DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

2016-2017

HIGHLIGHTS

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENTPLANNING DIVISION

SACHIVALAYA, GANDHINAGAR

MARCH-2016

Government of Gujarat

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ECONOMY

1. STATE OF THE ECONOMY 1

2. AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ACTIVITIES 2

3. FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT 6

4. INDUSTRIES AND MINES 9

5. TOURISM, CIVIL AVIATION & PAVITRA YATRA DHAM 12

INFRASTRUCTURE

6. ROADS 15

7. PORTS AND TRANSPORT 18

8. ENERGY 21

9. CLIMATE CHANGE 25

10. IRRIGATION 27

11. MICRO IRRIGATION SCHEME (DRIP & SPRINKLER) 30

12. SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT 32

13. WATER SUPPLY 35

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

14. EDUCATION 38

15. HEALTH 42

16. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT 47

17. FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES 50

18. WOMEN & CHILD 52

19. SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT 55

20. TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT 58

21. SPORTS, YOUTH AND CULTURAL SERVICES 62

LOCAL GOVERNANCE

22. URBAN DEVELOPMENT 65

23. PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT 69

24. DECENTRALIZED DEVELOPMENT 72

GOVERNANCE

25. SECURITY: LAW & ORDER 74

26. LAND REFORMS 76

27. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 79

SMT. ANANDIBEN PATEL

CHIEF MINISTER, GUJARAT

PREFACE

I am of the firm belief that the ability to deliver good governance to the citizens is based on

the ability of the Government to response effectively to the development needs and aspirations of

all sections of society in a speedy and inclusive manner. I have tried to strengthen our motto

Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas with the program Gatisheel Gujarat which focuses on time-bound

delivery of services with a holistic approach to development.

The Annual Development Program for 2016-17 reflects this thinking. In the economic

sector, we have focused on the development of agriculture sector as well as Industry and

Infrastructure. Our goal is to provide gainful and appropriate employment to very able bodied and

willing worker as well as welfare and succor to the needy and dependent. We have identified and

addressed the needs of the farmers, youth, women, lower income groups and disadvantaged

sections of society. Several bold initiatives have been proposed which aim at creating an

environment of equal opportunity and access to avail of the benefits of development for all.

Agriculture programs will focus on improving productivity, reducing risk and income

variability and facilitating greater sustainability. We have provided a fillip to Employment

generation by incentivising increased investments in manufacturing and MSME, IT and electronics,

tourism, cottage industry, animal husbandry etc. Huge investments that are proposed on last mile

connectivity for rural roads, irrigation, energy, sanitation and drinking water will strengthen the

robust infrastructure in the state.

At the same time, Gujarat will continue to intensify development initiatives in improving

quality of school education, linking skilling programs to new employment opportunities, providing

variety in higher education, and increasing access to affordable health care and housing. New

schools, colleges and University are proposed. Health care for cancer as well as diabetes and

hypertension are being launched. Nutrition programs have been given a fillip with an innovative

approach towards severely affected children.

I am confident that the implementation of these development initiatives will carry the

growth story of Gujarat forward and I commend the department for bringing-out the Highlights as

a handy and informative document.

Anandiben Patel

SHRI SAURABH PATEL HON’BLE MINISTER FOR PLANNING,

FINANCE, ENERGY & PETROCHEMICALS, MINES MINERALS, COTTAGE INDUSTRIES,

SALT INDUSTRIES, PRINTING &

STATIONERY, TOURISM & CIVIL AVIATION GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT

INTRODUCTION

The State holds responsibility to provide conducive climate for ensuring

equitable and desired share of growth. Gujarat’s commitment to inclusive

growth leads to the formation of strategic instrument namely Development

Programme. Since decade, Gujarat has adopted strategies for ensuring the

execution of such programmes and schemes; invariably beneficial to all sections

of society. Inclusive growth has remained motto of State by assuring that the

fruits of development should reach to the poorest of poor.

It takes accurate monitoring and planning to translate economic growth into

development. Implementation of various schemes in well planned manner and

vigorous follow up at the State level enabled to improve quality of life. Such

mammoth task of holistic development becomes possible through deliberate

planning of financial and physical resources. State Government puts extraordinary

emphasis over planning which is clearly reflected in the increment of plan size from

Rs.6,500 crore for 2001-02 to Rs. 85,558 crore in Development for 2016-17.

Emphasis on adequate fund allocations in a planned manner keeping in view

of the thrust areas is a key factor for improving efficiency in implementing such

numerous development endeavours. For this propose, the Development

Programme plays a pivotal role. Development Programme provides an account of

vision about the direction of inclusive development and also showcases

Government’s efforts for reaching out to the unreached.

Development Programme helps in determining priorities and defines the

stages in which the Plan should be carried out and proposes the allocation of

resources along with nature of machinery be necessary for securing successful

implementation of each stage of the Plan in all aspects. It also acknowledges the

progress achieved in the execution of each stage of the Plan in a timely manner.

Development Programme is fundamentally meant for providing details of

financial provisions or allocation made and expenditures incurred in comparison

with previous year(s). It also showcases plan provisions for spatial needs viz;

allocations for Tribal Area Sub Plan, Schedule Caste Sub Plan along with Women

Component Plan in order to align State Plan with Union & State Budget.

Development Programme 2016-17 is collective efforts of planning division

and 24 other departments of Gujarat Government for streamlining usage of

financial and physical resources of the state. It presents the degree of co-ordination

among these departments delicately complied by Planning Division.

This book provides glimpses of some major schemes and programmes

relating to all the sections of the society, Poverty Alleviation, Primary Health,

Education, Urbanisation, Employment, Water Supply, Sardar Sarovar Project,

Infrastructure and various sectors of development. It also attempts to provide the

details of financial allocation made in various sectors of development.

This book attempts to provide Sector wise details of major sectors, highlights

of individual and community welfare schemes across the departments meant for

direct or indirect public welfare. These major sectors tuned for fulfilling the broader

vision of State Government seeking development in various sectors like Agriculture,

Industries & Mining, Tourism, Infrastructure, Human Development, and Local

Governance. These major sectors includes crucial sub sectors like Roads, Ports,

Energy, Irrigation, Water Supply, Education, Health, Women & Child, Nutrition,

Labour & Employment, Social Justice, Tribal Development, Sports, Youth, Civil

Supplies, etc.

SAURABH PATEL Minister of Planning

Government of Gujarat

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STATE OF THE ECONOMY

Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in common parlance known as “State Income” is a measure of the volume of all goods and services produced within the geographical boundaries of the state. In other words, it is an indicator to monitor the changes taking place in production levels in different sectors of economy viz; agriculture, manufacturing, services etc.

The sectors of the economy are broadly classified into Primary, Secondary and Services sectors. Primary sector comprises the sectors of the economy in which productions are taken from an instance of nature. These sectors are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Mining. Secondary Sector includes sectors involve manufacturing processes under factories or controlled conditions. Whereas, service sector consists of production of services like Trade, Communication, Transport, Finance, Real Estate, Health, Education etc.

Gujarat is the fifth largest economy (In terms of Gross State Domestic Product) of India. About 4.99 % population contributes to about 7.2 % to National GDP. In the last three years (2012-13 to 2014-15), the state economy grew at an average annual rate of about 9.0%.

The Gross State Domestic Product of Gujarat for the year 2014-15 is estimated at Rs.8,95,202 crore.

PER CAPITA INCOME The state has sustained higher per capita income level. If we consider

recent eleventh five year plan (i.e. 2007-12), the State has third highest per capita income among the major states of India. Per Capita income for the year 2014-15 is estimated at Rs.124358; while that for India is at Rs.86879.

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AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ACTIVITIES Agriculture is a major source of livelihood for the rural population.

During the recent decade Agriculture Sector has shown an average annual growth of 8.83 per cent for the period of 2002-2012. The State Government has to take up large scale water -harvesting structures; so as to provide lifesaving water to the kharif crop. It will also make fodder availability to the milch animals to sustain the remarkable growth of the dairy sector in Gujarat. Gujarat is the major contributor in cash crops like cotton, castor, cumin, groundnut as well as fruits, vegetables and dairy sector.

Major schemes operational by Agriculture and Co-Operation Department are Crop Insurance, RKVY, Fodder Development, Animal Hostels Area expansion under Horticultural crops, Soil & Water Conservation, Breed improvement and Interest Subvention etc.

Gujarat has a long coastal-line of 1600 kms. During the year 2014-15, total fish production in the Gujarat State has been estimated at 8.09 lakh tonne worth Rs.5996.22 crore. The marine fish production constitutes about 86.24 percent of total fish production of the State during the year 2014-15, through export of 245434 tonne of fish and fish products, the State has obtained a foreign exchange earnings of Rs.3645.23 crore.

Outlay allocated to Agriculture and Co-operation Department in the previous years is as under.

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 505.50

10th Plan (2002-07) 1907.27

11th Plan (2007-12) 7077.90

12th Plan (2012-17) 18832.85

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 5206 crore for Agriculture and Co-operation department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. KRUSHI MAHOTSAV

To provide the farmers with appropriate guidance and help them, to try to increase their farm production and productivity through - o Training of High-Tech Agriculture to the doorstep.

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o Awareness of soil health on crops specific area.

o High-Tech Demonstration and Agriculture Fair.

o Awareness of Animal health care.

o To improve the Agriculture creditability.

o To aware about the irrigation Management Achievements (From 2005 To 2015)

Agriculture Kit Distribution - 1322197

Horticulture Kit Distribution - 1011382

Animal Hus. Kit Distribution - 1481014

Soil Health Card Distribution - 3371648

Kisan credit card - 854429

Guidance to farmers - 19807034

2. PASHU AROGYA MELA

To provide animals health care services, breeding facilities and extension activities for animals of rural livestock-owners at their doorsteps, free of cost.

To provide treatment for various sickness of Animals.

Mass vaccination programme against important diseases.

Castration of scrub animals.

De-worming programme free of cost to the animals of Livestock owners.

Details 2002-2015

Total Treatment 1,68,98,453

Artificial Insemination 4,12,984

Castration 3,78,102

Beneficiaries of Camp 28,19,478

Vaccination 2,69,87,172

3. INTEREST SUBVENTION The farmers were financed by Cooperative Credit structure & other financial institutions (banks) for crop production in the state. The farmers availed

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short term agriculture crop loan up to Rs. 3/- lakh as per present credit policy of NABARD. 3 % interest subvention is provided as incentives to farmers for prompt repayment of crop loans by NABARD. In such circumstances for repayment of loan and interest in time, government has decided to reduce interest burden to farmers on short term crop loan by introducing Interest Subvention Scheme @ 3 % to the eligible farmers. For the year 2016-17 provision of Rs. 375 crore is provided. DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

With the objective to protect farmers against agricultural risks and provide support for crop loss during natural calamity, crop insurance cover for Kharif, Rabi/Summer and commercial crops, coverage under Khedut Akasmat Vima Yojna will be provided, Price Stabilization Fund and artificial rainfall experiment, for which a provision of Rs. 495.67 crore is made.

A provision of Rs. 126 crore for constructing godowns through Gujarat State Seed Corporation to store fertilizers, seeds and farm produce.

Rs. 120 crore is provided to offer assistance to purchase tractors and mini-tractors to promote mechanization in agriculture. A provision of Rs. 70 crore to implement sub-mission on agriculture mechanization in every taluka of State.

A provision of Rs. 28.50 crore is provided to start a new mechanism to solve the problem of chronic shortage of fertilizers and ensure its timely and adequate availability to meet the requirements of farmers, by having 2 lakh metric tonnes of fertilizers in around 50 locations through Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation.

A new policy will be framed to strengthen and improve the existing cooperative sugar mills so that the farmers can get proper payment. Further, loan assistance and liquidity support for working capital will be provided to sugar factories. For this, provision of Rs. 50 crore.

Under Kisan Kalpavruksh Yojna, a provision of Rs. 44.77 crore for creating infrastructural facilities for and modernization of agricultural produce marketing committees.

A provision of Rs. 15 crore to organize agricultural exhibition-cum-fair of International level to disseminate information of new agricultural methods to farmers in the four zones of the State.

