(Amount in Rs lakh)

Statewise Distribution of Deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks According to Type of Account

(As on last Friday of March,2008)

TABLE 9.4

149

No. of
Accounts
(2)

IV. Central Region

Madhya Pradesh
661
Uttar Pradesh
1672
Chhattisgarh
232
Uttaranchal
203
Total of Central Region
2768
V. Western Region
Gujarat
1193
Maharashtra
3281
Goa
109
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
16
Daman & Diu
10
Total of Western Region
4609
VI. Southern Region
Andhra Pradesh
1440
Karnataka
1454
Kerala
1272
Tamil Nadu
2262
Lakshadweep
1
Pondicherry
61
Total of South Eastern Region 6490
All- India
21736

(1)

State

22675
44252
1924
140
124
69114
38562
29041
19917
33275
34
817
121647
429135

1611963
16770879
149099
14652
11072
18557665
2145830
2367916
770762
2500592
1740
43670
7830511
45314069

No. of
Accounts
(4)
16062
64883
4970
4537
90450

(3)

Amount
(5)

Amount

4910902
5002996
3038070
5527816
11831
154522
18646136
80541170

4326527
11616855
445045
27723
33115
16449265

2931123
9368111
1181443
1045138
14525814

Savings

902121
2017172
410803
270907
3601003

Current

TABLE 9.4-Concld.

10192
8585
6260
9720
3
171
34930
130787

9104
15719
1045
24
67
25960

5463
13479
1366
1420
21728

No. of
Accounts
(6)

9120786
57879137
1259853
20090
65584
68345450

4304916
10092481
1506950
2354554
18258901

(7)

Amount

Source

10807994
13589972
7183087
11827015
19315
266658
43694040
199139378

Term

17864726
20960885
10991919
19855422
32885
464850
70170686
324994617

15059276
86266872
1853997
62465
109771
103352380

8138161
21477764
3099196
3670599
36385719

(9)

Amount

Basic Statistical Returns,

Reserve Bank of India, 2009.

50194
39080
27449
45257
38
1049
163067
581658

32972
63252
3078
180
200
99683

22185
80034
6567
6159
114946

No. of
Accounts
(8)

Total

Number of Accounts in thousand

(Amount in Rs.lakh)

150

151
TABLE 9.5
Occupation-wise Classification of Outstanding Credit of
Scheduled Commercial Banks in West Bengal
(As on last Friday of March, 2008)
(Amount in Rs.lakh)

I.

Occupation

Number of
Accounts

Credit
Limit

Amount
Outstanding

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

...
...
...

1274808
1229108
45700

1233161
848596
384565

940252
645935
294316

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

388138
971
110784
40789
113
1344
807
318
67413
850
43506
6844
8201
9101
19360
4384
4857
3008
8559
395
44
5134
68
2918
351
2042
35402
2294
439
32669

8167131
167426
764308
143229
203880
26820
275475
17552
97352
57066
415292
91388
99623
6534
217747
134039
144426
118468
432237
119143
15303
41030
3650
253111
397778
191160
2242913
1874246
172554
196113

5385854
100765
538357
102139
136100
23525
189912
16013
70668
30424
283353
74263
76200
4823
128067
98132
99415
93518
290172
69774
14659
36853
2734
166152
237832
146039
1432119
1162759
111867
157493

Agriculture
1. Direct Finance
2. Indirect Finance

...
...
...

...
...
...

II. Industry
...
...
1. Mining and Quarrying
...
2. Food Manufacturing and Processing ...
(a)Rice, Flour and Dal Mills
...
(b)Sugar
...
...
(c)Edible Oils and Vanaspati
...
(d)Tea Processing ...
...
(e)Processing of Fruits and Vegetables
(f)Others
...
...
3. Beverage and Tobacco
...
4. Textiles
...
...
(a)Cotton Textiles ...
...
(b)Jute and other Natural Fibre Textiles
(c)Handloom Textiles and Khadi
...
(d)Other Textiles & Textile Products ...
5. Paper, Paper Products and Printing ...
6. Leather and Leather Products
...
7. Rubber and Plastic Products
...
8. Chemicals and Chemical Products ...
(a)Heavy Industrial Chemicals
...
(b)Fertilisers
...
...
(c)Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
...
(d)Non-edible Oils ...
...
(e)Other Chemical and Chemical Products
9. Petroleum, Coal Products and Nuclear Fuels
10. Manufacture of Cement and Cement Products
11. Basic Metals and Metal Products ...
(a)Iron and Steel ...
...
(b)Non-Ferrous Metals
...
(c) Metal Products ...
...

152
TABLE 9.5Concld.
(Amount in Rs. lakh )

12.

Occupation

Number of
Accounts

Credit
Limit

Amount
Outstanding

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Engineering

...

...

...

13632

672955

482452

(a) Heavy Engineering ...

...

...

1511

73018

55710

(b) Light Engineering

...

...

7795

290837

208169

(c) Electrical Machinery & Goods ...

...

2608

226481

162084

(d) Electronic Machinery & Goods ...

...

1718

82619

56489

14.

Vehicles, Vehicle Parts and Transport

Equipments
...
...
Other Industries
...
...

...
...

2901
138262

100275
462688

83439
320607

15.

Electricity, Gas and Water

13.

...

...

249

542993

236684

(a) Electricity, Generation and Transmission

...

...

153

528377

229489

(b) Non-Conventional Energy

...

...

24

11408

5620

(c) Gas, Steam and Water Supply ...

...

72

3208

1574

Construction

...

...

...

18380

1323108

912547

III.

Transport Operators

...

...

...

54123

256322

201839

IV.

Professional and other Services

...

...

141577

1318132

944359

Personal Loans

...

...

1314276

2871789

2105219

1. Loans for purchase of Consumer durables

...

104529

94386

72351

2. Loans for Housing

16.

V.

...

...

...

279915

1243793

1053379

3. Rest of the Personal Loan

...

...

929832

1533610

979489

Trade

...

...

...

549129

1897310

1556211

1. Wholesale Trade

...

...

...

32135

880470

751558

2. Retail Trade

...

...

...

516994

1016840

804653

VII.

Finance

...

...

...

10402

971166

785941

VIII.

All Others

...

...

...

371084

799528

631475

Total Bank Credit of which ...

...

...

4103537

17514539

12551150

V I.

...

Source : Basic Statistical Returns,

Reserve Bank of India, 2009.

125644
2809620
1354771
462450
11388229

III. Transport Operators

IV. Personal Loans and

Professional Services

V. Trade

VI. All Others

Total

C.L. = Credit limit.

A.O. = Amount outstanding.

513399

5156320

II. Industry

Of which Small Scale

Industry and Artisans
and Village Industries

752453

(2)

(1)

I. Agriculture

Credit
Limit

Occupation

420356

7739106

252791

1005180

2133765

98355

3338107

595673

(3)

Amount
Outstanding

2006

81.88

67.96

54.66

74.20

75.94

78.28

64.74

79.16

(4)

% of A.O.
to C.L.

2179522

2261924

563770

98114

4415120

815019

(6)

Amount
Outstanding

650034

528276

16469771 10333469

3307801

2874583

1515245

127179

7648924

996039

(5)

Credit
Limit

2007

81.27

62.74

65.89

78.69

37.21

77.15

57.72

81.83

(7)

% of A.O.
to C.L.

Source

..

16543373

799528

1897310

4189921

256322

8167131

1233161

(8)

Credit
Limit

Outstanding Amount as a Percentage to Bank Credit Limit in West Bengal

(As on last Friday of March)

TABLE 9.5 (a)

. .

71.12

78.98

82.02

72.78

78.74

65.94

76.25

(10)

: Basic Statistical Returns,

Reserve Bank of India, 2009.

. .

11765209

631475

1556211

3049578

201839

5385854

940252

(9)

Amount
% of A.O.
Outstanding to C.L.

2008

(Amount in Rs. lakh)

153

48.86
994
31335
12021
38.36
1861
134883
93796
69.54
4338
187973
116447
61.95

36.68
619
20677
5792
28.01
2104
185641
119440
64.34
5033
235298
135862
57.74

85.32

7520
1020065
870328

86.59

3954
966847
837151

54.92

1428
33792
18560

75.24

2138
19426
14616

(4)

Maharashtra

59.83

4058
135833
81272

70.49

1015
55941
39433

51.18

2709
74197
37971

67.92

334
5695
3868

(5)

Kerala

Notes : (a) Rural includes all centres with Population 10,000 or less.
(b) Semi-Urban includes all centres with population over 10,000 and upto one lakh.
(c) Urban Group covers centres having population over one lakh and upto ten lakhs
and Metropolitan includes centres with population over ten lakhs.

1483
21754
10630

(3)

Gujarat

2310
28980
10630

(2)

(1)

Rural
Number of Offices
...
Deposits
...
Advances
...
Percentage of Advances to
Deposits
...
Semi Urban
Number of offices
...
Deposits
...
Advances
...
Percentage of Advances to
Deposits
...
Urban/Metropolitan
Number of offices
...
Deposits
...
Advances
...
Percentage of Advances to
Deposits
...
Total
Number of offices
...
Deposits
...
Advances
...
Percentage of Advances to
Deposits
...

West Bengal

Particulars

110.51

5901
244390
270074

121.35

2344
174882
212217

80.00

1848
47064
37651

90.03

1709
22443
20206

(6)

Tamil Nadu

40.87

9672
271338
110900

3897

3074
176952
68963

40.65

1787
41097
16704

47.35

4811
53289
25233

(8)

Uttar Pradesh

70.32

79933
3965322
2788351

75.43

29210
3061820
2309438

49.58

19057
537693
266597

58.04

31666
365809
212315

(9)

All India

(Amount in Rs. crore )

Source : Quarterly Statistics on Deposits

and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks,June2009,Reserve
Bank of India.

64.57

3294
121312
78334

80.73

1187
61285
49478

45.35

978
35092
15913

51.91

1129
24935
12943

(7)

Punjab

TABLE 9.6
Deposits and Advances of Scheduled Commercial Banks in Some Major States in India
( As on last Friday of June, 2009)

154

(2)
148
135
223
...
79
46
148
107
90
116
160
242
143
107
94
158
196
65
53
2310

(1)
Bankura
Birbhum
Burdwan
Kolkata
Cooch-Behar
Darjeeling
Hooghly
Howrah
Jalpaiguri
Malda
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Murshidabad
Nadia
Purulia
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
West Bengal
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

No. of
offices

District

(3)
1643
1435
3430
...
418
445
2362
2178
958
1017
2145
2366
1311
1444
1092
2572
3135
633
398
28982

Deposits

(4)
479
436
1133
...
331
165
662
419
435
519
725
1080
559
486
201
739
1644
326
291
10630

Advances

Rural

(5)
29.15
30.38
33.03
...
79.19
37.08
28.03
19.24
45.41
51.03
33.80
45.65
42.64
33.66
18.41
28.73
52.44
51.50
73.12
36.68

Percentage of
advances to
deposits
(6)
12
48
49
...
41
16
59
32
34
27
25
18
65
66
12
39
62
10
4
619

No. of
offices
(7)
374
1686
2249
...
1021
544
2054
1205
872
706
923
576
1291
2298
346
2246
2063
157
63
20674

Deposits

(8)
129
480
605
...
443
173
652
206
354
224
309
199
455
546
47
372
466
90
44
5794

Advances

Semi-Urban

(9)
34.39
28.57
26.90
...
43.39
31.80
31.74
17.10
40.60
31.73
33.48
34.55
35.24
23.80
13.58
16.56
22.59
57.32
69.84
28.02

Percentage of
advances to
deposits

(Amount in Rs.Crore)

Distribution of Deposits and Advances of Scheduled Commercial Banks in West Bengal by District
(As at the end of June, 2009)

TABLE 9.7

155

185640

2104

119437

(12)
198
3011
104259
2062
767
1821
351
269
368
885
426
358
198
4020
110
227
107

Advances

64.34

Percentage of
advances to
deposits
(13)
21.95
31.03
81.97
62.56
16.78
29.74
36.04
49.09
24.16
32.61
31.84
30.21
26.29
17.61
10.58
44.51
24.65

Notes :(a) Rural includes all centres with population 10,000 or less.
( b ) Semi-Urban includes all centres with population
over 10,000 and upto one lakh.
(c) Urban covers centres having population over one lakh and upto
ten lakhs and Metropolitan includes centres with population over ten lakhs.

(11)
902
9705
127191
3296
4572
6123
974
548
1523
2714
1338
1185
753
22832
1040
510
434

(10)
15
168
1123
80
87
113
22
11
24
49
26
28
15
296
22
14
11

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

(1)
Bankura
Birbhum
Burdwan
Kolkata
Cooch-Behar
Darjeeling
Hooghly
Howrah
Jalpaiguri
Malda
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Murshidabad
Nadia
Purulia
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
West Bengal

Deposits

No. of
offices

District

Urban/Metropolitan

TABLE 9.7Concld.

5033

(14)
175
183
440
1123
120
142
294
252
146
154
209
309
234
201
121
493
280
89
68

No. of
offices

135862

(16)
806
916
4749
104259
774
2400
2082
2446
1141
1012
1403
2163
1440
1390
446
5131
2220
643
442

Advances

57.74

Percentage of
advances to
deposits
(17)
27.61
29.35
30.87
81.97
53.79
56.01
23.16
25.73
40.69
44.58
30.55
38.24
36.55
28.21
20.36
18.56
35.59
49.46
49.39
Source : Department of Statistical Analysis
and Computer Services, Mumbai,
Reserve Bank of India.

