CONTENTS Foreword Preface Research Team Overview of the Economy ............................................................................................ i-xvi Chapter 1:
Growth and Investment ............................................................................... 1
Chapter 2:
Agriculture .................................................................................................23
Chapter 3:
Manufacturing and Mining .........................................................................43
Chapter 4:
Fiscal Development ...................................................................................57
Chapter 5:
Money and Credit ......................................................................................71
Chapter 6:
Capital Markets .........................................................................................89
Chapter 7:
Inflation .....................................................................................................105
Chapter 8:
Trade and Payments ................................................................................117
Chapter 9:
Public Debt ...............................................................................................131
Chapter 10: Education .................................................................................................147 Chapter 11: Health and Nutrition .................................................................................167 Chapter 12: Population, Labour Force and Employment ...........................................179 Chapter 13: Transport and Communications ...............................................................195 Chapter 14: Energy ......................................................................................................217 Chapter 15: Poverty and Social Safety Nets ..............................................................231 Chapter 16: Environment .............................................................................................245 Annexure Annex-1: Contingent Liabilities .................................................................................257 Annex-2: Tax Expenditure ........................................................................................259 Statistical Appendix Economic and Social Indicators .................................................................................... 1-8 Statistical Series ..................................................................................................... 11-179 Feed Back Form ...........................................................................................................180 Weights and Measures ................................................................................................181 Abbreviations .................................................................................................................182