Government of Rajasthan Third Five Year Plan Progress Report 1961-62 Directorate of Economics and Statistics

Abstract

The outcome of these planned efforts has expressed itself in the development of all sectors of the State’s economy. State income during the Second Plan period has increased by about 42% and thereby the per capita income has increased from Rs. 262/- in 1955-56 to Rs. 325/- in 1960-61 at current prices. Besides, the introduction of the Panchayati Raj throughout the state in the year 1959 is an event of great significance. Daring this decade, the Jagirdari, Zamindari and Biswedari tenures have been abolished. The Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 which is one of the progressive tenancy acts in the country has provided for security of tenure and fixity of rent. The fragmentation of holdings has been statutorily prohibited and the scheme of consolidation of holdings is in progress. The irrigation facilities have been extended through construction of a number of major, medium and minor irrigation work. Rajasthan, which, till recently, had been a regular deficit area has not only attained self-sufficiency in food-grains but has also shown a sizeable surplus. The all commodities index of agricultural production (Base average of 1952-53 to 1955-56) for Rajasthan which was only 83.9 in 1952- 53 has gone up to 126.7 in 1960-61.