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Activities:-
Activities
of the various Divisions of the DPSE
Division
I deals with all administrative aspects and
accounts related matters in respect of officers and staff of the
Directorate.
Division
II is responsible for bringing out the annual
publication like Statistical hand Book, Goa At a Glance, Census of
Government Employees, Socio-Economic Indicators, Goa Economy in
figures etc., which are useful for planning purpose and also
disseminate information at large.
Publications
released by Div II
Statistical
Hand Book of
Goa
The
Statistical Handbook is a pocket size yearly publication which
contains data on important socio economic Indicators of
Goa
and also gives the District and Taluka wise information .
Goa
Economy in Figures
Goa
Economy in figures gives important statistical indicators of
Goa
at the time of attaining Statehood (1987-88) and for the two
consecutive years preceding the year of publication. The
publication commemorates the Goa Statehood day on 30th May.
Indicators
of Socio-Economic Development
It is
a yearly brochure containing data on important Indicators of socio
economic development prior to Liberation or immediately after
Liberation as also at the time of attaining Statehood in 1987, and
the year for which the brochure is published. This brochure
commemorates the Goa Liberation Day on 19th December.
Goa
at a Glance
It is
a one page publication containing the Taluka-wise data of the
important development indicators of
Goa
’s Economy for the year, of the publication.
Census of Government Employees
This
publication brings out information on the number of employees and
their distribution across Departments in various categories
classified by sex, SC/ST status, employment status, pay scale etc.
The data is presented separately for the State Government
Departments, Grant-in-Aid Institutions and State Public Sector
Undertakings for analytical purpose.
Division
III is entrusted with the work of formulation, review of
performance, monitoring of Plan expenditure and appraisal of
the Annual Plans as well as Five year Plans of the State. It
assists the State Planning Board which is constituted under the
Chairmanship of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of the State
comprising eminent personalities from different field like
Industry, Trade, Commerce etc. with the objective of advising the
Government on policy issues best suited for the development of the
State.
Publications
brought out by Div III : The Planning division brings out
publications viz, “Five Year Plans“, “Annual Plans“,
“Economic Survey” and prepares the Budget Document
“Explanatory Memorandum on the Plan schemes included in the
budget “.
Division
IV is responsible for compilation of estimates of State
Domestic Product for
Goa
, annually, both at current and constant prices. The estimates of
State Domestic Product serve as a useful indicator of the overall
economic changes in the State. The income generated in different
sectors of the economy over a period of time and the changes in
the inter-sectoral growth throw light on the direction in which
the economy of the State has been moving.
Publications
brought out by Div IV :
Rural
Wages :- This brochure presents data on wages paid to workers
engaged in various agricultural and non-agricultural operations in
all the talukas of the State of
Goa
. The data is broadly indicative of the wage pattern prevalent in
rural areas of the State.
Budget
in Brief: - This brochure seeks to present the salient
features of the budget of the State Government for reference year
and facilities comparison of key parameters which contain the
actual receipts and expenditure of the Government for the
preceding year, revised estimates for the current year and budget
estimates for the ensuring year.
Credit
Deposit Ratio: - This brochure of Credit Deposit Ratio
presents the trend in aggregate Bank Deposits and Credit in the
State with 1980-81 as the base year.
Economic
& Purpose Classification: - In order to assess the
economic purpose significance of the budgetary transaction, a
reclassification of the budget account
which
would through light on the extent of capital formation out of the
budgetary resources saving of the Government and contribution of
the government to the income generation etc. is very much
necessary. With these objectives in view, the Economic and
Purpose Classification of the Budget is prepared.
Estimates
of Gross Fixed Capital Formation:- The estimates of
Gross Fixed Capital Formation provide an indicator of the
growth of productive potential of the economy. The report
gives a broad picture of the annual creation and addition to the
fixed capital by type of assets and industry of use in Public
Sector separately for the State Government, Departmental
Enterprises, Non-Departmental Enterprises, Local Bodies including
Supra Regional Sectors.
Agricultural
Census: - This brochure covers the information on number and
area of operational holdings according to size classes, land
utilization, Crop wise and source wise irrigated area, cropping
pattern, tenancy etc. Also the report gives a narrative account of
the historical background, physical and demographic features.
Minor
Irrigation: - It presents the statistics of area
irrigated under different crops according to the seasons. Minor
Irrigation schemes include all schemes of Ground water Development
and Surface water Development (flow and lift) which individually
have a Culturable Command Area of up to 2000 ha.
Division
V conducts various surveys to evaluate and monitor the
programmes / schemes being Implemented by the Government.
Division
VI
a)
National Sample Survey :-
National
Sample Survey (NSS) Division carries out regular surveys in the
State to collect socio- economic data on current topics on a
matching sample basis with the Central Sample as per guidelines of
National Sample Survey Organisation (Field Operation Division),
Government of India. The Socio Economic surveys are
multi-subject/multi-purpose, multi dimensional cross section
enquiries. The objective is to cover the gaps in data required for
preparation of development plans.
