Main feature of Budget of Punjab

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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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