Andaman and Nicobar Islands

About Andaman and Nicobar

• Bay of Bengal

• Totally 572 islands between them out of which only 37 are inhabited

• Coastline is approx. 100km

• Capital : Port Blair

• Population: 4,79,440

• The people in the island are a mix of different cultures

• One of the severely affected regions by Tsunami

Political background

• The lieutenant governor, Lt Gen A K Singh is the most important figure in the government and politics in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

• Major Andaman and Nicobar Islands Political Parties– Indian National Congress (INC)

– Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

– Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

– Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)

– Communist Party of India (Lenninist) (CPIML)

• Andaman and Nicobar has only one parliamentary constituency, a unit with about two and half lakh electors

• The votes are conducted in 329 polling stations. The polling percentage is moderate at a notch over 60 percent

Economic situation

• GSDP– 1980 - 11.77 M USD

– 1985 – 23.54 M USD

– 1990 – 42.70 M USD

– 1995 – 149.92 M USD

– 2000 – 212.33 M USD

– 2005 – 242.56 M USD

– 2010 – 810 M USD(approx.)

– 2014 -

Economic Contributors

• Major contributor towards GSDP – Service sector

• Fishing and Agriculture their major revenue earning sources

• Agriculture is restricted because of the soil and land forms

• Handicraft industry – Growing

• Tourism industry

Cultural Progress

• The Andaman and Nicobar Islands were shrouded in mystery for centuries due to their inaccessibility.

• The indigenous tribes are distinguished in two groups: the Onge, Sentinelese, Jarawa and Andamanese of Negroid descent living on the Andaman Islands and the Shompen and Nicobarese of Mongoloid descent living in the Nicobar Islands.

• Most of the tribes are on the verge of extinction. The emphasis of the government on progress and its encouragement to the mainlanders to settle there has resulted in the local tribes becoming a minority group in their own land.

Occupations of the people

• The members of the tribe mainly engage in hunting and gathering.

• The main crafts of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands include shell and exotic woods crafted for the tourists, palm mats, and beautiful natural shells. Due to the fear of over exploitation of the Islands' natural resources, trade of some products is now banned.

• The larger part of the population consisting of immigrants practice agriculture.

Language spoken

• Nicobarese is the language spoken by the local Nicobarese tribe residing there. They are also known as Holchu. Since the Nicobar Islands comprise of 19 islands, all the islands use different versions of the Nicobareselanguage. One very special feature about the Nicobarese is that, women are held in high respect.

ISSUES IN ANDAMAN&NICOBAR

•POACHING

•SECURITY

THREATS

• TRANSPORTATION Poor Public transportation system

Southern Nicobar –WORST CASE

• NATURAL DISASTERS

• SOCIO- CULTURAL ISSUES

– NICOBAR –TRIBAL RESERVE

– 30000:400000

– STRICT SOCIAL HIERARCHY (RESOURCES,ADMINISTRATIVE

ATTENTION)

GOA

About Goa

• Nation of cowherds – Mahabharata

• Smallest state

• Goa was part of the Portuguese province for 450 years till 1961

• Capital : Panaji

• Rich in Flora and Fauna because it’s situated near the Western Ghats

Political Background Of Goa

• 1966 Opinion Poll- To merge Goa with Maharashtra or keep it as aUnion Territory. Unanimous vote to retain Goa’s unique identity.

• 1987- Goa became India’s 25th state

• Manohar Parrikar- Current CM (BJP)

• The Government and Politics in Goa has its legislative capital inPorvorim. Porvorim is the seat of the Goa assembly.

• The state's judicial capital, however, is beyond the state borders inMumbai. All judicial transactions fall under the Bombay HighCourt. A bench of the High Court is present in Panaji.

• After having stable governance for nearly thirty years up to 1990,Goa is now notorious for its political instability having seenfourteen governments in the span of the fifteen years between 1990and 2005.

Economic background

• India’s richest state – GDP growth rate is 2 and half times India’s GDP

• Finance Commission- Best state for Infrastructure

• National Commission- Best quality of life

• Tourism is their major source of income

• Mining is second

• Currently there are 16 planned SEZs – Low tax rates

Culture of Goa

• Religion - Multi-ethnic state; Majority Hindu community, sizeable Catholic

minority

• Festivals - Carnival and Shigmo - festivals of joy; Shivaratri – festival of austerity

and penance; Completes the trio of Christianity, Hinduism and Islam

• Education - Literacy rate of 82%; English is the main medium of instruction;

Higher education - Goa University, BITS Pilani - Goa

• Cuisine - Seafood, coconut milk, rice, and local spices

• Sports - Football, hockey, cricket, athletics, chess, swimming, table tennis and

basketball

• Music - Hindustani classical music; Mridangam, tabla, ghumat, shehnai, tambura;

Piano, mandolin, violin; Western classical and popular music; Goa trance

• Dance - Traditional dance form - Dekni; Chief folk dances - Fugdi, Dhalo, Kunbi

• Tourism - Beaches and places of worship

• Night Life – Parties; Bar-cum-restaurant in almost every third house;

Discotheques

Interesting Facts about Goa

• Only state in India having two official state languages is Goa with Konkani and Marathi

• Goa is the state having the whole non-decomposing miraculous remains of St Francis Xavier at old Goa.

• If you are a Goan you can avail a Portuguese Nationality Passport.

• Goa is the only place where one can hire a two wheeler taxi called “pilots”.

• Even though the smallest state in India has the highest bank saving deposit.

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