INCREDIBLE INDIA

Introduction
India is a vast country extending the Himalayas in the North to Kanyakumari in the South. The Himalayas separate her from the rest of Asia. Her Civilization is 5000 years old.

 India Capital Total States in India 30,6UnioTerritories. Total area in India sq.km India Population Languages in India languages India National Animal India National Bird India National Tree India National Sport

Delhi

3,287,263 1,027,015,247 18official

Tiger Peacock Banyan Tree Hockey

 India National Emblem The state emblem of India is an adaptation from the Saranath Lion, capital of Asoka the emperor as preserved in the Saranath Museum. India National Flag The National Flag is a horizontal tri-color of deep saffron (kesari) (representing courage and sacrifice) at the top, white (peace and truth) in the middle and dark green (faith and chivalry) at the bottom is equal proportion. The ration of the width of the flag to its length is two to three. In the centre of the white band is a wheel, in navy blue. Its design is that of the wheel (Chakra) which appears on the abacus of the Saranath Lion capital of Asoka.

 India National Anthem Ravindranath tagores song Jana-gana-mana was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India.
India National Song The song Vande Mataram composed by Bankim-chandra Chatterji has an equal status with Jana-gana-mana. India Standard Time India has only one standard time. India is 5.5 hours ahead of GMT/UTC, 4.5 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time and 10.5 hours ahead of American Eastern Standard Time.

Largest Cities
Mumbai Delhi Kolkata Chennai

Landmarks

Taj Mahal

Howrah Bridge

India Gate

Hawa Mahal

Competitiveness of States
India's per capita income just crossed $1,000, and that has catapulted us into a league of countries that drive growth and consumption engine of the world.
The states are divided into 3 categories, namely, 1. High income states 2. Middle income states 3. Low income states

High Income states

GoaCompetitiveness Score: 72.55 Goa is India's richest state with GDP per capita of Rs 70,329. It has a population of 1,734,000.

DelhiCompetitiveness Score: 67.35 Delhi, the largest commercial centre in northern India, has a per capita income of Rs 70,024 the second highest in

India.

 Maharashtra Competitiveness Score: 62.77 Maharashtra is India's leading industrial state contributing 15% of national industrial output and over 40% of India's national revenue maharashtra's gross state domestic product is Rs 43,
Himachal Pradesh Competitiveness Score: 59.88 HP's GDP per capita stands at Rs 40,515. Himachal is extremely rich in hydro electric resources.

Haryana Competitiveness Score: 59.52 Haryana's GDP per capita stands at Rs 48,456. It has a population of 25,163,000.

Middle-Income States
Gujarat Competitiveness Score: 61.14 Gujarat's GDP per capita stands at Rs 40,004. It has a population of 58,500,000. Industrial products include cement and petrol. Reliance Industries Limited founded by Dhirubhai Ambani, operates the oil refinery at Jamnagar, which is the world's largest grass-roots refineries.

 Tamil Nadu Competitiveness Score: 59.77 Services sector contributes to 45% of the economic activity in the state, followed by manufacturing at 34% and agriculture at 21%. Punjab Competitiveness Score: 59.75 Punjab has one of the best infrastructures in all of India.

 4. Karnataka Competitiveness Score: 59.25 Karnataka is the manufacturing hub for some of the largest public sector industries in India. Andhra Pradesh Competitiveness Score: 58.34 The service sector of the state accounts for 43% of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) and employs 20% of the work force. Andhra Pradesh ranks second in India in terms of mineral wealth.

 UttarakhandCompetitiveness Score: 57.81 Uttarakhand registered the 3rd highest growth rate among all Indian states in the 2009-10 fiscal. SikkimCompetitiveness Score: 48.64

 Chhattisgarh Competitiveness Score: 57.57 The naxal-affected Chhatisgarh sprung a surprise with highest economic growth in 2010-11. The state, which was formed in November 2000, posted a growth rate of 11.49 per cent in 2009-10.

 Kerala Competitiveness Score: 54.85 Economy is dependent on remittances. Agriculture, marine products and the service industry dominate the Kerala economy. Tourism is another revenue earner for the state. Tripura Competitiveness Score: 54.53

 West BengalCompetitiveness Score: 54.37 Agriculture is the main source of income for about 70 per cent of the population. Jute and rice are the principal crops grown in the state.

