Children - Terre des Hommes
Children - Terre des Hommes Children - Terre des Hommes
45 Part II State Reports 1. Karnataka 2. Maharashtra 3. Rajasthan 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. Chhattisgarh 6. Jharkhand 7. Orissa 8. Andhra Pradesh
47 Karnataka State Overview The population of Karnataka in 2001 was 52,850,562, of which two-thirds live in rural areas. 1 In 2007-08, the state had an estimated (Gross State Domestic Product) GSDP of Rs. 2,152.82 billion. 2 Karnataka was the fastest growing state over the past decade in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and per capita GDP. With GDP growth of 56.2 per cent and per capita growth of 43.9 per cent, Karnataka now has the sixth highest per capita GDP growth of all states. 3 Since the 1980s, Karnataka became the Information Technology (IT) hub of India with more than 2,000 IT firms operating out of the state. Karnataka is also the manufacturing hub for some of the largest public sector industries in India, such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), and is the headquarters of many of India’s science and technology research centres. The major manufacturing industries in the state include sugar, paper, silk and cement. However, over half (56 per cent) of the workforce is engaged in agriculture and related activities. 4 Around 64.6 per cent of the state’s total area is cultivated and 19 per cent of the state is covered by forest. The main crops grown in the state include rice, maize, pulses, chillies, sugarcane and tobacco. Karnataka is the largest producer of coarse cereals, coffee and raw silk in India. The agricultural sector has slowed down in recent years though in the state, largely due to continuous droughts and less priority given to it. There are wide disparities in terms of income and living standards across Karnataka’s districts. Around 25 per cent of the total population live below the poverty line. This rises to 32.6 per cent in urban areas of the state. For Scheduled Castes (SCs), over half (50.6 per cent) in urban areas live below the poverty line. The overall literacy level in the state is higher than the Indian average, at 67 per cent. However, literacy rates are much lower for the SC and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations. Only 33.32 per cent of rural ST women and 35.56 per cent of rural SC women are literate. 5 The northeast region of the state (also known as Hyderabad Karnataka) which comprises five districts—Bellary, Bidar, Koppal, Gulbarga and Raichur—and that has most of the mineral resources remains particularly backward. In terms of employment trends, there is a drop in overall employment rates within the organised sector in recent years, suggesting a greater dependency on the unorganised sector. Employment rates have decreased in a number of sectors such as agriculture, mining and utilities. The growth of marginal workers increased at a rate of 161.5 per cent between 1991 and 2001 indicating that increasing numbers of people have become part of the unorganised and marginalised workforce. The state is also facing major challenges in terms of basic health. Whilst Karnataka is now emerging as a destination for ‘health tourism’, with its state-of-the-art speciality hospitals in Bengaluru (earlier known as Bangalore), the provision of 1 Census of India, 2001. 2 Finance Department, Government of Karnataka, Highlights of Karnataka Budget 2008-09. 3 The Hindu, In terms of per capita GDP – Karnataka, Bengal fastest growing states, 9 June 2005. 4 Planning Commission, Government of India, Karnataka Human Development Report 2005. 5 Census of India, 2001.
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Part II<br />
State Reports<br />
1. Karnataka<br />
2. Maharashtra<br />
3. Rajasthan<br />
4. Madhya Pra<strong>des</strong>h<br />
5. Chhattisgarh<br />
6. Jharkhand<br />
7. Orissa<br />
8. Andhra Pra<strong>des</strong>h
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