Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District

Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District
SWOT analysis of General Economic Service’s sector
Strength:
Tourism:
• The district is endowed with important tourist places like, Khirachora Gopinath,
Chandaneswar, Panchalingeswar, Langaleswar, Inchudi, Chandipur etc.
• Proximity of these tourist places to State Capital, where international airport is located,
enough scope to attract foreign tourists.
Civil supply:
• Educated and well aware public/Active people’s representatives.
Weakness:
Tourism:
• Lack of critical infrastructure like good quality roads, guesthouses, bungalows and
tourist resorts for accommodation of tourists.
Civil Supply:
• Corruption by storage agents/wholesalers/PDS retailers
Opportunities:
Tourism:
• Tourism is the prime focus of present government to earn revenue for state exchequer.
Civil supply:
• New schemes of State Government (Rs. 2/kg of rice to BPL families).
• Involvement of Community Based Organizations (SHGs/Mahila Samities) in PDS
Threat:
Tourism:
• Law and order problem prevents tourist flow.
Civil supply:
• Misuse of Annapurna, Antodaya schemes by beneficiaries, can be prevented through
Bio-metric cards.
2.9. Social Services
2.9.1. General Education:
Education is considered to be one of the important prerequisites of development. It is
considered as an engine of economic growth. Indian states are bound under constitutional
provision to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age group of
14yrs. The literacy rate in Orissa during 1951 was 15.8 per cent against the all India
average of 18.3 per cent which increased to 63.8 per cent in 2001 against the All India
average of 64.8 percent. Literacy level in Balasore during 2001 is much higher than state
average (Table 2.63). Even the literacy rate of SC & ST community in the district is much
better than state average. The percentage of out of school children in the age group of 6 to
11 and 11 to 14 is less in Balasore district than in the state. Only concern is out of school
children in the minority community.
Indicator
Table 2.63. Key Educational Indicators of Balasore District
Balasore Orissa
Male 81.69 73.35
Literacy rate (Total) (2001 Census)
Female 58.90 50.51
Total 70.56 63.08
Literacy rate (Rural) (2001 Census)
Male
Female
81.16
57.40
72.93
46.66
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