Report of the study team on agricultural credit institutions in Rajasthan
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The Rajasthan State was formed in 1949 by integrating twenty-two erstwhile Princely States. It is the second largest state in the Indian Union covering an area of 338 lakh hectares, However, as per 1971 census, it is one of the thinly populated states with a population of about 258 lakhs and density of 75 per sq. km, as against 178 per sq. km, for the country as a whole. The state has basically a rural and agricultural economy. The total rural population of the state is 212 lakhs forming 82 per cent of the total population. About 73 per cent of the working population is gainfully employed in agriculture. A statement at Annexure indicates the district-wise position of rural and urban population as also the population of the scheduled tribes.
1.02 For administrative convenience, the state has been divided into 26 districts and 232 'panchayat samities" (development blocks). There are 157 cities/towns and 32241 inhabited villages in the state. The entire rural population is covered by the com munity development blocks and 7361 village panchayats.
Geo-physical and climatic conditions 1.03 The entire state is subject to extreme climatic conditions. The highest maximum temperature is around 45°c while the lowest minimum temperature ranges between 1°C and 5°C. In normal conditions, the state receives an average rainfall of 59 cms annually, mostly from south-west monsoons during the period June to September. The average annual rainfall ranges between 16 cms for Jaisalmer district in western part and 100 cms for Jhalawar district in south-eastern part of the state. The districts in the western half of the state receive low rainfall, i.e., below 50 cms annually, and are susceptible to drought on account of failure of rains, the incidence of drought being the highest in the western-most districts of Barmer and Jaisalmer bordering Pak istan. Besides, the districts in the western part of the state have mostly sandy soils. In the northern half of eastern Rajasthan the soils are grey brown, red and yellow, while in the southern half they are red, black or mixed red and black.
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