235298

(15)
2919
3121
15384
127191
1439
4285
8988
9506
2804
2270
4592
5657
3940
4927
2191
27650
6238
1300
895

Deposits

Total

(Amount in Rs.Crore)

156

2. N. Central Zone
(a) Uttar Pradesh

3. Eastern Zone
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Bihar
(d) Manipur
(e) Meghalaya
(f)
Mizoram
(g) Nagaland
(h) Orissa
(i)
Sikkim
(j)
Tripura
(k) West Bengal
(l)
Jharkhand
Total

Total

10272.00
393220.00
678801.00
38264.00
36601.00
57498.00
73617.00
401093.00
31335.00
67185.00
1740718.00
66395.00
3594999.00

1697445.00

119473.00

1577972.00

Total

Uttaranchal

791117.00

Chattisgarh

(b)

(b)

58802.00

Madhya Pradesh

(a)

732315.00

(2)

(1)

1. Central Zone

Total book
value
of investments
and loans
outstanding

Zones and States

2007

0.04
1.44
2.48
0.14
0.13
0.21
0.27
1.47
0.11
0.25
6.36
0.24
13.14

6.20

0.44

5.77

2.89

0.21

2.68

Percentage of
investments in
the Zones/the
States to the
total
investments
(3)

13069.27
261979.70
348477.38
37653.50
46366.07
61802.64
90060.45
339265.08
38855.61
64242.32
1480864.75
87279.17
2869915.94

1018084.57

156276.68

861807.89

608708.22

57131.15

551577.07

0.04
0.77
1.02
0.11
0.14
0.18
0.26
0.99
0.11
0.19
4.33
0.26
8.40

2.98

0.46

2.52

1.78

0.17

1.61

2008
Percentage of
Total book
investments in
value
of investments the Zones/the
States to the
and loans
total
outstanding
investments
(5)
(4)

12684.99
248547.73
305645.39
35896.77
40682.55
66377.02
90409.49
325467.59
37738.90
59503.87
1775915.67
117572.95
3116442.92

1262762.33

168244.31

1094518.02

781655.68

71155.18

710500.50

0.03
0.56
0.69
0.08
0.09
0.15
0.20
0.73
0.08
0.13
3.99
0.26
6.99

2.84

0.38

2.46

1.75

0.16

1.59

2009
Percentage of
Total book
investments in
value
of investments the Zones/the
States to the
and loans
total
outstanding
investments
(6)
(7)

Zonewise and Statewise Distribution of Investment in India by Life Insurance Corporation

( As on 31st March )
( Amount in Rs. lakh )

TABLE 9.8

157

* including Daman

4. Northern Zone
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Delhi
(c) Haryana
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Jammu & Kashmir
(f) Punjab
(g) Rajasthan
Total
5. S. Central Zone
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
Total
6. Southern Zone
(a) Kerala
(b) Pandicherry
(c) Tamil Nadu
Total
7. Western Zone
(a) Goa*
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Dadra Nagar
Total
8.
Central Government
All India

(1)

Zones and States

0.11
12.60
1.30
1.51
0.76
1.90
2.77
20.96
3.82
4.37
8.19
2.63
0.01
3.67
6.31
0.16
10.52
31.63

42.30

100.00

31214.00
3447717.00
355250.00
413003.00
208181.00
520376.00
758706.00
5734447.00
1044512.00
1195564.00
2240076.00
719829.00
3188.00
1004623.00
1727640.00
42628.00
2877064.00
8652969.00

11572661.00

27358385.00

2 00 7
Total book
Percentage of
value
investments in
of investments the Zones/the
and loans
States to the
outstanding
total
investments
(2)
(3)

38529.76
1703786.22
12423223.18
4752.93
14170292.09
2217973.08
34212100.73

772432.50
3913.57
1205127.35
1981473.42

1193728.70
1350005.65
2543734

846.49
6216301.75
576858.44
388966.79
231871.40
538086.83
848987.36
8801919.06

(4)

47343.84
1478944.89
19476312.27
9372.80
21011973.79
2425762.48
44550548.67

882005.33
3746.09
1152398.31
2038149.73

1378542.40
1641040.33
3019582.73

763.16
7312244.35
1606773.69
362139.69
241164.25
511918.30
859215.58
10894219.02

(6)

Total book
value
of investments
and loans
outstanding

0.11
3.32
43.72
0.02
47.17
5.44
100.00

1.98
0.01
2.59
4.58

3.09
3.68
6.77

0.00
16.41
3.61
0.81
0.54
1.15
1.93
24.45

Percentage of
investments in
the Zones/the
States to the
total
investments
(7)

2009

(Amount in Rs. lakh)

Source : Life I nsurance Corporation of India.

0.11
4.98
36.31
0.01
41.41
6.48
100.00

2.26
0.01
3.52
5.79

3.49
3.95
7.44

0.00
18.17
1.69
1.14
0.68
1.57
2.48
25.73

Percentage of
investments in
the Zones/the
States to the
total
investments
(5)

2008
Total book
value
of investments
and loans
outstanding

TABLE 9.8- Concld.

158

159

Year

TABLE 9.9
Life Insurance Business in West Bengal
New Business (Excluding Group Business)
No. of
Sum
Single
First year
Policies
Assured
Premium
Premium
(Rs. in lakhs)
(Rs. in
Income
thousands)
(Rs. in lakhs)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1985-86

307054

58044

1990-91

731780

208199

100****

1995-96

1038758

407342

240**

2000-01

2039908

1085263

2001-02

2332452

2002-03
2003-04

Yearly
Renewal
Premium
Income
(Rs. in lakhs)**

(5)

(6)

2650

12272

9404

31293

19395

80691

1859198

58329

189122

1622965

6456007

90630

230770

2671744

1539942

3701561

87322

304136

2718929

1670214

1178713

912543

65927

. .*

2004-05

2456160

1518281

1631016

92139

426011

2005-06

3295623

2731836

5165947

137915

484994

2006-07

3345882

1970915

15092750

98409

512031

2007-08

3603446

1948980

18653897

169494

658773

2008-09

3839879

2861461

21214361

146218

758685

Note :Including Andaman and Nicobar

Source : Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Islands and Sikkim
* The increase in amount is due to introduction of a
new plan Bima Nivesh which is sold only in single
premium mode, no other mode ( Mly/Qly/Hly/Yly )
of payment is allowed under this plan.
** Only Renewal Premium Income for Ordinary Policies have
been taken into account.

(1)
218
476
931
1002
1037
1098
1136
1210
1146
1120
1123
1189
1188
1205
1205
1228
1207
1235
1225
1207

(2)

Year/Month

1980-81
1990-91
2000-01
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2008 - January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Food
Articles

195
692
1771
2356
2344
2431
2532
2731
2553
2545
2548
2531
2513
2594
2622
2644
2646
2645
2650
2666

(3)

Liquor
and
Tobacco

373
1021
2592
3481
3638
3748
3784
4171
3985
3995
4014
4017
4034
4158
4148
4231
4230
4143
4225
4174

(4)

Fuel, Power,
Light and
Lubricants

265
713
1718
2131
2279
2350
2172
2479
2153
2131
2210
2254
2297
2297
2351
2390
2417
2477
2549
2616

(5)
367
579
1323
1488
1249
1366
1397
1368
1360
1371
1387
1387
1387
1387
1375
1362
1396
1374
1379
1354

(6)
182
383
744
811
900
957
928
1032
967
928
921
921
958
961
954
982
1027
1046
1086
1086

(7)
200
403
802
879
935
998
975
1065
1007
973
968
968
1001
1004
996
1020
1064
1079
1115
1113

(8)

Kolkata
Industrial
Manufactured Articles
Raw
Intermediate Finished Combined
Materials
Products
Products

TABLE 10.0
Index Number of Wholesale Prices in Kolkata and India
(Base : 1970-71 = 100)

225
510
1084
1254
1317
1383
1373
1501
1399
1373
1382
1415
1432
1450
1453
1481
1493
1513
1536
1533

(9)

257
514
1086
1305
1363
1437
1504
1631
1520
1533
1572
1593
1611
1655
1673
1681
1683
1666
1633
1606

(10)

All
All
Combined Combined

India

160

1187
1290
1328
1328
1338
1378
1404
1455
1490
1479

March

April

May

June

July

August

September(P)

October(P)

November(P)

December(P)

3056

3014

3025

3031

3019

3018

3014

3014

3147

3164

3056

3038

(3)

Liquor
and
Tobacco

4281

4281

4283

4296

4286

4268

4224

4224

4212

4209

4207

4273

(4)

Fuel, Power,
Light and
Lubricants

P = Provisional.
Notes:(i) All India figures upto January 2000 are converted
from All India WSPI in the base 1981-82=100.
From February 2000, figures are converted from
the new series of WSPI in the base 1993-94=100.
(ii) Figures for Kolkata are converted from WSPI
for Kolkata in the base 1952-53 = 100.

1221

February

(1)
1225

(2)

Year / Month

2009 - January

Food
Articles

3130

2938

2929

2824

2914

3162

3102

2967

2870

2750

2628

2717

(5)

Sources :

1495

1428

1389

1367

1370

1366

1369

1376

1377

1343

1341

1331

(6)

1391

1338

1276

1244

1216

1251

1244

1209

1181

1147

1134

1144

(8)

1829

1789

1749

1704

1692

1717

1701

1672

1635

1567

1558

1578

(9)

1718

1711

1690

1691

1679

1664

1638

1633

1614

1591

1587

1596

(10)

All
All
Combined Combined

India

(1) Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics,

Government of West Bengal.
(2) Economic Adviser, Ministry of Industry,
Government of India.
(3) Monthly Review of the Indian Economy,
C.M.I.E.

1380

1328

1264

1230

1199

1238

1230

1191

1159

1126

1111

1123

(7)

Kolkat a
Industrial
Manufactured Articles
Raw
Intermediate Finished Combined
Materials
Products
Products

TABLE 10.0Concld.

161

135.2
193.4
336.4
454.6
420.6
453.2
473.1
465.4
443.3
476.2
482.3
479.2
472.0
471.7
469.7
476.7
483.3
439.6
443.9
444.8
445.4

782.8
752.0
719.0
739.2
716.9
718.6
784.1
778.3
770.7
786.5
775.7
752.1

(3)

Food
grains

152.4
255.5
447.7
633.2
721.7
725.7
797.5
756.3
905.5

(2)

(1)

1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2008
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Food
articles

Year/Month

391.8
392.3
392.5
392.3
392.6
389.1
390.8
392.8
338.6
338.7
339.7
340.6

133.8
188.7
328.3
449.4
390.2
394.5
394.9
374.3
315.8

(4)

Cereals

938.0
974.2
952.9
907.6
904.2
909.9
946.4
977.5
991.5
1019.3
1019.6
1018.6

142.8
218.9
380.7
483.5
586.9
774.0
900.1
963.3
1139.9

(5)

Pulses

1330.6
1264.6
1198.1
1195.4
1142.1
1141.8
1395.9
1355.4
1396.6
1422.9
1395.9
1331.3

159.9
339.9
700.3
953.1
1417.8
1254.0
1398.6
1297.6
1732.3

(6)

1296.9
1220.6
1072.5
1024.3
972.0
969.2
966.9
975.2
970.2
965.1
938.1
903.0

195.3
269.2
480.6
961.8
660.8
972.4
1254.6
1022.8
1271.9

(7)

592.4
509.0
494.6
723.4
692.4
717.8
674.9
681.6
721.9
778.1
762.2
729.8

182.2
331.6
364.4
501.6
564.7
604.8
606.4
673.2
880.3

(8)

576.6
543.8
580.7
593.5
622.1
636.6
640.7
672.3
682.6
700.7
688.6
722.0

203.1
247.6
430.2
413.4
547.0
574.1
548.3
638.4
886.6

(9)

Fruits
Spices Miscella- Non-food
and
neous Food articles
Vegetables
articles

508.7
518.2
565.8
598.4
621.7
631.8
623.4
663.6
673.9
677.0
674.8
720.4

286.6
296.2
461.3
415.1
609.5
638.5
519.9
623.1
1003.1

(10)

Fibres

(11)

Oil
seeds

627.0
516.4
529.1
497.1
520.9
545.0
554.0
552.6
544.7
547.0
540.1
546.8

92.5
168.6
278.8
286.7
387.2
411.2
502.2
543.4
554.3

Index Number of Wholesale Prices of Agricultural Commodities in Kolkata

( Base : 1980-81 = 100 )

TABLE 10.0 (a)

682.6
641.8
682.4
702.1
749.6
763.0
792.1
843.4
876.7
951.7
908.9
945.1

133.2
225.4
541.6
568.0
591.1
617.2
676.5
795.0
1011.6

(12)

742.6
711.4
692.0
710.8
698.4
702.6
756.1
757.6
753.5
769.8
758.7
746.2

162.3
254.0
444.3
590.4
687.6
696.2
748.9
733.3
901.8

(13)

Other
All
Non-food Combined
articles

162

463.0
470.4
487.7
488.7

752.4
808.3
881.9
850.2
968.6
976.3

April

May

June

July

August

September 1000.1
1037.2

March

October

November 1027.8

December

1021.4

458.7

768.9

February

451.0

405.6

401.8

397.3

398.2

448.4

772.7

448.3

(3)

Food
grains

January

(2)

(1)

2009

Food
articles

Year/Month

323.9

323.5

324.2

327.8

328.0

327.2

288.6

288.0

287.4

286.5

342.6

342.4

(4)

Cereals

1389.3

1385.1

1269.8

1202.2

1173.0

1128.1

1045.2

1024.4

998.0

1009.1

1027.1

1027.4

(5)

Pulses

1940.7

1975.6

2098.1

2009.6

1940.4

1954.6

1565.8

1674.3

1429.4

1396.8

1400.1

1401.7

(6)

943.0

984.2

933.9

870.5

857.9

855.2

963.0

1023.9

976.6

748.2

691.4

716.3

(8)

987.5

898.4

905.1

846.7

875.9

1026.0

966.4

901.1

857.8

808.9

784.7

780.5

(9)

1158.9

1033.3

1005.5

880.4

919.8

1219.0

1165.6

1060.9

992.6

919.7

859.3

822.4

(10)

Fibres

568.8

554.5

564.8

594.3

634.2

598.7

505.7

494.5

526.1

523.9

547.4

538.8

(11)

Oil
seeds

1084.0

991.9

1080.4

1078.4

1068.6

1079.4

1046.1

1011.1

936.4

889.2

895.5

978.1

(12)

1014.8

1002.6

1011.5

970.2

956.7

979.8

872.8

885.6

817.9

763.4

772.0

774.2

(13)

Other
All
Non-food Combined
articles

Source : Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics, Government of West Bengal.

1630.9

1538.5

1444.7

1420.8

1401.0

1313.7

1251.5

1218.8

1212.3

973.9

926.1

930.1

(7)

Fruits
Spices Miscella- Non-food
and
neous Food articles
Vegetables
articles

TABLE 10.0 (a)Concld.

163

164
TABLE 10.1
Different Series of Index Number of Consumer Prices in
West Bengal and Selected Centres in India
Annual average
Series/Centres

1990-91 2000-01 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

April to Dec.
2008
2009
(7)
(8)

(A) For Industrial Workers*

( Base : 1982 = 100 )
All India

...

193

444

579

615

670

666

741

Mumbai

...

201

512

665

705

766

758

835

Delhi

...

201

518

692

726

782

780

838

Chennai

...

189

478

589

624

689

681

747

Kolkata

...

203

456

633

688

741

737

814

Raniganj

...

181

383

505

540

575

570

637

Asansol

...

189

412

557

617

678

671

763

Jalpaiguri

...

182

400

469

504

551

548

603

(B) For Agricultural Labourers**

( Base : 1986-87 = 100 )
All India

...

141

304

388

417

461

447

505

West Bengal

...

147

292

365

395

432

421

471

Maharashtra

...

137

303

402

432

475

461

530

Kerala

...

143

321

374

403

454

439

476

Punjab

...

146

317

417

448

501

485

555

Tamil Nadu

...

138

299

371

403

455

438

490

* Since 2006-07 figures of Industrial Workers

Sources : (1) Labour Bureau, Govt. of India.
are converted to the base 1982=100 from the base
(2) C.S.O., Govt. of India.
year 2001=100
**Annual average relates to crop year i.e. from July to June.