MeghalayaCompetitiveness Score: 53.48

MizoramCompetitiveness Score: 53.35

Competitiveness Score: 50.75

Arunachal Pradesh-

Low-Income States
RajasthanCompetitiveness Score: 57.47. Rajasthan's economy is primarily agricultural and pastoral. Tourism too contributes a major chunk to the economy.

Madhya PradeshCompetitiveness Score: 55.16 Mines and industries play important roles in economic development of the state. Mines and industries play important roles in economic development of the state.

OrissaCompetitiveness Score: 54.98 The Central government has agreed to accord SEZ (Special Economic Zone) status to eight sites in Orissa.

 BiharCompetitiveness Score: 54.60 The economy of Bihar is largely service oriented, but it also has a significant agricultural base. The state also has a small industrial sector.

Uttar PradeshCompetitiveness Score: 54.50 Kanpur is the largest shoe-manufacturing centre in the country with strong leather , engineering, chemical and other booming sector industries.

 JharkhandCompetitiveness Score: 54.22 Copper, iron, coal, manganese, mica, chromites and bauxite are found in abundance here. Bokaro Steel Plant and Tata Steel are located here.

AssamCompetitiveness Score: 53.96 Apart from tea and petroleum refineries, Assam has few industries of significance.

NagalandCompetitiveness Score: 53.92 Agriculture is the most important economic activity in Nagaland, with more than 90% of the population employed in the fields

 Jammu & Kashmir Competitiveness Score: 52.29 Gulmarg, one of the most popular ski resort destinations in India, is also home to the world's highest green golf course. Horticulture plays a vital role in the economic development of the state.

ManipurCompetitiveness Score The Manipur economy gets its revenue from forest products and mining sector. With a large forest cover, these products are manufactured are even exported to foreign countries : 52.16 The Manipur economy gets its revenue from forest products and mining sector. With a large forest cover, these products are manufactured are even exported to foreign countries.

SWOT Analysis
STRENGHTS:
Highly educated , skilled ,young, capable & dynamic human resources. English speaking & analytical students. World class business-social-spiritual political leader, Professor, scientist, Manager-Doctor-Engineer-Civil servants etc. Very rich in Natural & Living resources.

Big democracy, Big market & free media.

Diversity vs. Ideas-Innovation-Integration.

Weakness: Absence of practical knowledge. Less Research and Development. Lack of trained & skill work force. Small supply of specialize professional. Lack of spirits of entrepreneurship, patriotisms and leadership skill. Blindly respect anything taught by elders.

 Threats:
Self centered political leadership Slow & Dysfunctional judiciary and corrupt law enforcers Regulation, protection and restriction Mechanistic -stable-Layered-complex system Corruption, Ignorance & Complacency. High competitive & marketing forces. To patent Indian intellectual property by outsider (unawareness about own research) Fast change Internet-information . technology& new Inventions-Technology-Innovations.

 Opportunities:
Big potential market in education Sector & emerging new market Segment in services (create it) General Agreement of trade on Services. Research & Development capability. Generate intellectual property. Resource Building capacity. Competition- cost Quality service. Collaboration : win-win thinking.

Physical Infrastructure

Physical Infrastructure
Stimulus Measures to improve infrastructure to combat economic downturn Allocation for many infrastructure projects in Union Budget 2009-10 It takes Longer to take freight from Delhi to Mumbai than Mumbai to foreign ports. Many Large programs, but not one National Plan Up to 2015, goods traffic is expected to rise at 15% peryear.

 CWG 2010- Boost to Delhi Infrastructure Current Scenario

Generation capacity of 164 GW (5th in the world); CAGR of 4.6% over the last four years Low per capita consumption at 606 units; less than half of China T & D network of 5.7 million circuit km the 3rd largest in the world

Power

Power
Majority of Generation, Transmission and Distribution capacities are with either public sector companies or with State Electricity Boards.(SEBs) Private sector participation is increasing especially in Generation and Distribution- Distribution licences for several cities are already with the private sector. Opportunities in Transmission network ventures additional 60,000 circuit km of transmission network expected by 2012

Generation
India has the fifth largest generation capacity in the world with an installed capacity of 152 GW as on 30 September 20091, which is about 4 percent of global power generation. The average per capita consumption of electricity in India is estimated to be 704kWh during 2008-09.

