Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

P. N. Mathur , A. R. Kulkarni , P. Venkatramiah , Narain Das

Abstract

For inputs of seeds it is assumed that seed rate per acre has remained the same as in 1955-56 and adopted in National Income Blue Book 1961. It is Rs. 6.30 per acre. Adjusting for price change, in 1963 it will be Rs. 8.44 per acre. Estimated cropped area being 143,528,000 hectors, in 1963-64, the value of the seed has been estimated as Rs. 2,993,373 thousands.

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Narain Das , D. B. Sardesai

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The main objective of the present exercise is to test a methodology based on input-output analysis and linear programming for determining the optimal location of industries in various regions from the point of view of transport costs. For simplicity, uniform production relations in all the regions have been assumed. Further, it has been assumed that no cost of transport to involved for intra-regional movement of commodities and that all the goods traffic is being catered to by the railway at the existing rates. The analysis is conducted within the framework of a simple model involving four regions and five sectors.

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