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HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET-2019-20

INS Desk by INS Desk
December 15, 2018
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A) Local Governance In the current year Rs 1151.00 crores to be devolved toØ Panchayats and Rs 464.00 crores to Urban Local Bodies. Next year Rs 1422.00 crores for Panchayati RajØ Institutions and Rs 566.00 crores for Urban Local Bodies.  In total, Rs 2573.00 crores expected to flow to PanchayatiØ Raj Institutions and Rs 1030.00 crores to Urban Local Bodies in a timeframe of 15 months.  Every Panchayat to get Rs 20.00 lakh to Rs 1.00 croreØ depending upon the area and population.  2000 posts of Accounts Assistants to be created forØ Panchayati Raj Institutions to help them manage expenditure.  MGNREGA funds proposed to be supplemented by 10%Ø additional from the State Exchequer to ensure quality of assets created.  Funds under ICDS, Mid-Day meal Scheme, IWMP to alsoØ flow through Panchayats. B) Rural Development  Allocation for Rural Sector proposed to be doubled toØ undertake works of urgent public needs.  Rs 7.00 crore state share proposed to be provided toØ Rural Development Department for solid waste management.  Rs 1.00 crore additional funds proposed for constructionØ of quality pathways in remote hilly areas.  C) Tourism Sector  Rs 130.00 crore for augmentation of the TourismØ Infrastructure for the year 2019-20 including creation of Project Management Unit (PMU).  In addition, Projects worth Rs 2000.00 crores taken up forØ Tourism Infrastructure Projects. D) Agriculture /Horticulture Sector Initiatives  Allocation to Agriculture Sector be enhanced by Rs 20.00Ø  50% subsidy proposed for all newly ControlledØ Atmospheric Stores which will be established in next financial year.  50% subsidy for refrigerated vans for transportation ofØ perishable vegetables/fruits  Provision of Rs 9.18 crores to meet freight subsidy forØ transportation of cut-flowers to promote flower cultivation in private sector.  Rs 20.00 crore to be used for creation of revolving fundØ for basmati rice, improvement of Chinnore seed farm , procurement of dual maze thrashers, purchase of vegetable seeds, mushroom cultivation, paddy thrashers, critical repairs of irrigation channels, vermicompost facilities , borewell lift irrigation facilities, cold storage etc. Rs 4.00 crore for feed procurement of AnimalØ & Sheep Husbandry Department.  Rs 1.00 crore for shifting of Animal/ Sheep HusbandryØ farm from Jammu to Chatha. E) Education  Rs 250.00 crore allocated for upgradation ofØ infrastructure in New Degree Colleges.  Rs 100.00 crores allocated for providing benches andØ desks in primary and middle schools.  Rs 45.00 crore allocated for providing assured electricityØ and drinking water supply to all schools.  Rs 5.50 crore allocated for reactivating EDU-SAT andØ additional Smart Classrooms in schools.  Rs 3.50 crore to prepare students for competitive examsØ like IAS/KAS/ JEE/NEET/Banking.  Rs 1000.00 crore earmarked for regularization of ReTsØ and SSA teachers.  Rs 2.00 crore earmarked to invite reputed careerØ counsellors for counselling of the students in Higher Secondary schools & Colleges. 4 | P a g e F) Health  Rs 350.00 crores to be spent for completion of underconstructionØ buildings of Medical Colleges, District/ Sub-district hospitals, PHCs etc.  Rs 100.00 crores provided for augmentation ofØ equipments in hospitals across the State.  Sonam Narbo Hospital, Leh to be upgraded to 300Ø bedded Hospital at a cost of Rs 3.00 crore.  Rs 87.09 crore State Share to be provided for AIIMSØ Vijapur & AIIMS Awantipora and Rs 32.00 crores additional State Share for 5 new Government Medical Colleges.  Rs 1.00 crore for construction of Red Cross House atØ Srinagar.  Rs 3.18 crore to complete various works of HealthØ & Medical Education Department in the Doda District.  Rs. 1.50 crore for purchase of 5 critical care ambulances forØ hilly districts.  Establishment of Cath Labs at an estimated cost of Rs 8.00Ø crore at SMHS Srinagar.  Rs 8.00 crore for establishment/procurement of MRI atØ SKIMS Medical College (JVC Bemina).  Rs 1.00 crore for establishment of Drug De-addictionØ Centre at SKIMS Medical College (JVC Bemina).  Funds for JAN AUSHADHI centres in the State forØ propagation of generic drugs in the State. Manpower as well as provision of funds for State ShareØ under National Programme for Health Insurance for poor. G) Power  Rs 300.00 crores provided over and above the normalØ outlay for upgradation of power distribution network.  Rs 55.00 crore provided for promotion of Solar Power.Ø  All the grants and loans given to JKSPDC to be convertedØ into Equity.  