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INFRASTRUCTURE SET-UP

            Bird’s eye-view of economy of a place can be had from the available infrastructure. Since the infrastructure set-up of the district is not Go BACK properly developed, measures are being taken for the development of various sectors of basic amenities viz Transportation, Public Health, Education, Power Development, Medical facilities, Roads etc.  

POWER DEVELOPMENT

            District Pulwama is having no Hydel Power Generating Project. Electricity generated in other districts of the State is consumed here. All the villages are almost electrified except some pockets. However, two Gas Turbine Plants established at Pampore

With a total capacity of 175.00  (MW) are existing in the district.

The Break-up is given as under:-

S.No

Name of the District

Power House

Installed capacity (MWs)

1

Pulwama

Pampore Gas Turbine-I

75.00

2

Pulwama

Pampore Gas Turbine-II

100.00

 

Total:-

 

175.00

      Though all the villages are electrified yet the power supply is not as per its requirements especially during the winter season. The need is felt to generate the electricity as per its requirement in the district. The erratic power supply have curtailed the Industrial Development in the district. The erratic and short power supply is the root cause of Industrial backwardness in the district.  No doubt diesel generator sets are used as an alternative source but same can not be an alternative source of energy in view of its high costs.

COMMUNICATION

            Development in modern times is directly proportionate to communication facilities. The district is well knit  with pacca/Kacha roads which connect the different corners of the district with main Town and other parts of the Valley / State Head Quarters. Surface transport viz Buses, Trucks, Matadors, Taxies etc. are being utilized for transportation of goods and services in the district /State.

        The below  table indicates the position of  roads and its category-wise construction for the period 1994-95 to 1998-99.

Category-wise Roads (in KMs.) maintained by State P.W.D.

S.NO

Year

Black Topped

Mettelled(in Kms)

Shing led

Total

Surfaced

Fair weather

Total

unsurfaced

Total

 

1

94-95

395

242

218

855

32

32

887

2

95-96

411

245

221

877

32

32

909

3

96-97

425

267

143

835

11

11

846

4

97-98

430

270

140

840

11.36

11.36

851.36

5

98-99

453

365

52

870

1.0

1.0

871

POST AND TELEGRAPH

            The present set-up of Post and Telegraph is not adequate as there are only 109 sub branch post Offices working in the district. They do not cater the need of the people. For speedy growth of industrialization this sector needs prior attention of the Authorities . there are 2352 telephone connections installed till end of March 1999.

Number of Offices  

Year

Head Post

Sub-Post Office

Telegraph Office

Branch Office

Total

No. of Telephone Connections

Main

Extension

94-95

--

08

64

18

80

183

--

95-96

--

08

88

18

107

183

--

96-97

--

08

80

18

106

1080

--

97-98

--

08

83

18

109

1960

--

98-99

--

08

83

18

109

2352

--

 

BANKING FACILITIES

            All the six blocks of the district are availing Bank facilities. There are 38 scheduled commercial Banks working in the district as per the records for the year 1998-99. The year-wise deposits/ advances made during the period 1994-95 to 1998-99 is given as under:-

Year

No. of Banks

Deposits

Advances

Bank Advances as %age to deposits

1994-95

37

9218

1267

13.07

1995-96

38

11467

1370

12.00

1996-97

38

12587

1629

12.90

1997-98

38

14599

2156

14.80

1998-99

38

14599

2156

14.80

            As per the Census of  1981, the literacy %age  was 20.47 i.e.  30.56 for men and 9.21 in women. As regards  Rural Population the literacy level was very low as compared to the Urban sector. Presently the level of education is very high as compared  to the Census of 1981. There are three colleges for General Education,  seventy five High/ Higher Secondary Institutions,  one hundred sixty one Middle and six hundred two Primary schools functioning in the district. The year-wise Break-up  is given as under:-

Number  of Govt. Institutions for General Primary

Year

Colleges

High/Higher

Middle

Primary

Total    Female                                  

Total

Female

Total

Female

Total

Female

1994-95

03

--

78

16

144

42

579

207

1995-96

03

--

78

16

144

42

579

207

1996-97

03

--

81

16

149

42

591

207

1997-98

03

--

75

12

159

44

575

175

1998-99

03

--

75

12

161

44

602

175

The enrollment  position in these institutions is as under: 

ENROLLMENT IN EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Year

College

High/Higher secy.

Middle

Primary

 

Total

Female

Total

Female

Total

Female

Total

Female

1994-95

NA

NA

32612

10225

32681

12911

32412

12880

1995-96

1600

600

32719

11293

32721

13201

32914

12981

1996-97

2361

1094

32819

11390

32825

13302

32994

12100

1997-98

4225

1669

-

-

-

-

-

-

1998-99

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

 INSTITUTION

            At District Level there are 2  Professional Institutions viz Industrial Training Institute Shopian and DIET Shopian working in the District. In ITI Shopian training is being imparted to the candidates in typing/Stenography, carpentry, Electronics, Mechanic, Welding etc. In District Institute of Education, training programmes are organized for the teachers in order to train them for the basic elementary education.

PUBLIC HEALTH

            Safe Drinking water is provided to villages on priority basis. As per Census 1981, 536 villages inhabited stand provided with safe drinking water facilities.

  MEDICAL CARE

            As per the available  records, the district is divided into six Medical Blocks wherein 250 Medical Institutions are providing Health care to the people living in Rural/Urban areas of the district wherein 584 Medical Personnel are working viz 112 Doctors, 22 Vaids/Hakims, 96 Nurses, 148 Compounders, 20 Dawa Sazas, 04 Sanitary Inspectors 07 Health Inspectors, 34 Basic Health Workers, 04 Health Visitors , 159 Ancillary Nurses/ Dias / Midwives as per the records maintained for the year 1998-99.

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