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1. Andhra Pradesh |
• Mid-day meal
programme is being
expanded with
distribution of books to
all elementary education
students in all
Government Schools.
• Setting up of new
Universities in different
regions of the State.
• Proposal to implement a
programme for imparting
computer education to
all students in 5000
selected High Schools
and Junior Colleges.
• Emergency Health
Transport Service and
Fixed Day Health
Service have been
introduced.
• Abhaya Hastham
Scheme guaranteeing a
monthly pension of
Rs.500 per month for
the senior citizen
women is introduced. |
• Rajiv Awas Yojana has
been introduced for
providing housing to
poor.
• AP Road Sector
Project has been
introduced.
• Initiative to make the
Hyderabad City a world
class city with
construction of 158
KMs long outer Ring
Road with eight lanes
Access Controlled
Expressway at an
estimated cost of
Rs.4,607 crore. |
• One time waiver of
loans sanctioned to the
weavers cooperative
societies and individual
weavers under PMRY
and Rajiv Yuva Shakti
Scheme.
• Efforts are on for
simplification of procedures, rules,
inspections,
registrations and Single
Window Clearance
System for industries
and business class to
carry on their
operations. |
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2. Arunachal Pradesh |
• Construction of
residential quarters for
teachers and doctors
prioritised.
• Provide some allowance
to the Panchayat
Leaders for their
mobility.
• Provide a monthly fixed
honorarium of Rs.500
for ASHAs, DAAIs, and
MEDICs.
• Special focus on
juvenile rehabilitation,
persons with disability,
implementation of
nutrition programme
and financial assistance
to Arunachal Pradesh
Social Welfare Advisory
Board.
• Priority is accorded to
development and
security of women and
children. |
• Massive road
development
programme has been
proposed under which
construction of 1,800 kms Trans-Arunachala
highway will be
constructed.
• Under PMGSY
additional 513 villages
will be connected by
two lane highways by
constructing about 700
kms of roads.
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• Proposes to levy 12.5
per cent VAT on tobacco
products.
• 12.5 per cent VAT has
been reduced to 4 per
cent in respect of a
number of products. |
• Proposed to provide
Rs.300 lakh as a start up
fund to create massive
capacity building among
the SHGs in collaboration
with NABARD.
• Cash award of Rs.10
lakh, Rs.5 lakh and Rs.2
lakh has been instituted
for the achievers of Gold,
Silver and Bronze medals
at the national level
sports.
• A corpus of Rs.3.0 crore
created for Sangay
Lhaden Sports Academy
to promote sports and
allied activities. |
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3. Assam |
• Six statutory
Autonomous Councils
have been created for
all round socio-
economic development
of different indigenous
ethnic groups.
• Proposed to set up a
medical college,
Agriculture College,
Research institute and
an engineering college
on PPP basis.
• Provision of Rs.16.30
crore for construction of
Dr. Ambedkar Bhawans
in the scheduled caste
dominated districts.
• Scholarship Scheme
for Girl students has
been announced.
• Proposed to provide
financial incentives for
Madrassas which
introduces the modern
subjects and vocational
educational system.
• Proposed to launch a
scheme of providing
unemployment
allowances to disabled
persons and families
with disabled children.
• A medical insurance
scheme for Rs.35,000
per patient is mooted for
people below poverty
line(BPL).
• To set up three new
institutes, viz., Rajiv
Gandhi Institute of
Petroleum Technology
at Sivasagar, National
Institute of Design at
Jorhat and National
Academy of
Construction.
• Proposed to set up 50
new hospitals in interior
areas of the State.
• Two new Protection
Homes for Women, one Old Age Home for Women and Two Observation Homes for Children /Juveniles would be developed. |
• Venture Capital Fund
under the aegis of
Assam Financial
Corporation (AFC) with
an initial contribution of
Rs.5.0 crore has been
constituted.
• Development of
infrastructure and other
basic needs of border
areas have been taken
up especially to impart
skills and greater
employment opportunities as also
for women, farmers
and youths for self
employment is
proposed.
• Proposed to adopt a
village as ‘Model
Village’ by focused
convergence of various
developmental
schemes.
• Proposed to set up a
Water Resource
Management
Commission for flood
and erosion prevention
and land reclamation.
• State in partnership
with Tamil Nadu,
Orissa and Meghalaya
to form a joint venture
company to develop
300 MMT Coal deposit
allotted to Assam for
generation of 1200 MW
power.
• To set up a wholly
integrated Plastic Park/
Plastic SEZ in Tinsukia
district in addition to an
Agri –HUB and Agri-
Processing Zone at
Boko under PPP
arrangement.
• Several SEZ/ Parks are
being proposed sector-
wise.
• Proposed to set up
Development Councils to examine and suggest measures for planned development of urban centers. |
• An amount of Rs.500
crore has been
provided to Assam
Infrastructure Financing
Authority.
• Chief Minister’s Micro-
Finance Scheme has
been mooted.
• A ‘Loan Waiver Scheme
for the Small Borrowers’
with long outstanding
dues is introduced.
• State Government
decided to offer the
Central Government
pay structure to the
State Government
employees in line with
the Sixth Pay
Commission’s
recommendations.
• The entry tax on
industrial input will be
reduced to 2 per cent.
• VAT on select items
reduced to 4 per cent.
• Tax rate on natural gas
brought down from 20
per cent to 12 per cent
• A Special Fund is
created for the welfare
of the artists in distress.
• Incentive Fund to
reward innovations in
science and technology
mooted. |
• Modernizing the entire
police force to tackle
various insurgency
problem.
• Proposed to set up two
Developmental Councils
one each for Women and
Youth with Rs.10 lakh
and 35 lakh, respectively.
• Women Entrepreneurs
Council will be set up to
promote women
entrepreneurs.
• To encourage sports it is
proposed to construct
swimming pool and
indoor stadium.
• Scheme of MAMATA is
introduced for children
born in Government
Hospitals.
• Proposed to provide
housing facility to the
unorganized workers in
the urban areas.
• Proposed to raise 2nd
Battalion of Assam
Forest Protection Force.
• Proposed to set up
Commission for
Elementary and
Secondary Education to
suggest a roadmap and
policies to improve the
quality of school
education.
• Knowledge Commission
is proposed to advise
State Government on
education policy. |
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• Infrastructure Development Projects are to be taken up in 10 new towns. |
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4. Bihar |
• To set up three new
medical colleges.
• To set up Special
School for mentally
retarded children in two
districts.
• To set up a training
institute in collaboration
with Maruti Udyog
Limited, for training
persons belonging to
SC categories as motor
driver and mechanics.
• To set up three new
boarding schools for
girls belonging to
backward category.
• To distribute land under
‘Maha-dalit
Development Yojana’
and ‘4-decimal Grih
Sthal Yojana’.
• Business Accident
Insurance scheme will
be started for the
welfare of businessmen.
• Setting up of Mega
Growth Centres/
Institutes for higher
education. |
• To set up Rajya Path
Vikas Nigam to
implement ADB and
other important projects.
• To start work on 1400
bridges involving a cost
of Rs.900 crore during
2009-10.
• In agriculture,
proposals are to revive
and modernise the
conventional irrigation
system, loans and
grants to farmers for
setting up 128000 units
of private pumps and
supplementary pump
sets for irrigation, to
ensure 25 per cent
seed replacement for
rice and wheat and
setting up of seed
village in each block as
also a ‘Farmers Field
School’, and to bring all
crops except rice and
jute under Bihar Micro
Irrigation Project.
• To provide assistance
to train men for poultry
farming and also to set
up four new fodder
banks and two new
dairy plants.
• Power Grid to work in
24 districts. NHPC to
undertake rural
electrification in 6
districts.
• A Handloom Park to be
set up in Gaya.
• Sugar factories are
proposed with an
annual budget provision
of Rs.500 crore. |
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• Setting up of Emergency
Operating Centres in
eight districts under
UNDP Disaster
Management
Programme.
• To procure land and start
construction work for
National Institute of
Fashion Technology.
• To construct warehouses
to store material relating
to relief and rescue
operations in 18 flood
prone districts.
