Bangalore
Constituency Development Goals
(District - Bangalore)
(State - Karnataka)
(Lok Sabha Constituencies - Bangalore North, Bangalore South, Kanakapura)
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Overview: With a population of 6,537,124 Bangalore accounts for 12.37 percent of the population of Karnataka. 88.11 percent of the population lives in towns and cities. The three largest cities or town in the district are Bangalore, Dasarahalli and Bommanahalli. Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes form 937,065 and 14.34 percent of the population respectively. |
The three largest scheduled caste groups are Adi Karnataka, Adi Dravida and Bhovi. The three largest scheduled tribe groups are Naikda , Generic Tribes and Gowdalu.
66.81 percent of the district’s population is in the working age group of 15-59 years. The district ranks 6 among 591 districts of India in terms of proportion of population in working age group (a higher rank reflects a good performance). An inclusive growth process and employment generation have been accorded high priority in the XIth five year plan. Specific action plans need to be tailored for every district depending on the size, level of urbanization and educational attainment of the workforce.
The larger the elderly population the greater would be the need for social support for the elderly. 6.42 percent of the district’s population is over the age of 59 years.
An often used indicator to capture the extent of discrimination against the girl child is the child sex ratio. In this district, the sex ratio, i.e. the number of girls per 1000 boys, among children in the age group 0-6 years is 942. The district ranks 292 among 591 districts of India (a higher rank reflects a good performance). Ideally the sex ratio at birth should be between 943 and 954 and can be used as a thumb rule to measure the extent of gender discrimination in the district. Addressing the issue of sex selective abortion and female infanticide needs to be given high priority in districts with a sex ratio far from the norm of 943 girls per 1000 boys.
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Socio-Economic Status: One aspect of living conditions in the district is the type of dwelling that households reside in. 1.7 percent of households live in a temporary structure while 8.5 percent of households live in semi-permanent structure. The district ranks 523 among 591 districts of India in terms of percentage of household living a temporary structure (a higher rank reflects a poor performance). |
An indicator of the level of deprivation in the district is the proportion of households without any of the following: radio, television, telephone, bicycle, scooter, car or a bank account. 14.9 percentage of households do not have any of the above mentioned goods and services. The district ranks 405 among 593 districts of India , in this indicator (a higher rank reflects a good performance).
1,409,356 of household in this district have a bank account, a proxy for the extent of financial intermediation. The district ranks 355 among 593 districts of India in terms of extent of financial intermediation (a higher rank reflects a good performance).
Access to the outside world is important. Improved access and connectivity can contribute to improving livelihoods. As part of a poverty reduction strategy, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, aims at improving connectivity in rural habitations. The district ranks 259, 164, 250 among 591 districts of India in terms of percentage of villages having paved approach road, bus services, and post, telegraph and telephone facility.
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Education and Health Outcomes: District level estimates of incidence of poverty are not available. Instead, we can examine outcomes along the following non income dimensions of well being: education and health. It is not necessary that with a decline in incidence of poverty there would be an automatic improvement along these dimensions. The reason for this is that, |
“Poverty line derived from personal consumption patterns and levels do not take into account items of social consumption such as basic education and health, drinking water supply, sanitation, environmental standards, etc. in terms of normative requirements or effective access” (p.11 Government of India 1993).
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Educational Attainment: The overall literacy rate in the district is 82.96. The male and female literacy rate are respectively 87.92, 77.48. The district ranks 54 and 30 among all districts of India in terms of male and female literacy (a higher rank reflects a good performance). However, the level of literacy does not reflect educational attainment. |
The total number of years of schooling that an Indian boy or girl can expect to receive in the future is only 9.8 years. Even this average is an overestimate because of grade repetition.
India has a relatively young population. It is important to invest in improving level of educational attainment. Over the next five years, a concerted effort needs to be made to improve the number of children finishing middle school. With 9.1 percent of its population completing middle school, Bangalore ranks 12 among 590 districts of India.
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Rural School Infrastructure: Central to the ability to increase the level of educational attainment is ease of access to schools. Of the 668 villages, 84.0 percent have a primary school, 41.5 have a middle school, 14.1 percent have a secondary or senior secondary school and 2.1 percent have a college. |
The Government of India’s avowed objective is to ensure that all children go to primary school. In the event that we do achieve this target, it will be important to ensure that every village also has a middle school and a secondary school. Bangalore ranks 270 in terms of percentage of villages having a middle school (Higher rank reflect better school infrastructure in district)..
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Reproductive Health: Of the estimated total of 536,000 maternal deaths worldwide, in 2005, India accounted for an estimated total of 117,000 maternal deaths. The probability that a 15-year-old Indian woman will die eventually from a maternal cause is 1 in 70 as compared to 1 in 1300 in China. The Maternal Mortality Ratio in India is estimated to be 45 per 100,000 births. |
The multiple factors that contribute to the unacceptably high number of maternal deaths are viz. prevalence of marriage below the legal age, inadequate antenatal and postnatal care, and absence of skilled personnel at the time of child birth.
In Bangalore, 12.4 percent of girls marry before the legal age of 18 years. In order to tackle the problem of child marriage, in addition to compulsory registration of marriages, information and education campaigns also need to be initiated in the district.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least four antenatal care visits throughout the pregnancy. It is widely accepted that the number of antenatal visits by a pregnant woman determines where the woman delivers her child. In Bangalore, 93.7 percent of women made at least 3 visits for antenatal care.
The more antenatal visits, the higher the chance of the birth occurring in a health facility or in the presence of a skilled personnel. In Bangalore, 94.9 percent of women delivered in an institutional facility. It is important to increase this average. It is estimated that 52 percent of current maternal deaths worldwide can be averted by providing access to essential obstetric care.