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An outlay of Rs. 357.50 crore is provided for various schemes under Fisheries sector for the year 2016-17

Animal Husbandry has become an important source of supplementary income for farmers. To boost this, the Government aims to provide interest relief in loan for purchase of one lac animals this year. Under the new scheme, it is planned to provide financial support for these loans at a maximum interest rate of 5% for three year.

To make the financial position of primary agricultural credit societies sound so that they can grant loan to farmers at reasonable interest rate and also for their computerization, a provision of 63 crore.

A provision of Rs. 7 crore for issuing Kisan Credit Card-cum-Rupay Card to about 17 lac farmers of District Central Co-operative Banks and Nagarik Co-operative Banks.

A provision of Rs.15 crore for the formation of Unified Market Platform at the State level.

A provision of 5 crore to start a new testing laboratory for cotton, pulses and spices.

A provision of Rs.23.72 crore for creating the godown facility for the agricultural produce market committees.

A provision of Rs.13.27 crore for providing basic facilities to 26 agricultural produce marketing committees in the newly formed talukas.

A provision of Rs. 3.20 crore for Apni mandi-"Rayathu Bazar" to facilitate farmers and to save from exploitation of mediators.

A provision of Rs. 11.78 crore to provide Chaff Cutter and Milking Machine to individual beneficiaries, Dudh Ghar along with storage facility, bulk milk cooler and automatic milk collection system to 500 cooperative milk producers.

A provision of Rs. 22.50 crore towards assistance to create storage facility of cattle feed and fodder for milk cooperatives.

Rs. 22.50 crore purposed for interest support to district milk producing federations in the newly formed districts, tribal districts and other areas for dairy and plant.

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FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT

Forest of Gujarat are distributed unevenly, confined mainly to Eastern and Southern districts of the State. The Forest area of Gujarat including various legal categories is about 18,927 sq. kms, which represents 9.66% of total geographical area.

Forest and Environment Department carries out various programmes like Gujarat forest Development Project (JBIC), Gujarat Community Forestry Project, afforestation in degraded forest area, National Park and Sanctuaries etc.

Moreover, in order to create awareness towards environment is also important. Hence, many activities related with awareness towards environmental issues are also carried out by department.

State government has allocated outlay to Forest and Environment Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 173.60

10th Plan (2002-07) 802.8900

11th Plan (2007-12) 1832.7610

12th Plan (2012-17) 3770.6200

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 1000 crore for Forest and Environment Department.

MAJOR SCHEME

1. Significance of Wildlife The state has many ecologically fragile zones. The 1600 Km long

coastline needs ecological stability. The importance of mangroves needs no further emphasis. On the wildlife front, the state has unique habitats and many rare species-Asiatic Lion & Wild Ass are uniquely present in this state only. Marine National Park covers the unique marine ecosystem being conserved in this state. Gujarat is having 4 national parks, 23 sanctuaries and one conservation area representing rich wildlife and biodiversity.

In order to preserve lions, proposal for erection of fencing along the Railway line in Gir Sanctuary area to avoid death of Lions.

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The Gir - the largest compact tract of dry deciduous forests in the semi-arid western part of India is the last abode of the big and regal predator Asiatic lion (panthera leo persica), an endangered species. It covers an area of 258.7159 kms

During the last century in British rule, lion population touched an all-time low of 20 in 1913. The concrete and serious efforts by the Forest Department have successfully brought the population to the present respectable status of 411 numbers of this majestic animal.

2. ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

Gujarat is the fastest growing State in terms of industrial development with predominance of chemical, petrochemical, drugs and pharmaceuticals–both bulk and formulation, distilleries, dyes and dye-intermediates, textile, pesticide and fertilizer industries, all of which have high potential of pollution and deleterious impact on environment. The story of “Golden Corridor” from Vapi to Ahmedabad and now stretching up to Mehsana is well known not only due to the concentration of industrial growth gravitating to the main North-South railway and road artery of the State, but also due to the pollution related problems manifest in this corridor based industrial growth. In all areas of environmental sustainability, be it air, water and land, golden corridor manifests complex factors of environment concern.

a. Gujarat Water Pollution Control Board The Government of Gujarat is organizing Vibrant Gujarat Global investment Summit every two years. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board install a stall to create environment awareness amongst the people. During which, the information regarding environment will be showcased and also models will be put up in this Stall. Various seminars and workshops will be organised. During this summit, various books about the Environmental laws, Programmes and Environment awareness will be disturbed to the visitors of the Stall. Various experts will be invited during seminars for making presentation regarding Municipal Solid Waste, Zero Liquid Discharge, Sewage Treatment Plant, Waste Water Treatment, wherein concerned Industrialists will participate. Board has also proposed to create mass public awareness

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regarding environment, it is proposed to install Stall and organize seminars on recently modified Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules and draft Solid Waste rules during upcoming VGGIS -2017 . An outlay of Rs. 100 Lakh is provided for the Vibrant Gujarat Workshop for the year 2016-17.

b. Gujarat Environment Management Institute Gujarat Environment

Management Institute (GEMI) is an autonomous Institute of Government of Gujarat under the Forests & Environment Department, which is engaged in the Conservation, Protection and Management of Environment in Gujarat State.

Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI)'s

primary role is the superior environmental management practices, effective environmental planning and coordination of environmental issues through research and development activities with aimed helping the state to maintain the environmental balance is to serve. An outlay of Rs.6.70 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

Total outlay of Rs. 17.90 crore is provided for various schemes under ‘Environment’ sub-sector for the year 2016-17. DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

It is proposed to create Environment Information Centre at Gujarat Ecology Comission which will help State Government to prepare adequate and relevant policies for the sustainable development in the State. The centre includes collection/compilation/dissemination of various Environmental Information.

Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE) is an Institute which is acting as Sister Organization of GEC, GUIDE is its kind of institute which is working on Desert Ecology to create the sustainable growth in the Desert impacted areas. To maintain the GUIDE asset and institution. Total outlay of Rs. 30.00 lakh is provided for the above activities and Rs.496 lakh is provided for entire activities of Gujarat Ecology Commission.

Gujarat Ecology Commission has been declared as Nodal Agency and State Project Management Unit (SMPU) to the World Bank funded Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project. An outlay of Rs.10.00 lakh provisional is provided for the annual plan 2016-17. Hence Rs.1790.00 lakh is provided for the environment sector.

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INDUSTRIES AND MINES State is considered as industrially developed state of India. State

economy has witnessed high growth trajectory during the last decade as it grew at an average annual growth of 10.13 per cent during 2003-04 to 2012-13. While during the decade of 1993-94 to 2002-03, state manufacturing sector grew at an average annual rate of 6.59 per cent.

Cottage and Rural Industries is implementing various schemes to generate self-employment opportunities mostly in rural areas of the State. To provide self-employment opportunity to unemployed youths and for the development of Informal Sector workers in the State.

Under Industries and Mines department, Tourism, Pavitra Yatra Dham Vikas Board and Civil Aviations are also included. Moreover schemes and other programs like development of infrastructural facilities, environmental audit, development of salt industry, development of tourism destinations, creating enabling environment for the development of intra state-aviation, particularly in handicrafts and handlooms sector.

State government has allocated outlay for Industries and Mines Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 392.00

10th Plan (2002-07) 1869.3100

11th Plan (2007-12) 5306.1317

12th Plan (2012-17) 16469.1400

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 3791 crore for Industries and Mines Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Start Up Policy :

As part of Youth Development Year, our Government has announced the start-up policy in the year 2015 with the objective to assist the youth of Gujarat in various ways to equip them professionally and encourage their innovative ideas.

A provision of Rs.50 crore for venture capital to encourage Start-up fund and fund for MSME projects.

A provision of Rs.22 crore for effective implementation of the Start-up policy and R.D. Schemes.

‘Gujarat Start Up Mission’ will be started to give concrete shape to the innovative ideas of the youth of the State.

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A provision of Rs.25 crore to set-up a corpus fund in iCreate for accelerating incubation, innovation and start up.

2. Vajpai Bankebal Yojna Shri Vajpayee Bankable scheme is in force to generate self-employment to youths in rural as well as in urban areas. Under this scheme maximum loan limit for Industry sector is 8.00 lakh, 6.00 lakh for service sector & 3.00 lakh for business sector. The maximum limit of subsidy amount Rs.1,25,000 for Industry sector,Rs.1,00,000 for service sector & Rs.80,000 for business sector. A provision of Rs. 110 Crore is made for Shree Vajpai Bankable Schemes

If MSMEs industrial unit rents a shed, it shall be provided assistance upto 50% of the amount of rent for three years within annual limit of Rs. 50,000/- for urban areas and Rs. 25,000/- for rural areas.

A provision of Rs. 488 crore to micro, small and medium enterprises in the State for interest subsidy, quality certification, Capital investment subsidy technology acquisition, patent assistance and other such incentive schemes.

A provision of Rs.2.00 crore for providing a notable raise in the assistance provided to the women workers working through the Khadi Institutions and Boards. Such assistance will be meant for the weaving, spinning and assistance on the equipment.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

A provision of Rs. 596 crore for cash assistance scheme, interest subvention scheme, assistance for rent of shed and other assistance to MSME units under the Industrial Policy 2015.

Activities amounting to Rs. 1806 crore to be undertaken for roads, drainage and allied infrastructural facilities on 2250 hectares of land in the first phase of Dholera Special Investment Region which will generate employment for 78,600.

Vibrant Gujarat has captured the imagination at global level and has been replicated by many states. A provision of Rs. 70 crore for Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017.

A provision of Rs. 201.64 crore for infrastructure facilities in the industrial areas and industrial estates of the State.

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Pharma Park, Plastic Park, Medical Device Cluster will be established by GIDC in addition to assistance under Industrial Park Scheme with a plan of Rs 20 crore.

An outlayof Rs. 110 crore to construct 35 multi-level sheds for 1000 MSE units. Cottage & Rural Industries:

Providing ‘Poly Khadi’ to 20,000 students of primary schools of Chotila Taluka as a pilot project to create employment opportunities in villages. A provision of Rs. 6 crore for this purpose.

Under the new Cottage Industrial Policy, Raw material bank will be created to provide small artisans raw material at reasonable rates.

An exhibition centre will be set up at Sabarmati river front to demonstrate the best traditional arts of Gujarat and the unique workmanship of our artisans.

The existing limit of Rs. 5000 has been increased to Rs. 6000 to provide toolkit to 65000 beneficiaries under Manav Kalyan Yojna with a provision of Rs. 38.40 crore.

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TOURISM, CIVIL AVIATION & PAVITRA YATRA DHAM Tourism plays not only a crucial but an inevitable role as a growth

engine in the state. Tourism has contributed in boosting the economy in the state. This importance grew manifold when the State Government gave recognition to the tourism sector as an Industry. In consonance with the growth envisages in tourism sector budget allocation has also been increased significantly.

The Tourism sector generates opportunities of employment on a large scale. The Gujarat Tourism Department has been instrumental in promoting the festivities in the state on national and International level. With this boost to the festivals, the process of employment and revenue generation has been catalysed.

The efforts of the Government in the state have been to attract tourists in the state and not only promote and spread the message of Gujarati culture, but also to generate employment. There has been tremendous growth in the tourist visiting the State of Gujarat. The tourist flow was 123.43 lakh in the year 2006-07 which has gone up to 326.91 in the year 2014-15.

State government has allocated outlay to Tourism, Civil Aviation & Pavitra Yatradham Division in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 12.00

10th Plan (2002-07) 239.95

11th Plan (2007-12) 1515.28

12th Plan (2012-17) 3562.55

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 834 crore for Tourism, Civil Aviation & Pavitra Yatradham Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Integrated Destination Development Spiritual Tourism: India has established its identity as the land of religion and culture on the global platform. In order to promote this identity and boost spiritual tourism, major pilgrimage destinations are to benefit from developmental projects. Some of the projects are Chanod Karnali, Bet Dwarka, Pavagadh, Rameshwar package-II, Dakor, Bhalkatirth, Bhavnath Mahadev, Mahakalivad-Kanthalpur, Panchkui Tapu & Sudamasetu, Unai Package –II, Shamlaji, Bechraji, Baudhist locations- Devni Mori, Udvada, Santnagri, Kailash Mansarovar Yatra & Amarnath Yatra etc.

