Main feature of Budget of Punjab
Main Features of Punjab Budget is as follows:
Farmers
Debt relief to distressed farmers: To provide financial assistance to the Debt-ridden farmers particularly small and marginal farmers in the state to reduce their debt burden, under the scheme “Scheme for providing debt relief to the distressed farmers in the State”. 1500.00 Crores
Harra (Green) Tractor Scheme: 25,000 tractors along with other agriculture implements would be given at subsidized rates to the unemployed youth to enable them to start their own ventures for agriculture services under the scheme„Shaheed Bhagat Singh Employment Generation scheme. 5.00 Crores
Loan to Sugar Cooperatives for payment to cane growers 180.00 Crores
To prohibit kurki and sale of farmer‟s land by the lending agencies, the Govt. would enact a new legislation in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
To promote agriculture sector insurance scheme with the seed capital from the Government, Punjab State Agricultural Insurance Corporation will be established.
Rate of compensation for loss of crops (Kharaba) has been increased from Rs. 8000/- to Rs. 12000/- per acre
Women Empowerment
Swadhar Greh scheme: To provide relief and rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances including victims of cruelty etc. 15 Crores
National Creche Scheme for the children of working mothers: To provide day care facilities to children (0-6 years) of working mothers and other deserving women. Financial Assistance to Acid Attack Female Victims launched under which financial assistance @ ` 8000/- per month shall be provided to the sufferer.
Safety for Women” launched for ensuring women safety in the State. 02 Crores
Welfare
Assistance to BACKFINCO to clear outstanding dues of National Corporations. 10.00 Crores
Loan waiver scheme for PSCFC launched to provide relief up to ` 50000/- to the SC beneficiaries. 17.66 Crores
Loan waiver scheme for BACKFINCO launched to provide relief up to ` 50000/- to the BC beneficiaries. 2.44 Crores
Financial assistance under ‘Aashirwad Scheme’ increased from Rs. 15000/- to Rs. 21000/-
2000 houses will be constructed for eligible urban SC/BC families
Rural Development
Development of infrastructure in rural areas 1500.00 Crores ‘Pendu Sarvjan Hitkari’ Scheme Houses for houseless (rural) launched to provide free residential houses to houseless rural poor.
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM): To stimulate local Economic develoment, enhance basic services and create well planned urban cluster.
Basic amenities/purchase of land for burial ground/grave yard for Christian and Muslim communities.
NRI Affairs
‘Friends of Punjab’-Chief Minister Garima Gram Yojna
Home Affair and Justice
A new initative “Setting up of State Level Control Room for Dial-100” launched to reach the Caller within 15 minutes in the city area and 20 minutes in the rural area.
Construction of 70 new Police Stations and completing 23 incomplete building of Police Stations.
Irrigation
For Canalization of major rivers of the state, and construction of high speed economic corridors on their banks to prudently and optimally utilize scare and valuable resources and generate economic activities around it. 1 Crores
Border Area Development
Special Package for upliftment of Border Area which would include creation of new social and industrial infrastructure, reservation in Government jobs and seats in selected educational institutions. 300.00 Crores
Housing
Houses to Houseless (Urban)‟ launched to provide free houses to houseless urban poor. 25 Crores
Health
Opening of new Medical College at SAS Nagar, Mohali. 10 Crores
Establishment of Primary Rural Rehabilitation & Drug de-addiction Centres in the State.
50 Crores
Setting up of Health & Wellness Clinics in the State. 5 Crores
Universal Health Insurance Scheme 100.00 Crores
Upgradation of infrastructure in the existing Government Medical Colleges 101.50 Crores
Industry
Incentive Units Set Up under fiscal incentives for industrial promotion-2013 (after GST).
50.00 Crores
Development of logistic hub between Amritsar and Attari. 1.00 Crores
Exhibition cum Convention Centre at Ludhiana. 1.00 Crores
Assistance to PSIDC/PFC for discharge of their debt liability. 45 Crores
Construciton of roads and development industrial infrastructure at Rajpura under Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) project. 5.00 Crores
Make in India Zero defect & Zero effect of MSME. 2.00 Crores
To promote Women entrepreneurship under Stand up India. (WISH). 2.00 Crores
Culture
Heritage Grant for Restoration/Conservation of Quila Mubarak Patiala and Bathinda Fort. 26 Crores
To Implement the Punjab State Cultural and Heriatge Policy 2017 5 Crores
Heritage Grant for Restoration & Conservation of Historical Monuments.
Renewable Energy
Solarisation of water pumps- 80% subsidy 100.00 Crores
Science, Technology & Environment
Green Punjab – Incentives to Panchayats to stop burning of paddy straw in the State.
20 Crores
Paddy Straw Management Challenge Fund for Innovation 5 Crores
Employment Generation and Training
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Employment Generation Scheme 60 Crores
Setting up of District Employment Bureaus in the State 10 Crores
Setting up of Gen. Sham Singh Attariwala Preparatory Institute for Armed Forces at Amritsar 5.00 Crores
Education
To provide furniture to government primary schools in the state 21 Crores
To provide computer to government primary schools in the state 10.00 (6’x 4″) 5.25 Crores
To provide green boards (6’x 4″) in government primary schools in the state 5.25 Crores
Award for best government primary school in each block (Rs 2 lac per block) 4.32 Crores
Award for best government middle school in each district (Rs 5 lac per district) 1.10 Crores
Award for best government high school in each district (Rs 7.5 lac per district) 1.65 Crores
Award for best government senior secondary school in each district (Rs 10 lac per district) 2.20 Crores
Free books to general category students of 9th and 10th class and all students of 11th and 12th class. 30 Crores
Higher Education
All the text books would be posted online enabling the students/parents to download the same free of cost under scheme “Establishment of e-library at Patiala”. 5 Crores
Infrastructural development of historical government colleges to improve the dilapidated conditions of same. 10 Crores
Construction of 5 new colleges in educationally backward areas to boost the education system in the state. 15 Crores
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