Distribution
While there has been a slow and gradual improvement in metering, billing and collection efficiency,the current loss levels still pose a significant challenge for distribution companies going forward.

Transmission
The current installed transmission capacity is only 13 percent of the total installed generation capacity.
The Ministry of Power plans to establish an integrated National Power Grid in the country by 2012 with close to 200,000 MW generation capacities and 37,700 MW of inter-regional power transfer capacity.

Roads and Highway

India has a road network of over 3.314 million kilometres (2.059 million miles) of roadway, making it the third largest road network in the world.
At 0.66 km of highway per square kilometer of land the density of Indias highway network is slightly higher than that of the United States (0.65) and far higher than that of China's (0.16) or Brazil's (0.20).

 Future Potential:
Large demand-supply gap: All India average energy shortfall of 7% and peak demand shortfall of 12%. The implementation of key reforms is likely to foster growth in all segments:Unbundled SEBs; Open Access networks; privatised distribution circles; Tariff reforms. km of transmission network expected by 2012

 Some of the major projects that are being implemented include the National Highways Development Project and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. In an effort to accomplish this, the government of India is attempting to promote foreign investment in road projects by offering financial incentives such as toll rights to developers.

 Indian Road Network (km)

National Highways/Expressways State Highways Major district roads Rural & other roads

Length
66,754 128,000 470,000 2,650,000 3,314,754

Total (approx)

 Paved Roads Paved Roads (% of 2 lane roads) Paved Roads (% of 4 lane roads)
Paved Roads (% of total road network)

Percent (%) 34 1
47.3

 Expressways
The Expressways of India make up approximately 200 km (120 mi), of the Indian National Highway System. Usually no two-wheelers, three-wheelers or tractor vehicles are allowed on these roads. Speeds of 120 km/h (75 mph) can be maintained on these roads.

 National Highways These are main highways running through the length and breadth of the country connecting major ports, state capitals, large industrial and tourist centres. The National Highways represent only 2% of the total network length, and they handle about 40% of the total road traffic.

 The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is the authority responsible for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways.

 State Highways The State Highways provide linkages with the National Highways, district headquarters, important towns, tourist centres and minor ports and carry the traffic along major centers within the state. Their total length is about 137,711 km. The Ministry of State for Surface Transport in India administers the national highway system, and state highways and other state roads are maintained by state public works departments.

 District road These are important roads within a district connecting areas of production with markets and connecting these with each other or with the State Highways & National Highways.

 Rural and other roads The rural roads in India forms a substantial portion of the Indian road network. For the development of these rural roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) , was launched in December 2000 by the Indian government to provide connectivity to unconnected rural habitations. These roads are constructed and maintained by the village panchayats.

Railways
Indian Railways has more than 64,215 kilometres (39,901 mi) of track and 7,083 stations. It has the world's fourth largest railway network after those of the United States, Russia and China. The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country and carry over 30 million passengers and 2.8 million tons of freight daily.

 IR operates both long distance and suburban rail systems on a multi-gauge network of broad, metre and narrow gauges. It also owns locomotive and coach production facilities.

 Railway zones Indian Railways is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions. The number of zones in Indian Railways increased from six to eight in 1951, nine in 1952, and finally 17 in 2010. There are a total of sixty-seven divisions.

Name

Abbr.

Date Established

Headquarters

Divisions

Central

CR

1951, November 5

Mumbai

Mumbai, Bhusawal, Pune, Solapur, Nagpur

East Central

ECR

2002, October 1

Hajipur

Danapur, Dhanbad, Mughalsarai, Samastipur, Sonpur

East Coast

ECoR

2003, April 1

Bhubaneswar

Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Visakhapatnam

Eastern

ER

1952, April

Kolkata

Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol, Malda

North Central

NCR

2003, April 1

Allahabad

Allahabad, Agra, Jhansi Izzatnagar, Lucknow, Varanasi

North Eastern

NER

1952

Gorakhpur

North Western

NWR

2002, October 1

Jaipur

Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur

Northeast Frontier

NFR

1958,15th Jan

Guwahati

Alipurduar, Katihar, Rangia, Lumding, Tinsukia

Northern

NR

1952, April 14

Delhi

Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow, Moradabad Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Guntakal, Guntur, Nanded, Vijayawada Bilaspur, Raipur, Nagpur Adra, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, Ranchi Hubli, Bangalore, Mysore Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Palakkad, Salem, Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota Mumbai Central, Ratlam, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Vadodara Kolkata Metro

