14.14 Per Capita Availability of Selected Items

 

Unit

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

Population

(In million)

119.9

122.1

124.3

126.5

Petroleum:

         

Net availability

('000' M. ton)

2587

2405

2798

2798

Per capita

(Litre)

21.6

19.7

22.5

22.1

Superior Kerosene oil:

Net availability

("000" M. ton)

434

452

539

550

Per capita

(Litre)

3.6

3.7

4.3

4.3

Natural gas:

         

Net availability

(M.C.Metre)

6628

7161

6926

7512

Per capita

(Metre)

55.3

59.0

55.7

59.4

Mild steel:

         

Net availability

( '000' M. ton)

415

451

510

537

Per capita

(Kg.)

3.5

3.7

4.1

4.2

Cement:

         

Net availability

('000' M. ton)

3474

3383

3083

3133

Per capita

(Kg.)

29.0

27.7

24.8

24.8

News print:

         

Net availability

('000' M. ton)

46

46

90

88

Per capita

(Kg.)

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.7

Paper:

         

Net availability

('000' M. ton)

45

48

51

57

Per capita

(Kg.)

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

Electrical Energy:

Net availability

(Mill. Kwh.)

6935

7454

7822

10169

Per capita

(Kwh)

57.8

61.0

69.9

80.4

Commercial Energy:

Net availability

(BTUx1012)

371

333

360

362

Per capita        

(Lakh BTU)

30.9

27.3

29.0

28.6

Source: National Income Section, BBS.