AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
FREE POWER TO FARMERS:
· During the past four years has provided free power to 14.23 lakh farmers amounting to Rs. 23,851 crore and resolves to continue to provide free power to farmers. An amount of Rs. 7,180 crore has been provisioned in 2021-22 in this regard for this purpose alone.
CROP LOAN WAIVER SCHEME:
· Debt amounting to Rs. 4,624 crore has already been waived off.
· Loans to the extent of Rs. 1,186 crore of 1.13 lakh farmers and Rs. 526 crore of landless farm workers in the next phase during 2021-22.
KAMYAAB KISANKHUSHAAL PUNJAB” (K3P)
· A new umbrella program “during 2021-22, with an outlay of Rs. 3,780 crore to be implemented during the next three years. An outlay of Rs. 1,104 crore has been earmarked for 2021-22.
KRISHI VIKAS YOJNA
· An allocation of Rs. 200 crore in 2021-22 for ensuring more inclusive and integrated development of agriculture and allied services.
PANNI BACHAO PAISA KAMAO
· Direct Benefit Transfer of Electricity (DBTE) under the banner of “Panni Bachao Paise Kamao” scheme on 6 feeders was launched. A budgetary provision of Rs. 10 crore has been made for 2021-22.
COMMUNITY UNDERGROUND PIPELINE PROJECT
· A new project for Utilization of treated water for Irrigation through the assistance of NABARD and an amount of Rs. 40 crore has been earmarked.
CROP DIVERSIFICATION
· Under the in-situ Crop Residue Management, a total of 50,815 residue management machines have been provided at subsidised rates to individual farmers and co- operative societies.An amount of Rs. 30 crore has been proposed for this purpose during 2021-22.
· An allocation of INR 200 Cr has been proposed for the development of this sector.
· Established the Veterinary College at Rampura Phul and also allocated INR 120 Cr to State Extension Programme, Organic Farming, e-governance and other Centrally Sponsored programs
· An integrated facility for fruits and vegetable is being set up by Punjab Agri Export Corporation Ltd. at Abohar at a cost of Rs. 7 crore.
COOPERATION
CANE GROWERS
· we propose to establish the “Punjab Sugarcane Research Development Institute” at Kalanaur (District Gurdaspur) at a cost of Rs. 47 crore.
· Rs. 300 crore for support to Cane Growers.
· Rs. 60 crore is proposed for modernization and expansion of Sugar mills of Gurdaspur and Batala.
RURAL LINK ROADS
· special project at the cost of Rs. 500 crore to construct new link roads to the Basti’s of Scheduled Caste and poorer sections of the society, shamshan ghats, places of worship, which do not have road connectivity presently, shall be undertaken in the rural areas during 2021-22.
· Under the 2018-19 Repair Programme (Phase-I and II), 28,815 km length of roads have been repaired at a cost of Rs. 3,278 crore. Another Project for the repair of 6,162 km length of link roads is being implemented at a cost of Rs. 834 crore in 2020-21. In addition, 17,600 km length of Link Roads has been approved for repair with patch work at a cost of Rs. 82 Crore and is expected to be completed by 30.06.2021.
· 962 such bridges/culverts are already being widened/upgraded at a cost of Rs. 216 crore. In the second phase, 582 Bridges/culverts at the cost of Rs 185 crore are in the process of approval. We intend to complete the work on these by 31.12.2021.
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
· AMulti-speciality Veterinary Hospital and Regional Research Centre is being set up at the cost of Rs 62.14 crore at village Sappanwali, district Fazilka- Rs. 18 crore has been allocated in 2021-22 to expedite its completion.
· To protect livestockagainst contagious diseases, Punjab Veterinary Vaccine Institute, Ludhiana is being upgraded to Good Manufacturing Practices(GMP) as per the WHO Norms at a cost of Rs.32 crore and an amount Rs. 20.22 crore has already been released for its upgradation during 2020-21.
DAIRY DEVELOPMENT
· Free Artificial Insemination is being conducted for 11lakh eligible Buffalo and Cattle with quality semen under Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) in all the villages of the State.
· 04 Holstein Friesians (HF) bulls at cost of Rs. 9 Lakh per bull have been imported under Rashtriya Gokul Mission from Germany and provided free of cost by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
· Provide free COVID-19 vaccination to every eligible beneficiary.
· An allocation of INR 12 Cr proposed for Mission Tandrust Punjab.
· An allocation of INR 65 Cr proposed for the construction of 8 New Maternal and Child Health wings at various districts.
· An allocation of INR 57 Cr proposed for the construction of 9 New Maternal and Child Health wings proposed in the last budget.