• Funds will be provided
for filling gap between
capacity and funds
available with Panchayati
Raj Institutions for
different development
schemes. |
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5. Chhattisgarh |
• Proposed to provide
Rs.100 crore as State’s
portion for the “Rashtriya Madyamik
Siksha Abhiyan
(RMSA)”, a scheme
started by the Central
Government for the
expansion of secondary
level education in the
Country.
• Proposed to start
“Mathari Express
Yojana” for the pregnant
women to promote
institutional delivery.
• Special survey and
treatment drive in the
leprosy affected districts
with the assistance of
“European Union’s
States Contribution
Programme”.
• Setting up of
“Scheduled Tribe
Research Centre” for
the preservation and
development of
Schedule Tribes’ art
and culture.
• Opening up of a college
in Dantewada for dumb
and deaf students and
one college in Jashpur
for blind students. |
• Proposed to provide a
necessary kit and
proper training to all the
Gram Panchayats to
test the quality of
ground water in their
area.
• Establishment of
fertilizer quality control
laboratory in Bilaspur.
• Proposed to open a
multipurpose
agriculture training
centre in all the district
headquarters.
• Free electricity for
irrigation pump sets of
farmers.
• Preparation of “District
Human Resource
Report” for the first time
for the Rajnandgaon,
Mahasamund, Kanker,
Korba, Janjgir-champa,
Surguja and Jashpur
districts with the
assistance of UNDP
and Planning
Commission.
• Establishment of new
apparel training and
design centre in Bhilai
and Rajnandgaon. |
• New LPG connection to
women at the
subsidised rate.
• Exemption of
professional tax to small
businessmen having
turnover up to Rs.10
lakhs per year.
• Bio-fuel is exempted
from VAT to increase its
production and
consumption in the
State. |
• Constitution of “Child Rights Protection Commission” for the protection of children’s rights. |
6. Goa |
• State Government
proposed to provide
additional financial
assistance of Rs.10,000
to the central scheme
under Indira Aawas
Yojana (IAY) for
construction of houses
for BPL family .
• Special schemes are
devised for the welfare
of SCs/STs. |
• To device an
‘Agricultural and
Horticultural Policy’
• To create a ‘Shetkari
Adhar Nidhi’ to take
care of the farmers in
times of distress and
calamity.
• To introduce a Scheme
‘Jalkhund’ to tide over
the water scarcity to the
farmers who grow
vegetables in hill
slopes.
• Financial assistance
proposed to the tiny
entrepreneurs with
traditional skills. |
• Proposal to tone up the
overall functioning of
the Government
administration.
• An independent Third
Party Audit’ to study the
Departments’ finances
and streamline
loopholes with
appropriate policy
prescriptions.
• As a revenue
enhancing measure,
‘Goa State Tax on
Professionals, Trade,
Callings and
Employment Act, 2009’
is proposed. |
• Strengthen the vigilance
department to prevent
corruption in the State
Government.
• To appoint High Level
Committee to Study the
Index of Human
Development.
• Merit Scholarship to be
introduced for students of
Tenth and Twelfth
classes and vocational
stream.
•Special voluntary
retirement scheme for
all government
employees who are having differently-abled and special children to take care of them. Also to device appropriate scheme to take care of special children. |
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• Infrastructure project
are given highest
priority and will be
developed on PPP
basis.
• Proposed to construct
a Bridge connecting
Dona Paula and Vasco
City as a Sea Link
project on PPP / BOT
basis.
• An additional ‘signature
bridge’ to be
constructed to mark the
Golden Jubilee of
Goa’s 50th year of
liberation.
• A single window
clearance system for
speedy disposal of
applications for setting
up new units in the
State.
• Interest rate rebate is
being offered to women
entrepreneurs to set up
industrial units
• To promote tourism,
the phase II of Beach
Safety programme is
being proposed. |
• Other tax measrues
include Rs.20 per cubic
meter for water drawn
for commercial usage,
entry fees for all
Casinos enhanced,
entry toll on vehicles
except two-wheelers to
be levied, luxury taxes
rates rationalised for
hotels, one time
registration charges to
register all barge
loading and unloading
jetties, port and all other
related charges
increased, enhanced
transportation charges
for coal and coke as
also for inflammable
and hazardous items,
license and processing
fees for casinos and
gambling on vessels/
crafts increased but
reduced for retail sale
for consumption.
• Proposed to introduce
Land Replenishment
cum Green
Environment Charge
from Mining Industry. |
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7. Gujarat |
• Bal Sakhi Yojana has
been introduced in the
State.
• Several programme
including
encouragement of girls education, reduce school drop-out rate, making available of health services and employment oriented training facility have been proposed.
• New universities and
technical institutions to
be established.
• Various welfare
schemes relating to
scholarship for
education, bicycles,
house allotment under Din Dayal Aawas Yojana’ and Assistance for marriage under ‘Kunwarbai Nu Mameru’ and also financial assistance for foreign education, all meant for people belonging to SCs/STs and backward communities. |
• All villages connecting
the urban centers will
be given priority.
• A policy to avail energy
from non-conventional
resource like solar and
wind energy has been
formulated to attract
private investments.
• Connect all villages
through broadband
connectivity under
scheme ‘e-gram –
Vishwa Gram’ to help
farmers in the remote
village to know the
price of their products
as also to access
information to facilitate
their children with
education. Scientific urban development by integrating the schemes of upliftment of urban poor is put in place. |
• Revenue administration
in the State has been
made simpler by
making amendments in
the present provisions.
• The pay structure of
Sixth Pay Commission
has been accepted to
be implemented for the
State Government
employees. |
• On the environmental protection front, the various plans such as Van Bhandhu Kalian Yojana, Sagarkhedu Yojana, Shaheri Gharib Samruddhi Yojana are being continued. |
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8. Haryana |
• For mentally challenged
children monthly
allowance of Rs.300
has been introduced
and a women Medical
College with 500 bed
hospital and special
institutions for mentally
and physically
challenged, destitute
women and children
and senior citizens is
proposed.
• Provide insurance cover
to all the eligible persons
in the age group of 18-
60 years under Rajiv
Gandhi Parivar Bima
Yojana in case of death
or permanent disability
due to unnatural
reasons.
• Start new scheme viz.,
“Financial Assistance to
Non-School-going
Disabled Children
Scheme”, has been
proposed.
• For eligible scheduled
castes, backward
class(A) measures
include a new scheme
of Mahatma Gandhi
Gramin Basti Yojana to
distribute residential
plot measuring 100
square yards, grant of
loans at subsidised rate
of interest for
construction of their
houses, 400
Anganwadis buildings to
be constructed in the
villages. Besides, scholarship in school education and diploma courses are being offered. |
• Proposed to provide
100 per cent coverage
of good and reliable
water supply and
sewerage facilities in
16 towns in the first
phase.
• Proposed to undertake
renovation of major
water resources.
• Proposed to construct
houses for industrial
workers.
• Proposal to provide
basic infrastructure in
villages having
scheduled caste
population exceeding
50 per cent under
Mukhya Mantri
Anusuchit Jati Nirmal
Basti Yojana.
• Proposal to promote
scientific research,
training and education
wherein common
research facilities
would be set up in
universities and other
institutions.
• Proposed to develop
Industrial Model Towns
(IMTs) in select
places. Similarly
Industrial Estates are to
be set up. ‘Economic
Hubs’ all along the
Kundli-Manesar –
Palwal Express way
will also be developed
• Clonal Agro Forestry
has been introduced to benefit all small and marginal farmers, while augmenting the supply of raw material in wood based industries. |
• Reduction in the rate of
stamp duty on sale of
land and property to 7
per cent in urban areas
and 5 per cent in rural
areas is proposed.
• Electricity tariff has
been reduced by over
50 per cent for fish
culture consumers
conducting their activity
on a water area
exceeding 0.4 hectare.
• Levy of VAT on fish
feed has been
exempted.
• The State Government
has extended the pay
package to the
employees in line with
Centre’s Sixth Pay
Commission and now it
is in the process of
extending the same
benefits to the
pensioners. |
• A new scheme by name
‘Panchayat Yuva Krida
aur Khel Abhiyan’ has
been launched to offer
rural youth an opportunity
in the State.
• To promote convergence
and social audit a
common committee
known as Village Health
and Sanitation
Committee has been set
up.