171.8
168.7
177.7
183.6
193.5
212.6
216.2

215.9
211.2
214.6
215.6
217.1
223.1

2001

2002

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008*

2008January

February

March

April

May

June

177.8

178.9

177.4

177.3

176.8

176.8

177.5

175.6

168.8

166.8

165.0

162.1

158.4

(3)

*6 Months Average (January-June)

(2)

Food Clothing

(1)

Year / Month

334.3

331.6

232.0

327.0

326.6

326.6

329.7

325.8

319.6

314.5

303.0

272.2

237.5

286.8

286.8

286.8

286.8

286.8

286.8

286.8

286.8

286.8

286.7

286.7

286.6

286.6

262.6

260.2

260.1

260.4

260.0

258.7

260.3

252.0

243.8

230.9

216.3

191.9

174.6

229.0

222.8

221.9

220.6

216.3

218.5

221.5

214.7

195.7

186.2

180.4

169.9

171.6

175.3

176.2

174.8

174.8

174.3

174.3

175.0

173.0

166.4

164.4

162.3

159.9

156.3

357.6

348.5

348.7

342.0

341.8

341.8

346.7

341.2

337.1

335.1

317.3

281.5

247.7

282.7

282.7

282.7

282.6

282.6

282.6

282.6

282.6

281.7

281.3

281.2

280.3

280.4

272.0

269.9

269.7

269.6

269.0

268.1

269.7

262.9

255.3

243.3

228.5

203.6

172.6

245.5

241.2

240.5

239.5

236.8

237.9

240.2

234.5

221.2

212.8

205.5

192.5

185.4

Rs. 2001Rs. 3500

Fuel & Housing MiscellaAll
Light
neous Combined
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

Source: Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics, Government of West Bengal.

242.8

238.8

237.8

237.0

234.9

237.4

238.1

234.3

220.9

212.6

205.9

194.5

191.1

Household expenditure levels (Monthly)

Re. 1Rs. 1000
Fuel & Housing MiscellaAll
Food
Clothing
Light
neous
Combined
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)

TABLE 10.2
Consumer Price Index Numbers of Kolkata by Group of Items of Consumption and by Monthly Expenditure Level
( Base : 1993 = 100 )

165

102.7
102.6
102.6
102.6
102.6
102.6
102.9

104.1
106.9
108.7
109.4
110.1
108.9
109.2
109.5
109.6
110.2
110.2
111.9
114.8
116.2
117.0
117.8
120.6
120.8
119.1

2008January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
102.9
101.7
104.1
102.7
103.5
107.6
107.1
109.2
110.5
111.1
111.9
111.9

102.7
107.0
113.0

108.2
114.8
128.8

Food,
Fuel
Beverage
&
& Tobacco Light
(2)
(3)

2007*
2008**
2009**
2007June
July
August
September
October
November
December

(1)

Year / Month

103.4
104.5
104.1
103.1
104.3
107.7
107.7
106.4
111.6
111.7
110.9
112.4

101.3
100.3
101.2
101.1
101.6
102.9
103.3

101.7
107.3
115.2

100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.7
102.4
119.7

100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5

100.5
103.1
148.1

106.6
108.2
108.7
109.1
109.3
110.1
110.0
109.9
111.1
111.2
111.4
113.1

105.0
104.8
105.1
105.1
105.1
105.4
106.2

105.2
109.9
115.3

106.9
107.4
108.0
107.9
108.9
111.3
111.9
112.4
113.5
114.9
115.2
116.3

103.8
105.0
106.0
106.2
106.6
106.2
106.6

105.8
111.2
124.0

109.4
109.1
110.5
111.0
112.4
115.3
116.7
117.7
118.6
121.1
121.2
119.8

104.5
107.1
109.1
109.1
110.2
109.1
109.3

108.3
115.2
130.3

101.9
100.5
103.5
101.7
102.0
107.3
106.7
109.1
110.1
110.6
111.4
111.4

102.0
101.8
101.7
101.7
101.7
101.7
101.9

101.8
106.3
111.7

103.4
104.8
104.4
103.3
104.6
108.0
108.1
106.2
112.5
112.6
111.7
113.0

101.4
100.1
101.3
100.8
101.5
102.6
103.2

101.6
107.7
115.6

100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
119.7

100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5

100.5
103.0
148.1

106.5
107.4
108.6
108.9
109.0
109.9
109.9
109.7
110.8
110.9
111.2
112.9

104.9
104.8
105.0
104.9
105.0
105.2
106.1

105.1
109.6
115.2

106.3
106.4
107.7
107.7
108.4
110.9
111.4
111.9
113.1
114.2
114.4
116.5

103.7
104.6
105.6
105.5
106.0
105.7
106.2

105.3
110.7
125.2

Monthly Per Capita household expenditure levels

Re. 1Rs. 600
Rs. 601Rs. 1000
Clothing, Housing MiscellaAll
Food,
Fuel, Clothing, Housing MiscellaAll
bedding &
neous Combined Beverage
& bedding &
neous Combined
Foot-wear
& Tobacco Light Foot-wear
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

TABLE 10.2(a)
Consumer Price Index Numbers of Kolkata by Group of Items of Consumption and
by Monthly Per CapitaExpenditure (MPCE) Class
( Base : 2006-07 = 100 )

166

2007*
2008**
2009**
2007June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2008January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

(1)

Year / Month

101.4
106.1
109.5
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.5
101.5
100.9
102.0
101.5
102.0
108.4
108.1
109.1
109.5
109.9
110.4
110.4

108.5
115.8
130.2
104.7
107.4
109.1
109.2
110.4
109.0
109.6
109.5
109.2
110.8
111.8
113.2
115.7
117.5
118.3
119.4
122.0
121.7
120.1

103.5
105.0
104.5
103.3
104.7
108.2
108.3
106.3
112.8
112.8
111.9
113.0

101.4
100.2
101.4
100.8
101.5
102.7
103.4

101.6
107.9
115.6

100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
119.7

100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5

100.5
103.0
148.1

106.2
106.5
107.8
107.9
108.0
109.2
109.2
109.0
110.2
110.2
110.4
111.8

104.9
104.7
105.0
104.6
104.6
104.8
105.9

104.9
108.9
114.0

106.4
106.5
107.6
107.9
108.6
111.1
111.8
112.0
113.3
114.4
114.4
115.7

103.9
104.8
105.7
105.5
106.0
105.6
106.3

105.4
110.8
123.0

110.2
110.5
111.5
112.8
114.1
116.4
118.1
118.6
119.8
122.2
121.8
120.4

105.3
107.6
108.9
109.1
110.6
109.5
110.1

108.7
116.4
128.9

100.3
100.2
100.3
100.2
100.4
107.9
107.9
107.9
108.0
108.8
108.9
108.9

100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.3

100.2
105.0
107.7

103.8
105.3
104.6
103.5
104.9
108.5
108.7
106.7
113.2
113.0
112.1
113.1

101.6
100.3
101.6
100.8
101.6
103.0
103.7

101.8
108.1
116.0

100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
102.5
102.5
103.0
102.9
102.9
102.9
120.0

100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5

100.5
103.3
148.2

105.8
106.0
107.5
107.4
107.6
109.6
109.6
109.4
111.1
111.1
111.3
112.6

104.7
104.2
104.7
104.2
103.9
104.1
105.9

104.5
109.1
115.0

106.0
106.2
107.3
107.5
108.0
110.5
111.0
111.0
112.5
113.2
113.2
115.2

104.0
104.3
104.9
104.6
105.0
104.8
106.0

104.8
110.1
121.5

Monthly Per Capita household expenditure levels

Rs. 1001Rs. 1800
Rs. 1801above
Food,
Fuel
Clothing, Housing MiscellaAll
Food,
Fuel, Clothing, Housing MiscellaAll
Beverage
&
bedding &
neous Combined Beverage
& bedding &
neous Combined
& Tobacco Light Foot-wear
& Tobacco Light Foot-wear
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

TABLE 10.2(a)Contd.

167

121.7
121.2
118.8
119.4
124.8
128.3
130.7
130.4
133.7
137.6
138.2
140.3

112.5
111.0
111.0
111.3
111.6
112.3
112.3
114.2
114.7
114.9
115.0
115.1

112.8
113.0
114.6
114.5
113.6
114.2
114.2
114.2
117.6
117.7
118.1
118.5

119.7
119.7
119.7
119.7
119.7
167.3
167.3
167.3
167.3
167.3
167.3
174.4

Rs.1001Rs. 1800
2009
January
122.4
110.7 113.4
119.7
February
122.4
108.3 113.7
119.7
March
120.9
108.2 115.2
119.7
April
122.0
108.4 115.1
119.7
May
126.6
108.4 114.2
119.7
June
129.8
108.7 114.9
167.3
July
132.6
108.4 114.9
167.3
August
132.4
110.4 114.9
167.3
September
135.3
110.6 117.5
167.3
October
139.2
110.8 117.5
167.3
November
138.8
110.8 118.0
167.3
December
140.1
110.8 118.3
174.4
* Average of June to December.
** Average of January to December.

2009January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

(1)

Year / Month

111.9
112.2
112.3
112.3
112.5
114.9
114.9
115.0
115.4
115.3
115.4
115.3

113.2
113.5
113.6
113.6
113.9
116.1
116.2
116.3
116.7
116.7
116.9
116.9
116.7
116.6
116.1
116.6
118.4
124.6
125.7
125.9
127.4
128.9
128.8
130.0

117.6
117.4
116.3
116.6
119.3
125.5
126.7
126.7
128.6
130.5
130.9
132.5
122.4
122.2
120.7
121.7
125.7
128.5
131.0
130.9
133.1
136.6
136.5
138.0

122.2
122.2
120.7
121.5
126.3
129.5
132.2
132.3
135.8
139.8
139.8
141.7

113.5
113.7
115.1
115.0
114.3
114.9
114.9
115.0
117.3
117.4
117.9
118.1

119.7
119.7
119.7
119.7
119.7
167.3
167.3
167.3
167.3
167.3
167.3
174.4

112.9
113.2
113.3
113.3
113.5
116.1
116.1
116.3
116.9
116.8
117.0
117.0

117.6
117.4
116.9
117.3
119.4
127.3
128.5
128.8
130.6
132.3
132.4
134.1
108.9 113.6
120.1
112.6
115.7
106.3 113.8
120.1
113.2
115.8
106.4 115.5
120.1
113.2
115.5
106.4 115.5
120.1
113.3
115.8
106.4 114.3
120.1
113.3
116.8
106.5 115.1
167.3
115.8
123.6
106.5 115.1
167.3
116.0
124.3
109.0 115.1
167.3
116.2
124.6
109.1 118.3
167.3
116.6
125.5
109.1 118.3
167.3
116.6
126.5
109.1 118.7
167.3
116.6
126.5
109.1 119.1
174.5
116.2
127.4
Source: Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics,
Government of West Bengal.

Rs. 1801above

112.2
109.8
109.9
110.3
110.5
110.7
110.7
113.1
113.1
113.4
113.5
113.6

Monthly Per Capita household expenditure levels

Re. 1Rs. 600
Rs. 601Rs.1000
Food,
Fuel
Clothing, Housing MiscellaAll
Food,
Fuel, Clothing, Housing MiscellaAll
Beverage
&
bedding &
neous Combined Beverage
& bedding &
neous Combined
& Tobacco Light Foot-wear
& Tobacco Light Foot-wear
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

TABLE 10.2(a)Concld.

168

169
TABLE 10.3
Monthly Average Minimum Retail Prices of Some Essential
Consumption Commodities in Kolkata in 2009
(Prices in rupees per unit)
Commodities
(1)

Unit
(2)

January
(3)

Rice (Govt. Stock) (a) A.P.L. Kg.

9.00
B.P.L.
6.15
Wheat (Govt. Stock)(a)A.P.L. Kg.
6.75
B.P.L.
4.65
Masur (Whole) Khari
Kg.
62.00
Masur (Split)

58.00
Moong (Split) Ordinary

54.00
Kalai (Split)

41.00
Khesari (Split)

32.00
Arhar (Split)

50.00
Motor (Split)

36.00
Gram (Whole)

37.00
Gram (Split)

36.00
Sugar (Open market)

23.00
Molasses (Gur-velly)

24.00
Salt (Crushed white)

5.00
Chillies

100.00
Black pepper

160.00
Jira (Cleaned)

160.00
Halud (Erode)

70.00
Dhania

80.00
Mustard Oil

80.00
Groundnut Oil

90.00
Coconut Oil

120.00
Ghee

220.00
Dalda
1 Kg. tin 70.00
Potato
Kg.
6.00
Onion
Kg.
22.00
Brinjal

12.00
Egg (Duck)
Pair
7.00
Fish (Rohu)
Kg. 100.00
Meat (Goat)

220.00
Kerosene Oil (a)
Litre
9.75
Soft Coke
Quintal 450.00

February
(4)
9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
62.00
63.00
59.00
44.00
38.00
50.00
36.00
35.00
37.00
23.00
26.00
5.50
85.00
135.00
146.00
65.00
77.00
80.00
96.00
114.00
220.00
60.00
6.50
19.00

March
(5)

9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
61.00
58.00
59.00
42.00
35.00
51.00
36.00
36.00
33.00
24.00
26.00
5.00
86.00
165.00
129.00
67.00
68.00
67.00
86.00
109.00
209.00
60.00
10.00
18.00

April
(6)

9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
62.00
60.00
58.00
43.00
36.00
51.00
35.00
33.00
37.00
28.00
26.00
5.00
83.00
146.00
155.00
70.00
64.00
65.00
88.00
109.00
203.00
57.00
12.00
16.00

May
(7)

9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
63.00
57.00
58.00
47.00
31.00
52.00
38.00
34.00
38.00
28.00
24.00
5.00
95.00
102.00
155.00
81.00
71.00
65.00
92.00
101.00
216.00
60.00
12.00
13.00

June July
(8) (9)

9.00
9.00
2.00
2.00
6.75
6.75
4.65
4.65
64.00 67.00
61.00 66.00
60.00 65.00
48.00 50.00
37.00 44.00
58.00 50.00
36.00 41.00
32.00 34.00
37.00 40.00
27.00 28.00
26.00 28.00
6.00
6.00
95.00 90.00
175.00 180.0
150.00 150.00
85.00 90.00
75.00 70.00
65.00 65.00
92.00 80.00
109.00 100.00
205.00 200.00
60.00 57.00
15.00 13.00
14.00 15.00

15.00 20.00 16.00 14.00 16.00 20.00

8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
120.00
90.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 120.00
220.00 230.00 220.00 235.00 220.00 220.00
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
450.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00

170
TABLE 10.3Concld.
Commodities
(1)

Unit
(2)

Rice (Govt. Stock) (a) A.P.L. Kg.

B.P.L.
Wheat (Govt. Stock) (a) A.P.L.
B.P.L.
Masur (Whole) Khari

Masur (Split)

Moong (Split) Ordinary

Kalai (Split)

Khesari (Split)

Arhar (Split)

Motor (Split)

Gram (Whole)

Gram (Split)

Sugar (Open market)

Molasses (Gur-velly)

Salt (Crushed white)

Chillies

Black pepper

Jira (Cleaned)

Halud (Erode)

Dhania

Mustard Oil

Groundnut Oil

Coconut Oil

Ghee

Dalda
1 Kg. tin
Potato
Kg.
Onion
Kg.
Brinjal

Egg (Duck)
Pair
Fish (Rohu)
Kg.
Meat (Goat)

Kerosene Oil (a)

Litre
Soft Coke
Quintal

August
(10)
9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
67.00
70.00
69.00
N.A.
50.00
52.00
45.00
N.A.
N.A.
36.00
N.A.
6.50
78.00
191.00
151.00
90.00
65.00
68.00
110.00
142.00
180.00
60.00
20.00
24.00
30.00
N.A.
130.00
230.00
9.75
N.A.

