Development Landscape
STRENGTHS
2nd
highest number of MSMEs in the country
150%
Growth in total export form the IT Industry between 2011 to 2018
23.42%
Female owned MSMEs in West Bengal largest share in India
88%
Enrollment in government schools second highest in country vs National average of 57.21%
8.83%
Growth of GSDP at CAGR between 2011 -2017 to speed up e-governance
GAPS
HEALTH
41%
Vacancy of medical officers (Mos) at PHCs compared to better performing states like Kerala which have only 5.9 % vacancy
GENDER
20%
Woman complete secondary education ranking 20 in 29 states
LIVELIHOOD
4th
highest number of casual worker in the country at 438 personal per 1000 population
Environment
18.98 %
of land under forest cover lags behind nation average of 38%
INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Government’s development expenditure as a percentage of GSDP (2016-17)
9.8%
compared to the national average of 17.85%
39.56%
Agriculture, Allied activities and Rural Development
18.03%
Water Supply, Sanitation and Urban Development
16.37%
Education, Culture and Information
7.08%
Transport
6.38%
Health and Family Welfare
Spending on health and agriculture (2017-2018) is lower than the average of the remaining 19 states by 0.2% and 0.9% respectively
CSR SPENDING
Total exclusive CSR inflow (2014-17)
631.8cr
State CSR ranking - No.11 among all states in India
Note: CSR funding and rank take into account funding inflows exclusively to the state, and not pan-India funding
53.27%
Health, Eradicating Hunger, Poverty and Malnutrition,Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
24.98%
Education, Differently Abled & Livelihood
7.27%
Heritage
3.76%
Art and Culture
3.70%
Rural Development
Disparity in district-wise fund allocations
>450cr
Kolkata
<1cr
Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Birbhum, Bankura and North 24 Parganas
<1cr
Cooch Behar, Uttar Dinajpur, Bardhaman, Jhargram and Paschim Medinipur
SOLUTION SPACE
1.
Need for increased focus on workforce development
2.
Gender gap needs focused support
3.
Strengthen interventions in poor districts
4.
Need for more collaborative initiatives between the government and funders
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