The Core Committee.

Message from Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.

Foreword from Member, Planning Commission.

List of Tables and Annexures

Introduction.

1. Development of Andaman Nicobar Islands:
    A Profile and Emerging Issues

    Introduction

    Area and Location

    Climate

    Demography

    Natural Resources

    Income Level and Growth in the UT

    Infrastructure

    Growth of Co-operatives

    Growth of Small Scale Industrial Units (SSIs)

    Growth of Registered Factories

    Growth in Enterprises in Service Sector

    Meager Resources of the UT

    Carrying Capacity of the UT

    Emerging Issues

    Directions for Development of UT

         
2. Financial Position and Outlook

    Trends in Receipts and Expenditure

    Structure of Expenditure

    Status of Local Bodies

    Resource Mobilisation

    Expenditure Control

    Institutional Framework

    Revenue and Expenditure Projections
    for the Tenth Five-year Plan

    Main Findings and Conclusions
 

3. Infrastructure: An Assessment

    Introduction

    New Approaches to the Provision
    of Infrastructure

    Roads and Bridges

    Inter-island Connectivity

    Civil Aviation

    Urban and Rural Water Supply

    Housing

         
4. Shipping and Maritime Services.

    Introduction

    Present Status and Major Concerns

    Development of Allied Sectors related
    to Maritime Transportation Services

    Air Services between Mainland and
    ANI

   Comparison of Shipping Costs per
    pax with Costs of Air Services

    Summary of Main Proposals
         

5. Biodiversity and Environment Protection

    ANI in Human Development Map of India

    Education

    Health and Family Welfare

    Nutrition
     

    
6. Issues in Tribal Development.

    Introduction

    The Aborigines

    The Nicobarese

    Conservation and Development

     of Scheduled of Tribes (STs)

    Health and Education

    Empowerment of Tribals and Systems
    of Governance

    Poverty Alleviation

    Tribal Sub-Plans (TSP)

    Some Concerns

    Some Measures for Improving the Tribal

    Development Programmes

         
7. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

    Agriculture

    Status of Agriculture

    Strategies for Improvement

    Low Input—Low Volume—
    high Value Organic Agriculture

    Specific Suggestions for Identified Crops

    Post-Tsunami Scenario

    Animal Husbandry and Dairy

    Measures of Reclamation of
    Agricultural Land

    Livestock: Status

    Strategy for Development
         

8. Fisheries and Sea Food Industry.

    Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities
    and Threats

    Potential and Current Exploitation

    Capture Fisheries

    Pelagic

    Demersal

    Deep Sea/oceanic Fisheries

    Strategy for Development

    Coastal Fisheries

    Upgradation/Replacement of Traditional
    Crafts with Motorised Boats

    Construction of Mechanised Boats

    Deep-Sea/oceanic Fisheries

    Promotion of Private Long
    Liners/Purse Seiners

    Commissioning of Collector
    Vessels

    Ecolabelling

    Fisheries Regulation

    Infrastructure

    Capacity Building

    Improving the Socioeconomic Status of Fishermen
    and Strengthening Fishermen Co-operatives

    Potential for Mariculture in ANI

    Strategy for Development of Sea Food Industry

    Seafood Processing

    Summing Up

    Recommendations

         
9. Small-scale, Village and Forest Based Industries.

    Organisational Set-up, Industrial Policy and Infrastructure

    in ANI

    Contribution of Secondary Sector to GSDP

    Issues

    The Way Ahead

    Bamboo based Industry

    Handicrafts and Village Industries

         
10. Biodiversity Conservation and Forest Management.

      Introduction

      Forest Management: An Overview

      Management Units in the Current
      Working Plans

      Future Strategies of Forest Management

       Management of Mangroves

      Cane and Bamboo Development

      Application of GIS in Forestry Sector
         

11. Tourism in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

      Introduction

      Tourism Policy in ANI

      Tourism Industry and Tourism Economy

      Tourism in the Andaman & Nicobar
         Islands

     Challenges for Tourism Development
         in ANI

      Additional Issues in Tourism Development

      Summary
 

        
12. Manpower Planning and Employment.

     Employment and Population Dynamics

     Trends in Employment

     Trends in Labour Productivity

     Issues

     Measures to Improve Employment Situation

     Measures to Improve Labour Productivity

      Employment Generation: Some Projections
         

13. Disaster Management.

     Where Do We Stand?

     The Coastal Regulation Zones, 1991

     Disaster Management/Plan/Strategy/
      Mechanism in ANI

     Suggestions
     

    
References