Sept.
(11)
9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
67.00
65.00
67.00
58.00
50.00
64.00
42.00
35.00
25.00
35.00
40.00
5.00
80.00
195.00
150.00
100.00
62.00
66.00
75.00
110.00
190.00
50.00
20.00
22.00
22.00
8.00
120.00
235.00
9.75
600.00

(Prices in rupees per unit)

Oct.
(12)

Nov.
(13)

Dec.
(14)

Annual Average
(15)

9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
62.00
58.00
84.00
62.00
31.00
88.00
40.00
35.00
30.00
35.00
34.00
5.00
100.00
190.00
175.00
120.00
75.00
60.00
120.00
142.00
250.00
41.00
22.00
25.00
20.00
8.00
120.00
240.00
9.75
600.00

9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
62.00
60.00
87.00
68.00
32.00
80.00
40.00
32.00
36.00
36.00
32.00
5.00
100.00
150.00
170.00
140.00
100.00
60.00
80.00
180.00
230.00
42.00
22.00
24.00
16.00
8.00
100.00
240.00
9.75

9.00
2.00
6.75
4.65
62.00
58.00
84.00
64.00
30.00
86.00
40.00
30.00
35.00
36.00
40.00
6.50
100.00
150.00
180.00
140.00
100.00
64.00
100.00
110.00
280.00
40.00
18.00
25.00
12.00
10.00
100.00
250.00
9.75

9.00
2.35
6.75
4.65
63.42
61.17
67.00
51.55
37.17
61.00
38.75
33.96
34.90
29.92
29.64
5.46
91.00
161.58
155.92
93.17
75.58
67.08
92.42
120.50
216.90
54.75
14.71
19.75
17.75
8.08
110.83
230.00
9.75

600.00

450.00

513.64

(a)Controlled rate., N.Q = Not quoted; N.R.=Not reported. Source : Director of Statistics, Department of Food
A.P.L. = Above Poverty Line.
and Supplies, Govt. of West Bengal.
B.P.L. = Below Poverty Line.
Note : Prices represent the averages of weekly prices.

Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhatishgarh
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
All India

(1)

States

104917
13439
29257
30938
112349
22794
15342
1413
104485
56356
62771
188272
15493
46476
110781
117333
10205
29735
1200102

2002
(2)
109478
16378
27541
33223
112323
22881
15207
1413
104504
59087
65162
188652
16773
24921
112395
124863
10602
30563
1207578

Surfaced
2003
(3)
113414
19781
23223
33471
113190
23048
16189
1805
104954
61435
65698
189999
17176
25402
115250
134104
11317
30762
1238306

2004
(4)
69591
120341
39294
20485
6174
225
10860
..
45899
58515
52442
34244
160657
..
35726
42604
6499
24977
825385

70781
161777
38372
20076
5790
169
12428

45425
59575
54408
34480
160591
5357
33326
41207
7120
21131
868755

2004
(7)
174508
133780
68551
51423
118523
23019
26202
1413
150384
114871
115213
222516
176150
46476
146507
159937
16704
54712
2025487

180049
148985
66841
53134
118365
23057
28318
1413
150345
117553
119570
223505
177364
25017
146058
168163
18085
51725
2045370

184195
181558
61595
53547
118980
23217
28617
1805
150379
121010
120106
224479
177767
30759
148576
175311
18437
51893
2107061

Total (Surfaced & Unsurfaced)

2002
2003
2004
(8)
(9)
(10)

Source : Basic Road Statistics of India, 2001-02, 2002-03 & 2003-04,

Government of India.

70571
132607
39300
19911
6042
176
13111

45841
58466
54408
34853
160591
96
33663
43300
7483
21162
837792

Unsurfaced
2002
2003
(5)
(6)

TABLE 11.0
Length of Highways by type of Surface in Selected States of India
(As on 31st March)

171

172
TABLE 11.0(a)
Status of Road Length in Selected States of India
(As on 31st March, 2004)
States

Surfaced

Total Road Length*

(In Km.)

Road Length (Km.)

Per 100 Sq. Km. of Area

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

128308
22422
28491
39160
129981
26754
17956
3817
136288
76943
80660
212001
32670
31662
133175
182057
16783
51164
1526055

206125
192980
73834
73993
143660
28673
32582
11783
200112
143276
165340
272684
213820
45767
170823
244442
58054
89699
2669996

74.94
246.03
78.41
54.73
73.29
64.85
58.52
14.78
104.34
368.67
53.64
88.62
137.32
90.88
131.34
101.46
108.55
101.07
81.22

Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhatishgarh
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
All India

* Including un-surfaced road and excluding road reported

under JRY and PMGSY .

Source : Basic Road Statistics of India,

2001-02, 2002-03 & 2003-04
Government of India.

173
TABLE 11.1
Length of Roads Maintained by Public Works and Public Works (Roads)
Department in West Bengal by District
( As on 31st March )
( In Kilometre )
District

1980

1990

2000

2006

2007

2008

2009

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Burdwan

1496

1777

1966

1942

1952

1964

1968

Birbhum

916

854

995

1177

1187

1193

1195

Bankura

1076

1205

1076

1186

1192

1197

1199

Midnapore

1792

2222

2019

2089

2101

2112

2129

Howrah

575

535

540

538

542

546

548

Kolkata

22

20

20

20

20

1086

1121

1137

1184

1195

1201

1204

1344

1363

1371

1379

1215

1224

1230

1248

Hooghly
24-Parganas (N)
24-Parganas (S)

2465

2357

2396

Nadia

896

939

973

1005

1015

1019

1022

Murshidabad

989

1219

1184

1224

1233

1239

1243

660

665

669

670

368

371

374

375

Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda

864

974

906

610

636

609

708

714

717

720

Jalpaiguri

1091

1313

1296

1256

1260

1266

1271

Darjeeling

872

799

486

643

645

648

648

1391

1027

1028

808

813

817

819

677

762

810

849

853

857

859

16818

17740

17421

18216

18345

18440

18517

Cooch Behar
Purulia
Total
Notes :

1) The decline in length of roads is due to

transfer of authority of maintenance to other
agencies.
2) From 2004, 20 Kms. of roads are shown
against Kolkata which were previously
included in 24-Parganas.

Source : Public Works (Roads) Department,

Government of West Bengal.

174
TABLE 11.1(a)
Length of Roads Maintained by Municipalities & Corporations in West Bengal
( As on 31st March)
(In Kilometre)
Items
(1)

1990
(2)

Municipalities
Surfaced
6128
Unsurfaced
3431
Municipal Corporations
Kolkata
Surfaced
1450
Unsurfaced
275
Howrah
Surfaced
161
Unsurfaced
5
Chandannagar
Surfaced
111
Unsurfaced
28
Durgapur
Surfaced

Unsurfaced

Asansol
Surfaced
_
Unsurfaced
_
Siliguri
Surfaced

Unsurfaced

Notes :

2000
(3)

2006
(4)

2007
(5)

2008
(6)

..
..

12319
6542

18154
7561

1560
270

1636
234

1650
220

1655
225

1659
232

176

266
24

264
26

270
20

281
29

205
360

209 (R)
356 (R)

209
356

161
339

203
357

18006(P) *18906(P)
7234(P) *6971(P)

2009
(7)

183
88

226
146

235
154

293
167

322
196

..
..

129
111

148
123

162
135

170
142

325
255

505
115

527
93

690

583

16

168

P = Provisional.
Sources:(1)District Statistical Hand Book,
R = Revised.
Bureau of Applied Economics
* = Figures of North & South 24 Parganas
& Statistics, Govt. of West Bengal.
related to the year of 2007.
(2)Municipal Corporation, Kolkata, Howrah,
Surfaced : A road coated with materials like Cement,
Chandannagar,Durgapur, Asansol & Siliguri.
Concrete, Bituminus, Stone chips etc. over
earthen base.
Unsurfaced : Earthen road without any layer of road
materials.

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Coochbehar
Purulia
West Bengal

(2)

(1)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

District

Sl.No.

939.30
1009.00
573.70
866.00
873.00
498.72
346.04
776.80
4504.29
757.00
641.00
366.98
420.57
694.00
658.17
93.00*
109.35
986.20
15113.12

Surfaced
(9)
1062.00
849.00
742.00
324.00
224.00
948.68
1002.02
721.00
9890.67
847.02
1537.00
447.05
158.65
280.00
60.03
508.00*
240.50
649.92
20491.54

Zilla Parishad
Unsurfaced
(10)
2001.30
1858.00
1315.70
1190.00
1097.00
1447.40
1348.06
1497.80
14394.96
1604.02
2178.00
814.03
579.22
974.00
718.20
601.00*
349.85
1636.12
35604.66

Total
(11)

2005-06

4429.10
98.00
147.16
7100.00
4727.00
1943.05
2415.18
1827.00
2742.35
2277.19
1891.52
448.50
403.24
813.50
1022.45
509.00**
263.25
697.00
33754.49

2914.60
4169.00
6949.00
4023.00
14166.00
1878.02
5694.69
3319.50
4211.71
1636.38
3410.90
4219.98
3277.71
3280.00
3277.62
1170.00**
5735.00
3378.00
76711.11

7343.70
4267.00
7096.16
11123.00
18893.00
3821.07
8109.87
5146.50
6954.06
3913.57
5302.42
4668.48
3680.95
4093.50
4300.07
1679.00**
5998.25
4075.00
110465.60

Panchayat Samity & Gram Panchayat

Surfaced
Unsurfaced
Total
(12)
(13)
(14)

( In Kilometre )

TABLE 11.1(b)
Districtwise Length of Roads Maintained by Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samities & Gram Panchayats in West Bengal

175

(2)
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Coochbehar
Purulia
West Bengal

(1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

Surfaced
(15)
946.56
1009.00
578.70
900.00
912.00
498.72
168.85 +
854.44
5386.65
778.40
688.00
479.08
432.17
719.50
665.17
93.00*
140.52
940.73
16191.49

P= Provisional.
*Road maintained by Siliguri Mohakuma Parishad.
** Roads maintained by DGHC
+ 202.58 k.m. Roads in Hooghly, 262 k.m. Road in
Nadia and 40 k.m. Roads in Howrah maintained
under P.M.G.S.Y.
@ Surface Road from Panchayat Samity and Gram
Panchayat has been transferred to Zilla Parishad.

District

Sl.No.

Zilla Parishad
Unsurfaced
(16)
1055.18
849.00
699.88
357.00
279.00
948.68
977.39
714.00
13124.56
830.41
1490.00
437.95
176.15
314.00
53.03
508.00*
213.18
535.09
23562.50
Total
(17)
2001.74
1858.00
1278.58
1257.00
1191.00
1447.40
1146.24
1568.44
18511.21
1608.81
2178.00
917.03
608.32
1033.50
718.20
601.00*
353.70
1475.82
39753.99

TABLE 11.1(b)-Contd.

2006-07(P)
Panchayat Samity & Gram Panchayat
Surfaced
Unsurfaced
Total
(18)
(19)
(20)
4429.92
2916.14
7346.06
98.00
4169.00
4267.00
186.56
7078.00
7264.56
7193.00
4653.00
11846.00
5890.00
16479.00
22369.00
1941.05
1879.02
3820.07 +
2415.18
5694.69
8109.87
2071.00
4030.00
6101.00
2255.01
4443.77
6698.78@
2227.78
1544.67
3772.45+
1924.20
3436.00
5360.20
507.25
4540.90
5048.15
403.24
3277.71
3680.95
864.00
3253.50
4117.50
1123.86
3248.31
4372.17
509.00**
1170.00**
1679.00**
297.95
6237.86
6535.81
697.00
3378.00
4075.00
35034.00
81429.57
116463.57

( In Kilometre )

176

(2)
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas(a)
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur(a)
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling *
Coochbehar
Purulia
West Bengal

District

Zilla Parishad
Surfaced
Unsurfaced
(15)
(16)
979.66
1022.08
1009.00
849.00
578.70 (a)
699.88 (a)
977.00
507.00
1085.00
278.00
682.00
800.00
168.85
977.39
938.44
440.00
5386.65
13124.56
804.34
808.80
746.00
1479.50
488.95
428.08
432.17
176.15
719.50 (a)
314.00 (a)
1180.38
977.93
602.00
1678.00
140.52 (a)
213.18 (a)
940.73 (a)
535.09 (a)
17859.89
25308.64

P = Provisional
(a)= As on 2006-07.
* Maintenance of Surfaced Road has been transferred from Panchayat Samity and
Gram Panchayat to Zilla Parishad. Zilla Parishad Roads are maintained by Siliguri
Mahakuma Parishad and that of Panchayat Samity and Gram Panchayat are
maintained by DGHC.

(1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

Sl.No.

( In Kilometre )

:District Statistical Hand Book, B.A.E. & Statistics,

Government of West Bengal.

Panchayat Samity & Gram Panchayat

Surfaced
Unsurfaced
Total
(18)
(19)
(20)
4506.96
838.92
7345.88
98.00 (a)
4169.00 (a)
4267.00 (a)
202.48
7255.00
7457.48
7534.00
5024.00
12558.00
8842.00
16393.00
25235.00
2008.55
1952.17
3960.72
2415.18 (a)
5694.69 (a)
8109.87 (a)
2071.00 (a)
4030.00 (a)
6101.00 (a)
2255.01
4443.77
6698.78
2227.78 (a)
1544.67 (a)
3772.45 (a)
2339.80
3529.00
5868.80
596.70
4555.90
5152.60
403.24
3277.71
3680.95
1054.00
3286.20
4340.20
1123.86 (a)
3248.31 (a)
4372.17 (a)
231.00
579.70
810.70
376.99
7079.90
7456.89
702.00
3397.00
4099.00
38988.55
82298.94
121287.49
Source

2007-08(P)

Total
(17)
2001.74
1858.00
1278.58 (a)
1484.00
1363.00
1482.00
1146.24
1378.44
18511.21
1613.14
2225.50
917.03
608.32
1033.50 (a)
2158.31
2280.00
353.70 (a)
1475.82 (a)
43168.53

TABLE 11.1(b)-Concld.

177

178
TABLE 11.2
Performance Parameters of State Transport Undertakings of
the Government of West Bengal
Sl.
No.
(1)
I.

II.

III.