• Scheme of Rajiv Gandhi
Parivar Bima Yojana
aims at giving
compensation on account
of death or disability.
• Senior Citizen clubs,
voluntary services
network, issuance of
identity cards for senior
citizens, granting of 50
per cent concession in
bus fares for 60 years
and above age group and
distribution of free
spectacles for senior
citizens from BPL are
mooted.
• Vulture Conservation and
Breeding Center and
Elephant Rehabilitation
and Research Center
have been set up.
• A number of skill
development centers are
proposed to be
established. |
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• Computer education in all government schools and colleges and two new medical colleges are proposed. |
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9. Himachal Pradesh |
• 9000 new houses to be
constructed for rural
poor and SC families
under Indira Awas
Yojana and Atal Awas
Yojana.
• New engineering
college will be opened
at Bilaspur. All the
senior secondary
schools will be
connected with
computer labs and
broadband connectivity
• Comprehensive health
insurance plan in all the
districts for families in
BPL are being
proposed.
• Around 400 youth to be
trained each year for
employment in
hospitality sector.
Four CFLs distributed to all households under ‘Atal Bijili Bachat Yojana’. |
• Organic farming and
vermi compost will be
given high priority.
• 25 veterinary institutions
to be upgraded and 19
new institutions to be
opened.
• Unemployed youths
are to be trained in fish
farming, pearl culture
and commercial trout
breeding.
• Three major rural
drinking water projects
for 1171 habitations in
Bilaspur and Kangra
districts proposed.
• To set up IT parks-
cum-townships through
a competitive bidding
process.
• Liberal permits to be
provided for public
transport services to
promote self
employment. |
• Rural unemployed
empowered to earn
Rs.11,000 per annum
under NREGA and
Rs.500 crore has been
provided for this in the
budget.
• Tax rates reduced on
CFL, unbranded soaps
and ghee.
• Road tax completely
exempted for plying in
rural roads. |
• Grameen Vidya Upasak
Scheme reintroduced.
• New Tourism sites to be
developed for eco
tourism.
• Forest department to
maximize forest
plantation activities for its
6000 sq km available
land.
• Gaiety Theater at Shimla
and rock cut temple at
Masroor will be
developed to be an
important tourist
attraction. |
10. Jammu and Kashmir |
• Primary education for
all children with focus
on female literacy and
100 per cent adult
literacy is proposed.
• For the economic
empowerment of
women, direct loans
upto Rs.3 lakh at a
concessional rate of 6
per cent interest is
proposed for 100
women entrepreneurs
through the State
Women Development
Corporation. |
• A cluster approach to
be adopted for
expanding production
and improving
productivity in
agriculture.
• To create more sheep
rearing units in private
sector with a view to
improve availability of
mutton and wool and
also generate
additional employment
in this sector.
• The poultry department
shall also work out the feasibility of promoting large scale hatcheries for breeding of improved parent stock equipped with R&D facilities, in PPP mode. |
• Proposed to introduce,
‘Entrepreneurship
Development
Programme/s (EDPs)’
which include an
incentive in the form of
non-refundable Seed
Money to enable
prospective
entrepreneurs to kick
start their ventures and
make their projects
bankable.
• Government intends to
create an
‘Entrepreneurship Development Fund’ with an initial corpus of Rs.25 crore. |
• A Multi Task Force to look
into various aspects of
mulberry culture,
sericulture, weaving and
silk industry will be set up.
• A new techno economic
feasibility reports shall be
prepared and Special
Purpose Vehicles shall
be created to implement
cluster schemes.
• It is proposed to get
digitization of all land
revenue records and its
availability on line. |
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• The Government
intends to exploit raw
materials located in the
backward regions by
promoting local
industry through
clusters of industrial
units in identified thrust
areas.
• Land measuring 500
kanals has been
earmarked for Leather
Zone in Industrial
Growth Centre,
Lassipora.
• Two Textile Parks in
the private sector are
coming up at Ghatti
and Govindsar in
Kathua district.
• Efforts are being made
for creation of a land
bank for new industrial
units and for special
industrial zone.
• A Special Task Force
is created in
collaboration with
NASSCOM for
developing skilled
resources in the State
to participate in the
national and global job
opportunities in IT, IT
enabled services,
retail, tourism and
other service
industries. |
• The State Government
has decided to enhance
the wages of the
doctors and paramedics
working in the far off
areas to attract qualified
medical talents in rural
areas with adequate
incentives.
• The recommendations
of Centre’s Sixth Pay
Commission have been
implemented for the
State Government
employees.
• Proposal to introduce
Bill on the New Pension
Scheme from 1st
January 2010 wherein
the incidence of
payment of pensions
will get shifted to the
pension fund. The
scheme becomes
mandatory for all new
recruits after it is
notified. |
• District Employment and
Counseling Centers to
develop a reliable
statistical base including
skill inventory and skill
deficiency mapping.
• ‘State Policy on
Employment’ to address
all issues relating to the
problem of
unemployment in the
State under the name
“The Sher-e-Kashmir
Employment and Welfare
Programme for the
Youth” (SKEWPY).
• Government commits
itself to initiate and
expedite the process of
establishing 22 district
level ‘Rural Self
Employment Training
Institutes (RSETIs)’.
• Overseas Employment
Corporation to be
created to liaise with the
placement agencies,
foreign embassies,
Ministry of Labour and
Department of Overseas
Employment and create a
knowledge bank for
aspirers of overseas
employment. |
11. Jharkhand |
• Priority has been given
to education and social
welfare sector.
• Under Indira Awas
Yojana new houses are
sanctioned under
stimulus package for
the naxal affected
districts. |
• Thrust has been given
towards rural development and
energy sectors.
• Establishment of
Polytechnics and ITIs
for strengthening the
technical work force in
the State. |
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12. Karnataka |
• Besides a proposal for
establising a general
university, exclusive
universities in the field
of Agriculture,
Horticulture, Ayurvedic
and for Sanskrit and
Vedic education are
also proposed.
• On the pattern of the
NIMHANS, Bangalore,
an institute of mental
health will be
established.
• Launched a new
programme to construct
houses with 5000
weaving rooms at a cost
of Rs.60,000 each to
provide conducive
environment to the poor
weavers to carry out
their profession.
• 5000 houses will be
constructed during
2009-10 in urban areas
for Slum Area
Development. |
• To start a large scheme
to improve rural roads
on annuity basis, on
PPP model.
• Proposed to establish a
steel zone, spice park
and Auto Park for the
industrial development
of North Karnataka.
• Employment
Exchanges will be
converted into Human
Resource Service
Centre to provide skill
gauging, training and to
serve as help desks to
explore employment
opportunities.
• Bangalore
Infrastructure
Development Task
Force to prepare blue
prints for organized
development of
Bangalore with a
special programme of
Rs.2,000 crore on PPP
basis. |
• Exemption available on
food grain items like
paddy, rice, wheat and
pulses in the State
would be extended for
another year with effect
from April 1, 2009.
• To promote trade
exhibitions, Luxury Tax
on Exhibition Hall will be
reduced and on
Marriage Hall will be
reduced from 20 per
cent to 10 per cent.
• Reduce entertainment
tax from 40 per cent to
30 per cent.
• Stamp duties on all sale
transactions relating to
immovable properties
have been reduced. |
• Establish an aqua marine
park on PPP basis in
Mangalore on the lines of
that in Singapore.
• To ensure transparency
in agriculture markets, e-
tendering procedures will
be implemented.
• For popularizing internet
use in rural areas,
establishing Electronic
Public Call Offices (e-
PCO) will be promoted.
• Industrial Development
Vision Task Force set up
to prepare an outline for
comprehensive industrial
planning and policy.
• Western Ghats
Protection Task Force
for protection of forest
and conservation of Bio
Diversity and
Environment has been
set up. |
13. Kerala |
• All BPL families would
be provided ration rice
at Rs.2 per kilo. Under
the scheme of ‘Asharya’
all fishermen, SC/ST
families will also be
covered even without
being under BPL
category.
• Around 41,500 families
in distress and whose
arrears outstanding
prior to 1996 are being
written off and title
deeds shall be returned.
• Computerization of
3055 high schools and
higher secondary will be
taken up.
