UT Profile

PROFILE OF UT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR
1. DEMOGRAPHY
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir lies to the north of the Indian States Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and west of Union Territory of Ladakh. Jammu and Kashmir has 3.66% (1,20,355 sq. Kms - including PoK) of country’s geographical area and is 12th largest among the 37 State/UT in terms of geographical area.

J&K UT occupies 19th rank in terms of the population, with 1,22,67,013 souls as per 2011 census. J&K UT has two distinct regions, viz. Kashmir and Jammu comprising of 20 districts and 6,431 villages as per census, 2011. Administratively, the districts are divided into blocks for development purposes. There are 285 community development blocks as on 31.03.2020 in J&K UT. The projected population of Jammu-Kashmir:

Figures in lakh
Year INDIA JAMMU & KASHMIR*(UT)
Persons
Male
Females
 Persons Male Females
2011 12108.55 6232.70 5875.85 122.67 64.84 57.83
2020* 13471.21 6918.36 6552.85 133.05 69.82 63.24
*Projected figures Source: Census, GoI & MoSPI

2. SOME DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

  • The access to electricity has been made universal.
  • Health Insurance Coverage has been made Universal under PM-JAY – SEHAT.
  • About 19.54 Lakh (76% families with at least one member verified) have been registered for golden cards under PMJAY-SEHAT.
  • UT of J&K has been declared as Open Defecation free.
  • 100 percent of household has been covered under clean cooking fuel.
  • The coverage of beneficiaries under TPDS/NFSA is about 100 per cent (99.61%).
  • 60.22 (2018-19) population is getting safe and adequate drinking water within their premises in Rural Areas.
  • Renewable energy share in the total installed electricity generation was 95.30 percent in the UT in 2020-21.
  • Institutional deliveries to total deliveries have increased to 95.13 percent in 2018-19.
  • Under Five Mortality Rate reduced to 22 in 2018.
  • Neonatal Mortality Rate reduced to 17 in 2018
  • Sex Ratio at Birth has increased from 906 in 2014-16 to 927 in 2016-18.
  • Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) of J&K stood at 74.20 percent at Primary Level & 46.60 percent at Upper Primary level in 2019-20.
  • Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of J&K stood at 32.40 per cent at Territory Education Level in 2019-20.
  • 86.80 percent students at class 3rd, 82.25 percent at class 5th and 59.75 percent at class 8th achieved at least minimum proficiency level in terms of Nationally Defined learning outcomes during 2017-18.
  • Gender parity Index at Primary level was 1.03, at Secondary level 1.01 at Higher Secondary level 1.00 and at Territory education level 1.05 during 2019-20.
  • 89.83 percent persons were provided employment under MGNREGA in 2020-21.
  • Number of internet subscriptions as percentage of total population has increased from 24.30 percent in 2015-16 to 40.40 per cent in 2018-19.
  • 1,50,668 beneficiaries were provided financial assistance under National Widow Pension Scheme/ Old Age Pension/ Disability Pension in J&K during 2019-20..
  • 85.00 percent wards are covered with 100% Door to Door Waste Collection in J&K during 2020.
  • Percentage of Births registered has increased from 76.3 percent in 2015 to 78.50 percent in 2018 in J&K.
  • 77.00 percent of population is covered under Aadhaar in 2018-19 in J&K.

    • 3.MACRO-ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (AS ON 26-05-2022)

    The figurative description of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) and its related aggregates highlight the economic progress made by individuals of the state by indicating the per capita income which reflects changes having taken place in standard of living of the people of the state. GSDP is generally termed as State Income which is grouped into three main sectors namely. I. Primary Sector

    II. Secondary sector and

    III. Tertiary sector.

    1.Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)

    The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at constant (2011-12) prices for the year 2020-21 (1R) is estimated at Rs. 1,16,681.18 crore, as against the estimate of Rs. 1,18,442.85 crore for 2019-20 (2R), indicating a decrease of (-) 1.49 per cent during 2020-21 (1R).

    The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at current prices, for 2020-21 (1R) is estimated to be Rs. 1,75,367.67 crore as against the estimate of Rs. 1,69,878.82 crore for 2019-20 (2R), showing an increase of 3.23 per cent during the year.

    As per the Advanced estimates, the GSDP for the year 2021-22(A)* at constant (2011-12) prices is Rs. 1,23,863.60 crore and current prices is Rs. 1,96,695.68 crore.

    2.Net State Domestic Product (GSDP)

    The estimate of Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at constant (2011- 12) prices for 2020-21 (1R) is Rs. 93,286.96 crore, as against the estimate of Rs. 95,518.01 crore for 2019-20 (2R), indicating a decrease of (-) 2.34 per cent during 2020-21 (1R).

    Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at current prices, for 2020-21 (1R) is estimated at Rs. 1,45,369.09 crore as compared to the estimate of Rs. 1,41,420.05 crore for 2019-20 (2R), showing a rise of 2.79 per cent during the year

    As per the Advanced estimates, the NSDP for the year 2021-22(A)* at constant (2011-12) prices is estimated at Rs. 99,150.05 crore and current prices is Rs. 1,63,549.42 crore.

      1. Per Capita Real Income

      The estimate of Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at constant (2011- 12) prices for 2020-21 (1R) is Rs. 93,286.96 crore, as against the estimate of Rs. 95,518.01 crore for 2019-20 (2R), indicating a decrease of (-) 2.34 per cent during 2020-21 (1R).

      The Per Capita income at current prices during 2020-21 (1R) is estimated at Rs. 1,08,768 as compared to Rs. 1,06,627 in 2019-20 (2R) showing a rise of 2.08 per cent.

      As per the Advance estimated, per capita income for the year 2021-22 (A)* at constant (2011-12) prices of J&K UT is Rs. 73,635 and at current prices is Rs. 1,21,463.

      The share of product taxes in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for the year 2019-20 (2R) and 2020-21(1R) is 9.03 % and 6.95% respectively. The share of product subsidies in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for the year 2019-20 (2R) and 2020-21(1R) is 1.41 % and 1.74 % respectively.

      NOTE: * The Advance Estimates of State Domestic Product are compiled based on very limited data and by extrapolating the estimates of previous year(s) by using relevant indicators reflecting the performance of sectors. Additional data available on various indicators like CPI/IIP, Revised Estimates of fiscal data, data revisions made by various source agencies etc. would have a bearing on subsequent revisions of these estimates. Estimates are, therefore, likely to undergo revisions for the aforesaid causes in due course of time. Abbreviations used: 1R: First Revised, 2R: Second Revised and A: Advance Estimates.