Items

2007-08

(2)

(3)

Calcutta State Transport Corporation :

1. Number of buses purchased during the year
( fit for operation after body building)
...
60
2. Number of serviceable buses at the end of the year
1013
3. Utilization :
(a)Total earning kms. for the fleet (in lakh)
... 483.43
(b)Percentage of buses on road to the
average fleet held
...
55.45
(c)Vehicle productivity
i) Kms per day per bus (on average fleet operated) 220
ii) Kms per day per bus (on average fleet held)
122
4. Load Factor (per cent)
...
60.01
5. Staff Per Bus :
i) On average fleet operated
...
11.55
ii) On average fleet held
...
6.44
6. Staff productivity (km per worker per day)
...
19.00
7. Number of Depots
...
11
North Bengal State Transport Corporation:
1. Number of buses purchased during the year
(fit for operation after body building)
...
130
2. Number of serviceable buses at the end of the year
720
3. Utilization :
(a)Total earning kms. for the fleet (in lakh)
... 460.82
(b)Percentage of buses on road to the average fleet held 69
(c)Vehicle productivity :
i) Kms. per day per bus (on average fleet operated) 244
ii) Kms. per day per bus (on average fleet held)
168
4. Load Factor (per cent)
...
60
5. Staff Per Bus :
i) On average fleet operated
...
9.03
ii) On average fleet held
...
6.23
6. Staff productivity (km per worker per day)
...
26.98
7. Number of Depots
...
21
South Bengal State Transport Corporation :
1. Number of buses purchased during the year
( fit for operation after body building)
...
76
2. Number of serviceable buses at the end of the year
519

2008-09(R) 2009-10
(April to Oct.,09)
(4)
(5)

150
999

230
1073

438.00

517.13

54.00

57.00

215.83
116.61
59.39

220.00
125.38
63.05

12.06
6.52
17.88
11

10.10
5.76
21.76
11

56
796

70
796

442.64
68

450.00
71

226
153
60

228
156
63

8.24
5.59
27.45
21

7.87
5.38
29.01
21

89
521

106
525

179
TABLE 11.2Contd.
Sl.
No.
(1)

Items

2007-08

(2)
(3)
3. Utilization :
a) Total earning kms for the fleet (in lakh)
347.33
b) Percentage of buses on road to the average fleet held 69
c) Vehicle productivity :
i) Kms. per day per bus (On average fleet operated) 312
ii) Kms. per day per bus (On average fleet held)
218
4. Load Factor (percentage)
57
5. Staff Per Bus :
i) On average fleet operated
8.21
ii) On average fleet held
5.28
6. Staff productivity (Km per worker per day)
34.69
7. No. of Depots
14
IV. Calcutta Tramways Co. (1978) Ltd.
1. Number of vehicles purchased during the
year (fit for operation after body building) (a) Tram

(b) Bus
17
2. Number of serviceable fleet
at the end of the year
(a) Tram
250
(b) Bus
317
3. Utilization :
i)Total revenue kms. for the fleet (in lakh)(a) Tram
20.45
(b) Bus
198.45
ii)Vehicles on road to the average
fleet held (percentage)
(a) Tram
31
(b) Bus
67
iii) Vehicle productivity :
1) Kms. per car per day
(a) Tram
57
(On average fleet operated)
(b) Bus
246
2) Kms. per car per day (On average
(a) Tram
18
fleet held)
(b) Bus
165
4. Load Factor (per cent)
(a) Tram
53
(b) Bus
67
5. Staff Per Bus/Tram :
i) On average fleet operated
(a) Tram
49
(b) Bus
9.98
ii)On average fleet held
(a) Tram
15.06
(b) Bus
6.70
6. Staff productivity (kms. per
worker per day)
(a) Tram
1.17
(b) Bus
24.65
7. Number of Depots
(a) Tram
7
(b) Bus
5
(c) Common for Bus & Tram
4
Total (a+ b)
12

2008-09(R) 2009-10
(April to Oct.,09)
(4)
(5)
367.45
72

385.00
74

304
193
59

302
201
64

8.16
5.19
37.26
14

7.43
5.07
39.61
14

33

200

269
311

265
434

21.83
196.98

29.01
219.69

36
65

35
68

62
242
19
157
47
67

86
244
30
165
47
69

48
9.74
17.00
6.33

46
9.57
16.00
6.50

1.29
24.86

1.85
25.45

7
5
4
12

7
5
4
12

180
TABLE 11.2Concld.
Sl.
No.
(1)

Items
(2)

2007-08

2008-09(R)

2009-10(A)

(3)

(4)

(5)

29

10
39

70
70

84.6
84.6

11
6.45

11
6.60

15
1

15
1

32
92

326
118

47.32
75

62
80

164
141
78

200
150
80

5.15
4.42
31
1

4.77
3.80
42

V. West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation Limited

A. Water Transport Sector:
1. No. of Vessels purchased during the year
6
2. No. of serviceable vessels held at the end of the year
29
3. Utilization :
(percentage of average no. of vessels put on service to the
average fleet held)
66
4. Load Factor (percentage)
65
5. Staff per vessel :
i) On average fleet operated
11.17
ii) On average fleet held
8
6. No. of Jetties :
a)Under direct control and maintenance
15
b)Addl. Jetties, services of which are being availed
1
B. Road Transport Sector (introduced w.e.f. 31.3.92)
1. No. of buses purchased during the year(fit for operation
after body building)
54
2. No. of serviceable buses at the end of the year
105
3. Utilization :
a)Total revenue kms for the fleet (in lakh)
35
b)Percentage of buses on road to the average fleet held
42
c) Vehicle productivity :
i) Kms per bus per day (On average fleet operated)
220
ii) Kms. per bus per day (On average fleet held)
92
4. Load Factor (percentage)
90
5. Staff per bus :
i) On average fleet operated
10.22
ii) On average fleet held
4.28
6. Staff productivity (Km per worker per day)
21.52
7. No. of depots
1
A = Anticipated.
R = Revised.

Source

: Transport Department,
Govt. of West Bengal.

(2)

2007-08

Notes:

147139

966083

* Narrow Gauge lines have been

dismantled for conversion of
the same to Broad Gauge.

159403

226

225

422

34150

135

87.48

106.14

120622

17

33.58
33.58

16.45
16.45

(8)

2007-08

126537

17

33.58
33.58

16.45
16.45

(9)

2008-09

Metro Railway

220.01

106.14

2227.73
4154.98

(11)

2008-09

1225005

797

220.01

160.62

1286173

800

220.01

106.14

5169.28 5322.83
9392.47 10058.30

220.01

160.62

2231.15
4161.30

(10)

2007-08

Total of Four
Railways

Sources : (1) General Manager, Eastern Railway,

South Eastern Railway and NorthEast Frontier Railway.
(2) Chief Operations Manager, Metro Railway.

35887

135

87.48

132.53

160.62

967.78

967.78

1513.20
2598.74

1378.72
1951.98

3776.05
6458.20

87.48

87.48

132.53

106.14

160.62

(7)

2008-09

781.89

(6)

2007-08

North-East
Frontier Railway

781.89

(5)

2008-09

865.28
1075.64

(4)

2007-08

South-Eastern
Railway*

868.70
1081.66

1346.00
2281.00

(3)

2008-09

Eastern Railway

1. Route Kilometres
(a)Broad Gauge
(i) Electrified
1346.00
(ii) Total
2281.30
(b)Metre Gauge
(i) Electrified

(ii) Total

(c)Narrow Gauge
(i) Electrified

(ii) Total
132.53
2. Running track Kilometres
(a)Broad Gauge
(i) Electrified
3756.98
(ii) Total
6439.13
(b)Metre Gauge
(i) Electrified

(ii) Total

(c)Narrow Gauge
(i) Electrified

(ii) Total
132.53
3. Number of Railway
Stations
420
4. Passengers
Originating ( 000 )
921357

(1)

Particulars

Railway Statistics in West Bengal

TABLE 11.3

181

Number of Tourists carried

(excepting the number of Tourists
carried in Chartered Vehicles)

Number of working Tourist Lodges ...

Number of Tourists staying at

different Tourist Lodges

Number of foreigners staying at

different Tourist Lodges

Number of International
Tourists arrived in West Bengal
during the period

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

1578

99262

45

33014

1225

31

(2)

1990

13.66

38.62

197061

3369

82919

26

33056

1200

16

(3)

2000

10.63

895639

1445

76265

24

9481

380

11*

(4)

2005

Notes :1) In the year 1993, 12 tourist lodges were handed over to D.G.H.C.,
6 were privatised in 1994 and 3 were privatised in 2000. In 2003,
management of 3 tourist lodges were handed over on contract basis.
2) All nature of city sight tours and other tours and daily services
are organised by WBTDC.
* No. of vehicles (on road) - 5 nos. and No. of vehicles (off road) - 6 nos.
** January09 to March09

8. Total earning from Tourist vehicles

during the period (Rs. in lakh)
...

... 126189

...

...

...

...

Number of trips conducted

2.

...

Number of Vehicles at the

end of the period

1.

(1)

Particulars

7.24

1119548

1383

71424

24

8999

332

11*

(5)

2006

1589

87783

24

8452

327

11*

(6)

2007

11*

6.36

1133671

1642

87730

24

5921

272

(7)

2008

4.85

838471

1114

63006

24

4124

199

11*

(8)

2008

1.51**

878427

1046

57283

24

3239

159

11*

(9)

2009

January to September

Source :Tourism Department,

Government of West Bengal.

7.19

1154773

Progress of Tourism in West Bengal

TABLE 11.4

182

183
TABLE 12.0
Revenue Receipt and Revenue Expenditure of the Government of West Bengal

Year

Total Revenue

(1)

Receipt

Expenditure

(2)

Tax Revenue
Share of
Central
Taxes
(5)

Total

(3)

States
Own
Taxes
(4)

(6)

(Rs. in crore)
Non-Tax
Revenue

(7)

1980-81

...

1091.70

1115.21

524.33

309.89

834.22

257.48

1985-86

...

2343.23

2260.33

1123.77

623.52

1747.29

595.94

1990-91

...

4109.24

5128.12

2133.69

1044.04

3177.73

931.51

1991-92

...

4677.57

5323.69

2449.75

1235.41

3685.16

992.41

1992-93

...

5227.07

5663.70

2608.82

1473.76

4082.58

1144.49

1993-94

...

5921.42

6905.75

2912.94

1609.46

4522.40

1399.02

1994-95

...

6863.53

7630.66

3730.27

1798.16

5528.43

1335.10

1995-96

...

7376.05

8626.27

4132.86

2017.28

6150.14

1225.91

1996-97

...

8227.12

10362.35

4258.90

2420.15

6679.05

1548.07

1997-98

...

9027.81

11321.88

4516.78

3047.77

7564.55

1463.26

1998-99

...

9386.72

14242.89

4774.46

2692.14

7466.60

1920.12

1999-00

...

10211.10

19498.44

5100.83

2984.41

8085.24

2125.86

2000-01

...

14522.18

22103.45

5917.57

4235.59

10153.16

4369.02

2001-02

...

14538.43

23394.52

6505.14

4318.72

10823.86

3714.57

2002-03

...

14525.45

23160.77

7046.40

4586.74

11633.14

2892.31

2003-04

...

16608.49

25757.47

8767.91

5341.65

14109.56

2498.93

2004-05

...

19918.19

28146.12

9924.46

6384.89

16309.35

3608.84

2005-06

...

23725.89

31116.86

10388.38

6668.33

17056.71

6669.18

2006-07

...

25828.31

34161.27

11694.77

8505.60

20200.37

5627.94

2007-08

...

30167.38

38314.42

13126.34

10729.06

23855.40

6311.98

2008-09 (Revised)

40777.05

53455.02

16222.83

12633.18

28856.01

11921.04

2009-10 (Budget)

42312.41

60252.53

19476.42

13896.50

33372.92

8939.49

Source : Annual Financial Statements of the Government of West Bengal.

Sales Tax (excluding tax on

sale of motor spirits and lubricants)
Excise Duties
Stamp Revenue
Electricity Duties
Land Revenue
Taxes on Vehicles
Motor Spirit Sales Tax
Entertainment Tax
Taxes on Goods and Passengers
Taxes on Professions, Trades,
Callings and Employment
Registration Fees
Raw Jute Tax
Betting Tax
Agricultural Income Tax
Taxes on Immovable Property
other than Agricultural Land

(2)

Sources

122660
16429
10550
2939
21806
7176

3646
12081
7383
3928
949
261
2999
176

1051
371
508
302
225
41

1990-91
(Actual)
(4)

28717
5175
2501
1812
1771
1889
1238
1712
5069

1980-81
(Actual)
(3)

118

20691
7027
133
595
293

367142
46161
40374
16019
51080
28253

4969
2

2000-01
(Actual)
(5)

Note : Taxes on Entry of Goods into Local Areas (TEGLA) & Taxes on Entry of Goods
into Metropolitan Areas (TEGMA) were abolished w.e.f.1995-96 resulting in a sharp
decline in item 9. Afterwards, from 2001-02 an increasing trend was registered in
this item for collection of Tax under the West Bengal State Tax on Consumption
or Use of Goods Act, 2001.

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

1.

Sl.
No.
(1)

40

29506
87174

1003
(-)260

806033
93547
54522
50669
103958
53207
13
3007
107

2007-08
(Actual)
(7)

65

33504
55135
2
1372
127

979410
111542
118627
69610
148858
67311
8
3347
125

2008-09
(Revised)
(8)

72

38530
63405
3
1509
140

1204675
133850
136421
80051
171187
77408
10
3682
137

2009-10
(Budget)
(9)

(Rs. in lakh)

Source :Explanatory Memorandum on the

Budget of the Government of West Bengal.

12

26485
39934
2
1166
107

707897
81736
85923
52635
95269
50897
6
2841
103

2006-07
(Actual)
(6)

Tax Revenue of the Government of West Bengal by Major Sources

TABLE 12.1

184

57.49
7.70
4.94
1.38
10.22
3.36

1.71
5.66
3.46
1.84
0.44
0.12
1.41
0.08

2.00
0.71
0.97
0.58
0.43
0.08

(4)

199091
(Actual)

54.77
9.87
4.77
3.46
3.38
3.60
2.36
3.27
9.67

(3)

198081
(Actual)

0.02

3.50
1.19
0.02
0.10
0.05

62.04
7.80
6.82
2.71
8.63
4.78

0.84

(5)

200001
(Actual)

Note: Taxes on Entry of Goods into Local Areas(TEGLA) & Taxes on Entry of Goods
into Metropolitan Areas(TEGMA) were abolished w.e.f.1995-96 resulting in a sharp
decline in item 9. Afterwards,from 2001-02 an increasing trend was registered in
this item for collection of Tax under the West Bengal StateTax on Consumption
or Use of Goods Act, 2001.

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Sales Tax (excluding tax on

sale of motor spirits and lubricants)
Excise Duties
Stamp Revenue
Electricity Duties
Land Revenue
Taxes on Vehicles
Motor Spirit Sales Tax
Entertainment Tax
Taxes on Goods and Passengers
Taxes on Professions, Trades,
Callings and Employment
Registration Fees
Raw Jute Tax
Betting Tax
Agricultural Income Tax
Taxes on Immovable Property
other than Agricultural Land

(2)

(1)

1.

Sources

Sl.
No.

2.26
3.41

0.10
0.01

60.53
6.99
7.35
4.50
8.15
4.35

0.24
0.01

(6)

2.25
6.64

0.08
(-)0.02

61.41
7.13
4.15
3.86
7.92
4.05

0.23
0.01

(7)

200708
(Actual)

2.07
3.40

0.08
0.01

60.37
6.88
7.31
4.29
9.18
4.15

0.21
0.01

(8)

200809
(Revised)

1.98
3.26

0.08
0.01

61.85
6.87
7.00
4.11
8.79
3.97

0.19
0.01

(9)

200910
(Budget)

Source : Explanatory Memorandum on the

Budget of the Government of
West Bengal.