• Four ITIs will be made
center of excellence
and 10 more new ITIs
will be started.
• All people above the
age of 65 who are not receiving any other pension will be given a monthly pension of Rs.100. |
• Stimulus package of
Rs.10,000 crore was
announced of which
Rs.5,000 crore would
be for water supply,
irrigation and public
works and the other
Rs.5,000 crore would
be for EMS housing
scheme, IT, KFCs,
roads and bridges.
• Direct investment by
the Government for
the infrastructure
development to the
tune of Rs.1,500
crore as Malabar
Package.
• Rs.500 crore project
will be implemented in
partnership with
Coconut Board.
• A comprehensive Sea
protection Scheme
would be implemented
to rescue fishermen from accidents and natural calamities. |
• Capital subsidy of 30
per cent would be
given for industries
related to processing of
coir pith.
• Monthly pension of
Rs.500 till the age of 55
years for retired Beedi
industry workers is
proposed.
• A venture capital fund of
Rs.100 crore would be
set up to support
setting up of innovative
small and medium
enterprises.
• All the registered tourist
resorts and house boats
will be given deferment
of half the tax for one
year.
• Provision of Rs.15
crore as equity for the
Coastal Development
Corporation (CDC) which will avail loans to construct 10 fishing harbours. |
• An Expert Committee is
set up to scientifically
develop an agricultural
calendar to reduce the
need to close the
Thanneermukkom Bund.
• 40 branches of Kerala
State Financial
Enterprises will be
opened.
• 27 tourist centers would
be developed in the
Malabar Region and a
new business model is
being followed for
promotion of tourism.
• Government would
earmark Rs.40 crore as
equity contribution in
KSIDC’s venture to set
up a Life Science Park in
Thiruvananthapuram.
• Pharmaceutical Drugs
Research for the purpose
of standardization of Ayurvedic drugs will be set up. |
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• A comprehensive drinking water and sanitation project intended to benefit 3 lakh people is under preparation.
|
• For renovation of lift
irrigation and water
regulating schemes
funds have been
allocated.
• Kerala Coir Marketing
Consortium will be
created.
• A package will be
implemented for
renovation of spinning
mills under TEXFED.
• A loan package of
Rs.500 crore is
announced to be
implemented to support
SMEs.
• The development
agencies, viz., KSIDC,
KINFRA and INKEL
have taken initiatives to
set up Rs.8000 crore
Super Thermal Station
at Cheemeni.
• Steps taken to make
available 7650 acres of
land for industrial
development and
construction will begin
for Mega Industrial Park
at Manjeswaram,
Advanced Technology
Park at
Ramanattukkara, Footwear Industrial Park at Pantheeramkavu and Electronic Park at Neeleswaram.
• Under the umbrella of
IT Infrastructure
Company 10 IT Parks
will be set up.
• Electricity Board would
start small hydro projects
directly in partnership
with private players.
• It is proposed to set up
a Kerala Rail
Development
Corporation (KRDC) as a joint venture with Government, private participation and the Railways. |
• Asset Maintenance
Fund set up with a
corpus of Rs.130 crore
for maintenance and
renovation of
government buildings.
• A Welfare Fund is set
up for the migrant
labours from other
States to provide
assistance for health
care, education, and
also death benefits.
• A Welfare Fund for
Non-Resident Keralites
is set up to provide
small assistance to the
needy gulf returnees
because of the
recession elsewhere.
• A new scheme of one
time settlement for
clearing all the pending
under-valuation in
respect of stamp duty
has been announced.
• One more opportunity is
being provided as one
time settlement of tax
arrears.
• Tax reduction/
concession scheme has
been announced in
respect of a number of
products.
• Complete e-filing of
returns has been
implemented.
• To attract petty dealers
with an annual turnover
of below Rs.20 lakh to
the tax net by providing
an option either to pay a
consolidated tax of
Rs.3000 per annum or
in four equated
quarterly installments.
• One more opportunity is
provided for ‘Voluntary Disclosure Scheme’ to disclose the suppressed turnover and pay tax thereon. |
• New norms have been
set for implementation of
public works and projects
and to examine the
causes for delays in
executing the projects.
• A mega scheme would
be developed for
generating a green
buffer zone around the
existing forests and
densification of the
existing forest.
• Infrastructure developed
for National Games
would be of permanent
value for the
development of Sports in the State.
• Monitoring Commission
for Administrative
Reforms will be set up. |
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• “Sudama Scholarship”
for the boys and girls
belonging to poor class
is proposed.
• Proposal for opening up
of highly acclaimed
educational institute like
IIT in Indore and School
of Planning and
Architecture, National
Institute of Fashion
Technology, National
School of Design and
Indian Institute of
Science and Education
Research in the State
in Bhopal.
• A new research
scholarship to promote
higher education
among poor children is
proposed.
• Rs.8000 per month
scholarship for
research studies to
handicapped students
to be provided.
• Opening up of a new
Agriculture University in
Gwalior for greater
coordination of
agriculture research
work among various
colleges and research
centers proposed. |
• Greater use of
information technology
for the development of
agriculture.
• Providing direct
computer connectivity
to all the 313
developmental blocks
of the State and
establish an
“Agriculture Knowledge
Centre”.
• To establish States’
first agriculture based
Community Radio
Station in Sironj.
• Constitution of
Narmadanchal Medium
and Small Irrigation
Scheme Council for the
effective
implementation and monitoring of medium and small irrigation schemes under the Narmada basin project. |
• Plan to implement Electronic Clearing System (ECS) for Government payments. |
• Madhya Pradesh
Science and Technology
Council will prepare a
District Resource Atlas
for all the districts of the
State.
• Establishment of
additional Police Stations
in Urban Areas and
establishment of Anti-
Terrorist Squad are
proposed .
• Improvement in the
quality of training in 22
States’ Industrial Training
Institutes with the help of
private participation are
proposed. |
15. Maharashtra |
• Government has
decided to construct 5
lakh houses in
metropolitan region to
provide temporary
shelter to poor and
needy on leave and
license basis.
• Under Swarn Jayanthi
Sujal and Nirmal
Programme the
sanitation and water in
urban centers will be
provided. |
• The Gosikhand Project
has been approved as
National Project by the
Government of India;
around 2.5 lakh
hectares of land will be
brought under
irrigation.
• Project of 250 mega
watt of Tata Power
Company at Trombay
has been
commissioned. |
• Provide Special Fund
for construction of
internal roads, gutters
and other amenities.
• Debt Relief Scheme
introduced for farmers
who are not covered
under the scheme of the
Central Government.
• Approximately Rs.200
crore of loans proposed
to be waived in respect
of tribals. |
• Free travel facilities will
be provided to women
representatives of
village panchayats. This
will benefit around 12000
women members.
• Sports Complexes will be
built in all the talukas,
districts and divisional
headquarters.
• Initiatives taken to
establish Cancer Center
at the Government Medical College Hospital in Aurangabad. |
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• Under Indira Awas
Yojana 2,24,323
dwelling units will be
taken up for
construction.
• On PPP basis, Indian
Institute of Information
Technology (IIIT) and
IIMs will be set up.
• Pre-metric Scholarship
will be offered to
students belonging to
minority communities
mainly to prevent the
school drop outs.
• For the benefits of
household workers,
national insurance
scheme is being
introduced. |
• Financial Assistance
will be provided for the
construction of
mechanized fishing
boats to the group of
fishermen sponsored
by the Fisheries
cooperative societies.
• Necessary steps taken
in the field of power
generation,
transmission and
distribution.
• Under Rajiv Gandhi
Rural Electrification
Programme
approximately 25000
villages will be taken up
for electrification.
• Under the Central
Road Fund Scheme
325 kilometers of road
will be constructed
with a cost of Rs.250
crore.
• Railway infrastructure
will be strengthened by
implementing 4
projects.
• Airports in the State
will be developed.
• Provision has been
made to create
employment under
Maharashtra Rural
Employment
Generation Scheme. |
• Package Scheme of
Incentives for Industries
has been provided to
the tune of Rs.400
crore.
• Loans sanctioned and
outstanding by social
justice department to be
waived off.
• Electricity Bills
outstanding is proposed
to be waived off in tribal
areas.