Professional Board of Directors and sound professionalØ team of management in the JKSPDC.  Rs 5000.00 crores earmarked for purchase of power inØ year 2019-20.  Rs 3500.00 crores State Bonds shall be issued for clearanceØ of past Power Purchase Liability.  Rs 10.00 crores provided for installation of minimum 100Ø high mask lights in the cities of Srinagar & Jammu. H) PHE/Irrigation & Flood Control  Rs 1500.00 crores to be provided to augment drinkingØ water supply across the State. Rs 150.00 crores to be spent during 2019-20 forØ upgradation of irrigation facilities.  Drinking water supply from Chenab river to JammuØ under ADB funding with required commitment from the State Government.  Necessary State Share for Shahpur Kandi irrigationØ projects to be provided by the State Government for irrigation of Kandi belt of Kathua & Samba districts.  Rs 12.00 crore shall be provided for purchase of 2Ø dredgers for Irrigation & Flood Control Department Kashmir. I) Roads and Buildings  Additional Rs 1000.00 crores to be spent during 2019-20Ø for completion of languishing connectivity projects.  Annual allocation for macadamization to be enhancedØ from Rs 100.00 crore to Rs 400.00 crore for 2019-20.  Rs 100.00 crore for 2019-20 for land acquisition of PMGSYØ roads against earlier budget at Rs 30.00 crore.  Rs 20.00 crore for beautification of bridgesØ & flyovers in the cities of Srinagar & Jammu. 7 | P a g e J) Industries  Rs 400.00 crores proposed to be spent for augmentationØ of infrastructure including waste disposal in existing and upcoming industrial estates and to augment “Ease of doing Business”. K) Housing and Urban Development  An initial sum of Rs 10.00 crore proposed for TawiØ Riverport Project as well as connecting Vikram Chowk with Gujjar Nagar bridge along the river Tawi.  Rs 500.00 crores provided for construction of drainageØ and sewerage network and STPs across the State.  Rs 100.00 crore provided for creation of MetropolitanØ Authorities at Srinagar/Jammu. L) Transport  Rs 25.00 crore proposed to be provided for subsidy forØ purchase of 500 buses in private sector .  Rs 25.00 crore provided for urban bus transportation.Ø  Rs 35.00 crore to be provided for revival of SRTC. Rs 2.00 crore for purchase of buses for district LehØ & Kargil.  Rs 1.00 crore provided for purchase of buses for GurezØ valley. M) Culture  Rs 50.00 lakhs provided for nomination preparationØ process for World Heritage Licensing of “Mughal Gardens” by UNESCO  Rs 1.00 crore each provided for establishing dedicated ArtØ Galleries at Srinagar and Jammu  4 Mobile Libraries provided for far off and remote villagesØ for which a sum of Rs 1.00 crore is provided.  Rs 1.00 crore for creation of Heritage Society to addressØ issues related to religious institutions.  A sum of Rs 25.00 crore for setting up of ArtØ & Culture centres at Leh, Kargil, Bandipora, Shopian, Budgam, Kathua, Kishtawar & Udhampur. N) Youth Services & Sports  Rs 350.00 crores to be spent during 2019-2020 for massiveØ upgradation of sports infrastructure.  To complete all stadiums, playfields etc.  90 Basketball courts.Ø  80 Volleyball courts.Ø  102 Badminton courts.Ø  50 Handball synthetic courts.Ø  500 Table tennis couØrts.  4 Synthetic maintenance machines.Ø  7 Lawn tennis courts.Ø  40 Cricket Net/ Wicket.Ø  24 Bowling Machines.Ø  22 Cricket pitch roller.Ø  1 Shooting range.Ø  6 Swimming pools.Ø  8 Roller skating rings.Ø  2 Climbing walls.Ø  2 Cycling tracks.Ø  6 Synthetic athlete tracks.Ø  2 Archery field .Ø  1 Synthetic rugby playfield.Ø  Rs 5.00 crore provided to promote youth exchangeØ programmes. 10 | P a g e O) Other Major Initiatives  Budgetary allocation provided for coverage of 40000 newØ pensioners under old age, widow, destitute scheme.  Rs 4.00 crore for improvement of Bal ashrams , Home forØ mentally ill persons and old age persons.  Rs 300.00 crores worth languishing projects taken up forØ completion in Ladakh  Rs 5.00 crore provided for completion ofØ computerization/ digitization of land records in the State.  Revenue infrastructure fund shall be created out of theØ fees charged for activities like : Land Accusation, Issuance of certificated of various kinds etc.  Rs 4.00 crore provided for construction of theØ headquarters of Anti Corruption Bureau at Srinagar.  Rs 23.00 crores provided for hardware, softwareØ digitization , LAN Network for installation in Civil Secretariat Jammu/Srinagar.  Rs 1.00 crore each provided to all District DevelopmentØ Commissioners as “untied grants” to supplement the smaller needs of development across various sectors. Rs 1 crore each over and above to the first part have been provided to the Baramulla and Kupwara Districts as untied grants.

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