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Awareness of HIV-AIDS: The proportion of men and women aware of HIV-AIDS was 84.9, 83.2 respectively. In terms of awareness of HIV-AIDS among men Bangalore ranks 181 among the 592 districts of India and ranks 106 in terms of awareness of HIV-AIDS among women. (Higher the Rank, laser the awareness about the HIV-AIDS). |
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Child Health: In Bangalore 91 percentage of children, in the age group 12-13 months received full immunization while 0 did not receive any immunization. The district ranks 33 in terms of percentage of children receiving full immunization (a higher rank reflects a good performance) and ranks 513 in terms of percentage of children receiving no immunization (a higher rank reflects a poor performance). |
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Rural Health Infrastructure: Of the 668 villages, 3.7 percent have a primary health centre while 15.6 percent have a primary health sub centre. Bangalore ranks 353, 275 in terms of percentage of villages having a primary health centre and primary health sub centre. |
In order to improve reproductive and child health indicators it is necessary not only to ensure that 100 percent of villages have a primary health sub centre but adequate medical supplies are available in each centre.
Data Sources:
- District Information System for Education
- Census of India - 2001
- National Rural Health Mission
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A Very sad event.
Not covered at all by the media.
Mysore - attack on Hindus.
http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=118985
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Can India ever hold a mega sporting event?
The Indian Premier League as a concept has been a grand success. It has caught the imagination of the country and comes at a time when people were groaning from an overdose of politics from the news channels. It was with a tinge of sadness and a sense of loss that one received the news that it was being shifted to South Africa. It is really odd to watch Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore, Rajasthan, Punjab, Calcutta, competing from far away South Africa.
All of us know the sequence of events and the causes as to why the IPL was shifted out of the country. This decision to shift abroad has “almost clubbed” India with Pakistan (where the Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked) as an unsafe sporting venue. The Home Ministry’s refusal to assure security for the high-profile Twenty-20 league has given the country a bad name. Mr.Arun Jaitley was reflecting the views of most sports lovers when he said that “The Impression which has gone is that India is not a safe destination for sporting events. Country’s activities don’t come to a standstill merely because elections are being held”. In fact, Mr.Narendra Modi the Chief Minister of Gujarat went even further. He said “The reputation of India as a safe country in the world has been shattered today by the attitude adopted by the Central Government on the security issues of IPL. It has sent a direct signal that the Indian Government is bogged down by the terrorists’ threats. It will also send the message that India is an unsafe country. The decision of the UPA government lacks farsightedness,” adding that “now the hosting of Commonwealth Games in 2010 will also come under cloud”.
The Home Minister went on to comment that the IPL is a shrewd combination of Sports and Business and there was no need to add politics to it. However, there was a selective leak of a letter by the Gujarat State police chief S S Khandawala, to discredit Mr.Narendra Modi. Immediately the Congress spokesperson said, “If not Modi, at least his police officials are concerned about the security of the people”. Of course it is another matter that the letter was one of the earlier letters written to Gujarat Cricket Association President Narhari Amin seeking clarification of dates and not the final letter by the DGP.
Now comes the news that Australia will not send its Davis Cup team to India for the next month’s tie because of security concerns. Tennis Australia has taken this decision despite knowing, the country could now face a year-long ban and a substantial fine. The Davis Cup tie was to take place in Chennai’s Nungambakkam Stadium in May. This is the same venue where the ‘Chennai Open’ has been taking place for the last several years. Mr.Chidambaram’s colossal goof up and the direct consequence of his actions is the reason for this. The Australian Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald’s words corroborate the charge that grave injustice has been done to the image of India as a sporting nation. “We cannot send the team. It would be irresponsible of us to send our players into an area of such high risk. Davis Cup is very important to us but some things are more important than tennis,” he said. The Australian press had this to say - security in the sub-continent has been called into question following the ambush of the Sri Lanka cricket team’s bus in Lahore, Pakistan, in March. The incident triggered concerns that sports could become a target for more attacks in South Asia.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India moved the Indian Premier League ‘Twenty-20’ to South Africa after the government said “providing security would be a problem due to clash of dates with the general election”! John Fitzgerald said he was angry with the International Tennis Federation’s decision that Chennai was a safe venue and pointed to events surrounding the election that suggested security forces were being stretched.
Fitzgerald added “It is just irresponsible. Surely some thought must be given to the players’ safety. I believe they say the elections are not a cause for concern, the IPL moving is not relevant and that an ATP tournament held in January shows it is safe to play in Chennai. So what about the fact that dozens of people are being killed along the campaign trail of the election? A train was hijacked this week, but that does not alter their thoughts? Did the IPL move for no reason?”
On Saturday, April 25th, All India Tennis Association lashed out at Australia for pulling out of next month’s Davis Cup tie against India, saying they have acted in an “arrogant” and “irresponsible” manner “by creating a situation solely out of their mind and not based on facts”. The Home Minister said on Television that the Australians have decided not to come because they are scared to lose. One may have opinions about the sportsman spirit of the Australians, but any sport enthusiast will not accuse the Australians for not having competitive spirit, and therefore, the Home Minister’s observation deserve to be rubbished. In a letter sent to AITA, Tennis Australia President Geoff Pollard said that it would be irresponsible of us to send our players into an area of such high risk.
The Home Minister by not being able to provide security to the IPL, allegedly because of the General Elections in India, has sent out a message to the world that India is incapable of holding international sporting events. The repercussions of this move will be felt for a long time to come. It will take even longer to remove the perception of India being a weak state. This is probably the first instance in the world where a domestic tournament is being shifted out somewhere else.
The biggest irony of it all is that the IPL has been moved to South Africa when that country, too, is going through its General elections.
Dr.H.V.Hande
Former Minister for Health
Govt. of Tamilnadu.