• VAT has been
increased on certain
items, viz., liquor,
tobacco, mobile
phones, excise on
imported foreign liquor. |
• Funds to afforestation
programme have been
enhanced to Rs.244
crore.
• Funds have been
provided to strengthen
the police with all the
necessary infrastructure. |
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• Expansion of area
under horticulture has
been identified as a
thrust area for Annual
Plan, 2009-10.
• A tentative outlay of
Rs.26.5 crore is
earmarked for
development of roads,
bridges in the State.
• NABARD has
sanctioned a loan for
development of Food
Park at Nilakuthi. |
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• State Government’s
share of Rs.8 crore
sanctioned for
integrated Handloom
Cluster Development
Scheme.
• Implementation of
Urban Reforms is
being taken up under
JNNURM. |
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17. Meghalaya |
• Under Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan (SSA)
elementary education to
all in the age group of 6
to 14 years by 2010 will
be provided.
• Setting up of technical
institutions of national
and international repute
under the PPP mode
will be encouraged.
• To provide potable
water to all rural and
urban areas water
supply schemes have
been chalked out.
• It is proposed to cover
3745 families under the
Rural Housing Scheme
for economically poor. |
• Steps will be taken to
adopt proven
technologies and
measures to improve
‘Jhum’ and ‘Bun’
cultivation.
• Participatory Irrigation
Management will be
implemented in the
remaining districts.
• Pig Breeding Farms at
Kyrdemkulai and Dala
and setting of a new
Hatchery and Poultry
production unit in East
Khasi Hills District are
proposed.
• Construction of 90 KMs
of new roads, metalling
and black topping of
130 KMs of roads and
improvement and
widening works of 80
kms taken up.
• New Industrial Policy is
being finalised to
strengthen and
development of
industries in the State.
• Steps to be taken to
improve road
communication and
other infrastructural
facilities in the border
areas.
• Efforts are on to
promote tourism while
also to generate
employment. |
• Online Treasury NFT
application in all the
treasuries and Sub-
treasuries of the State is
provided.
• Efforts are on to
promote revenue
generation with export
promotion linkage with
Bangladesh.
• To set up integrated
check gates on
important routes to
check leakage of
minerals. |
• Pension Automated
System will be
introduced for better
service.
• Government identified 24
public Health Centers to
work on 24x7 bases with
additional staff.
• A wide range of schemes
are proposed to promote
science and technology.
• Meghalaya State
Medicinal Plants Board
with the help of National
Medicinal Plants Board
is implementing four
projects in the State. |
18. Mizoram |
• To set up institutions like Indian Institute of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology, Institute of Medical Sciences and Agriculture University.
|
• The Revised New Land Use Policy (NLUP) has been designed. |
• Focus is on finding the required resources from alternative sources like external assistance in the form of EAP and private capitals through PPP.
|
• Mizoram will be the first State in India to formulate a comprehensive forest and soil conservation and management policy.
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• Education Reforms Commission is set up to examine and suggest ways and means to offer quality education affordable to the poor. |
• Hydro projects above
25MW are proposed to
be taken up under PPP.
• In order to bring about
comprehensive land
reforms and land
settlement a new land
law is being formulated.
• ‘North Eastern Region
Capital Cities
Development
Investment
Programme’ set up for taking up urban renewal projects in Aizawl City along with other four NorthEastern Capital Cities are proposed. |
• A Public Expenditure
Review Committee
(PERC) had been
constituted to look into
the fiscal position of the
Government and various
connected issues on a
half-yearly basis.
• To set up a Guarantee
Redemption Fund for
meeting the future
contingent liabilities of
the Government arising
out of invoked
guarantees. |
• A suitable Oil & Natural
Gas Policy is being
formulated.
• ‘Catch them Young’, a
comprehensive policy for
promotion of sports with
development of
infrastructure and Sports
Promotion Center to be
established at all district
head quarters.
• Proposed to set up a
Law Commission to look
into the various issues
connected therewith. |
19. Nagaland |
• Indian Institute of
Management to be
established at
Chumukedima and
School of International
languages at Kohima
and a degree Civil
Engineering College to
be established.
• Efforts are to provide
machineries and
equipments in the Naga
Hospital at Kohima and
all district hospitals.
• Under rural water
supply programme 126
villages shall be
provided water supply,
while 250 villages will
be communitised. |
• About 50 KMs of agri-
link roads to be
completed during the
year and focused to
APMC and agri –link
construction.
• Renovation of 220
hectares of existing
ponds and coverage of
120 new hectares and
priority is given to the
community fisheries
and water bodies
including development
of fishery in the Doyang
HEP reservoir. 74
irrigation, flood control
and minor irrigation
projects would be
completed during the
year.
• Construction of bye-
pass road in the capital
town commenced. |
• As a measure of improving revenue collection, water supply meters are planned to be installed in several towns. |
• Scholarships are being
offered to meritorious
students from the
backward districts.
• Government to set up
quality control boards for
adherence of standards
in all the construction
works.
• District Court complexes
and customary courts will
be constructed.
• Funds are provided for
setting up science
laboratories in four
Government Colleges.
• Department of Geology
will explore in detail on
the prospects of lime
stone stock. |
20. Orissa |
• An Agriculture College
for extension of
agricultural education is
proposed
• Construction of 1000
hostels for ST and SC
Girl Students will be
taken up.
• Government has taken
many steps to provide social security for destitute women and old people and to promote empowerment of women. |
• Out of State’s own
revenue, provision is
made for Mo Kudia
Yojana, Madhu Babu
Pension Scheme, Biju
KBK Yojana and
Gopabandhu Gramin
Yojana.
• New Agriculture policy
being implemented by providing fertilizer, seeds and pesticides at subsidised rates. |
• Recommendations of
Centre’s Sixth Pay
Commission are being
implemented for State
Government employees
and pensioners.
• Teachers’ salary in the
State has been revised
as per UGC
recommendations. |
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• Higher funds are being allocated for National Oldage Pension Schemes. |
• New Programme
‘JEEBIKA’ has been
initiated for the
extension of livelihood
programme through
460 watershed
projects in six tribal
dominated districts.
• Provision is made
under Rashtriya Krishi
Vikash Yojana for
newly implemented
National Project
Management of Soil
Health and Fertility.
• Critical maintenance of
Major, Medium and
Minor Irrigation
Projects and also Biju
Krushak Vikash Yojana
are being taken up. |
• Interest rate subvention from 7 per cent to 5 per cent offered on crop loans provided by the Cooperative Banks. |
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21. Punjab |
• The State Government
is setting up a Super
Specialty Cancer &
Trauma Hospital at Civil
Hospital under PPP
mode.
• Bhai Ghanaya Health
Insurance Scheme has
been launched to
provide Rs.2 lakh
insurance cover to
members of
Cooperative Societies.
• All the districts have
adopted “Rashtriya
Swasthya Bima Yojana”
for providing Health
Insurance cover of
Rs.30,000/- for BPL
families.
• The State Government
has taken a major
initiative to set up 117
Adarsh Schools, one
each in every Assembly
Constituency in
collaboration with the
private sector. |
• National Rural
Employment
Guarantee Scheme will
be implemented
throughout the State.
• Construction of 9 new
low dams for ground
water recharging and
anti water logging
works proposed.
• The State has decided
to set up three new
Thermal Power Plants.
• 20 Clusters for Micro,
Small and Medium
Enterprises are
proposed to be set up
in the State.
• Development of roads
from Chandigarh to
Phagwara, Southern
Bypass of Ludhiana
along Sidhwan Canal,
ROBs, Ring Roads for
Mohali, Jalandhar and
Amritsar is proposed
under Project Plans for
the current year. |
• All Government
employees will start
getting new pay scales
from August 1, 2009.
The other
recommendations of the Fifth Punjab Pay commission are under active consideration of the Government.
• A comprehensive policy
prescribing collection of
External Development
Charges (EDC),
License/Permission Fee
and Change of Land
Use (CLU) charges, to
generate sufficient
revenue to provide the
ultra modern urban
infrastructure is
proposed.
• Attempt is made to
introduce gender
budget. |
• The State Government
will provide Rs.1500
each to poor families for
institutional deliveries in
Government Health
Institutions in the current
year.