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Coastal Tourism and Beach Development: Gujarat having been gifted with a 1600 km. long coastline, there is ample scope for development of coastal tourism. Umargaon, Veraval, Ubharat, Gopnath & Dandi are being developed. Whereas, Tithal, Kutch – Mandvi, Chorwad, and Veraval etc will be developed under PPP mode. 2. Development of Civil Aviation

Gujarat has the highest number of airports in India. The state has 14 airports including an international airport at Ahmedabad. The hub and spoke policy has been adopted in the airways sector. Three new small airports at Ankleshar, Morbi and Palitana will be developed.

Looking to the growth of Indian aviation, the State Government has decided to encourage MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhauling) infrastructure to support the growth of the sector. For this purpose an MRO centre will be established at Ankleshwar.

Gujarat's far flung business centres are well connected with rail and road

network. However to cut short the travel and transportation time and as also

to provide a fillip to the overall tourism efforts of the State Government,

regional air services will be started from Ahmedabad to Surat, Rajkot,

Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Bhuj/Mandvi (Kutch).

Other initiatives include, Introduction of DGCA examination centre, Aero Sport Hub at Amreli airstrip, a "Centre of Excellence" for imparting training on various subject of Aero Space and facilitating new educational courses concerning aviation sector.

An outlay of Rs. 282 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

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DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES AND NEW ITEMS OF 2016-17

• Government has

announced Tourism Policy 2015-20, under which tourism has been accorded the status of industry for the first time. A provision of Rs. 452 crore to provide incentives to tourism industry.

• A provision of Rs.244 crore (Including Rs. 66 Crore as new items) for development of water sports, Green, Eco Tourism, Heritage Tourism, Medical Tourism and infrastructural facilities at prominent places of pilgrimage under Integrated Destination Development.

• A provision of Rs. 30 crore to create lodging facilities at sites of eco-tourism and other sites like Tithal, Chorwad, Mandavi, Saputara, Pavagadh, Champaner and others through private participation.

• With a view to encouraging Film Shooting at tourist places of the State, a provision of Rs. 10 crore is made.

• A provision of Rs. 1.60 Crore for Senior Citizen Tirth Yojna to facilitate convenient pilgrimage to holy places for Senior Citizens.

• With a view to make interstate and domestic aviation attractive, a policy will be framed for which the provision is Rs. 11.25 crore.

• A provision of Rs. 4 crore for establishment of Aero Sport Hub at Amreli Airstrip, for setting up Centre of Excellence for training on subjects related to Aero Space, new education courses related to aviation sector and centre for DGCA examination.

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ROADS Gujarat is well known for its high quality road network. It has

undertaken a systematic approach to plan and execution to ensure that the road network is able to meet the heavy traffic density due to high industrialisation, vibrant economy and high mobility. Rural roads also give improved access to the health, education, and markets for the rural population. Apart from widening and strengthening of about 6,500 km of roads, the focus has been in providing connectivity to hamlets with a population of less than 250 in tribal areas and less than 500 in other areas. Gujarat has adopted a PPP approach for four-lane and six-lane road.

State government has allocated outlay to Roads and Buildings Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 537.6000

10th Plan (2002-07) 5093.2300

11th Plan (2007-12) 11594.2251

12th Plan (2012-17) 26465.4484

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 7000 crore for Roads and Buildings Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Mukhaya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

More than 2.5 Crore population of Rural areas will be benefitted by “Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna” and employment will be generated in the Rural areas of Gujarat. This scheme will contribute in Socio Economic Development of Rural Gujarat. The Panchayat Roads and Buildings Department has been entrusted responsibility for effective implementation of “Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojna”.

In the year 2016-17 an outlay for enriching road network is raised by 25% and made up to Rs. 7000 crore. This new flagship scheme has

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project cost of Rs. 10000 crore for next three years and kept budget provision of Rs. 2500 crore for the year 2016-17.

2. Port Connectivity

Gujarat has the longest coast line of 1600 km in the country mentoring maritime activities since ages. Gujarat's maritime sector is considered to be the most proactive and well developed sectors of India.

To connect the eastern region of the country with the western region.

To provide safe and faster deliveries of goods and agricultural products of the State and neighboring State to the Ports of Gujarat.

To maximize the benefits from the DFC / DMIC schemes of the Government of India through excellent connectivity to Ports, Industrial areas, Cargo agglomeration and distribution points.

In response to the development of port activities Government of Gujarat has initiated a scheme to provide 10m wide connectivity to link minor ports to the nearest NH or SH already having 10m or above facility. An outlay of Rs. 25.crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

3. Kisan Path

To boost the rural economy and to satisfy the social needs of the rural population and farmers like quick movement of agriculture produce from farm to markets / APMC’s, quick and safe reach to Health centre and Education centres.

Under this scheme it is planned to improve about 10646 km of roads with bituminous surface. Benefitting about 4083 numbers of Villages. Works of about 10094 km of roads are completed and total 3946 Villages are benefited. Works of about 552 km are in progress.

4. Pravasi Path To provide good road connectivity to the places of Tourist interest. • Year 2006 was declared as

Tourism year. For this state has approved roads joining tourism places of 1603.29 km. road section costing Rs.1991 crore, out of these road length of 1153.66 km. are completed and 318.48 Km. are in progress. After completion of this scheme roads joining various tourism places will be rectified and improved. An outlay of Rs.260 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

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5. Taluka to Taluka

Under this scheme to improve & strengthening of existing roads which provide connectivity between Taluka to Taluka and Taluka to District place. Under this schemes 457 road works of 5583.23 km is approved of 3133.56 crore out of which 380 road works of 4611.57 km of Rs. 2069.80 crore are completed, 45 road works of 573.33 Km of Rs. 681.27 crore are in progress.

An outlay of Rs. 255 crore is provided for the year 2016-17

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

Six-laning of the roads that are in progress and the works to be undertaken are as follows :

1. Ahmedabad-Bagodara-Rajkot Road, and 2. “Kh”Road in Gandhinagar.

4 laning of 59 roads–which include – 1. Bagodara-Fedara-Pipali-Bhavnagar. 2. Ankleshwar-Jhagadiya-Rajpipla. 3. Dabhoi-Tilakvada-Garudeshwar Kevadia Colony. 4. Sanand-Kadi-Mehsana etc.

Total 51 works for widening the roads to 10 meters which are under progress or to be undertaken in the State. They include -

1. Limkheda-Limbadi-Chakaliya. 2. Vinchhiya-Babarkot 3. Halvad-Morbi 4. Amreli-Mendarda-Sasan-Talala-Veraval roads etc.

Works of 18 bridges are under progress and works of 43 bridges are to be undertaken in the State. They include works of four-lane bridge on river Narmada, bridge on river Mindhola near Bardoli, bridges on river Sabarmati and Harnav, bridge on river Parr linking Pardi and Valsad talukas, bridge on river Vadi-Thebi on Amreli-Fatepur Road, bridge on river Veradi on Jamnagar-Lalpur-Porbandar road etc.

A provision of Rs. 55 crore for Kisanpath Yojna.

Development of Railway stations at Gandhinagar and Surat are taken up in co-ordination with the Railways. Further, it is planned to undertake modernization of 20 railway stations in Gujarat on PPP basis including Navsari, Vadodara, Mehsana, Rajkot, Gandhidham, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar railway stations.

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PORTS AND TRANSPORT The State of Gujarat, being one of the Coastal States, is having 1600

k.m. long coastal area with one major Kandala port being administered Kandala Port Trust and Diu & Daman being administered by Central Territory. Thus, there are 41 minor ports being administered by Gujarat Maritime Board. The Gujarat Maritime Board is regulating the port transport activities in these 41 ports.

In the port sector, it is proposed to complete the Ro-Ro Ferry Service between Ghogha and Dahej, also to carry out preliminary studies for other such sea routes along the coast of Gujarat. Etc.

Moreover, the outlay is also provided for Ports and Transport Department for Road Transport, Check post etc., This is meant for purchase of new buses, improvement of passenger facilities, computerization of RTO offices, up gradation and integration of check posts, etc.

State government has allocated an outlay to Ports and Transport Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 20.00

10th Plan (2002-07) 312.3300

11th Plan (2007-12) 1850.9999

12th Plan (2012-17) 5627.5000

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 1361.50 crore for the Ports and Transport Department. MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Modernization of Gujarat state Road Transport Corporation The Gujarat state Road Transport Corporation provides economical,

reasonable, safe and well-coordinated transport facility to the travelling public of the state. The GSRTC covers 99% of the total villages/towns of the state and provides transportation facilities.

For replacement of average buses in the present fleet and for expanding its operations, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, with

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a view to facilitating the people, has planned to purchase 1600 new buses and to modernize its bus depots, bus stations and work-shops with latest plants and equipment and also take up Information Technology development during the year 2016-17. For this purpose, the Government has decided to contribute Rs. 531 crore as Capital contribution to G.S.R.T.C. In addition to this the state Govt. will assist for Rs. 118 crore as Loan to G.S.R.T.C to meet with working capital for discharging liability of the Corporation. The Government has proportionately allocated Rs. 93.30 crore as Capital Contribution and Rs. 20.73 crore as Loan under Tribal Sub Plan. Thus the Govt. will assist for Rs. 849 crore under plan outlay to the Corporation for the year 2016-17.

2. Ro-Ro ferry services between Gogha and Dahej in Gulf of Cambay

The road distance between Gogha and Dahej is about 360 Km, while the distance by sea route is only 32 Km. Hence, on commissioning of the Ro-Ro ferry service, the saving in travel distance between Gogha and Dahej will be about 320 Km. Besides, there will also be substantial saving in time, fuel and reduction of carbon dioxide emission in air. Road Traffic Congestion and accidents will be reduced to a great extent. The project has the multi fold benefits and will lift up the socio-economic condition of the area.

Total cost of this project was Rs. 296 Crore Gujarat Maritime Board has submitted revised proposal amounting to Rs. 394.00 crore for obtaining revised Administrative Approval of the Government. For construction of terminal facilities at Ghogha and Dahej, Contractor is appointed and physical progress of 53.08 % has been made for the project till October 2015.

This terminal shall have infrastructure facilities of international level.

Gujarat Maritime Board has started the construction of the terminal at Ghogha and Dahej having all modern facilities enabling the transportation of vehicle like cars, trucks including passengers by the sea route.

To select the private ferry operator, Gujarat Maritime Board has prepared Request For Qualification (RFQ), Request For Proposal (RFP) and Concession Agreement (CA). GMB has invited RFQ the ferry service through Global Tender Notice.

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There will be substantial saving in fuel and time due to saving in the travelling distance by approx. 330 km on commencing.

The Government has proposed Rs. 324 crore for the year 2016-17 for the above project.

3. Modernisation of Alang Ship Recycling Yard under the Soft Loan Assistance from JICA

85 % of the project cost is expected to be met from the JICA loan, while Government of India is expected to fund 7.5 % of the estimated project cost. The balance 7.5 % will be taken care of by the Government of Gujarat. Interest rate for JICA Loan would be 1.4 %. The loan will be provided for a period of 40 years with moratorium period of initial 10 years.

The project cost is Rs. 1104 crore. The Budget Provision of Rs. 1 crore is made for the year 2016-17 for the above project.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

Rs. 361 crore to induct 1600 new S.T. buses to strengthen rural connectivity.

Rs. 100 crore for modernization of existing bus stations of District and Talukas with traveller oriented facilities.

Rs. 15.30 crore for effective bus transportation in the State using computerization and modern technology.

Assistance of Rs. 301.14 crore to G.S.R.T.C for S.T. linkage to all villages.

Modern Bus Stand Project has been undertaken in Surat, Ahmedabad and Mehsana on PPP basis, out of which Bus Stand Project in Ahmedabad has been completed.

Grant-in-Aid to Gujarat Maritime Board for Operation and Maintenance of Safety Training Institute for workers at Alang, under Sagarmala Project of Government of India.

To upgrade the office of IMV, Gandhidham and to start as ARTO, East Kutchh-Anjar with a new name.

To create new checkpost at Chhota-Udepur, Surajbari and Adesar.

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ENERGY As of December 2015, Gujarat had a total tied up installed power

generation capacity of 24,606 MW (comprised of 12,056 MW 8617 MW and 3,933 MW under private, state and central utilities, respectively) to meet the energy demand of the State. Thermal power contributed 18367 MW to the total installed power generation capacity, followed by hydropower (779.00 MW), nuclear power (559.00 MW) and renewable power (4901 MW). Moreover, 100 per cent of Gujarat's villages have electricity connections for 24-hour power supply through Jyotirgram Yojana.