South Central

SCR

1966, October 2

Secunderabad

South East Central

SECR

2003, April 1

Bilaspur

South Eastern

SER

1955

Kolkata

South Western

SWR

2003, April 1

Hubli

Southern

SR

1951, April 14

Chennai

West Central

WCR

2003, April 1

Jabalpur

Western

WR

1951, November 5

Mumbai

Kolkata Metro

2010, December 25

Kolkata

 Services Passenger Indian Railways operates about 9,000 passenger trains and transports 25 million passengers daily across twenty-eight states and two union territories. A standard passenger train consists of eighteen coaches, but popular trains can have up to 26 coaches.

 Suburban rail:

Delhi metro

 Many cities have their own dedicated suburban networks to cater to commuters. Currently, suburban networks operate in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune and Lucknow-Kanpur. Mumbai's suburban trains handle 6.3 million commuters daily.

 Tourism IRCTC takes care of the tourism operations of the Indian Railways. Freight IR carries a huge variety of goods ranging from mineral ores, fertilizers and petrochemicals, agricultural produce, iron & steel, multimodal traffic and others. Ports and major urban areas have their own dedicated freight lines and yards. Many important freight stops have dedicated platforms and independent lines.

 Indian Railways makes 70% of its revenues and most of its profits from the freight sector, and uses these profits to crosssubsidise the loss-making passenger sector.

SOCIAL ISSUES
Corruption Urbanization Regional Partition Poverty Illiteracy Infant Mortality

Corruption Scandalous year 2010 Commonwealth games fiasco, 2G spectrum allocation, Adarsh Scam. Creating a gulf between haves and have not Adversely influencing the growth and development of Indian society.

Urbanization Generating pressures on cities which were meant for a definite size of population. Limited civic facilities, civilian organizations and structures are facing difficulties in meeting the demands of the people. Problems such as unauthorized and illegal activities, emergence of slums, problem of waste disposal creation of foles, crime and health related problems. Social organization, economy and environmental planning in many cities are becoming unmanageable.

Regional Partition
Kashmir Conflict dates to the partition of India in 1947 Given the apparently irreconcilable territorial claims in Kashmir, there is no immediate end in sight to this conflict. The stakes in this conflict are of global significance as both India and Pakistan are in possession of nuclear weapons.
The region remains highly unstable and volatile. As of 2010, India administers 43 per cent of the region including most of Jammu, the Kashmir Valley.

The Indian government has stated its determination to continue towards resolving issues between the two countries. The increase of terrorist attacks in our country and the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the need for reducing tensions between the two countries is paramount.

Telangana Issue:

With the decision of the centre likely to let Andhra break up, the demand from other regions for separation is gathering some speed. UP, WB, Tamilnadu, Gujrat see a window of opportunity to break away from the larger entities of which they are now a part. Letting Telangana separate from Andhra has opened a pandora's box. In the entire episode, what we see is political opportunism, lack of political wisdom and the actual issue the development of the underdeveloped regions taking a back seat.

Estimated HDI and GDI There was a significant improvement in performance in the HDI over the decade.

Year 2006 1996

HDI 0.605 0.530

GDI 0.590 0.514

Dimension score for HDI

Year 2006 1996 Health 0.557 0.490 Education 0.506 0.429 Income 0.730 0.671 Human Development 0.605 0.530

Health Index Highest- Chandigarh, Kerala, Goa, Manipur & Lakshadweep. Lowest -Orissa & MP. Education Index Highest- Delhi, Kerala, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Goa Lowest- Karnataka,, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, MP, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP, Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar & Jharkhand Income Index Highest- Goa, Delhi, Puducherry, Haryana. Lowest- Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Manipur,Orissa, UP, Uttarakhand, MP, Chhattisgarh, Bihar & Jharkhand

Dimension score for GDI

Year 2006 1996 Health 0.573 0.490 Education 0.494 0.409 Income 0.702 0.643 Gender Development 0.590 0.514