· An allocation of INR 55 Cr proposed for providing additional beds at the existing MCH wings at District Hospitals.
· An allocation of INR 11 Cr proposed for the construction of 3 new Drug warehouses of 1,500 sqm each at the MCH Wings in Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur and Sangrur.
· An allocation of INR 100 Cr proposed for repair and renovation of all the District Hospitals, Sub Divisional Hospitals and CHCs and aim to complete 40% by March 2022.
· INR 1,000 Cr spent to fight against COVID-19 pandemic and 7 State Government Laboratories have been set up to provide free treatment and other facilities linked with COVID-19 pandemic.
· Provide availability of 8,000 hospital beds at all Level II hospitals, 1500 ICU beds & 855 ventilators at Level III facilities in Government Medical Colleges of Patiala, Amritsar, Faridkot & District Hospitals of Ludhiana & Jalandhar.
· Setting up of isolation wards with 1,494 beds were set up in three government medical colleges with 272 ICU beds, 225 ventilators, 50 HFNO and PPP kits/medicines and oxygens gas, food arrangements, ambulances etc.
· Setting up of 3 plasma banks at the 3 Government Medical Colleges to provide plasma free of cost.
· 729 Cold chain points have been identified in the State to ensure the efficacy of vaccine is duly maintained.
· 2,046 Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs) have been operationalized in the State so far at an expenditure of Rs. 58 Crore and 27 medicines and 6 diagonostic tests are provided free of cost in all the HWCs.
· A special campaign has been designed to reduce the Maternal Mortality Ratio of the state and new Maternal and Child Health wings have been completed at a cost of Rs. 26.70 crore.
· Upgradation of 409 HWCs has successfully been completed, out of 2046 HWCs
· Successfully launched and continuing AYUSHMAN BHARAT – SARBAT SEHAT BIMA YOJANA (AB-SSBY) and5.87 lakh cashless treatments worth Rs. 657 crore have been provided to the entitled beneficiaries.
· Dedicated Arogya Mitras have been deployed in all 828 empanelled hospitals for assistance and facilitation of cashless treatment to the patients.
· 5.56 lakh cashless treatments worth Rs. 639.34 crore have been provided to the entitled beneficiaries during the lockdown in the COVID-19 times.
· A beneficiary feedback portal has been launched in 2020-21 to seek the feedback and increase the participation of the beneficiaries of the scheme.
· 29 Cold chain points have been identified in the State to ensure the efficacy of vaccine is duly maintained.
· The Vaccination drive was launched on January 16th across country starting with HCW and from February 2nd, FLW are also being vaccinated. Around 74,286 HCW and 23,085 FLW have been vaccinated.
· 27 medicines and 6 diagnostic tests are provided free of cost in all the HWCs.
· New Maternal and Child Health wings have been completed at a cost of Rs. 26.70 crore.
· 4 new Anti-Retroviral Therapy Centres have been established at Kapurthala, Mohali, Nawanshahar and Mansa for providing treatment/medicines to HIV patients and to avoid travel on the part of such patients.
· A new hospital for Mother & Child Care, costing Rs. 15 crore has been set up at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot.
· A Government Medical College at Mohali is being set up at total cost of Rs. 189 Crore
MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
· An allocation of INR1008 Cr for promoting medical education 85% more than the allocation to the sector during 2020-21 RE
· Rs. 92 crorefor upgradation of the infrastructure of Government Medical College Patiala
· New medical college in Gurdaspur and Malerkotla.
· Up new medical college and Hospital namely Sri Guru Nanak Dev State Institute of Medical Sciences at Kapurthala and Shaheed Udham Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences at Hoshiarpur with a total expenditure of Rs. 650 crore and an initial allocation of Rs. 80 crore has been provided for this purpose in the Budget 2021-22.
· Construction of Tertiary Cancer Care Centre at Hoshiarpur will be taken up during 2021-22
· Establish Regional centre of National Institute of Virology at Mohali in collaboration with ICMR/Government of India.
EDUCATION
SCHOOL EDUCATION
· An outlay of Rs. 11,861 crore has been earmarked for School Education for the year 2021-22
· Construction of 6,984 Additional Classrooms, 292 Science Laboratories alongwith Lab equipment’s, 304 libraries and 319 Art & Craft rooms at a cost of Rs. 604.07 crore.
· Furniture has also been provided for the students studying in primary classes i.e. from Class 1st to 5th and for 75,655 pre-primary students.
· During the COVID-19 lock-down, undertook a special enrolment drive “Each one Bring One” to motivate the parents for admitting their children in Government schools.