Rural Electrification has also been given due importance considering socio-economic transformation requirement of the rural areas. Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. had achieved 100% village Electrification in 1988-89.

Outlay is provided to Energy and Petrochemical Department for power and non-conventional sources of energy, Kisan Hit Urja Shakti Yojana (KHUSY), equity support to GUVNL for new projects, projects in coastal area, transmission lines in tribal areas. along with other programmes.

State government has allocated outlay to Energy and Petrochemicals Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 759.1000

10th Plan (2002-07) 3698.0930

11th Plan (2007-12) 6313.7900

12th Plan (2012-17) 27165.0000

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 6800 crore for Energy and Petrochemicals Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Jyotigram Yojana The aim of Jyotigram Yojana is to supply 24 hours continuous 3-phase

power supply to all the existing residential, commercial & industrial consumers in all the villages & hemlets in the rural area from separate “Jyotigram Feeders” for non-agricultural purpose and minimum 8 hours continuous 3-phase power supply for agricultural purpose from separate “Agriculture Feeders” This scheme is not meant for releasing new residential or other connection to individual applicant.

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while ensuring improved quality power supply to agriculture was implemented in a record time of just 30 months!

Reduction in migration from rural to urban area.

Increase in use of electrical appliances by housewives in rural area.

Enhanced opportunity for local employment.

Development of cottage/home industries and small scale industries.

Provision of better health services and infrastructure facility.

Availability of power supply at the most needy times.

Students encouraged to use computer for education

Entertainment available through TV, VCR, VCD. Local/ National / International news also made available.

Local dairy and milk testing processes helped.

Reduction in failure of motor pumps sets of farmers saving the maintenance cost.

Increase in working hours in villages 2. Kisan Heet Urja Shakti Yojana

KHUSHY is a High Voltage Distribution System of installing smaller size of Distribution Transformers and thereby reducing LT Lines up to negligible level by converting it into HT Line. In order to ensure pilferage free system, one of several remedial measures is reducing LT line (System) being exposed to theft. The whole idea is to have less LT system and gradually move on to LT less system.

Year No. of Small capacity Transformer

installed Expenditure Rs. ( in crore)

2008-09 4253 41.41

2009-10 4580 60.77

2010-11 8875 109.00

2011-12 10646 154.09

2012-13 14603 178.83

2013-14 13049 178.22

2014-15 12970 150.00

2015-16 11544 150.00 (UP TO FEB-2016)

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3.Kutir Jyoti Scheme To meet the basic requirement of poor families located in tribal areas,

State Government has sponsored this scheme. Under this Scheme single-phase connection with Single point wiring is being given, free of cost. Tribal families whose annual income is less than Rs. 27000 and the house is situated within 100 meters radius from the existing LT distribution mains are eligible under this scheme to avail the House Hold connection.

Under Kutir Jyoti, 8430 connections have been given at a cost of Rs. 351.29 Lakh up to Dec-2015, against target of 6500 with an outlay of Rs. 375.00 Lakh for the year 2015-16. During the year 2016-17, it is targeted to electrify 5500 houses under Kutir Jyoti at an outlay of Rs. 350.00 Lakh. DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES AND NEW ITEMS OF 2016-17

Capital Plan of Rs.1643.50 crore to provide agricultural power connection to more than 1 lac farmers. This includes the provision of Rs.320 crore for the farmers in tribal areas and Rs.200 crore for the farmers in coastal areas.

A capital provision of Rs.150 crore under Kushi Yojna to provide uninterrupted and quality power supply to farmers.

A provision Rs. 29 crore to provide free of cost domestic power connections to 42000 poor families.

The existing power generation capacity of the state is 24606 MW. It has been planned to increase the generation capacity by 3343 MW by the year 2019.

A plan provision of Rs.220 crore towards share capital to GSECL and GETCO to increase the capacity of power generation and strengthen the power transmission infrastructure.

In the coming year, it has been planned to lay new power supply line of 2471 kms at the cost of Rs.2532 crore and establish 100 new power sub-stations including 27new sub-stations at the cost of Rs.160 crore in tribal areas and 27 new sub stations at the cost of Rs.160 crore in coastal areas of the state.

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A plan of Rs.214 crore for retrofitting and modernization of the power stations of G.S.E.C.L.

Capital provision of Rs.100 crore to shift and transfer electric lines and lamp posts obstructing the development in urban areas and for conversion of overhead electric lines into underground electric lines.

Out of the total 31 lac domestic gas connections in the country, 14.5 lac i.e. 47% are in Gujarat. It has been planned to provide approximately 2.5 lac new connections and 40 CNG stations in the year 2016-17.

It has been planned by Gujarat State Petronet Limited to install new gas pipelines approximately 174 kms length in the state at a cost of Rs.660 crore.

A provision of Rs.190.70 crore to install 15000 solar domestic energy system and for providing 3210 solar agriculture pumps in scattered areas.

To make available world class facility of energy appliance testing in Gujarat and providing assistance to establish testing laboratory for R & D institutions of the State, a provision of Rs.100 crore has been made.

A provision of Rs.100 crore for various initiatives to save energy. With the intention of promoting the use of LED bulbs, consumers will be provided LED bulbs at reasonable cost through power distribution companies and they will be provided the option of making payment in easy instalments.

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CLIMATE CHANGE Managing Climate Change is a major challenge to humanity. To tackle

it, Gujarat has established a separate Department for Climate Change in February 2009. This Initiative by Gujarat Government is a trendsetter not only for India but for the whole of Asia as it is the “First in Asia” with a Department for Climate Change. It is the only 4th State/Province in the World to have a Department for Climate Change.

The Initiative is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership, which will ensure all citizens and people in Gujarat to enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.

The department prepares a comprehensive policy, coordinate with all departments and will promote green technology. Preparing for climate change will include a study of predicted changes along Gujarat's 1600 kilometre coastline when sea- levels rise.

State government has allocated outlay to Climate Change Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

11th Plan (2007-12) 200.00

12th Plan (2012-17) 476.00

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 96 crore for Climate Change Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Information, Communication and Training Activities

It is proposed to implement outreaching activities that are related to Information, Education, National and International Seminars, Symposia, Workshops, Training Programmes, Demonstrations, Exhibitions, Bal Urja Rakshak Dal (BURD) project for 13500 school students, Communication and training related to promotion and popularization of climate change consciousness and Renewable Energy proposed to be undertaken under this head. Promotional and awareness activities through print and electronic media campaigns and capacity building of the technical personnel of the Climate Change Department will also be included. A special provision of Rs.2 crore has been made for seminars as a part of Vibrant Gujarat Summit - 2017. Total amount of Rs.9 Crore have been earmarked.

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2. Green Solar Projects:

Apart from concentrated solar power, it is proposed to install total 1 MW aggregate capacity solar (PV) power operated grid connected and/or stand alone decentralized power projects in the State with higher geographical dispersion. Locations like universities, stadiums, Civil Hospitals, public / institutional premises, government buildings, engineering colleges etc would be selected for installation of such green solar projects. An amount of Rs.10.70 Crore have been earmarked.

Rs.50 Crore has been provided as a new item for installation of solar roof top systems up to 2 kW on 50,000 households summing up to 50 MW to address the issue of Climate Change by helping the improving environment through clean and green energy generation. The subsidy amount will be Rs.10,000/- per KW.

Thus, an outlay of Rs. 60.70 Crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

The provision of Rs. 2 Crore have been made as new item for installation of solar hot water system at 40 locations in various SC hostel / Ashram Shalas / Kandya Chatralaya / Eklavya residential moderan school on 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambekdar. This is specially to provide hot water at above locations and to save 7 Lac units of conventional energy, LPG Gas etc.

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IRRIGATION Water is a scarce resource in the State. The Government has accorded

high priority to the development and expansion of irrigation potential in view of the low, uneven and highly variable rainfall and high irrigation needs of State’s large area

The State has adopted integrated approach for efficient and sustainable water resources development and management which is inclusive in scope and includes water conservation, micro irrigation systems, strengthening of existing canal system, Participatory Irrigation Management, inter basin transfer of water and salinity ingress prevention works etc.

The ultimate irrigation potential through the surface water is assessed at 47.78 lacs hectares which includes 17.92 lacs hectares of Sardar Sarovar Project. Similarly in respect of ground water resources, it is estimated that about 20.01 lacs hectares can be irrigated. Thus total ultimate irrigation potential through surface & ground water is estimated to be 67.79 lacs hectares. The state has created an irrigation potential equal to 88.70 percent of the ultimate irrigation potential of the surface water in the state by June- 2015 and almost 66.50 percent of the irrigation potential created has been utilized.

State government has allocated outlay to Water Resources Division in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 594.30

10th Plan (2002-07) 4444.80

11th Plan (2007-12) 9144.37

12th Plan (2012-17) 18684

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 5244 crore for Narmada (Water Resources) Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Sujalam Suphalam Yojana Sujalam Suphalam Yojana is on the verge of completion. 332 KM long Sujalam Suphalam Spreading Canal is already completed and has started yielding expected results. This canal has proved an important source of irrigation for

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approximately 70,000 hectare land. To utilize surplus flood water of Narmada river, 10 pipelines from Narmada Main Canal to various reservoirs of North Gujarat and Sujalam Suphalam Spreading Canal are also completed. In the year 2016-17 the work of main pipe lines namely Kherava-Visnagar,Karannagar Dhaddusan,Piyaj- Unad is planned.The provision for these pipe lines including maintenance is Rs.461 crore.

2. SAUNI- Saurashtra-Narmada Avataran Irrigation Yojana Saurashtra-Narmada Avataran Irrigation Yojana (Sauni Yojana) with an estimated cost of Rs 10,860 crore has been launched to divert 1 MAFT excess

over flowing flood water of Narmada allocated to Saurashtra Region. Excess over flowing flood water of Narmada will be brought to Dholidhaja Dam near Surendranagar and will be distributed to 115 reservoirs in seven districts of Saurashtra by laying four links with pipe line network of 1126 km benefitting 10,22,592 acre land. The provision for

the year 2016-17 is shown below: Rs in Crore

Particulars Budget Provision NBR Provision Total Provision

Link-1 Machchhu-II to Sani Dam

448.05 131.95 580.00

Link-2 Limbadi Bhogavo-II to Raidy Dam

372.90 104.40 477.30

Link-3 Dholidhaja Dam to Venu-I Dam

375.09 104.91 480.00

Link-4 Limbadi Bhogavo-II to Hiren-II Dam

358.92 98.08 457.00

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Apart from above other Important Schemes of the year 2016-17 are listed below:

Lift irrigation pipe line project based on Karjan reservoir project –The scheme is planned for irrigation in tribal areas with provision of Rs 100.00 crore.

Tapi Karjan riverlink pipeline scheme- The scheme is planned for Lift irrigation as well as for drinking water in tribal areas with provision of Rs 51.00 crore.

Lift irrigation MS pipe line project based on Kdana and Panam reservoir

project –In this scheme the excess flood water of Narmada will be lifted

near Hafeshwar Village . The provision for the year 2016-17 is of

Rs 189.70 crore.

Lift Irrigation Schemes: This scheme is designed to suit in hilly and

undulating areas by lifting surface water from rivers and canals. The

provision for the year 2016-17 is Rs. 98.45 crore.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

A provision of Rs.190 crore for the lift irrigation project based on Kadana reservoir in Mahisagar and Dahod districts and pipeline work based on Narmada canal for the remote command area of Panam reservoir.

A provision of Rs.100 crore for a new lift irrigation scheme based on Karajan reservoir for the tribal area of Valia, Jhagadiya and Mangrol (Vadi area).

A provision of Rs.100 crore for the lift irrigation schemes based on tubewells and river/canal in tribal areas.

A provision of Rs.82 crore for improvement and strengthening of existing canal structure of Ukai, Damanganga and other medium irrigation schemes.

A provision of Rs.62 crore to increase irrigation capacity by 30 thousand hectares in Kakrapar command area of Ukai reservoir.

A provision of Rs.51 crore for completing survey and assessment work of Tapi-Karajan pipeline and commissioning the scheme.