• A scheme for girl child
under “Nanhi Chhan”
programme is proposed
this year. The
government will deposit
Rs.13,000 with LIC in
favour of every girl born
in a poor family.
• It is proposed to launch
LIC sponsored Jan
Shree Bima Yojana for
BPL and Aam Admi
Bima Yojana for rural
landless families for
providing insurance
cover of Rs.75,000/- for
accidental death and
Rs.30,000/- for natural
death.
• Under Rajiv Gandhi
Gramin Vidyutikaran
Yojana, till June 2010, electric connections will be provided to 4 lakh rural households including single point connections to 1.5 lakh BPL families. |
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• Mid-Day Meal scheme
is being implemented
in all the primary/
upper primary schools.
• Proposed to set up 21
Model Schools in
educationally backward
districts. |
• Overall outlay of Rs.140
crore is provided for ‘Crop Husbandry’ .
• There is also a
provision for renovation
of 1000 village ponds
and to provide
sewerage system in
100 villages.
• New Town Planning
norms conforming to
international standard
have been laid for the
development of towns.
A list of 30 towns has
been drawn up for the
preparation of Master
Plans. |
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• Computer labs have been set up in all 4965 upper primary and senior secondary schools. |
22. Rajasthan |
• Under health,
proposals include
opening of new 537
sub-health centres in
rural areas, ICU in 9
districts, trauma units
in 18 districts,
rehabilitation centres in
18 districts.
• To open 15 Ayurvedic,
5 Homoeopathic and
10 Unani hospitals in
2009-10 and also a
Heart Institute in
Jaipur.
• Hostels to be
constructed under’
Babu Jagjivanram
Yojana’ in 13 districts
for girl students
belonging to SC/ST
categories.
• State Government will
provide interest
subsidy of 2 per cent
on loans taken by
persons of minority
communities for
business activities from
the Rajasthan
Minorities Finance and
Development
Corporation.
• To use funds received
under NREGA for constructing permanent assets rather than using for temporary works. |
• Roads of 5000 km to
be upgraded and
modernised.
• To complete 13 mega
water projects costing
Rs.1,127 crore, two 50
megawatt solar power
projects and 27 minor
irrigation projects.
• To formulate a new
Industrial and
Investment Policy.
• To strengthen
Rajasthan Finance
Corporation, it has
been decided to
convert loans from
SIDBI and the State
Government into equity
and the authorised
capital has been raised
from Rs.100 crore to
Rs.200 crore.
• New Mineral Policy for
better conservation and
use of mineral
resources has been
announced. |
• Proposed to set up
Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence to track
sources of revenues
and curb tax evasion.
• Tax facilitation centres
to be set up at the level
of each tax assessment
officer.
• No increase in power
tariffs for farmers on the
next five years.
• Tax rate to be reduced
from 12.5 per cent to 4
per cent on stones used
for buildings and in
Science laboratories in
schools.
• De-oiled rice bran
(DORB) to be exempted
from tax for the benefit
of animal husbandries.
• Proposed to provide
VAT exemption to all
khadi and village
industry products
subject to certain
exemption.
• To reduce stamp duty
on immovable property
from 8 per cent to 5 per
cent and for women it
will be reduced from 5
per cent to 4 per cent. |
• To recruit 540 medical
officers and 1400 para
medical and nursing staff.
• To formulate a new
‘Forest Policy’ and ‘Vision
Document for Restoration
of Degraded Forests’.
• To constitute ‘Senior
Citizen Board’ to address
problems of senior
citizens. |
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• To upgrade each
Government primary
school to middle school
in each gram
panchayat.
• To implement World
Bank funded ‘Vocational
Training Improvement
Project’ in 10 ITIs.
• To set up Rajasthan
Council of Vocational
Education and Training.
• To prepare a new
Housing Policy focusing
on providing
accommodation to
people belonging to
economically weaker
sections and lower
income group. |
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• To attract major aviation
services, tax rate on
fuel and aviation spirit is
proposed to be reduced
from 28 per cent to
4 per cent.
• To boost tourism
industry, room with a
rent of Rs.3,000 a day is
proposed to be
exempted from luxury
tax.
• To increase tax rate on
tobacco and related
products from 12.5 per
cent to 20 per cent.
• To impose 10 paisa
water conservation cess
on each unit of power
tariff. |
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23. Sikkim |
• In health sector,
introduction of a
workable Health
Insurance Scheme,
construction of 500 bed
capacity super specialty
hospital and vaccination
programme is being
implemented.
• Under Mukhya Mantri
scheme, monthly free
distribution of 4 kg
mixed daal to BPL
families as also
spectacles and hearing
aid free of cost to all
needy people is being
implemented.
• Immediately to set up
one B. Ed. College at
Soreng and one more
District Institute of
Education and Training
(DIET) centre at
Namchi.
• Government proposed
to set up an orphanage. |
• To prepare a blue print
under the broadly
define village
Development Action
Prgramme.
• Action initiated for
mapping of all the
village springs to stop
precious water sources
getting dried up.
• Physical infrastructure
of the judiciary system
are being developed
throughout the State.
• Villages engaged in
ethnic tourism business
will be provided
assistance to develop
accommodation
facilities as well as
sanitary infrastructure. |
• Proposed to sponsor 1
lakh households under
the Financial Inclusion
Project in the State.
• A no frill Bank Account
through the Business
Correspondent Route of
any nationalised or
good private bank in the
name of female
member of the
household is being
introduced, for which
the Government will
provide grants as seed
money. |
• Knowledge Commission
has been constituted.
• To encourage sports, it is
proposed to construct
stadium at Namchi.
• It is proposed to
construct a Habitat
Centre, State Art Gallery
and a State Museum and
an Annexe Building to
the State Secretariat.
• Programmes for
extending free legal aid
and awareness
campaigns to the poor is
being organized to reach
every nook and corner
of the State. |
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• 5,000 crossbred milch
animals along with other
support measures will
be provided to the
women self help groups
through the Tamil Nadu
Co-operative Milk
Producers Federation in
100 villages.
• Essential food items like
toor dal, urad dal, palm
oil and wheat flour to
come under the Special
Public Distribution
System and ten cooking
condiments at Rs.50
under the scheme of
‘Condiments at
affordable prices’ are
being provided.
• In the ensuing financial
year improvement
works will be taken up
in 5,000 schools, 421
government high and
higher secondary
schools are being
constructed with the
assistance of NABARD.
• Computers will be
provided to 2,500
middle schools. The
infrastructure of high
schools will be
improved at an outlay
of Rs.800 crores under
the new national
scheme for secondary
education of the Union
Government.
• Under Moovalur
Ramamirtam Ammaiyar
Memorial Marriage
Assistance Scheme, a
sum of Rs.150 crores
has been allocated to
enable 75,000 poor girls
to benefit.
• The Indira Gandhi
National Old age
Pension Scheme for all
old aged persons living
below poverty line is
being implemented jointly with Union Government. |
• ‘Agriclinics’ are being
set up in all 385 blocks
to provide all
necessary services to
the farmers at a single
place.
• Farmers are
encouraged to cultivate
more remunerative
horticultural crops, with
the help of National
Horticulture Mission.
• A sum of Rs.388 crore
has been disbursed as
compensation to 10.4
lakh affected farmers.
The land revenue will
be waived for this year
in the 12 flood affected
districts.
• Subsidy will be
provided to 25 lakh
farmers to insure their
crops in the coming
year under crop
insurance scheme.
• Under the World Bank
aided Irrigated
Agriculture
Modernization and
Water-Bodies
Restoration and
Management
(IAMWARM) project,
works will be
undertaken in 38 more
sub Basins during the
year.
• Permanent flood
protection works
against floods in
Cauvery and Coleroon
rivers in Karur, Trichy,
Ariyalur and
Perambalur districts
have been taken up at
a cost of Rs.211
crore.
• With a view to
preventing flooding of
Chennai City, a major
project at an estimated
cost of Rs.1,448 crores |
• Not to charge interest
on co-operative crop
loans hereafter to all
farmers who repay their
crop loans on time from
the ensuing financial
year. The Government
will pay that interest to
the co-operative
institutions.
• Government has
provided an incentive of
Rs.120 and Rs.100 per
quintal for fine and
common varieties of
paddy, respectively,
over and above the
Minimum Support Price
and incentive fixed by
the Union Government.