200607
(Actual)

Percentage Distribution of Tax Revenue of the Government of West Bengal by Major Sources

TABLE 12.2

185

186
TABLE 12.3
Revenue from Sales Tax of the Government of West Bengal

Year

Sales Tax including Motor

Spirit Sales Tax
(Rs. in crore)

Index (Base
1980-81 = 100)

(1)

(2)

(3)

1980-81

...

...

299.55

100.00

1985-86

...

...

630.19

210.38

1990-91

...

...

1226.60

409.48

1991-92

...

...

1414.83

472.32

1992-93

...

...

1622.41

541.62

1993-94

...

...

1813.22

605.31

1994-95

...

...

2091.18

698.11

1995-96

...

...

2447.23

816.97

1996-97

...

...

2704.16

902.74

1997-98

...

...

2844.31

949.53

1998-99

...

...

3117.97

1040.88

1999-00

...

...

3428.79

1144.65

2000-01

...

...

3671.42

1225.65

2001-02

...

...

3802.46

1269.39

2002-03

...

..

4191.51

1399.27

2003-04

...

...

4830.58

1612.61

2004-05

...

...

5716.30

1908.30

2005-06

...

...

6108.78

2039.32

2006-07

...

...

7079.02

2363.22

2007-08

...

...

8060.46

2690.86

2008-09 (Revised) ...

...

9794.18

3269.63

2009-10 (Budget)

...

12046.85

4021.65

...

Source : Annual Financial Statements of the

Government of West Bengal.

187
TABLE 12.4
Receipts as Share of Centrally Levied Taxes of West Bengal
(Rs. in crore)
Share of Centrally Levied Taxes

Year

(1)

Income
Tax

Union
Excise
Duties

Others

Total
(2 to 4)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1980-81

...

...

80.07

226.95

2.87

309.89

1985-86

...

...

144.07

475.98

3.47

623.52

1990-91

...

...

328.65

715.39

1044.04

1991-92

...

...

407.13

828.28

1235.41

1992-93

...

...

483.63

990.13

1473.76

1993-94

...

...

618.46

991.00

1609.46

1994-95

...

...

682.74

1115.42

1798.16

1995-96

...

...

844.30

1172.98

2017.28

1996-97

...

...

1010.62

1409.53

2420.15

1997-98

...

...

1577.72

1470.05

3047.77

1998-99

...

...

1083.15

1608.99

2692.14

1999-00

...

...

1236.56

1747.85

2984.41

2000-01

...

...

688.93

1523.25

2023.41

4235.59

2001-02

...

...

792.88

1518.21

2007.63

4318.72

2002-03

...

...

767.75

1616.85

2202.14

4586.74

2003-04

...

...

863.52

1666.17

2811.96

5341.65

2004-05

...

...

1169.89

1776.10

3438.90

6384.89

2005-06

...

...

1297.86

1734.87

3635.60

6668.33

2006-07

...

...

1612.03

1761.59

5131.98

8505.60

2007-08

...

...

2285.45

1935.97

6507.64

10729.06

2008-09 (Revised) ...

...

2601.33

2106.18

7925.67

12633.18

2009-10 (Budget) ...

...

2861.46

2316.80

8718.24

13896.50

Note : Others which covered Hotel Receipt Tax

and Estate Duty only are not being collected
since 1989. From 2000-01, Others include
Corpn. Tax, Taxes on Wealth, Customs,
Service Tax etc.

Source : Explanatory Memorandum on the Budget

of the Government of West Bengal.

188
TABLE 12.5
Net Collection from Small Savings in West Bengal
(Rs. in crore)
West Bengal
Year
(1)

Target

Collection*

(2)

(3)

1980-81

...

...

190

173.69

1985-86

...

...

565

470.31

1990-91

...

...

1000

893.34

1991-92

...

...

960

582.00

1992-93

...

...

960

595.00

1993-94

...

...

660

1272.00

1994-95

...

...

1120

2025.00

1995-96

...

...

1710

2024.00

1996-97

...

...

1800

2108.04

1997-98

...

...

2500

3790.11

1998-99

...

...

3500

4690.74

1999-00

...

...

4410

5584.34

2000-01

...

...

6000

6386.93

2001-02

...

...

6750

6781.56

2002-03

...

...

7880

7613.08

2003-04

...

...

9456

8308.29

2004-05

...

...

9825

9645.53

2005-06

...

...

11004

9895.53

2006-07

...

...

10933

6238.93

2007-08

...

...

3152

490.64

2008-09(P)

...

...

...

1133.10

2008-09 (April, 2008 to December, 2008) (P)

...

626.79

2009-10 (April, 2009 to December, 2009) (P)

...

5887.21

P = Provisional.
* Figures relate to Post Office
Savings only.

Source : Directorate of Small Savings , West Bengal.

189
TABLE 12.6
Net Collection from Small Savings in the States of India
( Rs. in crore)
Year
State

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.

(1)
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal*
All-India

2005-06
(2)
4238.96
38.89
176.93
2250.80
3589.15
438.81
6720.12
1291.13
731.02
550.60
3468.11
2282.27
2231.16
8766.93
25.78
37.60
19.29
22.22
1195.49
2692.80
2394.18
17.95
5032.05
187.73
6240.66
9895.53
67571.70

2006-07
(3)
2276.98
27.09
(-) 458.05
2994.23
1454.84
305.56
3104.18
711.60
543.66
319.50
1161.15
986.60
509.84
3451.41
14.18
22.79
(-) 5.65
8.60
715.10
1515.98
609.48
(-) 3.16
2637.25
111.43
4022.28
6238.93

2007-08
(4)
(-) 448.37
29.20
(-) 550.84
689.84
(-)1217.27
0.25
(-)1752.27
(-) 423.82
67.79
(-) 74.13
(-) 618.99
(-) 587.32
(-) 543.34
(-)1869.51
(-) 33.55
9.28
(-)19.98
(-) 6.76
89.80
(-)652.21
(-)1611.57
(-)17.60
(-) 799.49
(-)18.92
287.36
490.64

2008-09(P)
(5)
(-) 834.80
14.75
(-) 337.95
988.10
(-)1393.49
(-)28.51
(-)1173.71
(-) 561.98
96.00
(-) 69.51
(-)1232.54
(-) 943.67
(-) 587.71
(-)1009.37
(-)15.05
16.18
(-) 7.53
(-)1.35
140.90
(-) 700.61
(-) 2122.16
(-)11.97
(-)1215.01
(-) 30.40
427.38
1133.10

36761.24 (-)10437.95 (-)10071.68

P= Provisional.
Sources
* Figures relate to Post Office
Savings only.
Note: For West Bengal figure in Parenthesis relates to 9 (Nine)
months period from April, 2009 to December, 2009.

April to
September
2009-10(P)
(6)
751.70
25.30
4.61
959.87
352.49
55.31
1478.43
363.57
185.74
21.87
66.45
(-) 120.75
236.48
1108.17
(-) 3.75
22.14
9.88
2.72
418.45
574.98
(-) 382.63
(-) 4.06
(-) 52.71
29.28
1767.19
3232.20
(5887.21)
12192.39

: 1) Directorate of Small Savings,

West Bengal.
2) National Savings Commissioner,
Government of India.
3) Ministry of Finance, Deptt. of
Economic Affairs, Government of India.

190
TABLE 12.7
Revenue Receipts and Expenditure of West Bengal State Lotteries

Year
(1)

Receipt
(2)

Expenditure
(3)

(Rs. in lakh)
Difference
(4)

1980-81

...

468.22

269.90

198.32

1985-86

...

510.60

497.75

12.85

1990-91

...

356.18

459.69

(-) 103.51

1991-92

...

447.92

466.13

(-) 18.21

1992-93

...

379.92

456.88

(-) 76.96

1993-94

...

374.81

354.93

19.88

1994-95

...

551.02

446.95

104.07

1995-96

...

821.59

539.04

282.55

1996-97

...

1360.20

1025.81

334.39

1997-98

...

1545.47

1206.98

338.49

1998-99

...

1784.51

1314.40

470.11

1999-00

...

2300.60

1490.48

810.12

2000-01

...

2964.99

2144.69

820.30

2001-02

...

2961.27

2363.06

598.21

2002-03

...

2753.05

2181.15

571.90

2003-04

...

6034.23

4970.31

1063.92

2004-05

...

2369.83

2401.44

(-) 31.61

2005-06

...

2006.09

1377.48

628.61

2006-07

...

2831.98

2294.74

537.24

2007-08

...

3350.98

2479.31

871.67

2008-09 (Revised)) ...

3853.63

2616.35

1237.28

2009-10 (Budget)

4431.67

2529.50

1902.17

...

Source : Explanatory Memorandum on the Budget of the

Government of West Bengal.

191
TABLE 12.8
Details of Developmental Expenditure of the State of West Bengl

Item

2007-08
(Actual)

2008-09
(Revised)

( Rs. in lakh)
2009-10
(Budget)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

3199049
1726655
(53.97)
855110
207734
29518
8265
248752
6875

3172273
2414735
(76.12)
1224890
289957
37115
10305
386182
6672

I. Developmental Expenditure (A + B)
A. Social Services (1 to 11)

...
...

...
...

Education, Art and Culture

...
Health and Family Welfare
...
Water Supply and Sanitation
...
Housing
...
Urban Development
...
Information and Publicity
...
Welfare of S. C./S. T. and other
Backward Classes
...
Labour and Employment
...
Social Security and Welfare
...
Relief on account of Natural Calamities...
Others
...

...
...
...
...
...
...

1901682
1346301
(70.80)
705556
177380
25943
9725
176142
5374

...
...
...
...
...

35950
7236
141192
24862
36941

54161
10941
221349
25620
58330

54993
16566
295879
26414
65762

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

555381
(29.20)
114337
37466
21603
8236
5869
16381
8014
7981
8787

1472394
(46.03)
137339
40973
18619
11355
7365
19649
8855
13464
17059

757538
(23.88)
164606
41897
26094
13795
8762
26159
13540
16156
18203

2. Rural Development (i to iv)

...
...
(i) Special Programme for Rural Development...
(ii) Rural Employment
...
...
(iii) Land Reforms
...
...
(iv) Others
...
...

176681
30746
28342
1569
116024

198091
31563
36473
1950
128105

226280
34090
38326
2742
151122

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

B. Economic Services (1 to 9)

...

1. Agriculture and Allied Activities (i to viii)

(i) Crop Husbandry
...
(ii) Animal Husbandry
...
(iii) Dairy Development
...
(iv) Fisheries
...
(v) Forestry, Wild Life and Plantation...
(vi) Food, Storage and Warehousing
(vii) Co-operation
...
(viii) Others
...

192
TABLE 12.8-Concld.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.
9.

II.

Notes

Items

200708
(Actual)

200809
(Revised)

( Rs. in lakh)
200910
(Budget)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Special Areas Programme

...
Irrigation and Flood Control (i to iv)
...
(i) Major and Medium Irrigation
...
(ii) Minor Irrigation
...
(iii) Flood Control
...
(iv) Others
...
Energy (i to ii)
...
(i) Power
...
(ii) Others
...
Industry and Minerals (i to iii)
...
(i) Village and Small Industries
...
(ii) Industries
...
(iii) Others
...
Transport (i to iii)
...
(i) Roads and Bridges
...
(ii) Road and Inland Water Transport ...
(iii) Others
...
Science, Technology and Environment ...
General Economic Services (i to iv)
...
(i) Secretariat-Economic Services
...
(ii) Tourism
...
(iii) Census, Surveys and Statistics
...
(iv) Others
...
Total Expenditure on Revenue Account ...
Percentage of developmental expenditure to total
expenditure on Revenue Account
...

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

48936
58685
21030
27876
9362
417
5790
4878
912
55873
12801
42831
241
84066
43023
40692
351
1984
9029
3892
1337
1162
2638
3831442

...

49.63

59708
67417
25407
31507
9992
511
845880
844700 *
1180
57328
17237
39707
384
90261
51733
38346
182
4318
12052
4659
2426
1343
3624
5345502
59.85

68536
87140
34104
41954
10398
684
7115
5760
1355
75315
23706
51191
418
109284
69003
40023
258
3013
16249
6623
2571
2022
5033
6025253
52.65

: (1) Developmental Expenditure on Revenue

Source : Annual Financial Statement of the
Account only.
Government of West Bengal.
(2) Figures in brackets indicate percentage
over total of Developmental Expenditure.
* If the adjustment of liabilities of WBSEBs successor entities
i.e., WBSEDCL and WBSETCL in terms of West Bengal Power Sector
Reforms Transfer Scheme, 2007, is not taken into consideration, Revised Estimate
for 2008-09 comes down to Rs. 200 crore.

193
TABLE 12.9
State Plan Expenditure and Per Capita State Plan Expenditure in West Bengal

Year

(1)
1980-81
1985-86
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09 (Revised)
2009-10 (Budget)
Notes :

State Plan Expenditure

( Rs. in crore)
(2)
420.35
691.65
1290.27
1152.58
1087.47
1498.25
1983.54
2466.82
2725.03
2962.47
3860.70
3918.84
5647.99
4639.74
2711.14
2529.47
3753.54
5989.75
6935.48
9073.09
11899.71
14069.57

(1) State Plan Expenditure comprises Normal Plan, Outlays

met/to be met by autonomous bodies and Supplement
Plan upto 2002-03 and excludes Centrally Sponsored
Schemes and Central Sector Schemes.
(2) Taking into account that the outlay of Rs. 1006.66 crore
under Energy Sector to be met from the net internal
resources of WBSEB for 2008-09.
(3) Per Capita is based on mid-year population as estimated
by Registrar General of India.

Per Capita State Plan

Expenditure
(In Rs.)
(3)
77.68
114.91
191.40
166.96
154.73
209.14
271.85
332.21
360.92
386.26
496.04
496.72
706.88
574.38
330.67
304.33
445.63
705.99
808.63
1046.99
1359.87
1592.75

Source : Budget Publication,

Finance (Budget) Deptt.,
Government of West Bengal.

Agriculture and Allied Activities

Rural Development
Special Areas Programme
Irrigation and Flood Control
Energy
Industry and Minerals
Transport
Science, Technology and Environment
General Economic Services
Education, Sports, Art and Culture
Health and Family Welfare
Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing and
Urban Development
Information and Publicity
Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes and other Backward Classes
Labour and Labour Welfare
Social Welfare and Nutrition
Other Social Services
General Services
Supplement Plan
Total
130.32
2.92
11.62
11.81
9.42
0.18
9.17
167.79
1290.27

568.93
11.72
50.82
44.51
33.17
0.24
52.22
266.68
4614.18

10.55
7.95
8.09
0.20
9.84
169.15
1152.58

141.58
2.89

54.20
97.40
22.53
107.78
322.55
64.41
60.22
1.10
23.80
30.32
18.02

(4)

1991-92
(Actual)

90.76
38.58
70.29
62.93
116.50
1399.73
9761.11

950.94
11.79

361.64
684.44
143.43
869.16
2873.67
702.43
595.63
7.82
343.05
301.80
136.52

(5)

8th Five-Year
Plan
(1992-97)
Total (Actual)

241.94
21.32
321.86
271.81
612.78
348.04
21029.74

2528.88
22.63

662.21
1602.97
727.23
1621.73
6184.87
1470.67
2211.88
80.86
589.61
794.60
713.85

(6)

(Rs. in crore)
9th Five-Year
Plan
(1997-2002)
Total (Actual)

Sources : (1) Budget Publication, Finance (Budget) Deptt., Govt. of

West Bengal.
(2) Plan Expenditure, Eighth Five-Year Plan period (1992-97)
of the Finance (Budget) Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal.

