Bangalore: The quality of governance and better leadership has led to southern states surging ahead of their northern counterparts, widening the gap in terms of per capita income and poverty between the south and north, says a study. Per capita incomes in the south (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala) have risen fast and poverty has declined in recent years and the reason is quality of governance, better leadership and political stability, according to study conducted by the Public Affairs Centre.
As of 2009-10, on an average, the weighted per capita income in the southern states (in constant 1993-94 prices) was Rs 19,531 whereas it was only Rs 8,951 in the northern states (Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh).
In 2009-10, the average (weighted) poverty rate (combined for rural and urban areas) in the southern states was 19 per cent against 38 per cent in the northern states. The picture was very different fifty years ago. The rural poverty rates in the southern states in 1960 was 66 per cent compared to 55 per cent in the Hindi heartland states, the study said.
Young people from the south were migrating to the northern towns in search of employment. Currently, the migration of southerners to the north has declined while northerners are moving in large numbers to the south in search of work, it said. Various factors have led to this turnaround over the last half century, the PAC study said. ...
07:54 PM, May 07, 2013
Chennai: Members of Tamil Nadu stuntmen's association won't work in any other language films unless Film Employees' Federation of South India (FEFSI) helps them arrive at mutual understanding over ongoing tussle between action artistes from Tamil and Telugu film industries. Tamil stuntmen demand equal distribution of work. "We demand equal participation in work when we do films in other languages. If we are doing films in other languages, then we...
05:24 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Where do the major parties in Karnataka politics stand as the state prepares for the May 5 Assembly elections? Political commentator A Surya Prakash joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. How many seats congress and KJP can secure. Together they Cross half way mark? Asked by: PP Jain A. I expect Congress to get a majority on its own. Q. How much cast factor will impact...
05:51 PM, Apr 18, 2013
The Karnataka Assembly polls are less than a month away. The ramifications of the polls are likely to impact even the 2014 general election results, pundits predict. Discuss with a senior journalist whether the BJP can hold on to the only state in south India where it has some electoral clout or if they will be pushed out by the Congress? How big a factor will be BS Yeddyurappa? Senior...
05:18 PM, Apr 08, 2013
The fast will take place at the 'Nadigar Sangam' premises in Tamil Nadu. ...
10:44 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Tamil Nadu Film Director's Association (TNFDA) general secretary M Ameer said a hunger strike will be observed from 9 am to 6 pm on March 19, 2013. ...
11:54 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Members from other associations will also take part in the hunger strike called on March 19. ...
05:06 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Crippling power cuts in Tamil Nadu are shutting factories and threatening an industrial debt crisis that is wrecking its second-largest city's plan to become India's next business Mecca. Electricity shortages are emerging as one of the biggest brakes on India's ambitions to rise up the ranks of the world's major economies, and match regional rival China as a manufacturing powerhouse. ...
10:23 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Coonoor (Tamil Nadu): Commodity planters in south India on Friday sought government help for greater mechanisation to reduce production costs and tackle an acute labour shortage. "The government should allocate substantial funds for mechanisation in the sector to overcome labour shortage and reduce cost of production," United Planters' Association of South India (Upasi) president D. Hegde said at a conference here. Admitting that more research was required to develop indigenous...
04:51 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Tiruchy: The arrest of Dhameem Anzari, the alleged spy nabbed while attempting to pass on sensitive information to the ISI in Colombo, has reportedly exposed an increase in the activities of the Pakistan intelligence agency in Sri Lanka. Anzari had reportedly confessed to Q Branch police during initial interrogation that the ISI, which operated out of the Pakistani Embassy in Colombo, had increased its activities of monitoring the southern states...
10:54 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Kochi: The explosion at the cracker unit in Sivakashi, killing 38 persons, raises fingers over the checks and enforcement activities carried out by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) in the south. According to the list of petroleum and explosives accidents in the country during 2010-11, the highest number of accidents were reported in the south circle comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. During 2010-11, there were 13...
02:59 PM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: Do we care for our disabled? This is the question that crosses ones mind when one sees the way disabled are treated in the country. Out of 215 District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRC) all over the country, a mere 38 are present in five south Indian states -- Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. According to the 2001 census, India has 2.1 crore disabled or 2,130...
12:07 PM, Jul 23, 2012
The South India Dance Directors Association (SIDAA), led by veteran choreographer Raghuram, has become a registered body with the Tamil Nadu government as per the trade union rules. Following this, the first executive committee meeting took place in Chennai recently, where it was decided to affiliate the union with the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI). Later, as per the request of dance directors and accepting the invitation from...
10:43 AM, Jul 01, 2012
From Mahesh Babu, Nagarjuna to Brahmanandam and Prakash Raj, many well-known and celebrated talent relating to the Telugu film industry won awards in various categories at the South Indian International Movie Awards, held in Dubai. Mahesh sprung a surprise by winning the Best Actor award for his versatile role in Dookudu. The organisers gave away the Best Actor in a Special Appearance award to Nagarjuna for his role of a...
10:31 PM, Jun 25, 2012
She was to do the role that eventually went to Shruthi Hassan in Oh My Friend. Since Siddharth insisted on his friend, Nithya Menen walked out gracefully. The 180 pair are going to share screen space, albeit for a few minutes, in Nandini Reddy's next. The film has Samantha playing the female lead. The Ala Modalaindi director, it is learnt, has offered a blink-your-eye-and-you-will-miss-it role in her untitled project. Remember...
09:03 PM, Jun 25, 2012
Popular filmmaker Ameer was on Tuesday elected as the president of Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI), one of the influential bodies of Tamil cinema. He defeated veteran director Visu by nine votes. Out of the 65 votes polled (22 associations are affiliated to FEFSI and each of them has 3 votes. Bharathiraja, the president of directors' assocation, did not cast his vote), Ameer secured 37 votes and emerged...
09:37 PM, Jun 20, 2012
Ameer has expressed confidence that he would emerge victorious in the elections to be held for Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI), one of the key bodies of Tamil film industry. The actor-director, who played a crucial role in the recently held wage revision talks between FEFSI and Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC), on Saturday filed nomination for the post of FEFSI president. "We will win the elections with...
12:19 PM, Jun 12, 2012
South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA), which will reward the best works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada cinema, will be held here June 21-22. This will be the first time that the South Indian film industry will have its awards abroad, organisers said in a statement, adding that it will be looking to promote south Indian cinema on a global platform and increase overseas revenues. Though the industry down...
02:05 PM, May 21, 2012
