Approach to the Fifth Five Year Plan Andaman and Nicobar Administration

Abstract

Large scale influx of people into this Territory in search of employment opportunities, induction of families for settlement in these islands under the Rehabilitation programmes and increase in the strength of the Defence personnel stationed here together with the normal growth rate have spurted the population, figure from 63548 in 1961 to 1,15,133 in 1971 - an increase of over 80% in a decade.