• Accepting the
recommendations of the
Third State Finance
Commission the
devolution of funds to
local bodies will be
increased from the
present 9 per cent to
9.5 per cent in the
coming financial year.
Due to this, local bodies
will additionally receive
Rs.187 crore.
• For local bodies, in the
form of devolution,
assigned revenue and
schematic assistance,
the funds allocated
has been increased to
Rs.6,928 crore.
• Hereafter only a
nominal sum shall be
levied as ‘Land
Revenue’ also to
simplify the present
cumbersome system,
land revenue of Rs.2
per acre of dry land as
against an average levy
of Rs.15 per acre at
present and Rs.5 per
acre of wet land as
against an average
levy of Rs.50 per acre |
• The number of SHGs will
be increased to 20,000.
Revolving fund will be
provided to these new
groups.
• To implement the e-
District programme for
the computerisation of
the District Collectors’
Office in 5 districts.
• E-governance to be
introduced in the three
main departments, viz.,
Food and Civil Supplies
Department, Commercial
Taxes Department and
Treasury Department.
• 5,500 veterinary camps
benefiting 68 lakh cattle
will be conducted in
coming financial year as
well under Livestock
Protection Scheme.
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural
Labourers Welfare Board
is being revived and
various benefits, viz.,
assistance for marriage,
education and pension
will be provided.
• A modern state library of
international standard
would be established in
Chennai.
• 11,284 transformers and
45,911 km of electric
lines will be newly laid at
a cost of Rs.447 crores
and about 5.5 lakh rural
households will be
electrified under Rajiv
Gandhi rural
electrification scheme.
• Protected drinking water
supply will be provided to
8,000 rural habitations.
• 30 combined water
supply schemes and
drinking water
improvement schemes
for 50 towns will be
undertaken. |
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• Loans to the tune of
Rs.30 crore will be
disbursed to 10,000
persons belonging to
minority communities
through Tamil Nadu
Minorities Economic
Development
Corporation.
• Under the scheme for
medical treatment to
pensioners, the ceiling
on medical
reimbursement has
been increased from
Rs.50,000 to Rs.one
lakh. Further, spouse
of the pensioner also
have been included
under the scheme. |
has been approved under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
• Underground sewerage
schemes will be taken
up at a cost of Rs.408
crore
• Foundation stone for
Chennai Metro Rail
Project will be laid
soon.
• Roads in 2500 more
village panchayats will
be improved at a cost
of Rs.401 crore.
• NREGS will be
implemented in all the
districts at an outlay of
Rs.1,750 crore.
• New fishing harbour
will be established at a
cost of Rs.40 crore. |
at present, shall be levied from the coming fasli year.
• Interest subsidy to
Weavers’ Co-operative
Societies has been
revived and interest rate
has been reduced from
12 per cent to 8 per
cent.
• VAT rate has been
slashed on a large
number of items. |
• Under the Integrated
Housing and Slum
Development
Programme 21,000 new
houses will be
additionally constructed
in urban areas.
• For providing permanent
houses to poor people,
1,35,000 concrete
houses will be
constructed in rural
areas.
• National Centre for
Geriatrics Research,
having facilities for
providing necessary
special treatment to
elderly and undertaking
research regarding old
age ailments, will be
established at Kalaignar
Karunanidhi Nagar at a
cost of Rs.112 crore with
the assistance from the
Union Government.
• Under Tamil Nadu
Afforestation Programme
afforestation will be taken
up under the scheme. |
25. Tripura |
• Proposed to build
veterinary college to
train manpower.
• Students in IX and X
standards from BPL
categories will be
provided with free
books and notebooks.
• More general colleges
and engineering
colleges will be set up.
• Programmes for
awarding scholarships/
sending students for job
oriented/ professional
colleges/ awarding of
meritorious students
from SCs, OBCs and
religious minorities will
continue.
• 6 more primary health
centers 2 sub-divisional hospitals and 3 district hospitals will be taken up. |
• 780 Mini dairy projects
got sanctioned by
Banks under venture
capital fund.
• For augmenting water
resources few
projects/ schemes to
be implemented.
• Introduction of a State
funded employment
generation programme
for urban areas.
• Industrial infrastructure
for a Food Park, Export
Promotion Industrial
Park, and Bamboo
Park are being set up
at Bodhjugnagar
Growth Center.
• Large areas of land
which are accessible to
NH44 are being identified and developed for industrial locations. |
• Tripura has launched a
State Support Scheme
to provide soft loan to
SHGs.
• Proposal for sewerage
Disposal project,
Comprehensive Mobility
Plan (CMP), water
supply under JNNURM
for Agartala initiated.
• Preparation of master
plan for all Urban Local
Bodies launched. |
• Indo-German project is in final stage and is expected to be launched for rehabilitation of degraded forest. |
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• To start “Dev Bhoomi
Muskan” scheme to
provide quality
education to boys and
girls belonging to the
poor class. A voucher
scheme is also to be
started in each district
headquarter in
participation with the
private sectors schools.
• Free education facility
for boys has been
extended up to 12th
standard from the
prevailing 8th standard
in Government and
Government aided
schools.
• Start “Nanda Devi
Kanya Scheme” to
prevent female
foeiticide and providing
economic and
educational protection
to girl child.
• Setting up of an
Ayurveda University is
proposed.
• Opening up of neo natal
units in every female
hospital to bring down
the child mortality rates
at the minimum levels. |
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• Proposed to abolish
additional Stamp duty
in urban areas.
• Stamp duty on
agreement without
possession to be
reduced to 4 per cent
from 7 per cent.
• Computerisation for
simplification of VAT
processes, extension of
e-payment facility,
initiation of e-filing and
facility for downloading
of various forms
proposed. |
• Intensive evaluation of
developmental schemes/
programmes will be done
through third party
specialists to ensure
quality execution at the
ground level.
• Constitution of “State
River Conservation
Authority” to make river
Ganga and its tributaries
pollution free.
• To establish Bhasha
Sanstan and Hindi
Academy for the
preservation and
development of Hindi
language. |
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• Setting up of Dr.
Shakuntala Mishra
Handicap University for
the higher education of
handicap students
belonging to various
sections of the society.
• To start “Mahamaya
Poor Girl Ashirwad
Yojana” for the
betterment of girls and
to make them
independent in the
society, develop a
positive frame of mind
towards female births and for encouraging adult girl marriages. |
• Opening up of 2000
MW power plant in
Fatehpur by the Uttar
Pradesh State
Electricity Production
Corporation in
collaboration with
Neyveli Lignite
Corporation.
• High priority to energy
sector with major thrust
towards power
generation and up
gradation of
transmission. |
• Increase in the amount
of grant from 50 per
cent to 90 per cent to
provide relief to the
farmers.
• The amount of subsidy
on bio-fertilizers has
been increased to 90
per cent in order to
increase its usage
among farmers as this
will be crucial for the
long term productivity.
• Rate of VAT reduced
from 12.5 per cent to 4.0 per cent on drip and sprinkler irrigation. |
• Setting up of “State Quality Assurance Agency” to evaluate the quality of higher education in university and colleges. |
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• Proposed to set-up
Arabi-Parsi University in
Lucknow.
• Establish a Technical
University in Kanpur.
Five new Indian
Information Technology
Institute has also been
proposed.
• Establishment of virtual
classroom for the skill
development of the
engineering students. |
• Establishment of UP
State Road Transport
Passenger
Infrastructure
Development
Corporation to facilitate
high quality bus
system and for the
improvement of
transport in the State.
• Setting up of Metro rail
System from Noida to
Delhi. Metro
connectivity between
Kanpur and Lucknow
has also been
proposed.
• Start “Integrated
Development and
Modernization
Scheme” for the power
loom sector, to
encourage and
promote weavers of
the power loom sector. |
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28. West Bengal |
• Proposed to distribute
rice at the rate of Rs.2/-
per kg. for BPL card
holders through the
ration shops.
• As a measure of
preventive health care,
supply of safe drinking
water along with
provision for sanitary
toilets is emphasized.
• It is decided to conduct
as many courses on
management and
technical education as
possible under the
existing regulations, on
the campuses of general
degree colleges and the
universities, thereby
opening up additional
opportunities to students
at a relatively lower cost.
