Draft Annual Plan 1990-91 Government of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Overall growth performance in the State in comparison to what has been achieved at the national level was found to be satisfactory. However, if target achievement is taken as the criterion, the performance was less impressive. The conventional macro indicators do show that the economy fared well except perhaps in sector like agriculture. The inference, however, is not that all is well with the economy; certain problems surface the economy more poignantly which are the result of deficiencies in the past development strategy. The Seventh Plan aimed at a growth rate of 5.3 per cent in SDP. Statistical computation has been completed only for the first three years of the Plan. For this period the relevant rates are 4.17 percent in SDP and 2.53 per cent in per capita SDP. During 1988-89, the monsoon conditions were not favourable and to that extent agricultural production suffered. The current year is expected to witness better performance.