All the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir state viz., Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh have contributed significantly to the development of the state. But due to lack of data no concerted efforts were made to analyse the role of different sectors in the development of the state economy. The present work is an introduction to different economic indicators contributing to the development of different sectors of the economy of Jammu and Kashmir state. The book gives a detailed account of recent data and also progress made by these sectors of the state economy. This book will prove useful and informative to the planners, policy makers in the government and to social researchers, students in academics.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jasbir Singh
Jasbir Singh, former Professor of Agricultural Geography, is currently Professor Emeritus at Kurukshetra University, Haryana (India). A Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom), he has an extensive experience of teaching and guiding research. He has authored An agricultural atlas of India: A geographical analysis (1974); The green revolution in India-how green it is (1974); An agricultural geography of Haryana (1976); Agricultural geography(1984); Determinants of agricultural productivity (1985); Agro-environmental units and agricultural land0use planning (1988); Dynamics of agricultural change in India (1990); Technological and socio-economic changes in agriculture in India – a case study (1992); Geomonitoring of biophysical environment and area development (1993); Resource planning atlas of South and Southwestern Haryana (1993); Agricultural geography – revised edition (1994), and Resource Planning Atlas of Western Haryana (1996). Presently, he is working on a research programme titled “Resource planning atlas of Northeastern Haryanaâ€. In addition to these reference works , he has published several articles in the field of agricultural geography in various journals of national and international repute. He was a University Grants Commission’s National Social science Research. At present, he is Member Secretary of the National Committee for International Geographical Union. He has participated in several Seminars and Natioinal / International Conference at home an abroad. He is life member of various geographical organizations.
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