Inter-district disparities in agricultural development in Amravati division of Maharashtra

Abstract

The present study on the inter district disparities in "Agricultural development was conducted in Amravati division. The data were collected from different public records of State Governments, cooperatives and private institutions. There was good agricultural development in Amravati and Akola district while decrease in Yavatmal and Buldhana district. Amravati was identified as model district over a period of time. The rank of Amravati was 1 st and remains constant. The rank of Akola district came down to 2 nd in 1996-97 to 2001-02. The rank of Buldhana district came down to 3 rd in 2001-02 to 4 th in 2006-07. The rank of Yavatmal district was improved from 3 rd to 2 nd but came down from 3 rd in 2006-07 to 2 nd in 2010-11. Amravati district was classified as 'most developed'