68.53
86.30
18.25
122.92
371.35
73.99
81.18
1.12
54.51
44.91
23.98

(3)

1990-91
(Actual)

Annual Plan

307.18
339.20
72.68
416.52
1262.32
372.14
286.03
3.93
196.81
229.78
99.30

(2)

Note : State Plan Expenditure comprises Normal Plan, Outlays met / to be

met by autonomous bodies and Supplement Plan and excludes Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes.

XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.

XIII.
XIV.

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.

(1)

Head of Development

7th Five-Year
Plan
(1985-90)
Total (Actual)

TABLE 12.10
State Plan Expenditure by Major Heads of Development in West Bengal

194

195
TABLE 12.11
State Tenth Five-Year Plan Expenditure (2002-2007) by Major Heads of Development in West Bengal
(Rs. in crore)
Tenth Five-Year Plan

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.

Head of Development

(2002-2007)

(1)

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Total

(Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (2002-07)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

Agriculture and Allied Activities

73.41
Rural Development
212.02
Special Areas Programme
196.20
Irrigation and Flood Control
198.54
Energy
756.73
Industry and Minerals
105.90
Transport
231.22
Science, Technology and Environment 25.94
General Economic Services
23.68
Education, Sports, Art and Culture
121.76
Health and Family Welfare
141.38
Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing and
Urban Development
272.08
Information and Publicity
4.32
Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes and other Backward Classes
23.04
Labour and Labour Welfare
1.08
Social Welfare and Nutrition
125.17
Other Social Services
22.68
General Services
138.05
Supplement Plan
37.94
Total

2711.14

61.00
283.16
166.04
174.91
654.84
43.27
263.89
10.97
21.35
125.54
185.85

84.63 127.02 160.54

362.89 570.12 503.36
236.42 441.65 413.89
171.87
211.77 213.24
1060.58 1801.59 1878.58
161.93 417.60 455.38
321.06 440.45 474.54
7.81
25.81
21.13
29.92
44.46
32.17
389.99 634.87 801.90
153.92 251.56 267.44

506.60
1931.55
1454.20
970.33
6152.32
1184.08
1731.16
91.66
151.58
2074.06
1000.15

208.48
4.29

317.20
4.20

627.45 1017.46
12.84
7.23

2442.67
32.88

46.08
0.77
154.96
48.85
75.22

65.66
1.80
211.76
62.30
109.60

59.52
0.70
214.72
41.75
65.87

280.49
4.78
1157.05
216.87
499.01
37.94

2529.47

Note : The outlay of Rs. 354.54 crore

under Energy Sector to be met from the net internal
resources of WBSEB for 2006-07 is taken into account.

86.19
0.43
450.44
41.29
110.27

3753.54 5989.75 6935.48 21919.38

Source : Budget Publication,
Finance(Budget) Deptt.,
Government of West Bengal.

196
TABLE 12.12
State Eleventh Five-Year Plan Expenditure (2007-2012) by Major Heads of Development in
West Bengal
(Rs. in crore)
Eleventh Five-Year Plan
(2007-2012)
200809
(Revised)
(3)

200910
(Budget)
(4)

Agriculture and Allied Activities

393.84
Rural Development
748.75
Special Areas Programme
726.99
Irrigation and Flood Control
319.27
Energy
1853.05
Industry and Minerals
539.01
Transport
611.90
Science, Technology and Environment
54.82
General Economic Services
37.78
Education, Sports, Art and Culture
970.56
Health and Family Welfare
324.34
Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing and
Urban Development
1545.76
Information and Publicity
3.46
Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes
and other Backward Classes
129.17
Labour and Labour Welfare
10.65
Social Welfare and Nutrition
642.15
Other Social Services
45.53
General Services
116.06
Supplement Plan

534.55
806.13
862.28
458.81
1680.61
812.04
737.43
85.92
43.39
1206.71
501.11

602.87
888.83
838.12
729.73
912.46
743.26
950.23
96.20
49.19
1667.77
602.65

2605.87
5.79

4078.54
6.70

184.02
40.22
993.33
78.55
262.95

263.30
64.08
1216.40
95.84
263.40

Total

11899.71

14069.57

Head of Development

(1)
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.

200708
(Actual)
(2)

9073.09
Source

: Budget Publication, Finance (Budget)

Deptt., Government of West Bengal.

Gujarat

Haryana

Karnataka

Maharashtra

Orissa

Punjab

Rajasthan

TamilNadu

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

Note

Bihar

2.

71.77

63.14

64.67

63.86

69.63

64.51

62.70

63.52

65.72

64.21

63.68

67.83

1980-81
(2)

84.11

74.08

80.17

63.84

82.81

68.65

70.39

69.32

67.71

85.03

72.40*

73.72

1990-91
(3)

83.80

59.77

67.81

68.06

54.32

67.35

74.43

70.97

61.59

100.68

71.38*

73.79

61.17

53.34

53.20

63.35

52.68

48.38

68.10

53.57

57.56

69.75

43.47

63.10

2004-05
(5)

61.50

47.29

50.90

57.04

46.90

44.35

56.70

56.87

62.62

54.77

51.72

58.49

2006-07
(7)

63.04

51.15

49.45

59.09

51.01

46.18

50.27

59.72

60.56

55.30

50.71

65.69

2007-08
(8)

78.45

55.89

57.60

61.66

51.80

60.64

60.91

59.99

70.43

63.97

59.31

68.66

2008-09*
(9)

Sources : (1) Reports on Currency and Finance,

Reserve Bank of India.
(2) State Finances, A Study of Budgets,
Reserve Bank of India.

60.84

51.52

50.32

60.83

43.13

47.08

60.35

55.50

56.38

56.13

51.74

60.82

2005-06
(6)

Percentage of Developmental Expenditure

to Revenue Receipts
2000-01
(4)

* Percentage has been calculated on the basis of Revised

Estimates.
: Figures relate to the percentage of Developmental Expenditure (Revenue Account) over Revenue Receipt.

Andhra Pradesh

1.

(1)

States

Percentage of Developmental Expenditure to Revenue

Receipts in Some Major States in India

TABLE 12.13

197

992

2699

Total

169

334
278

1990
(3)

UPDS = Urban Public Distribution System.

2762

1295

} 964 } 686 }

164

325
254

1980
(2)

2520

1114

664

175

290
286

2000
(4)

2323

1013

} 636 }

150

254
270

2006
(5)

996

} 628 }

254
263

150

2008
(7)

2308 2291

998

636

254
270

150

2007
(6)
1811
909
1202

1903
958
1214

2000
(11)

648
951

594
536
461
481
916

723

1127
1075

1233
1258
825
296
698
755
599
590
1062

} 2249 } 2520

599
870

654
973
1151
1397

1294
1350
534
298
757
803
712
609
1088

} 1931 } 2183 } 2241

1554
787
1058

1990
(10)
1911
966
1224
825
1448
640
968
1153
1445

1293
1367
535
305
759
799
723
603
1079

2006
(12)

1909
964
1219
825
1446
636
970
1154
1448

1286
1367
535
305
763
799
722
605
1083

1909
955
1216
825
1436
636
970
1139
1446

1286
1367
535
305
762
801
722
605
1080

1909
968
1219
804
1436
641
964
1139
1446

1286
1367
535
305
762
801
722
605
1080

2007 2008 2009

(13) (14) (15)

Sources : (1) Directorate of Rationing, Govt. of West Bengal.

(2) Directorate of District Distribution, Procurement
and Supply, Govt. of West Bengal.

2296 14961 17244 17936 18043 18036 17995 17989

1002

619

254
271

(Number)
Modified Ration Shops as on 30th September

2009 1980
(8)
(9)

Ration Shops under UPDS as on 30th September

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24Parganas
South 24Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

(1)

District

Ration Shops in West Bengal by District

TABLE 13.0

198

199
TABLE 13.1
Internal Procurement of Rice, Receipts of Cereals from Central Government and Distribution
of Cereals under Public Distribution System in West Bengal
( Quantity in thousand tonnes )
Particulars

October to September
2005-06

(1)
1. Internal procurement of rice including
paddy in terms of rice by Food
Corporation of India*
2. Receipts of cereals from Central
Government
(i) Rice
(ii) Wheat
(a) Govt. a/c.
(b) Trade a/c.
(c) Total (a+b)
3. Distribution of cereals under P.D. System
(A) Statutory Rationing
(i) Rice
(ii) Wheat
(iii) Total
(B) Modified Rationing
(i) Rice
(ii) Wheat
(iii) Total
(C) Other Categories**
(i) Rice
(ii) Wheat
(iii) Total
(D) Wheat for Flour Mills
(E) Total Distribution
(i) Rice
(ii) Wheat
(iii) Total
4. Average No. of persons served per week
under Statutory Rationing (in lakh)

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

415.7

459.4

770.4

1112.1

1059.2

1014.6

849.0

397.5

1478.5

1478.5

1354.0

1354.0

1607.0

1607.0

1715.7

45.3
185..5
230.8

76.4
156.0
232.4

64.0

48.9

179.2
243.2

162.2
211.1

1154.6
1206.2
2360.8

1162.5
1105.1
2267.6

1177.0
1330.3
2507.3

920.9
1096.2
2017.1

277.9
13.2
291.1

200.9
0
200.9

183.7
0
183.7

109.3
0
109.3

1477.8
1404.9
2882.7

1439.8
1261.1
2700.9

1424.7
1509.5
2934.2

1079.1
1258.4
2337.5

73.4

60.8

64.3

59.2

1715.7

Note : * Internally procured rice and paddy are

Source : Economic and Statistical Advisor,
contributed to the Central pool.
Department of Food and Supply,
** Other Categories include Tea Gardens,
West Bengal.
Relief Camps, CRPF/BSF and Mid-day Meal Project
Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana and Food for Work Projects.
Upto June, 09.

397
402
404
405
406
415
416
429
434
434
433
2016
2081
2290
2291

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03
2003-04
2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

84901

84828

82160

78951

59110
59110
58312

58721

58285

58075

57303

56664

56608

56199

55090

(3)

Beds *
(4)

No.

1272

1273

1269

1256

1268
1268
1268

1266

1269

1268

1262

1263

1263

1263

16931

15191

13921

13364

12218
12218
12207

12353

12329

12323

12498

12592

12592

12587

12486

(5)

Beds

Health Centre ( R.H.,

BPHC & PHC )

1263

*Including Reserve Beds.

R.H. = Rural Hospital. BPHC = Block Primary Health Centre.
PHC = Primary Health Centre.
= Includes Private Institutions

(2)

No.

Hospital ( Govt., Local Fund and

Voluntary Organisation )

(1)

Year

Health Facilities in West Bengal

TABLE 13.2

13919

101832

100019

96081
13706
13919

92315

71328
71328
70519

71074

70614

70398

69801

69256

69200

68786

67576

(8)

Beds

13640

9828
12058
12057

9821

9811

9809

9794

9794

9793

9791

9786

(7)

No.

Total Health Unit

Source : State Bureau of Health Intelligence,

Government of West Bengal.

10356

10356

10356

10356

8126
10356
10356

8126

8126

8126

8126

8126

8126

8126

8126

(6)

No.

Sub-Centre

200

201
TABLE 13.3
Progress of Family Welfare Programme in West Bengal
Number
Year

Sterilisation

I.U.D.

C.C. Users

O.P. Users

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1980-81

209940

31033

91247

6877

1985-86

288840

61754

139707

17261

1990-91

320480

140226

315987

110816

1995-96

331060

129544

446407

259195

1996-97

326398

113053

402363

290786

1997-98

321969

101711

402968

332638

1998-99

269861

90960

383421

326343

1999-00

289076

86918

349256

330111

2000-01

313817

87736

393941

386724

2001-02

296969

83957

378859

416853

2002-03

245258

92624

429167

423627

2003-04

253880

76635

454016

442889

2004-05

288951

77377

526593

469348

2005-06

195359

76820

647852

523908

2006-07

136757

74842

674866

600167

2007-08

290584

89350

753479

671064

2008-09

301992

90721

745815

691763

89854

40169

552078

612793

2009-10
(Upto Sept.,09)(P)
P = Provisional.

Source : State Family Welfare Bureau,

West Bengal.

202
TABLE 13.4
Number of Schools in West Bengal
(Including Madrasahs)

Year

Primary and
Junior Basic

Junior
High

High and
Higher Secondary

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1980-81

46248

3696

5184

1985-86

50811

3130

5580

1990-91

51019

3157

6727

1995-96

51021

2804

7293

2000-01

60316 *

2383

7701

2001-02

63503 *

2384

7701

2002-03

64564*

1990

7701

2003-04

66715*

1984

7816

2004-05

66827*

2791**

7971

2005-06

66103*

8640

2006-07

67107*

2822**
2993**

2007-08(R)

65994*

3168**

8892

2008-09(R)

65994*

3188**

8969

2009-10(P)

66228*

3846**

9064

Note: i) Figures from 2007-08 onwards have been

Sources
revised as per updated information supplied
by School Education Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal.
ii) Private Schools and Schools under Central Govt.
are not included.
iii) 77 Junior High Schools have been upgraded to
High and Higher Secondary Schools in 2008-09
and 642 upper Primary Schools are newly set up
in 2009-10.
iv) High and Higher Secondary Schools include unaided and recognised Madrasah Schools.
* Including Sishu Siksha Kendra.
** Including Madhyamik Siksha Kendra.
R= Revised. P= Provisional

8841

:(1)Director of School Education,

Government of West Bengal.
(2)Department of Panchayats & Rural
Development, Government of West
Bengal.
(3)Directorate of Madrasah Education,
Government of West Bengal.
(4)Paschim Banga Rajya Sishu Shiksa
Mission, Govt. of West Bengal.

P = Provisional.

1063
650
449
1444
2458
307
276
952
1213
556
1582
974
531
617
1090
819
696
416
16093

(2)

(1)

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia
Total

No. of
Sishu Siksha
Kendra

District

3024
1534
880
3955
6354
868
780
3040
4022
1436
5701
3222
1452
2157
3227
1992
1789
698
46131

(3)

No. of
Sahayika

44976
24204
11390
55181
85886
14070
10130
49970
68951
25137
101094
62362
19678
43445
51334
22913
28831
11323
730875

(5)

Girls

No. of Student

89295
48271
22712
110618
170557
27900
20143
100734
136204
50850
203832
122736
39407
86113
101725
44699
58164
21685
1455645

(6)

Total

Source : Department of School Education Government of West Bengal.