A provision of Rs.45 crore for a new pipeline from Ukai to Goradha.

A provision of Rs.18 crore for improvement of canals under Sahbhagi Sinchai Vyavsthapan Yojna.

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MICRO IRRIGATION SCHEME (DRIP & SPRINKLER) The Micro Irrigation Scheme in Gujarat is being implemented, in a

uniform mode, by the Gujarat Green Revolution Company (GGRC), on behalf of the Government of Gujarat and the Government of India, since May-2005. The Scheme is implemented in an integrated manner, with the provision of financial assistance to beneficiary farmers for adopting Micro Irrigation Systems viz. Drip/ Sprinkler/ Rain guns/ Porous pipes.

The State of Gujarat has a limited source of irrigation facilities. The main objective of the Micro Irrigation Scheme is to benefit the farmers by increasing agricultural production through the adoption of scientific water management techniques, and thereby to usher in the Second Green Revolution in Gujarat. In pursuance of this objective, the State Government has embarked upon Jal Sanchay Abhiyan, (Drive for Storage of Water) in which the Micro Irrigation Scheme is an integral part of the Programme.

State Government has allocated outlay to Narmada (Drip Irrigation) Division in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2005-06 37.42

11th Plan (2007-12) 927.60

12th Plan (2012-17) 2310.00

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 515 crore for Micro Irrigation Scheme (Drip & Sprinkler).

DETAILS OF SCHEME

Since the implementation of the Scheme in its present modality by GGRC (i.e.) w.e.f. May 2005, till December-2015 a total number of 7,75,088 beneficiary farmers have adopted Micro Irrigation Systems (MIS) in a total area of 12,46,401 hectares.

In the year 2014-15, State Government has announced 25% additional subsidy to SC farmers from January-2015. Like wise 7877 SC farmers have adopted MIS in 14,357 hectares.

Small and Marginal farmers with land holding of less than 2 hectares made eligible for 10% additional subsidy by State Government under the

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scheme w.e.f. 11.03.2015. Like wise during current year 2015-16(up to Dec-2015) 38,637 such farmers benefitted for 42,796 hectares and Rs. 30.18 crore is spent as 10% additional subsidy from State fund.

In Dark Zone area, 3,25,384 hectares has been covered under the Micro Irrigation Scheme benefitting 1,95,706 farmers.

Out of the total area of 12,46,401hectares covered under the Micro Irrigation Scheme, 6,14,086 hectares has been covered under Drip Irrigation and 6,32,315 hectares under Sprinkler Irrigation. The major non horticulture crops, covered under the Micro Irrigation Scheme are Groundnut, Cotton, Sugarcane & castor while the major horticulture crops covered under the scheme are Potato, Banana, Mango, Papaya and Vegetables.

The Scheme is being implemented with a uniform subsidy pattern which is as under.

General Category Farmers : a. Land holders of less than 2 hectares (Small & Marginal farmers)–

o For Non Dark Zone area up to 60% of MIS Unit Cost or Rs.70,000/- per hectares, whichever is less,

o In Dark Zone area Up to 70% of MIS Unit Cost or Rs.70,000/- per hectares, whichever is less

b. Land holders of more than 2 hactares : o For Non Dark Zone area up to 50% of MIS Unit Cost or Rs.60,000/-

per hectares, whichever is less o In Dark Zone area up to 60% of MIS unit Cost or Rs.60,000/- per

hectares, whichever is less c. Schedule Caste/ST Farmers (Tribal farmers):

o For Non Dark Zone area up to 75% of MIS Unit Cost or Rs.90,000/- per hectares, whichever is less

o In Dark Zone area up to 85% of MIS unit Cost or Rs.90,000/- per hectares, whichever is less

A financial outlay of Rs. 515 crore proposed from Government of Gujarat and expected allocation of Rs. 250.00 crore from Government of India for the Micro Irrigation Sector in the financial year 2016-17. With total financial provision of Rs. 765 crore, it is likely to cover 3 Lakh hectares under the Scheme, with Drip to Sprinkler adoption ratio of 50:50.

Total outlay of Rs. 515 is provided for micro irrigation scheme for the year 2016-17.

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SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT The Sardar Sarovar Project, which is a joint venture Project of the

States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, aims at providing assured irrigation to 18.45 lakh hectares of land in Gujarat. This land covers 3112 villages in 74 talukas in 17 districts of Gujarat having varied agro-climatic conditions and 2.25 lakh hectares of land in Rajasthan, through as inter-basin transfer of the water of Narmada.

Nearly 70% of this area is characterized by unreliable rainfall and is prone to drought. The mean annual rainfall ranges from about 1000 mm in the extreme South East of the command area to less than 400 mm in Kachchh. The aforesaid factors, together with the demographic growth, have made it difficult for the local population to grow sufficient agricultural produce to sustain an acceptable standard of living. Further, the Project would provide a source of drinking water to 9490 villages and 173 urban centers of Gujarat and 1336 villages and 3 urban centers in Rajasthan. The State of Gujarat also receives 16% share of the electricity generated by the two hydro powerhouses of SSP i.e. Canal Head Power House and River Bed Power House which have a total installed capacity of 1450 MW. The share of Madhya Pradesh is 57% and that of Maharashtra is 27 %.

An amount of Rs 48042.56 crore is invested on the Project as on 31st March 2015. An Irrigation potential of 12.03 lakh hectares has been created upto December-2015 with the construction of the canal network upto Minor level. Full capacity has been developed so far as hydropower installation is concerned.

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 880.00

10th Plan (2002-07) 7200.00

11th Plan (2007-12) 20840.00

12th Plan (2012-17) 44707.00

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 8535 crore for Sardar Sarovar Project.

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MAIN WORKS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015-16

1. Sardar Sarovar Dam (Unit I)

All 29 piers of the Sardar Sarovar Dam have been raised to its full height and woks of bridge slab in 24 spans have been completed up to December 2015. Installation of gates between the piers is also in progress. The ongoing works include the construction of bridges, refurbishing and restoration of Gate, placing in position the embedded parts of Gates, erection of Gates etc. A provision of Rs. 222.80 crore (including Party State share) is made in the Annual Development Plan 2016-17, which includes the cost of Dam construction, environment ameliorative measures and expenditure required to be incurred towards the Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Project Affected Families (PAFs). 2. Power Houses (Unit III)

Both the Power Houses of the Project viz. the Canal Head Power House (CHPH )which has an installed capacity of 250 MW and the River Bed Power

House (RBPH) having an installed capacity of 1200 MW have been commissioned. Generation of power depends upon the height of the Dam as well as flow in the river. 37487 MU of power has been generated upto December-2015.

An amount of Rs. 478.76 crore (including Party

State share) is provided in the Annual Development Plan 2016-17, for the completion of the remaining ancillary works, Operation & Maintenance of both the power houses CHPH & RBPH and construction of Garudeshwar Weir.

3. Narmada Main Canal (Unit II)

The Narmada Main Canal off-takes from Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat at a Full Supply Level of 91.44 metre (300 ft) and traverses over a distance of 458 km before entering Rajasthan near village Silu, Tehsil Sanchore, District Jalore. It has a design discharge capacity of 1100 cumecs (40,000 cusecs),

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tapering down to 75 cumecs (2648.55 cusecs) at the tail end of the Gujarat-Rajasthan border.

Work on the Narmada Main Canal from Ch 0 Km. to Ch 458 has been completed. Water is being supplied to Rajasthan since March 2008. The work of additional Escape, construction of Cause-way at the river crossing for connecting service Road, works for safety of Service Road etc are planned to take up during 2016-17. An amount of Rs 210.39 crore (including Party State share) is provided in the Annual Development Plan 2016-17, for undertaking these activities as well as for M&R works. Out of this Rs 17.17 crore and Rs. 60.22 crore is provided for the work of plantation and conservation of forest and Land acqusition resepctively.

4. Branch Canals and Distribution System Along with Canal Area

Development (Unit IV) There are 38 Branch Canals having total length of approx. 2731

kilometer which off take from the Narmada Main Canal with discharges ranging from 320 cumecs to 3 cumecs. The major branches of the System are the Saurashtra Branch Canal (104.60 km) and the Kachchh Branch Canal (357 km).

The Distribution System comprises of an approximate 4569 Km length of distributaries and a network of minor and sub-minor canals spread over an area of 18.45 lakh hectares.

All the 15 Branch Canals offtaking from the Narmada Main Canal between the rivers Narmada and Mahi (Ch. 0 to 144.50 Km of NMC) which cover a command area of 4.46 lakh hectares have been completed and put into operation. Strengthening of Service Road and Inspection Path Embankments and Distribution system is under progress. An amount of Rs. 565.82 crore is provided in the Annual Development Plan 2016-17 for the execution of these works.

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WATER SUPPLY Human Development would be incomplete without access to safe

drinking water. Sustainability of drinking water is a serious concern for the country. Gujarat has taken a lead in devolution of power as per the mandate of 73rd constitutional amendment. Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions was taken up in a mission mode by envisaging a paradigm shift in the role of governance from provider to facilitator, which has been widely accepted by the community enthusiastically and now, more than 95 percent villages have embraced community managed water delivery.

Long term sustainability of drinking water has been kept as a focus by the State, for which, the State has created an infrastructure based State Wide Water Grid. The Grid now covers 3.95 crore population of 11870 villages and 194 towns. 2727 Kms of bulk pipelines and more than 1.20 lakh Kms of distribution lines are used for transporting up to 2950 million litres of water on a daily basis for ensuring water security in water scarce regions of the State.

Inclusive and outcome oriented approach adopted has made a significant improvement in the quality of life, education and health status of people in rural areas and we are now focusing on achieving household level water security by providing tap-water connectivity even in tribal areas. The community led approach has resulted in achieving more than 79.30 % household tap connectivity in rural areas till now. We plan to take it to more than 85 percent.

State government has allocated outlay to Narmada (Water Supply) Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 701.0000

10th Plan (2002-07) 4348.9364

11th Plan (2007-12) 8113.7500

12th Plan (2012-17) 15008.8730

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 3400 crore for Water Supply Division.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Pani Samities

Empowering the rural community, particularly the women, and enabling them to participate in the planning, implementation and operation of water management programmes.

Redefining the role of government agencies from providers to facilitators

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Enabling project village communities to have at least 100 liters per capita per day of safe drinking water

Partial capital cost sharing (Excluding Tribal Area)and complete responsibility of operation and maintenance for the community involved ACHIEVMENT

Total 18245 Pani Samitis have been formed.

As on December, 2015, total 17168 villages have been covered under Community Managed In-Village Water Supply Scheme being implemented through Pani Samitis.

In the rural areas of state, total 77% Household have been provided with tap connection and availed water at door step having 52,54,049 household connection.

In tribal areas 56% households i.e. 8,61,346 household connections are covered with household connectivity, which was approx. 3.97 % in year 2002.

Financial assistance of Rs.1387.83 crore have been provided to complete 13,707 villages in the rural areas of the state

More than 42,950 families in both coastal and tribal areas are given benefit of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Structures.

2. Water supply Schemes based on Sardar Sarovar Canal

The government of Gujarat has taken up the implementation of Sardar Sarovar Canal based drinking water supply project with Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board & Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited as the implementing agencies.

Under the sanctioned master plan, 1.06 Million Acre Feet means 3571 million litre water is reserved per day, out of which 2900 M.L. per day for drinking and 671 M. L. Per day for industrial purpose.

Total 5315 villages and 101 towns were targeted to cover under the Sardar Sarovar Canal based water supply scheme.

As per realigned data with regard to Census 2011 and formation of new Districts, now 9490 villages and 173 towns are planned under Naramada Master Plan based on Sardar Sarovar Narmada Canal. Out of which 5278 villages and 117 towns are targeted to cover under the Sardar Sarovar Canal based water supply scheme.

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Gujarat water infrastructure limited has laid bulk water pipe lines to provide huge quantity of water from narmada canal to pre determined areas.

Under the Swarnim Gujarat Saurashtra Kachchh water supply grid, the works of bulk pipe lines and Pumping Stations for transmission of narmada water for drinking purpose to the area of saurashtra and Kachchh are completed.Total 5 Pumping Station & 443.32 Km. bulkline has being completed.

Over all, total 2727 km bulk pipelines are laid under this programme.

