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Punjab state profile

19th-largest state in India

Chandigarh is the state capital

accounts for 1.54 per cent of the total land area.

 Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Pathankotand Patiala are the key cities in the state

Punjab has three major rivers flowing through it.

They are the Ravi, Beas and Satluj. punjabi,Hindi,English and Urdu are major languages

spoken.

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Advantage Punjab

Hub for textile based industries

Policy and fiscal incentives

Fertile and productive land Facilitating infrastructure

High infrastructural growth

Stable political environment

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Socio economic snapshots

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Punjab¶s GSDP

GSDP of Punjab was US$34.5 billion in 2008-09.

CAGR of GSDP from 2002-03 to 2008-09, was about11.07 per cent.

13th amongst the all Indianstates in terms of GSDP

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Punjab¶s NSDP

NSDP of Punjab wasUS$ 30.7 billion in2008-09.

CAGR of NSDPbetween 2001-02 and2008-09 was about10.98 per cent

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The tertiary sector was comprised39 per cent.

The primary and secondaryaccount for about 84 per cent of 

theG

SDP

growth rates of 8 per cent to 10 per cent between 2000-01 and 2008-09.

Punjab has strong primary andtertiary sectors

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Per capita GSDP in 2008-09 was US$1,234.7.

CAGR of 9.05 percent between 2001-02 and 2008-09.

Ranks amongst the top five states in terms of percapita income.

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Industrial development of Punjab

PSIIDC and PSIEC are jointlyresponsible for the development of industrial infrastructure in the state.

PAIC is responsible for developmentof agro-based units.

³UdyogSahayak´ as state-level nodalagency and district industry centres asthe district-level committee.

development of several specialeconomic zones (SEZ)

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Food grain industry

Cereals accounts 89 per cent of thetotal agricultural production

In 2004-05, the total production of food grains in the state was over 27.1 million metric tonnes

wheat was the major crop followed

by rice, cotton and sugarcane

second-largest producer of wheatin the country, with a share of around 20 per cent of the totalwheat production

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Punjab¶s export trends

Punjab¶s total exportswere US$30.19billion in

2008-09,which were13.32 percent higher than in 2007-08.

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Punjab has been a major exporter of yarns andtextile, sporting goods

Ludhiana,Jalandhar and Amritsar account for 90percent of the total exportsof Punjab.

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Investments and FDI Inflows

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FDI inflows from April 2000 to October 2009 amounted to US$

3.9* billion. A large part of it has been in the constructionsector.

As of December 2008, electricity and energy sector have thehighest share of the outstanding investments followed by the

services sector and manufacturing.

The construction and irrigation sectors account for about 8.7

per cent of the total outstanding investments.

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Sector-specific policies

Industrial Policy, 2009

 Agro Industrial Policy, 2009

IT/ Knowledge Industry Policy, 2009

Notification Textile Policy, 2006

Biotech Policy, 2006

Tourism Policy, 2003

New and Renewable Sources of Energy (NRSE)

Policy, 2006 Land Allotment Policy, 2002

Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act, 2009