44319
24067
11322
55437
84671
13830
10013
50764
67253
25713
102738
60374
19729
42668
50391
21786
29333
10362
724770

(4)

Boys

Progress of Shishu Siksha Karmasuchi in West Bengal

2009-10 (P)

TABLE 13.4(a)

203

204
TABLE 13.4 (b)
Status of Madhyamik Siksha Kendra in West Bengal
2009-10 (P)
District
(1)
Burdwan

No. of MSK
functioning
(2)
99

No. of Samprasarak/Samprasarika
(3)
520

Number of students
Boys
Girls
Total
(4)
(5)
(6)
8677
9929
18606

Birbhum

100

513

9347

9751

19098

Bankura

73

390

6177

6313

12490

Purba Medinipur

153

819

10472

12514

22986

Paschim Medinipur

231

1265

20021

21817

41838

Howrah

26

133

2304

3061

5365

Hooghly

29

133

2404

2826

5230

North 24-Parganas

119

669

10522

16422

26944

South 24-Parganas

80

419

6931

9246

16177

Nadia

103

567

12748

14958

27706

Murshidabad

202

1014

19217

25231

44448

Uttar Dinajpur

104

567

14597

17352

31949

43

192

3472

4070

7542

Malda

107

501

10202

13760

23962

Jalpaiguri

112

543

13630

15115

28745

Darjeeling

80

364

5031

4962

9993

Cooch Behar

116

613

9093

10956

20049

Purulia

139

617

10058

8646

18704

1916

9839

174903

206929

381832

Dakshin Dinajpur

Total

MSK = Madhyamik Siksha Kendra.

P = Provisional.

Source : Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal.

205
TABLE 14.0
A Profile of West Bengal by District
Area and Population
District

Area

Population

Density
of
Population

Year

2001

2001

2001

2001

Unit

In
Sq. Km.

In
thousand

Per
Sq. Km.

Percentage

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Burdwan

7024

6896

982

36.94

Birbhum

4545

3015

663

8.57

Bankura

6882

3193

464

7.37

14081

9611

683

10.24

Howrah

1467

4273

2913

50.36

Hooghly

3149

5042

1601

33.47

North 24-Parganas

4094

8934

2182

54.30

South 24-Parganas

9960

6907

693

15.73

Kolkata

185

4573

24718

100.00

Nadia

3927

4605

1173

21.27

Murshidabad

5324

5867

1102

12.49

Uttar Dinajpur

3140

2442

778

12.06

Dakshin Dinajpur

2219

1503

677

13.10

Malda

3733

3290

881

7.32

Jalpaiguri

6227

3401

546

17.84

Darjeeling

3149

1609

511

32.34

Cooch Behar

3387

2479

732

9.10

Purulia

6259

2536

405

10.07

88752

80176

903

27.97

Midnapore

West Bengal

Percentage
of urban
Population
to total
Population

206
TABLE 14.0Contd.
Agriculture
Land utilisation
District

Reporting
Area

Area
under
forest

Area not
available
for
cultivation

Other
uncultivated
land
excluding
current
fallows

Year

2008-09

2008-2009

2008-2009

2008-2009

2008-2009 2008-2009

Unit

Thousand
hectares

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage Percentage

(1)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

698762
451118
687998
396594
928581
138676
313379
386524
948710
390655
532499
312466
221909
370862
622700
325469
331565
625646

3.03
3.51
21.65
0.23
18.52
0.17
44.93
0.31
0.14
0.18
0.42
0.45
28.74
38.28
1.28
12.00

29.98
21.88
21.55
25.73
17.32
38.32
29.74
31.66
14.81
23.13
24.44
10.48
14.91
23.80
14.56
13.02
20.80
17.36

1.25
2.01
1.17
0.70
2.05
1.22
1.41
1.25
0.38
1.25
0.31
0.62
0.39
1.31
0.84
2.61
1.78
3.09

0.99
1.64
5.22
0.73
1.77
3.02
0.19
0.49
0.49
0.53
0.07
0.06
0.64
17.15
1.94
5.38
0.15
16.87

64.74
70.95
50.42
72.61
60.34
57.44
68.49
66.59
39.39
74.02
75.03
88.65
83.63
57.29
53.91
40.71
75.99
50.68

8684113

13.51

20.89

1.33

3.31

60.96

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia
West Bengal

Current
fallows

Net
area
sown

207
TABLE 14.0Contd.
Agricultureconcld.
District

Percentage
of cultivable
area* to
total area

Percentage
of net area
sown to
cultivable
area

Cultivable
area* per
agricultural
worker (a)

Net area
sown per
agricultural
worker (a)

Index no.
of
agricultural
production

Year

2008-09

2008-09

2008-09

2008-09

2008-09(P)

Unit

Percentage

Percentage

Hectare

Hectare

Base
Triennium
ending
crop year
1981-82 =100

(1)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

65.74
72.60
55.63
73.34
62.11
60.46
68.68
67.08
39.87
75.31
75.11
88.71
84.28
74.44
55.85
46.10
76.14
67.55

98.48
97.73
90.62
99.01
97.15
95.01
99.72
99.27
98.77
98.28
99.90
99.92
99.24
76.96
96.52
88.32
99.80
75.03

0.41
0.47
0.37

185.43
214.71
227.98

West Bengal

64.27

94.85

0.42
0.48
0.41

}0.39

}0.38 }

0.38
0.29
0.37
0.40
0.42
0.43
0.42
0.45
0.40
0.70
1.02
0.39
0.56

0.36
0.29
0.36
0.39
0.42
0.43
0.43
0.45
0.31
0.67
0.90
0.39
0.42

0.43

0.41

(a) = Agricultural workers (Agri. cultivators + Agri. labourers) main and marginal as per census, 2001.
* = Current fallows plus net area sown.

278.21
164.28
180.45
202.26
242.98
236.84
234.91

}294.46(P)
233.64
256.52(P)
222.61(P)
262.28(P)
294.81
225.63(P)

208
TABLE 14.0Contd.
Industry
District

No. of
registered
factories

No. of
workers
employed
daily

Villages
electrified

Year

2009(P)

2009(P)

2009(Upto October)

Unit

Number

Number

Number

(1)

(17)

(18)

(19)

1076
169
226

103724
6651
11126

373

42329

3049
702

165426
100597

2488
2232
3538
2958
7417
734
1897

6890

418071

986
214
67

19292
15126
5030

104

6120

66
528
302
43
96

2559
29354
14965
2624
6475

1248
1917
1505
1534
1635
734
620
1140
2446

14891

949469

37760

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

}
}

West Bengal

1598
2119
-

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TABLE 14.0Contd.

Labourer
District

Percentage
of Total(Main
+ Marginal)
Workers to total
population

Percentage to total working force

(Main + Marginal)
Cultivators

Agricultural
Labourers

Others

Registration
on the Live
Register of
Employment
Exchange

Year

2001

2001

2001

2001

As on
31.12.2009

Unit

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

In thousand

(1)

(20)

(21)

(22)

(23)

(24)

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Midnapore
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

35.49
37.42
44.73
39.06
33.71
36.84
33.44
32.47
37.66
35.13
34.14
38.35
40.75
40.76
38.37
35.29
38.99
44.46

14.59
23.10
30.88
28.16
4.98
14.79
9.87
15.96
0.03
19.66
18.48
29.54
30.94
20.71
20.30
14.59
37.47
31.24

29.88
36.95
35.18
31.66
10.13
24.29
13.51
25.99
0.12
23.21
27.99
39.63
36.26
30.68
17.64
10.21
29.50
36.09

55.53
39.95
33.94
40.18
84.89
60.92
76.62
58.05
99.85
57.13
53.53
30.83
32.80
48.61
62.06
75.20
33.03
32.67

662.7
248.3
291.3
705.6
285.9
448.9
777.3
454.3
470.9
392.5
347.5
154.9
114.9
222.0
191.7
144.6
200.6
204.5

West Bengal

36.78

19.03

24.92

56.05

6319.5

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TABLE 14.0Contd.
Bank
District

Number of
Offices

Population
per Bank
Office

Per Capita
Bank
deposits

Per Capita
Bank
advances

Year

As at the
end of June,
2009

As at the
end of June,
2009

As at the
end of June,
2009

As at the
end of June,
2009

Unit

Number

In thousand

Rs.

Rs.

(1)

(25)

(26)

(27)

(28)

Burdwan

440

17

20007

6176

Birbhum

183

19

9018

2645

Bankura

175

20

8208

2267

21

9467

3294

Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur

210
309

Howrah

253

19

19862

5112

Hooghly

294

19

15779

3655

North 24-Parganas

495

21

26099

4843

South 24-Parganas

280

29

7714

2744

Kolkata

1124

269343

220782

Nadia

201

27

9221

2601

Murshidabad

235

30

5623

2055

Uttar Dinajpur

89

34

4314

2133

Dakshin Dinajpur

68

26

5042

2488

Malda

154

26

5737

2557

Jalpaiguri

146

27

7012

2852

Darjeeling

143

13

22287

12483

Cooch Behar

119

23

5197

2796

Purulia

121

23

7744

1577

5039

18

25608

147862

West Bengal

211
TABLE 14.0Contd.
Primary Agricultural
Co-operative Credit Society
District

Year
Unit
(1)
Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia
West Bengal

Number

Member

Education

Working
Capital

Literacy
Person

Male

Female

As on
31.3.2007

As on
31.3.2007

As on
31.3.2007

2001
(Census)

2001
(Census)

2001
(Census)

Number

In
thousand

Rs. in
lakh

Percent

Percent

Percent

(29)

(30)

(31)

(32)

(33)

(34)

613
330
392
863
720
178
475
446
469
-360
454
212
133
218
166
107
231
162

454
244
1812
556
150
113
208
215
270
-242
250
88
57
1472
83
25
1412
178

30523
6150
9572
29212
15536
11678
29083
8479
6442
-17582
13040
5466
-5426
3446
1811
4250
3539

70.18
61.48
63.44

78.63
70.89
76.76

60.95
51.55
49.43

}74.90 }84.91

} 64.42

6529

7829

201235

Note : Literates exclude children in the age group 0-6 years.

77.01
75.11
78.07
69.45
80.86
66.14
54.35
47.89
63.59
50.28
62.85
71.79
66.30
55.57

83.22
82.59
83.92
79.19
83.79
72.31
60.71
58.48
72.43
58.80
72.83
80.05
75.93
73.72

70.11
67.21
71.72
59.01
77.30
59.58
47.63
36.51
54.28
41.25
52.21
62.94
56.12
36.50

68.64

77.02

59.61

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TABLE 14.0Contd.
Health Services
District

Medical *
Institution

Family Welfare
Centre

Number

Beds

Rural

Urban**

Year

As on
31.3.2009

As on
31.3.2009

As on
31.03.2009

As on
31.03.2009

Unit

Number

Number

Number

Number

(1)

(35)

(36)

(37)

(38)

1094
609
701
927
1102
638
896
1227
1329
413
618
999
391
286
588
654
394
476
577

9526
2729
3661
3337
5170
4944
5590
8214
5657
26739
6062
3857
1068
1221
2032
3083
4409
1998
2535

33
19
22
23
29
14
17
22
29
16
26
9
7
15
13
10
11
20

8
3
2
4
6
10
9
19
6
38
5
4
2
2
1
4
6
3
3

13919

101832

335

135

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia
West Bengal

*= Under the management of StateGovts, and Central Govts Voluntary Orgn. & Local Bodies.
**= Includes only those centres currently under Govt. grant.

213
TABLE 14.0Contd.
Panchayat
District

Number

Number of seats

Gram
Panchayat

Panchayat
Samity

Zilla
Parishad

Gram
Panchayat

Panchayat
Samity

Zilla
Parishad

Year

2009

2009

2009

2009

2009

2009

Unit

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

(1)

(39)

(40)

(41)

(42)

(43)

(44)

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling*
Cooch Behar
Purulia

277
167
190
223
290
157
207
200
312
-187
254
98
65
146
146
22
128
170

31
19
22
25
29
14
18
22
29
-17
26
9
8
15
13
4
12
20

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-1
1
1
1
1
1
1(SMP)
1
1

3600
1905
2179
2863
3309
2141
2849
2905
4129
-2691
3466
1355
843
1889
1976
360(SMP)
1668
1736

749
425
496
628
750
439
596
575
877
-533
717
272
180
408
396
64(SMP)
353
406

67
35
43
53
62
36
47
51
73
-45
63
24
17
34
34
7(SMP)
29
35

3239

333

18

41504

8800

West Bengal

* Figures for Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad (SMP) only.

Darjeeling Hill Council Area is excluded and Hill Council
is constituted of 112 Gram Panchayats. No Panchayat Samity and
Zilla Parishad have been constituted till now.

748+7(SMP)

214
TABLE 14.0Concld.
Road Length (P. W. D.)
and P.W.D. (Roads)

Post and Telegraph

District

Surfaced

Unsurfaced

Total

Number of Number of Number Number

Post Offices Departof
of Post
mental
Combined Offices per
Telegraph Offices
lakh of
Offices*
Population

Year

As on
31.3.2009

As on
31.3.2009

Unit

Km.

Km.

Km.

No.

No.

No.

No.

(1)

(45)

(46)

(47)

(48)

(49)

(50)

(51)

Burdwan
Birbhum
Bankura
Purba Medinipur
Paschim Medinipur
Howrah
Hooghly
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Kolkata
Nadia
Murshidabad
Uttar Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur
Malda
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Cooch Behar
Purulia

1962
1185
1184

6
10
15

1968
1195
1199

771
476
485
831
590
344
506
626
770
282
458
575
373

64
16
23
45
41
20
49
5
9
7
6
22
15

10
14
13
13

334
301
221
361
443

4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2

12
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1

8747

39

As on
As on
31.3.2009 31.3.2009

}2081 } 48 } 2129

West Bengal

544
1198
1370
1238
20
1013
1230
656
369
715
1265
648
805
855

4
6
9
10

9
13
14
6
5
6

14
4

548
1204
1379
1248
20
1022
1243
670
375
720
1271
648
819
859

18338

179

18517

P= Provisional.
Sources :
R= Revised.
* The no. of Departmental Telegraph Offices
includes Central Telegraph offices,
Telegraph Offices and Telecom Centres.
20 Km. road which was previously included
in the district of 24-Pgs. are included in
Kolkata from 2003-04 as reported by P.W.Deptt.,
Govt. of West Bengal.

As on
As on
As on
31.3.2009 31.3.2009 31.3.2009

7
9
6
10
69
8
8

15
26
35
18
19

8
8
12
9
16

435

10

(1) Census Reports.

(2) Directorate of Agriculture, West Bengal.
(3) Directorate of Factories, West Bengal.
(4) Registrar of Co-operative Societies, West Bengal.
(5) Directorate of Health Services, West Bengal.
(6) Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, WestBengal.
(7) Post Master General, West Bengal Circle.
(8) P.W.D. (Roads), West Bengal.
(9) Directorate of National Employment Services, West Bengal.
(10) Reserve Bank of India.
(11) Directorate of Panchayat, West Bengal.
(12) State Family Welfare Bureau, West Bengal.
(13) State Electricity Board, West Bengal.