Development Landscape
STRENGTHS
1st%
position among 21 states and UTs with most investment potential
0.9%
unemployment rate
12th
of the top 50 clean cities belong to Gujarat
98.3%
access to mobile phones in 2014
21%
increase in internet access between 2014-16
GAPS
HEALTH
175
health personnel/lakh population vs. national average of 277/lakh
ENVIRONMENT
7.52%
area is covered by forests, among the five lowest in the country
MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES
20th
rank among 21 states studied in girl child education
POVERTY
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24.3%
SC/STs households have latrines vs. state average of 57.3%
INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Government’s development expenditure as a percentage of GSDP (2016-17)
8.9%
fifth lowest compared to then national average of 17.85%
21.97%
Education
11.90%
Water resources and Kalpsar
9.99%
Urban Development and Urban Housing
7.79%
Health and Family Welfare
7.39%
Road and Building
Spending on health, education, agriculture and rural development (2017-2018) is lower than the average of the remaining 19 states by 3-4%
CSR SPENDING
Total exclusive CSR inflow (2014-17)
₹995cr
State CSR ranking - No.6 among all states in India
Note: CSR funding and rank take into account funding inflows exclusively to the state, and not pan-India funding
39.68%
Poverty Alleviation, Healthcare and WASH
37.8%
Education and Skills
12.97%
Rural Development
5.59%
Environmental Sustainability
1.74%
Women Empowerment and Inclusive Development
Disparity in district-wise fund allocations
₹995cr
Ahmedabad
<1cr
Gir Somnath, Tapi, Mahisagar and Panch Mahal
SOLUTION SPACE
1.
Increased funding in women empowerment
2.
Programs catering to the inclusion of marginalized communities
3.
Development interventions to Development interventions to maximize impact
4.
Need for effective collaboration between government, NGOs, and funders.
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