• In addition to increase
in the scale and access
to hostel charge
benefits, and wider
coverage of book grants for students of backward classes, the State Government has also decided to construct 22 Pandit Raghunath Murmu Schools in the tribal dominated areas. |
• State-level package of
schemes, was
announced on
February 23, 2009.
Some of these
schemes are year
specific with beneficial
effects from the current
year, others will be
implemented over
more than one year.
• Through the setting up
of downstream units in
every district, potential
for 10 to 12 lakh direct
and indirect
employment
generation will be
created.
• For setting up of
important large scale
industries, the State
Government has
decided to set up a
land bank by
purchasing relatively
infertile land from the
farmers at a fair price. |
• Government is taking
necessary steps to
revive handloom
industries through
reduction of debt
burden of handloom
weavers.
• For revival of closed
and sick industries
specially by placing its
views before the BIFR
and by granting
subsidy, tax relief is
considered.
• Monthly remuneration
for para-teachers, part-
time teachers engaged
in the schools and non-
Govt. colleges.
• The recommendations
of the State Fifth Pay
Commission have been
accepted by the State
Government and arrear
salary will be paid in
three annual
installments starting
from 2009-10 and to pay arrear pension and gratuity in that year itself, the total outgo in 2009-10 on these account will be about Rs.9,670 crore. |
• Emphasis is given for
afforestation through
involvement of local
people as well as
enhancement of their
earnings.
• State Government,
through an allocation of
Rs.25 crore, has fixed
the target of extension of
information technology
and information
technology-enabled
services upto the village
level.
• Local common people
would be increasingly
involved in the
formulation and
implementation of the
plan schemes in all these
spheres in a
decentralised manner
through the ward
committees in the
municipalities. |
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• Emphasis has been laid
on vocational training
and employment
generation for SCs/STs.
• The State Government
has now set a deadline
for completing the
important task of
providing electricity to
each household of
every village within the
11th Plan Period (2007-
2012).
• A new scheme of
construction and
development of housing
for the poor and low-
income groups.
• For enhancement of
employment and
income generation of
the fishermen,
extensive formation of
self-help groups,
encouragement of
economic pisciculture,
use of improved seeds,
assistance in terms of
training and marketing
and expansion of water
areas are emphasised. |
• Priority has been
accorded to
development of
infrastructure for cluster
of industries in the
small scale sector, so
that new small scale
units as well as the
traditional industries for
each district can also
develop.
• Along with the setting
up of 5 special
processing zones,
efforts have also been
made to construct 12
food parks, with due
emphasis on internal
markets to combat
recession.
• Minor irrigation,
particularly on
implementation of
surface water-based
minor irrigation projects
has been emphasized.
• State Government
propose to set up 20
bio-villages.
• Work on drainage
scheme for a part of
Lower Damodar Area
and Ghia-Kunti Basin
have been taken up.
• To increase production
of milk, egg and meat,
emphasis is on self-
help groups, training for
artificial insemination,
health care of animals,
preventive measures
against bird flu also
proposed.
• For comprehensive
development of roads
and bridges State
Transport Corporations,
in the current year’, will
be taken up.
• A Centre-State
combined project,
namely, the East-West
Metro Corridor Project
has also been
launched. |
• The State Government
has accepted the
UGC’s
recommendations in respect of revision of pay structure of teachers of colleges and universities and conveyed concurrence to bear 20 per cent share for such revision. The total additional expenditure during 2009-10 on account of revision of pay and pension will be nearly Rs.10,000 crore.
• Create a Special
Assistance Fund of
Rs.100 crore to impart
job-oriented training
and extend other
necessary forms of
assistance to land-
losers from setting up of
industries. |
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• Proposed to waive non- tuition fees for
physically handicapped
and orphan students in
ITIs.
• Agreement is entered
with Mahavir Vikland
Seva Sansthan for
providing free aids and
appliances to persons
with disabilities and
around 50,000 people
will be benefitted.
• Proposed to provide an
allowance of Rs.1000
per month for the
parents of disabled
children of 0-18 years,
as well.
• Proposed to provide
mid-day meal, free
supply of books in the
schools of deaf and
dumb.
• It is decided to set up
intervention center to
take care of destitute
women and till they are
rehabilitated Rs.1000
per month will be
provided as allowance.
• Government to set up 4
District Disability
Rehabilitation Guidance
Centers.
• Proposed to set up 50
new recreation centers
for senior citizens. |
• All 11 corridors of
Phase II will be
completed before
October 2010 and
Delhi Metro will
provide its service in
the network of 185
KMs.
• 20 MGD water
treatment plant at
Okhla and 50MGD
water treatment plant
at Dwarkha will be
completed by end of
2010.
• Several Projects
directly or indirectly
related to
Commonwealth games to be implemented.
• 15 projects for
construction of EWS
houses under
JNNURM are
approved. |
• Luxury tax on hotels
reduced from 12.5 per
cent to 10 per cent.
• Major initiative taken to
reform excise sector and
accordingly a new bill
will be introduced by
incorporating
simplification of duty
structure.
• Roadmap prepared for
introduction of GST
effective April 2010. |
• Entire silted/ settled
trunk Sewer of 101 KM
length will be taken up
for rehabilitated by
December 2009.
• Interceptors’ sewer
system will be laid along
the major drains so that
only treated wastes are
discharged to River
Yamuna.
• 15 projects for
construction of about
65000 flats for urban
poor under Rajiv Ratan
Awas Yojana at a cost of
Rs.1815 crore has been
approved by GOI.
• Lands have been
purchased for setting up
new hospitals at four
places.
• Delhi is to be made a
center of excellence of
international standards
for higher education
including technical
education.
• For the welfare of
construction workers, a
stipend of Rs.100 per
month is proposed for
their children studying
upto 8th std. Rs.250 per
month for IX and X
classes and Rs.500 for
11th and 12th, Rs.1500
per month for under-
graduation and Rs.5000
per month for technical
courses. |
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• Financial assistance will
be provided to children
of the weaver families,
to pursue education and
for all the professional
courses for the needy
students.
• Proposed to build a
residential school and a
Fisherman Training
Center at Karaikal. |
• Proposed to strengthen
the 110KV line
between Villianur and
Bahour 110/22 KV sub
station.
• Bed dams across
various rivers have
been taken up for
recharging ground
water. |
• Recommendations of
Centre’s Sixth Pay
Commission are being
implemented.
• All fishermen will be
exempted from paying
sales tax.
• Spot exemption of the
entire sales tax on HSD
oil upto a maximum of
25000 litres per boat per annum procured by the mechanised boat owners. |
• It is proposed to integrate
all marketing yards with
NICNET.
• It is proposed to
establish ‘a model
village’ in the name of
Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R
Ambedkar with the
necessary infrastructure.
• All the residents of the
coastal villages above 18 years will be provided with photo identity cards with bio-metrics as part of ensuring security. |
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• To empower the school-
drop outs and poor
youths, it is proposed to
start a state of the art
skill school.
• Laying of pipelines to
bring water from
Dowleswaram in
Andhra Pradesh to
Puduchery will be
commenced.
• A Bill to establish the
Puducherry State
University has been
introduced in the State
Assembly.
• The Health Insurance
coverage for BPL
families will be
extended to Karaikal
region. |
• New wage pattern with
revised work norms
will be introduced for
the employees of
Pondicherry Textile
Corporation Ltd., and
Swadeshi Bharathi
Textiles Mills Limited.
• Four projects relating
to construction of
dwelling units at an
estimated cost of
Rs.153 crore will be
taken up.
• Construction of non-
conventional energy
park will be completed
during this year.
• Steps will be taken to
create favourable
environment for
speedy growth of IT
and ITES in the State. |
• Exemptions from VAT
to the building materials
sold by Puduchery and
Karailkal Cooperative
Building Centers.
• Interest subvention will
be offered on loans
taken by Women Self
Help Groups subject to
prompt repayment. |
• Free TVs will be
distributed to all families
of BPL status.
• A comprehensive
improvement scheme for
storm water drains in
Karaikal region will be
taken up.
• Development of
Botanical gardens,
recreational park and
lakes will be taken up. |
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