As
per guidelines from NSSO (FOD),
New Delhi
, this Directorate has been participating in the National Sample
Surveys. Valuable information on employment and unemployment,
Consumer expenditure, land holdings, livestock enterprises,
debt and investment, social consumption, demography, health care
facilities , morbidity and disability, etc. has been gathered
through the household surveys.
b)
Annual Surveys of Industries
The
Annual Survey of Industries covers all factories registered under
sections 2m(i) and 2m(ii) of the Factories Act, 1948, employing 10
or more workers using power and those employing 20 or more workers
without using power. The survey also covers bidi and cigar
manufacturing units registered under the Bidi and Cigar Workers
Act, 1966, employing 10 or more workers using power and those
employing 20 or more workers without using powers. The
Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers, provides the list of
registered factories. It constitutes the ASI frame that is updated
every year through addition of newly registered factories as well
as deletion of de-registered Units. These registered units have
been divided into two categories the units with 200 or more
workers are called census units and the rest of the units are
called sample units. The Division regularly receives the annual
ASI returns from NSSO (FOD), Panaji -
Goa
. The characteristics such as fixed capital, Working capital,
workers, total persons engaged, wages/salaries and other
emoluments, input, output, depreciation, Net Value added, Income
etc. are analyzed. The industries are arranged under various
industry groups in terms of 2-digit code National Industrial
Classification.
c)
Index of Industrial Production
Index
of Industrial and Mineral Production which is prepared in
accordance with the guidelines from CSO analyzes structural
changes in growth of Industrial and Mining Sectors. The production
data is collected from registered factories under sections 2(m) (i)
and 2(m) (ii) Act, 1948. The Indices have been compiled upto the
month of March 2004 (Provisional figures) with base year 1993-94.
The
revision of base year from 1993-94 to 1999-2000 for compilation of
indices, as per the guidelines Central Statistical Organisation (CSO),
New
Delhi
, is in progress.
Division
VII
a.
Implementation of Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969:
The
Director of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation has been
designated also as the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths. He
acts as the Chief Executive Officer for the implementation of the
provisions of the Registration of Births and Deaths
(RBD)
Act, 1969. He is responsible for issuing suitable instructions,
co-ordinating, unifying and supervising the work of registration
in the State for securing an efficient system of registration of
births and deaths.
In
rural areas, the Village Panchayat Secretaries and in urban areas,
the Chief Officers of the Municipal Councils, have been appointed
as Registrars who are responsible to register every birth and
death, which occurs in the area under their jurisdiction.
To
monitor the work of Registrars and to extend them necessary
guidance and assistance in the implementation of the RBD Act,
1969, the Additional Collectors of North and South Districts, have
been appointed as the District Registrars for the respective
Districts. Similarly, all the eleven Block Development Officers
have been appointed as the Additional District Registrars for the
same purpose.
The
pre - 1971 records of registration of births and deaths, which
were hitherto being maintained by Civil Registrar Cum Sub
Registrar in each taluka, have been ordered by the Hon’ble High
court to be shifted to the Archives for chemical treatment and
scientific preservation. The Chief Registrar causes the
information in the returns on the registered births and deaths
during the year, which are furnished by the registrars, to be
compiled and published in the form of Statistical Reports.
b.
Price Division:
Price
Division is responsible for collection of retail as well as
wholesale prices of essential commodities for the purpose of
computing Consumer Price Index Numbers for the middle class
non-manual employees and for the industrial workers in
Goa
. For this purpose, prices of items consumed by the non-industrial
workers are collected every week from the selected markets in Goa
and the Consumer Price Index Numbers are computed using the
methodology prescribed by the Central Statistical Organization,
New Delhi
.
The
Labour Bureau, Shimla, computes the Consumer Price Index Numbers
for Industrial Workers for which, prices of the items consumed by
the industrial workers in
Goa
are collected every month by the enumerators especially appointed
for the purpose, and the returns sent to the Labour Bureau, Shimla,
for computing the Index Numbers.
Consumer
Price Index Numbers are useful for the Government and the planners
to work out the inflation rate, cost of living Index, and to
determining the dearness allowance for the non-manual employees as
well as industrial workers. The indices are also useful to the
Government to fix the minimum wages of workers in general.
This
Division also makes available monthly wholesale and retail prices
of selected commodities, which are generally useful for research
purposes.
Division
VIII
a)
Western Ghats Cell :
Western Ghats
Development Programme (WGDP) was launched in 1974-75 as part of
the programme for the development of Hill areas of the country. In
Goa
, WGDP covers three talukas viz. Satari, Sanguem & Canacona,
which account for 46% of the total area of the State. The
programme envisages to raise the standard of living of the people
of these areas by implementing various watershed development
schemes without harming the ecology of the region.
There
are eight implementing Departments namely 1) Agriculture, 2)
Animal Husbandry , 3) Forest, 4) Fisheries , 5) Water Resources ,
6) Craftsmen Training 7) Public Works and 8) Planning, Statistics
and Evaluation.
The
activities of the Western Ghat cell of the Planning Department
comprise undertaking of surveys and studies relevant to WGDP,
publicity for the programme and also its monitoring. A
Project on “Plant and Fungus Biodiversity, Inventory and
Conservation Efforts for the Western Ghats Region of Goa“ has
been entrusted to the Goa University.
b)
Twenty Point Programme: The Twenty Point Programme (TPP)
is implemented with the objective of alleviating poverty and
improving the quality of life of the people below the poverty
line. In order to achieve these objectives, a package of
programmes comprising schemes relating to poverty alleviation,
employment generation, education and health etc. has been in
operation since 1975. At State Level, the Government has
constituted a High Power Committee to monitor the TPP.
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