Categorising States on the basis of HDI

Category Above 0.701 2006 Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala, Delhi, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Manipur. Nagaland, Daman & Due, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, west Bengal, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Karnataka Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, MP, UP, Bihar

0.601 to 0.700

0.501 to 0.600 Below 0.500

Categorising States on the basis of GDI

Category Above 0.701 0.601 to 0.700 2006 Chandigarh, Goa, Puducherry, Kerala, Delhi Manipur, Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Daman &Himachal Pradesh, Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Tripura, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Karnataka, West Bengal. Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ,Rajasthan, Orissa, MP, UP Bihar

0.501 to 0.500

Below 0.500

Infant Mortality Rate

2006 Males INDIA 56 Females Total 59 57 Males 71

1996 Females Total 73 72

Gender Imbalance Highest Lakshadweep , Delhi, Tripura, Bihar, Daman & Diu , Jammu & Kashmir , Chandigarh), West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Puducherry, Kerala, Goa and Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & Rajisthan Lowest Mizoram, Nagaland and Manipur, Himachal Pradesh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand .

ECONOMIC ISSUES
Indias market index till the year 2007 and 2008 showed a good ascend, tolling umajot p its place as the eleventh largest economy on the basis of GDP and the fourth major according to PPP. since the dawn of inflation the points have come crashing & the volatile international market adversely affected each individual country state, thus the Indian economy has also suffered a considerable decline. Factors are responsible for this economic slowdown While managing the balance of payments minute modification can hugely affect the assessment of Indias economic growth. Market for the high net worthy investors have been filtered and few potential entrepreneurs have survived though very skimerishly. The fluctuation in the stock market and the capital flow also hinder the economic up-rising.

INFLATION
The recent boutade of scams, fresh highs of corruption level and lack of policy reforms from the UPA government for faster economic growth has made a significant impact on India as an investment destination.

Indian stocks, hit by inflation and high interest rates, are Asia's worst performers this year-- down nearly 14 percent -- resulting in a decline in portfolio flows.
Annual Indian growth was about 9.5 percent. Then it fell to 6.8 percent during the global financial crisis but recovered to 8.5 UNAVOIDABLE RESULT Lower growth resulting as a result of the RBIs fight against inflation, which has featured 10 increases in interest rates since March 2010. Growth likely to be less than 8 % and will not pick up rapidly "especially with policy having to choose between price stability and growth.

 The government was hoping growth of 8.5% in GDP, which could remain as high -- but it cannot given the battle against Inflation. Even after 10 increases, India's real interest rates remain negative, meaning the inflation pace remains above rates. Industrial output has risen in single digits the past six months. Car sales, a barometer of consumer demand, have slowed. The manufacturing sector is going to see very subdued single digit growth. Continued interest rate hikes are going to hamper sustained high growth in consumer durables. Slowing manufacturing activity, rising input costs, tight liquidity, interest rate pressure and a government looking to tighten its fiscal belt don't make a very rosy outlook for the services sector

India GDP Growth Rate

 India's economy rose 7.8% in the three months ended March 31 from a year earlier after a revised 8.3% gain in the previous quarter. Manufacturing rose 5.5 % in the three months through March from a year earlier, compared with a 6 % gain in the previous quarter. Finance and insurance services grew 9 % after a 10.8 % jump in the previous quarter. The sectors which registered significant growth rates are agriculture, forestry and fishing at 7.5 %, electricity, gas and water supply at 7.8 %, construction at 8.2 percent, trade, hotels, transport and communication at 9.3 %, and financing, insurance, real estate and business services at 9.0 %.

POLITICAL ISSUES
Tamil Nadu:
The issue of corruption has hurt the DMK in Tamil Nadu - the 2G scam, which has nudged voters towards Jayalalithaa, who heads the rival AIADMK. The assembly polls in Tamil Nadu were held against the backdrop of the scam in which the prime accused is former telecom minister A Raja, a trusted lieutenant of DMK chief and outgoing chief minister M Karunanidhi. West Bengal: Tata Nano Singur Controversy- During the communist rule in west Bengal, about 997 acres were allotted to Tata Motors . It soon faced opposition from a political party, The trinamool congress led by Mamata Banerjee. On June 9, 2011 the West Bengal government promulgated an ordinance to acquire 400 acres of land at Singur to return it to the farmers & remaining 600 acres of land will be available for the industry.