· The State has been providing free Sanitary Pads to all the girl students studying from Class 6th to 12th in Government Schools
· Teacher student ratio in the Government schools is 1:21 which is well within the norms under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
· Introduced English as a medium of instruction- as anoption in 14,957 Government Primary, Middle, High and Senior Secondary schools covering 3,71,802 students.
· An allocation of INR 350 Cr have been proposed under Mid-day Meal .
· INR 100 Cr each have been proposed for promoting digital education and Smart Phones.
· Allocation of Rs. 100 crore- Smart Phones.
· A new scheme “Career and Guidance Counselling”.
· INR 10 Cr have been proposed for developments of playgrounds.
· An allocation of Rs. 50 crore has been provided for in 2021-22 for purchase of computers for Government Primary schools.
· Also, during the last four years, we have regularized the services of 14,064 teachers who had been working on contractual basis for past 5 to 15 years.
HIGHER EDUCATION
· A total allocation of Rs. 100 crore is proposed for the year 2021-22 for completing the ongoing constructions/renovation work in Government Colleges.
· construction of Education College at Malerkotla and undertake repair works in the colleges at Zira and Kala Afghanain the year 2021-22.
· To meet the aspirations of the local community, a new college for girls will be constructed at Malerkotla.
· Improvement of infrastructure in 6 Historical Government Colleges including a special grant of Rs. 7 crore for Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia College, Kapurthala.
· Allocation of Rs. 5 crore for setting up a Centre on Guru Granth Sahib at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
· An allocation of INR 9.08 Cr for setting up of chairs Maharana Pratap Chair; Maharaja Agarsain Chair; Shaheed Udham Singh Chair and Gurdial Singh Chair at Punjabi University, Patiala and Dr. B.R. AmbedkarChair; Satguru Ram Singh Chair; Sant Baba Prem Singh Ji Murale Wale Chair and Jalianwala Bagh Chair at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
PROMOTION OF PUNJABI LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
· Proposes to double the award amounts for Punjabi Sahit Ratan Award and Shiromani Award from 10lakh to 20lakh and 5lakh to 10lakh respectively.
· Proposes to enhance the prize money for Best Literary Book Awards from Rs. 21,000 to Rs. 31,000 and for the Best Printing Book Awards of Punjabi, Hindi & Urdu languages from Rs. 11,000 to Rs. 21,000.
· Proposes to double the the financial assistance from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 (for a book with pages up to 100) & from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 30,000 (for a book with more than 100 pages) given to the needy writers of Punjabi, Hindi & Urdu languages.
· Proposes to set up Sri Guru TegBahadur Institute of Handicraft at GNDU Regional Centre, Sathiala, Baba Bakala and Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Management at Kapurthala.
· An allocation of INR 15 Cr for upgradation of Beant College of Engineering & Technology, Gurdaspur and ShaheedBhagat Singh State Technical Campus, Ferozepur.
· An allocation of INR 8.27 Crfor upgradation of Government ITI, Ludhiana into Model ITI and Rs. 10 crore for upgradation of infrastructure, machinery, equipment of exiting ITIs.
GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES- Rs. 1064 crore
· A special grant of Rs. 90 crore for Punjabi University, Patiala to square up the debt liability
· Setting up Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Institute of Handicraft at GNDU Regional Centre, Sathiala, Baba Bakala andSri Guru Teg Bahadur School of Textile and Fashion Technology, GNDU
· Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Management is proposed to be set up at IKGPTU, Kapurthala with an objective of achieving international-level quality in the field of Management Education
· Also, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Museum is proposed to be set up at IKGPTU, Kapurthala, wherein the biography and achievements of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar will be displayed
SOCIAL JUSTICE, EMPOWERMENT & MINORITIES
· Social Security Pension amounting to Rs. 2,089 crore in 2019-20 and Rs. 2,277 crore in 2020-21, a three-fold of what was provided by the previous government in 2016-17 i.e. Rs. 747 crore
· Doubling the monthly pension from Rs. 750 to Rs. 1,500 with effect from 1.7.2021- budgetary outlay of Rs. 4,000 crore
· Allocated INR 878 Cr under the scheme “Integrated ChildDevelopment Scheme” aimed at providing supplementary nutrition to almost 12 lakh children and pregnant women & lactating mothers.
· Provided free facility/half rates of fares of Punjab Roadways/PRTC Buses to blind Persons and other persons with more than forty percent disability.
· A Spinal Injury Centre is being run at Mohali to treat diseases related to spine of persons with disabilities. Also allocated INR 162 Cr under the Attendance Scholarship Scheme.