Provision of Rs. 993 crore is provided for bulk pipelines network under Sardar Sarovar Canal Based Water Supply Scheme in year 2016-17.

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EDUCATION

Education department implements various schemes and programmes for General Education, Technical Education, Mid-day Meals, etc. Under Education department provisions are made for opening of new schools and colleges, for computerization in educational institutions, and construction of new class rooms, school buildings. Encouragement to education of girl child will continued through Vidyalakshmi Bonds and recruitment of additional teachers would be undertaken under SSA. It is also proposed to develop BALA schools, Smart Schools and Model Schools in various District.

Educational Institutions of Gujarat have entered into strategic partnerships with National level and foreign Universities and educational institutions. Efforts are also being made to continue the initiative of expansion and quality improvement programmes of Technical Education and construction of poly techniques.

State government has allocated following plan outlay to Education Department in previous years, as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 587.0800

10th Plan (2002-07) 3425.8625

11th Plan (2007-12) 8535.2903

12th Plan (2012-17) 27881.7587

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 6900 crore for Education Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Mid Day Meal Scheme

This scheme is intended to achieve following goals - o Improve nutritional and health standards of school children; o Reduce drop-out rate and increase attendance of children in

schools; o Attract poorer children to come to school; o Create supplementary employment opportunities at the village

level; o Achieve social and national integration; o Supplement state efforts towards removal of poverty and

malnutrition;

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o Performance of Mid Day Meal Scheme is given in following table

Year Beneficiaries Total Expenditure ( Rs.in crore)

2009-10 3930051 400.84

2010-11 3943038 463.18

2011-12 4110722 476.96

2012-13 4353074 559.54

2013-14 4354754 613.35

2014-15 4228000 717.97

2015-16 4394849 902.45

2. Vidhya Deep The State Government has introduced ‘Vidya Deep’ insurance scheme to provide insurance coverage for accidental death of students studying in Primary schools. Government has decided to provide insurance coverage under the scheme in accidental death, except suicide or natural death. Death by any other means viz. earthquake, floods, cyclone, fire, riots, accidental poisoning, dog bite or bite by any other beast or accidental death by any other means at any place during 24 hours of day. Insurance has been increased to Rs. 50000 from Rs 25000. All students of primary schools/Ashram shalas have been covered under the scheme. Its premium of above Rs.250 lakh was paid to 8945000 students in the year 2015-16. Government of gujarat pays 100% premium of this scheme. For this purpose, an outlay of Rs.3 crore is provided for the year 2016-17. 3. Gunotsav Programme The State Government had been holding Gunotsav programme since last 5 years. Having institutionalized the mechanism for enrolment and retention, the government has now focused on quality of education. A team of Hon’ble Ministers and Government officers of all Departments are deployed to schools for the evaluation. In the year 2015-16 this programme was arranged in December-2015. During Gunotsav Programme , Schools, Teachers and Students were evaluated inclusively. About 35192 primary schools in the state were evaluated by approximately 16635 External evaluators and 18557 schools were self-evaluated. For this purpose, an outlay of Rs. 9.36 crore is provided for the year 2016-17. 4. Chief Minister’s Yuva Swavalamban Yojna

Our Government is committed to take Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojna which has proved to be a boon for the students – to new heights in

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coming years by augmenting with a huge support of Rs.1000 crore. The size and scope of the scheme is expanded to provide range of assistance right from primary school students to students pursuing professional college education.

The family income limit for the beneficiaries will be increased to Rs.6 lac from Rs.4.50 lac.

The limit of percentile will be reduced to 80 from 90.

Girl students from BPL families securing admission in MBBS in the GMERS and private medical colleges will be provided special assistance in tuition fees by our Government.

With a view to provide for the comprehensive facilities, all the 92 lac children of primary schools will be provided scholarships, uniforms, text books.

Textbooks will be provided free of cost to all the 19.60 lac students of Secondary and Higher Secondary schools.

Assistance will be provided in tuition fee, hostel expenditure and purchase of books and equipment to about 60,000 students pursuing higher education.

5. TECHNICAL EDUCATION Gujarat is a leading state in industrialization in the country. To meet the requirement of technical manpower to augment the industrialization, technical education of state needs to gear up to take challenges by enhancing the academic level of certificate, diploma, graduate & post-graduate level with a focus on emerging technologies, the State has witnessed about 450% growth in facilities for Technical Education in the last decade. At present total intake capacity of 109750 is available for professional courses in Government and Grant-in-aid institutions.

A provision of Rs. 158.9871 crore as a continued item is made to meet establishment expenditure at 17 Government Engineering Colleges (With IITRAM). A provision of Rs. 780.00 lakh is made as a new item for establishment, procurement of machinery & equipments. Rs.12.crore is proposed for creating corpus fund at 6 Government Engineering Colleges for Quality Improvement and Continuation of TEQIP-II activities. Total provision of Rs.178.7871 crore is made under this scheme.

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A provision of Rs.38.8434 crore is made for expenditure of existing staff of new Engineering Colleges at Dahod and Godhara and for polytechnics at Dahod, Godhra, Chhota Udaipur, Rajpipla, Vyara & Waghai and five Government Technical High Schools in tribal area.

A provision of Rs.27.97 crore is made as a continued item and Provision of Rs.570.00 lakh new item for ongoing construction of hostels at Government Engineering College, Godhra and Government Polytechnic, Godhra including construction work of two Polytechnics at Vyara and Rajpipla.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

Total provision of Rs. 1560 crore under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for creating infrastructural facilities like classrooms, toilet-blocks, etc. in schools.

A total provision of Rs. 100 crore for infrastructure and quality improvement of Universities and Colleges under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shikshan Abhiyan (RUSA).

A provision of Rs. 38.43 crore to appoint 4230 retired and other teachers on honorary basis.

21 new schools will be started under the immensely popular Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyala with a provision of Rs. 36.15 crore.

Remarkable improvement has been made in the quality of education as a result of the success of Gunotsav. To give further encouragement to schools obtaining A and A+ ranks, proposed provision is Rs. 15.30 crore.

A provision of Rs. 55 crore for construction of newly formed Govind Guru University and Narsinh Mehta University.

A provision of Rs. 110 crore for repairing and renovation in the existing Universities and Colleges.

A provision of Rs. 43.14 crore for construction of new buildings and improvement of existing buildings of Government Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics.

A provision of Rs. 375.60 crore for construction to create amenities and physical infrastructure like class-rooms and toilets in Primary Schools of the State.

Lalpur, Vanthali, Harij, Vagara, Muli, Lakhpat, Garbada, Poshina, Tilakvad in the next year, for which the primary provision is Rs. 2 crore.

As a part of Youth Development Year and with the purpose of having Government Colleges in all the talukas of the state, 31 new Colleges will be started in next two years; Out of these, new colleges will be started at 16 places -Bavala, Babara, Sojitra, Gogha, Talala, Okha Mandal & Veraval.

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HEALTH The health infrastructure has been able to achieve a significant

improvement in the health status of the people of the State. The IMR (per 1000 live births) of Gujarat has come down to 36 (2013) from the previous year IMR (2012) of 38. MMR of Gujarat state (Per lac live births) has been reduced to 112 in the year 2011-13 from 122 in 2010-12, a total of 10 points decline, while for the same period the MMR at national level has reduced by 11 points, reduced from 178 to 167. Gujarat has shown a higher rate of decline of 8.2% during the current period (2011-13) than the national level i.e. 6.2%.

Gujarat has been successful in not only arresting the decline of Child Sex Ratio (CSR) by 45 points in the previous decade (1991 – 2001) and has been able to improve the CSR by 7 points in the last decade (2001-2011). Main activities are shown as under

Expansion and strengthening of healthcare delivery, infrastructure and services so as to achieve cent percent coverage and to provide qualitative health care to community.

Essential primary Health care, Qualitative services, emergency lifesaving services, services under national disease control programme and the reproductive child health programmes totally free of cost to all individuals and Essential Health Care services to people below poverty line based on their need and not on their ability to pay for their services.

Accessible, Affordable and Accountable Health Care Services in rural, urban as well as underserved areas through Mobile Comprehensive Health Care Units, Sub centres, Primary Health Centres, Community Health Centres, FRUs, Sub district hospitals, District hospitals and General Hospital.

More than 15 million pre-school and school age children (0-18 years) are examined for health check up every year.

State government has allocated outlay to Health & Family Welfare Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 210.0000

10th Plan (2002-07) 1577.1200

11th Plan (2007-12) 6707.4447

12th Plan (2012-17) 26170.7490

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 7005 crore for Health & Family Welfare Department.

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MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Bal Sakha Yojana State Government has targeted reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 36 (SRS 2013) to less than 26 by the end of 12thFive Year Plan through effective implementation of Bal Sakha Yojana and other intervention.

186 Pediatricians have joined under the scheme to serve infants of BPL families, tribal (non-income taxpaying) families and families having annual income up to Rs. 2.00 lakh.

Total 4.95 lakh new-borns/infants were provided the services under this scheme.

For this scheme, an outlay of Rs.10.00 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

2. Chiranjeevi Yojana The scheme was launched in five underserved districts on pilot basis in December, 2005. The scheme has been extended to all districts since 8th September, 2006.

Under the scheme, an amount of Rs. 3,80,000/- for 100 deliveries including all normal and complicated deliveries (including necessary facilities, normal and complicated deliveries) is paid to the empanelled doctor.

If the private gynecologists offer his/her services in the government hospital then Rs.2500/- per delivery is paid to him/her.

Till February - 2016, 11,03,491 pregnant women were benefited under this scheme.

432doctors are currently enrolled under the scheme for providing the services.

For this scheme, an outlay of Rs.25.00 crore is provided for the year 2016-17

3. Mukhyamantri Amrutum (MA) And Mukhyamantri Amrutum Vatsalya (MA Vatsalya) Yojana

The Below Poverty Line (BPL) population is especially vulnerable to the catastrophic health risks and large number of households is pushed into poverty as a result of high costs of household spending on health care.

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To address this key vulnerability faced by the BPL population in the Gujarat, the State Government has launched a medical care scheme called Mukhyamantri Amrutum (MA) Yojana from 4th September 2012.

Based on success of “MA” Yojana and feedback from various stakeholders, on 15/08/2014, the “MA” was extended to “all the families having an annual income Rs.1.20 lakh or below Rs.1.20 lakh per annum with the name “Mukhyamantri Amrutum Vatsalya”.

Mukhyamantri Amrutum “MA” Yojana provides tertiary care treatment to all beneficiaries for catastrophic illnesses related to: (1) Cardiovascular diseases, (2) Renal (Kidney) diseases, (3) Neurological diseases, (4) Burns, (5) Poly-Trauma, (6) Cancer (Malignancies) and (7) Neo-natal (newborn) diseases.

The scheme provides cashless medical and surgical care against 544 surgeries along with their follow-ups with a sum assurance of Rs. 2, 00,000/- per family per annum on a family floater basis.

Units of five members (Head of family, spouse, and three dependents) are covered. A newborn is covered from day one as a 6th Member under the scheme for that financial year.

There were 111 hospitals (67 Private, 19 Government/ Corporation/ Grant in aid Hospitals & 25 Standalone dialysis centres) empanelled under the Scheme.

As on date 14/02/2016, total 22.28 lakh beneficiaries are enrolled. Total 90,291 beneficiary claims, amounting to Rs. 148.16 Crore have been occurred under the MA Scheme since its launch.

As on date 14/02/2016, total 6.73 lakh beneficiaries are enrolled. Total 80,261 beneficiary claims, amounting to Rs. 129.08 Crore have been occurred under the MA Vatsalya Scheme since its launch.

An outlay of Rs. 160.00 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

4. School Health Check Up Programme School Health Check-up Programme is single, largest time framed health programme operational in the state. From the year 2007- 08, this programme is extended from primary to secondary and higher secondary students.

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In the year 2014-15, 154.66 lakh children of 0-18 year age group (going to school or not) were examined. Out of that 15.99 lakh children were treated on the spot

and 1,25,696 children were provided referral services, 6,218 children were provided super specialty care for Heart (4,249), Kidney (1,177), Cancer (781) Kidney Transplant (09) and liver transplant (02). In the year 2015-16, school health check up programme was organised from 1st December, 2015 to 15th February, 2016. 155.14 lakh children of 0-18 year age group (going to school or not) were examined. Out of that 13.95 lakh children were treated on the spot and 1,11,099 children were provided referral services, and at the end of February, 2016 - 3,501 children were provided super specialty care for Heart (2,695), Kidney (523) and Cancer (283). DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

For Mukhyamantri Amrutam Yojna and Maa Vatsalya Yojna have become very beneficial and popular among the poor and middle class families to meet the expenditure for treatment of serious illness. Allocation of Rs. 160 crore with 33% increase in the provision.

