From The Backcover Of 'Punjab Handbook 2004' By Harish Jain

Comprehensively generated latest, information relating to various sectors of the economy of the state is an important input for policy formation and planning. The present document is an effort to provide such vital information to meet this end. This document provides a wide range of statistics and information on various facets of Punjab's economy.

The time series data on crucial aspects like human resource, its planning and development has been retrieved, analysed and arranged in such a sequential mode so as it could reflect very obviously the vital inter-relationships among relevant economic and manpower parameters. Every effort has been made to present the relevant data in a tabular form keeping in view the various characteristics of Punjab's economy. The document has been divided into eight sections and wherever necessary the comparative data of the national level has been incorporated to justly analyse and arrange the statistical order.