AGRICULTURE SECTOR DYNAMICS IN SPECIAL STATUS STATES OF INDIA

ABSTRACT

India has practiced exceptional growth in the past decade and occupied the 9th rank in terms of nominal gross domestic product. At present, India holds the second position in the world in agricultural production. The present study is an effort to measure agricultural sector dynamics of special status Indian states applying the Wroclaw Taxonomic technique based upon composite index based on optimum combinations of nine agricultural performance indicators. The constructed agricultural sector development index shows that ranking of 11 specific states of India on the bases of selected indicators. The state-wise data on these indicators for the year 2016-17was used for obtaining the level of development of 11 specific states of India out of total 29 states of India. The study utilizes very recent time point for measurement of agriculture development for eleven special status states of India. It is found that Assam scores first rank in the agriculture development whereas Mizoram stands on the last position. Wide disparities have been observed in the level of agricultural development between different special status states of India.

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