Report of Fact Finding Team on Vidharbha Regional Disparities and Rural Distress in Maharashtra With Particular Reference to Vidarbha Government of India, Planning Commission

* Background.

* Impressions.

* Executive Summary.

* Chapter 1: Rural Distress in Vidarbha: Issues related to cultivation of Cotton.

* Chapter 2: Special package announced by Maharashtra Government in December 2005 Comments.

* Chapter 3: Issues related to removal of backlog in public Investment.

* Chapter 4: Analysis of the mandatory nature of Constitutional Provisions and ability of Governor to make directives under Article 371 (2) of the Constitution.

* Chapter 5: Analysis of the working of the Statutory Development Boards.

* Chapter 6: Backlog in Irrigation Development in Vidarbha.

* Chapter 7: Energisaition of Pumpsets & Energy Backlog.

* Chapter 8: Recommendations.

* Annexures.

* Tables.