Similarly, treatment of diabetes and blood pressure is very expensive for poor and middle class families. For their relief, Government has taken a historic decision to provide medicines free of charge for life time through Government Hospitals.

A provision of Rs. 272 crore to provide total 575 medicines free of charge by Government hospitals.

Under the inspiring initiative of Hon. Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, screening of lacs of women is carried out for uterus cancer and breast cancer. It has been planned to provide free of charge treatment in Government speciality and Super Speciality hospitals to help affected women without any income limit.

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A provision of Rs. 101.37 crore for the construction of 50 Sub-Centres in rural areas, establishment of 63 Primary Health Centres and 15 Community Health Centres.

A provision of Rs. 12.69 crore to upgrade 32 PHCs to provide higher medical services including gynaecologist and paediatrician in health centres in Urban areas.

A provision of Rs. 102.75 crore to provide 108 emergency services which to more than 10 lac patients annually and for additional 100 new ambulances.

Based on the successful experiment to provide 108 services in interior areas of Narmada district, it has been decided to extend this service under Van Sanjivini Yojna the tribal hamlets in remote forest areas with a provision of Rs. 1 crore.

A provision of Rs. 15 crore to provide Haemodialysis centres in 10 hospitals.

A provision of Rs. 5.70 crore to increase the number of beds and upgrade existing community health centres to Sub District level hospitals at Bardoli, Jambusar, Keshod, Jhalod, Kadi and Singarava.

In order to provide treatment for mental diseases, Apex Institute for treatment of mental diseases will be functional at Ahmedabad; start new services at Surat and; to strengthen services at the hospitals in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Jamnagar and Bhuj. The total provision is Rs. 3.50 crore.

The number of MBBS seats will be increased from 180 to 250 at Medical College, Vadodara and from 150 to 250 at Surat Medical College. Thus totally 170 seats will be increased, for which the initial provision isRs. 32.10 crore.

A provision of Rs. 100 crore to create Diagnosis Centres, Nursing Home, Speciality and Super Speciality hospitals in remote and needy areas under PPP.

A provision of Rs. 100 crore for expansion and related works of Kidney and Ophthalmology Hospital at Ahmedabad.

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LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

Under the Labour and Employment Department various labour welfare programmes/schemes are undertaken. The State Government is committed, to protect and safeguard the interests of workers especially those constituting the deprived and marginal classes of the society. Schemes are being implemented by the Department to ensure the effective enforcement of labour laws, timely intervention in labour unrest situations and enforcement industrial safety & occupational health regulation. Social security schemes like Shramik Suraksha Yojana, financial assistance for treatment of serious diseases etc. are implemented for the unorganised sectors including agriculture and rural workers. The Employment Wing has a number of schemes to provide vocational skills and meet the demands of skilled manpower in different industries through schemes like ITIs KVKs, eMpower etc.

In view of Gujarat emerging as a fastest growing economy in the country with emphasis on sustainable industrial growth focusing on Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Ports, Infrastructures, Engineering, Textiles, Information Technology and other sectors, 283 Government ITIs, 113 Grant In Aid ITIs and 390 Self Finance ITCs are giving training to Total 156218 trainees in 148 different trades.

State Government has allocated outlay to Labour and Employment Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 55.0000

10th Plan (2002-07) 539.800

11th Plan (2007-12) 920.5350

12th Plan (2012-17) 4938.4973

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 1233 crore for Labour and Employment Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

Total 500 Kaushalya Vardhan Kendra (KVKs) have been started in phase

manner in rural areas for vocational training facilities. As a result,

1507364 trainees are trained since year 2010, out of which 958595

were women beneficiaries.

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Currently total 91 Industrial Training Institutes are functional in up

gradation under Public Private Partnership. And Currently 40 ITI s are

functional in up-

gradation under

State sponsored

Public Private

Partnership

scheme. In the year

2015-16, 10 ITIs are

taken in the State

sponsored Public

Private Partnership

Scheme. Besides

above, 25 ITIs are proposed to be covered in the scheme during

financial year 2016-17.

Government of Gujarat has declared to give incentive of Rs.1500/- per

month from August-2013 for the youth who joins under

Apprenticeship Training Scheme as an Apprentice and successfully

passes the All India Trade Test.

Skill Development is most essential dimension for the development of

any nation or state. Gujarat is one of the most industrialized states in

India. The State Government aiming to empower all individuals

through improved skills, knowledge, nationally and internationally

recognized qualifications to ensure the Gujarat’s competitiveness in

the Global Market in the era of Globalization

It is proposed that Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute is going play

nodal agency role in this regards. MGLI can emerge as a ‘National

Institute for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship’ centre or Institute

of Excellence for the National Level Skill Development Programme

where research and implementation of various long term and short

term programmes can take place.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

Total provision of Rs. 515.81 crore for providing stipend, bus pass, rawmaterial to 1.96 lac trainees of ITIs and for renovation and administration of existing ITIs.

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A provision of Rs. 13 crore for construction of ITIs at Mahudha, Desar, Gotri, Netrang, Sayala, Rajkot (two), Chanasma, Upleta, Jesar, Liliya, Malpur and Vaghai.

An initial provision of Rs. 5 crore to establish four Regional High-Tech Multi Skill Training and Certification Centres for running a proper skill enhancement programme for youth in partnership with Industry.

For setting up National Institute of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship under Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute as a part of Start up India and Stand up India drive and Youth Development Year, initial provision of Rs. 1 crore.

Provision of Rs.10.80 lakh has been made for opening new Overseas Employment and Career Information Centre at Anand, Mehsana and Kheda.

A provision of Rs. 220 crore for providing permanent and temporary accommodation to workers of unorganized sector.

Gujarat Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board is established under the “The Building & Other construction workers (Regulation of employment and condition of services) Act,1996” Board is meant to register the workers and issue the identity card and deliver benefit under various welfare schemes.

Following new welfare schemes is proposed for the welfare of construction workers. o Rs.300.00 lakh for Gujarat Building & Other construction Workers'

Welfare Board- Skill training programme for Self Help Group women

o Rs.100.00 lakh Pradhan Mantri Jivan Jyoti Bima Yojna o Rs.100.00 lakh Health Screening camp for Female Construction

Workers (Early Diagnosis Camp)Scheme

An outlay of Rs. 191.85 crore is provided to Gujarat Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board for the year 2016-17

The State Government has stared various schemes for Salt workers since 1992, under poverty elimination programmed for the upliftment of the Salt workers.The activities undertaken for the Salt workers are:

a. Rural Workers Welfare Centers (49 centers) b. General Awareness Shibir. c. First Aid Box

An outlay of Rs. 2.64 lakh is provided for 2016-2017 under this scheme is made.

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FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES

Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) aims at providing food security to the poor in Gujarat State. The Directorate of Food and Civil Supplies functioning under the direction, superintendence and control of the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department of Government of Gujarat plays an important role in the implementation of TPDS in the State. Each month, for smooth and efficient functioning of the supply chain of commodities under TPDS, not only it coordinates with various agencies but also carries out monitoring and supervision on a day to day basis. In addition, it also monitors and regulates supplies in essential commodities specified under the Essential Commodities Act and implements provisions of various Rules and Control Orders there under.

State Government’s proactive role is necessary for consumer empowerment and consumer awareness. In the age of globalization and liberalization, for strengthening consumer empowerment and to undertake consumer welfare activities, State Government has set up officer of the Directorate of Consumer Affairs.

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 4.00

10th Plan (2002-07) 27.53

11th Plan (2007-12) 630.6700

12th Plan (2012-17) 1982.8068

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 838 crore for Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Department.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

1. National Food Security Act-2013 Government of India has introduced "National Food Security Act-2013” with an aim to provide subsidized food grain to more than 3.82 Crore beneficiaries of Gujarat. To cover entire expenditure for implementation NFS Act in Gujarat, it comes about to Rs.456 crore. Govt. of India’s share is 50% of total cost for intra-state movement and margin given to FPS by State Government. Government of India will give Rs. 182.02 crore and remaining amount of Rs.

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273.83 crore will be borne by State Government. Thus, total outlay of Rs. 456 crore is provided for the year 2016-17. 2. Edible Oil

Every year, State Government purchases edible oil for distribution during two festive season at subsidized rate. For this purpose, the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. has been appointed as nodal agency. Oil has been distributed at a subsidized rate to AAY/BPL card holders. During the year of 2015-16, 6158.60 MT (6767696 No. of pouches of 1 liter) Refined cotton seed oil has been distributed and the State Government has borne as a subsidy amount of Rs. 26.62 corers under Plan scheme during the year of 2015-16. For this purpose, an amount of Rs. 12 crore has been provided for the year 2016-17. 3. Annam Brahm Yojna

The State Government has decided to allocate 10 quintal of food grains to all Taluka Mamlatdars. Under this scheme, persons who fall in the category of destitute, hospitalized, orphan street children etc. and do not have the ration card, will be given food grains up to 10 Kg a month (subject to review every 6 months) free of cost. An amount of Rs. 69.00 lakh has been provided for the year 2016-17. 4. Annapurna Yojna

The Government of India has introduced a scheme viz. Annapurna Yojna to provide food security for the aged and destitute persons above 65 years provided they have not been covered under National Old Age Pension Scheme implemented by Social Justice and Empowerment Department. Under this Scheme, Government provides 10 Kg. of food grain per month free of cost to such persons. An amount of Rs. 33.00 lakh is provided for the year 2016-17.

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WOMEN & CHILD Gujarat is continuously striving towards institutionalization of a

strategy to bring a gender perspective to all aspects of development programmes and policies of the State to achieve gender equality and equity. For empowering women of Gujarat the State in leaving no stone unturned. All-encompassing efforts in sectors of Health and Nutrition, Education, Livelihood, Skill Development and Safety are being made. This has resulted in improvement in many sectors.

There are 53,029 Anganwadi Centers and 336 ICDS blocks in the state, including 80 blocks in tribal areas, 23 blocks are in urban slum areas and 233 blocks in rural areas. As on December 2015, 48.67 lakh benificiaries are being covered through 52,133 functional Anganwadi centers in 336 blocks.The strengthening of Aaganwadis, training of nutrition workers, undertaking supplementary nutrition programmes to attack the problem of mal nutrition, and for creating people awareness about the need for proper nutrition.

State government has allocated outlay to Women & Child Development Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 50.0000

10th Plan (2002-07) 634.9300

11th Plan (2007-12) 3507.6831

12th Plan (2012-17) 10213.4200

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 2600 crore for Women & Child Development Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Nari Adalat “Nari Adalat” is an informal structure functioning as a cost effective adjudication by women for women and of the Woman. It provides an alternate grievance readdressal mechanism for woman to resolve their individual and family related problems and disputes. Since 2012-13, the State Government has initiated Nari Adalat in various parts of State. Now a days, there are total 184 Nari Adalat has been operationalized in entire state. Moreover, it is proposed to start 25 more new Nari Adalat in the year 2016-17 for which an outlay of Rs. 2.10 crore is provided while Rs. 4.44 crore is proposed for functional Nari Adalat as continuous items. Total outlay of Rs. 7.14 crore is provided for the year 2016-17

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2. “Abhyam-181” – Women Helpline In 2012-13, Government of Gujarat has initiated a Women help line "Abhayam" in Ahmedabad City, Surat City and Gandhinagar Districts to rescue women who caught her self in difficult situation. Looking at the success of this help line programme, the Government has decided to extend the programme to entire State and for this purpose an amount of Rs. 4.00 crore is provided as a continue item and Rs.1.07 crore as new item total Rs. 5.07 crore is provided. 3. Dudh Sanjivani Yojana With thrust on improving the level of nutrition among primary school and Anganwadi children and lactating mothers, Government has been expanding the scope of Dudh Sanjivani Yojna every year. I am glad to inform this august House that next year all the 71 tribal and developing talukas of the state will be covered under this scheme and now milk will be served five days in a week. Under this, it has been planned to cover 12 lakh children and pregnant women besides 15 lakh students under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme. For this provision is made as under-

Rs. 84 crore under Tribal Development Department.