· Allocated INR 53 Cr under the scheme POSHAN Abhiyan to improve the nutritional status of newborn babies, children up to 0-6 years, adolescent girls, pregnant women & lactating mothers and reduce malnourishment.
· An allocation of INR 50 Cr has been proposed to set up Seven Hostel for working women in major districts of Punjab.
· An allocation of INR 5 Cr to launch a new scheme “Mata Tripta Mahila Yojana” and to cover the existing schemes run by various departments of the State.
· An allocation of INR 24 Cr for setting up of Old Age Homes.
· Implemented 33% reservation to Women in appointments to all categories of post of Government and Boards & Corporations and the Punjab Civil Services (Reservation of Posts for Women) Rules.
WELFARE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
· Attendance Scholarship Scheme, financial assistance in the form of scholarship will be provided to 4,000 students with disabilities.
· A major scheme for the empowerment of Persons withDisabilities (PwDs), the Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna (PDSY) shall be implemented all over the State- Rs. 5 crore allocated.
· Installing single Window System for issuing necessary clearances for new LPG outlets and has given 12,23,768 free LPG connections to women beneficiaries.
· 350 Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) devices are being procured for deployment in Sewa Kendras for providing Aadhaar related services to residents.
· Issued a notification under the “Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1958”, which will allow Shops and Commercial Establishment to remain open all 365 days of the year and for 24 hours.
· Allocated interim financial relief of Rs. 6,000 per worker to 2,90,513 workers registered with Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
· The beneficiaries will be supplied 5 kg of wheat per person per month for which -an allocation of Rs 120 crores.
· The ‘Single Window System’ for issuing necessary clearances for installing new LPG outlets has been implemented in the State and the State Government has given 12,23,768 free LPG connections to women beneficiaries.
FREEDOM FIGHTER
· The State Government, as a tribute to our freedom fighters, proposes to increase the monthly pension from Rs. 7,500/- to Rs. 9,400/- w.e.f. 01.04.2021.
LABOUR WELFARE
· “Guardians of Governance” have appointed 4,300 Guardians in all the district of the State.
· Two new galleries in War Memorial Complex at Amritsar- Rs. 18 crore.
· Rs. 5 crore is proposed during 2021-22 to improve the condition of Sainik School, Kapurthala.
· Our Government, during the lockdown period, had given an interim financial relief of Rs. 6,000 per worker to 2,90,513 workersregistered with Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. An amount of Rs. 174 crore was disbursed to them through DBT.
WATER RESOURCES
· the State Government is committed to increase the facility of canal water and the productivity of food grains. I propose an allocation of Rs. 1603 crore for this purpose during the year 2021-22.
LIFT IRRIGATION
· To provide irrigation facilities to villages Mohewal, Jhinjari, Tarapur and Thappal, the State Government has approved lift irrigation scheme at Sri Anandpur Sahib with a cost of Rs. 10crore.
· The second Lift irrigation scheme at a cost of Rs. 15 crore for villages Nard, Missewal, Cheekna is in progress and is likely to be completed by 2021-22.
· Also, Rs.15 croreis being provided for the Renovation and Modernization of Regulator structures on Canals that are currently under progress.
· The State proposes to undertake Concrete Lining Rehabilitation, Renovation and Modernization of Lahore Branch System on 347.0 km in the districts of Gurdaspur and Amritsar which shall provide benefit to 150 villages falling under these districts. An allocation of Rs 150 crore has been provided for this purpose in 2021-22.
FIELD CHANNELS
· Construction work of field channels of Kotla Branch Part-II Project at a cost of Rs 477 crore is currently in progress and a budgetary provision of Rs 100 crore is being provided during 2021-22 for completion of this project.
· For the integrated project to address water logging problem in south-western districts of Punjab, an allocation of Rs 50 crore has been provided for 2021-22.
IRRIGATION FACILITIES IN KANDI AREAS
· The Government has taken up a new project with a cost of Rs 196crore, for installation and energization of 502 deep tube-wells for irrigation purpose in different blocks of Kandi area- Rs. 157crore.
DRAINAGE
· A budgetary outlay of Rs. 100crore is proposed for undertaking drainage works namely flood protection works to be executed along Indo Pak border on river Ravi and its tributariesUjh to check erosion of culturable land, village abadies and defence installation; Canalization of Sakki/Kiran Nallah;Construction of flood protection works along left side and right side of River Beas in District Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala; Integrated Project to address water logging problem in South-Western districts of Punjab-ACA for Drainage.
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
· Upgradation of space theatre of Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala.
INDUSTRIES& COMMERCE
· Punjab Innovation Mission 2020: Rs. 10 Crore Is Proposed In 2021-22 For This Purpose Under “Financial Assistance to Start-Ups”.
