This is a presentation on the political, economical, legal and cult

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 -

5. 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

6. 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.

7. • 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.

8. 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.

9. 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 Nicobarese
language. One very special feature about the
Nicobarese is that, women are held in high
respect.

10. ISSUES IN ANDAMAN&NICOBAR
•POACHING
•SECURITY
THREATS

11. • TRANSPORTATION
 Poor Public transportation system
 Southern Nicobar –WORST CASE
• NATURAL DISASTERS

12. • SOCIO- CULTURAL ISSUES
– NICOBAR –TRIBAL RESERVE
– 30000:400000
– STRICT SOCIAL HIERARCHY (RESOURCES,ADMINISTRATIVE
ATTENTION)

13. GOA

14. 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

15. Political Background Of Goa
• 1966 Opinion Poll- To merge Goa with Maharashtra or keep it as a
Union 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 in
Porvorim. Porvorim is the seat of the Goa assembly.
• The state's judicial capital, however, is beyond the state borders in
Mumbai. All judicial transactions fall under the Bombay High
Court. 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 seen
fourteen governments in the span of the fifteen years between 1990
and 2005.

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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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