Rs. 88.29 crore under Education Department.

Rs. 136.66 crore Women and Child Development Department.

4. Financial Assistance to Destitute Windows for their Rehabilitation Widows above the age of 18 year, having annual individual income of less than Rs. 68000/- in urban area and Rs. 47000/- in rural area and who do not have a son more than 21 years old are given assistance of Rs. 750/- p.m. and of Rs. 100/ per child p.m (up to 2 children) for their rehabilitation. For this

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purpose an amount of Rs. 173.53 Crore (till Februry, 2016) has been spent in the year 2015-16 and an Outlay of Rs. 186.54 crore is provided for the Annual Development Plan 2016-17. About 1,52,500 widows will be covered under this programme in the year 2016-17. Widows of the age group 18 to 40 years, who complete any vocational training within 4 year are provided Rs. 5000/- in the form of marginal money for purchasing kit. An outlay of Rs. 502.00 lakh has been provided in the year 2016-17 under this programme. DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

A provision of Rs. 1075.40 crore to provide balanced diet, nutritious diet, supplementary nutrition to the Anganwadi Children under Mission Balam Sukham.

A provision ofRs. 92.38 crore for construction and repair of Anganwadis, power connection to new Anganwadi and infrastructure facilities and equipments.

Total provision of Rs. 8.62 crore to provide pre-primary education to children in the age group of 3-6 years in Anganwadis.

A provision of Rs. 2.19 crore to set up 40 new centres in addition to 33 support centres functioning at police stations to help oppressed women.

A provision of Rs. 1 crore to upgrade Nari Sanrakshan Gruh at Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Sabarkantha.

Total provision of Rs. 2.10 crore for starting 75 new Nari Adalats besides existing Nari Adalats which will be a step further in the direction of opening Nari Adalats in all the talukas of the State.

Institute for Gender Studies will be started in the state for the study of women issues, capacity development and evaluation women oriented schemes of State Government with an initial provision of Rs. 30 lakh.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT As per Article 46 of the Constitution of India, the State shall promote

with special care, for the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the society and in particular of the Scheduled Castes and shall protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation. In order to fulfil this mandate, special efforts are being made by the Government to bring rapid socio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes people. Moreover, the State Government has also commenced many schemes for welfare of socially and economically backwards castes also.

Many schemes are carried out by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department in order to upgrade standard of living of and provide livelihood opportunities through various schemes by providing education, economic upliftment , health, housing etc. to scheduled caste people. Moreover, For social defence, Gujarat State provides financial resources, for the welfare of vulnerable section of society like orphans, destitute, neglected, abandoned children, women, aged and disabled persons. It provides facilities like protection, shelter, education and vocational training to these sections and tries to assimilate them into mainstream of society.

State government has allocated outlay to Social Justice & Empowerment Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 253.5000

10th Plan (2002-07) 1290.0400

11th Plan (2007-12) 3501.0826

12th Plan (2012-17) 9522.9946

Outlay for the year 2016-17:

In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 2749.9857 crore for Social Justice & Empowerment department.

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MAJOR SCHEME

1. Free Cycle to SC Girl Students The scheduled caste girl students studying in the standard 9th have to go from their residents to schools in nearby villages. In order to increase literacy rate, Government is providing bicycles to SC girl students.

Objectives

Educational Development of Girl students of Scheduled Castes.

To empower the Girl students of Scheduled Castes.

To increase the literacy rate of Girl students of Scheduled Castes.

To decrease the dropout ratio of Girl students of Scheduled Castes. Education level of Girl students of Scheduled Castes is increased. The Girl students of Scheduled Castes are empowered with the help

education. The travelling of Girl students of Scheduled Castes is made easy and

comfortable between School and residence. For this purpose an outlay of Rs.6 crore is provided for the year 2016-17 2. Free Uniforms to OBC Students OBC Students who are studying in standard I to VIII are given Rs. 300 for two pair of uniform with income limit Rs. 47, 000 for rural areas and Rs. 68,000 for urban areas.

Objectives Educational Development of Backward Classes. To increase the literacy rate in Backward Classes. To decrease the dropout ratio of students of Backward Classes. To encourage the students of Backward Classes for education.

For this purpose an outlay of Rs. 131.75 crore is provided for the year 2016-17

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3. Samras Hostel Government has decided to provide hostel facility to University SC ST and OBC Students. For this purpose an outlay of Rs. 45.54 crore is provided for the year 2016-17

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

State Government has decided to make provision of Rs. 100 crore to provide capital to various corporations functioning under the department and strengthen them to provide loans for the development of deprived sections, particularly assisting the youth to start their own enterprise.

A provision of Rs. 22.76 crore to provide facilities in 12 Samaras hostels and make them functional.

A provision of Rs. 2.25 crore to increase intake capacity of students by 1500 in Grant-in-aid hostels.

A provision of Rs. 45 crore for giving free of cost bicycles to 1.45 lac Std.9 girls belonging to socially, educationally and economically backward classes, under the Saraswati Sadhana Yojna.

A provision of Rs. 12 crore for giving assistances of Rs. 10000 for Mamera to 12000 girls belonging to socially and educationally backward classes and economically backward classes.

Increase in the monthly food bill concession paid to the students belonging to socially and educationally backward class from existing Rs. 1000 to Rs. 1200 who study in medical and engineering courses.

For as many as 7.50 lac students belonging to backward classes studying in Std.9 and 10, the scholarship will be increased from Rs. 400 per annum to Rs. 750 for which the provision isRs. 26.25 crore.

Increase in assistance to purchase aid for the specially abled persons from Rs. 6000 to Rs. 10000 for which the provision is Rs. 4 crore.

Monthly assistance of Rs. 1000 paid under the foster parents scheme will be increased to Rs. 3000 per month.

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TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT Tribal communities within Gujarat, as in other parts of India, are

among the most marginalized and vulnerable of the rural poor due to factors like lower levels of literacy, greater malnutrition and low access to basic facilities. These tribes live in about 18% of the state’s geographical areas, predominantly in isolated pockets within hilly and forest terrains. Over 38% of poor families in Gujarat are from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.

Government of Gujarat has accorded high priority to this sector, therefore, in the last ten years; Gujarat’s state funding in tribal areas has increased by more than 7 times. The progress made on the ground has been encouraging, especially in agriculture and horticulture-based programmes; dairying; water harvesting; irrigation; skill upgrading; and provision of basic amenities such as roads and electricity. Considerable attention has been given to the development of Tribal areas in Gujarat during last two decades and streamlined machinery for providing necessary inputs to the target population was created. Due to these efforts, the poverty levels have declined, literacy levels have improved and a reasonable infrastructure (both social and civil) has been created.

State government has allocated outlay to Tribal Development Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 103.0000

10th Plan (2002-07) 681.6800

11th Plan (2007-12) 1840.3909

12th Plan (2012-17) 6315.7000

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 1600 crore for Tribal Development Department.

MAJOR SCHEME

1. Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana is a quality and result oriented programme,

aimed to improve the quality of socio-civil infrastructure in ITDP areas and thereby creating a positive environment for doubling of income in these areas. The Programme’s strategy includes the harnessing of private initiative, technology, infrastructure, training and modern facilities to lead tribal communities into the new age of global linkages, information technology, and value addition.

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The progress under Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana

During the second phase (2012-17) of VKY, the target is to cover 8.10 lakh beneficiaries. Up to the year 2015-16, (2012-2015) these programmes have benefited 6.89 lakhs beneficiaries and increased their annual income significantly

With a vision to provide quality education for every eligible tribal child, the following achievements are noteworthy;

29 Eklavya Model Residential Schools, 5 Ashram schools, 43 Girls Residential Schools, 12 Model Schools, 1 Sainik School run by Gujarat State Tribal Education Society.

Study of meritorious 1160 students were facilitated and financed in state-of-the-art private schools of Gujarat under Talent Pool Voucher Scheme

Construction of 7 Nursing Colleges is under progress.

Establishment of Physiotherapy College at Dahod is under progress.

Land has been already acquired for construction of two Ayurvedic College at Vansda and Dahod

Land has been acquired for construction of Homeopathic College at Rajpipla

Construction of Medical College at Valsad is under progress.

26848 Seats in 33 ITI.

Providing access to necessary health amenities is essential for a healthy living being and the socio economic development of all tribal families. The following achievements related to health are noteworthy;

o 5.50 lakh S.T. women benefited under Chiranjeevi Yojana o 9.46 lakh families covered under National Health Insurance

Scheme, total 58,893 claims were sanctioned with an amount of Rs. 25.70 crore.

o 76.99 lakh persons covered under primary health check up o 58.37 lakh persons screened for sickle cell anemia and 20,423

patients were given treatment.with an expenditure of Rs.5 crore.

o Total 1.68 lakh patients of Cardiac, Kidney and Cancer and other disease were given treatment.with an expenditure of Rs.12.19 crore.

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o Total 3.05 lakh pregnant women visited on Mamta Day.

8.60 lakh beneficiaries has been provided drinking water

Mini Pipe line schemes - 10983

1.67 lakh Hand pump installed

1212 Small Check dams with an expenditure of Rs.90.21 crore.

53 large check dam. with an expenditure of Rs.29.86 crore..

181 Lift Irrigation Schemes has been started. During last five years 2007-12.

Canal Improvement in -1,41,699 Hectares.

99.81% of revenue villages have been connected through roads and connected to taluka place through main roads.

The following achievements related to electrification are noteworthy; o 1085 peta para covered o 22,826 well electrified o 9423 houses covered under electrification

Infrastructure facilities are being revamped in 18 Nagarpalikas located in tribal areas

2. Merit Scholarship to Pre S.S.C. Students Schemes for pre S.S.C. scholarship – Merit Scholarship to Pre S.S.C. Students, Scholarship to ST Students studying in Std. I to IV and Special Scholarship to boys and girl students belonging to Kotwalia, Kolgha, Kathodi, Padhar, and Siddi in Std. I to X, a provision of Rs. 80 crore made in the year 2016-17 for above three schemes and will be covered 14,75,000 scheduled tribes students.

3. Residential Schools for Talented Students To provide opportunity to the backward but academically talented students of scheduled tribes, to enable them for studying in schools equipped with all modern amenities and to provide free lodging and boarding, residential schools are running. At present, 25 for boys and 20 for girls totaling 45 schools are running and approximately 7200 students can be accommodated. For the year 2016-17, an outlay of Rs. 110.48 crore has been made for 45 residential schools maintenance/development and construction of existing residential schools

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4. Six basic amenities to Primitive Tribe Groups One of the Golden Goals of the year 2010 is to provide basic amenities to Primitive Tribe Groups. A new scheme was introduced as six basic amenities to PTGs. In this scheme, it is intended to provide house, drinking water, electricity, internal roads, education facilities, income generation projects to PTG. Accordingly, it is proposed to provide an amount of Rs. 1500.00 lakh in the budget estimates of 2016-17.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

A provision of Rs. 3.13 crore to start 10 new government girls’ hostels at Zalod, Uchchhal, Valod, Bodeli, Vansada, Mota Paundhha, Mehsana, Idar, Vaghodia and Lunawada

A provision of Rs. 4.62 crore for the construction of Government girls’ hostel, Rajpipala and Government girls’ dry hostel, Dediapada.

A provision of Rs. 31.25 crore for the construction of buildings of Eklavya schools at Waghodia-2, Shamlaji and girls residential schools at Babargadh, Zalod and Model Schools at Danta and Zalod.

A provision of Rs. 11.74 crore for imparting vocational training to approximately 14,000 tribal youths and construction of Vocational Training Centres functioning at Dharampur.

A provision of Rs. 309.94 crore for pre-metric and post-metric scholarship schemes.

A provision of Rs. 10 crore to provide benefit of lift irrigation to tribal farmers.

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SPORTS, YOUTH AND CULTURAL SERVICES The state government has accorded a very high priority to

development of sports and Youth activities in the state. There are three major schemes for achieving this goal.

Department also carry out certain activities like organizing several programmes, Seminar, Yoga Workshop, ascending-descending programme so that youth become adventurous, take part in social activities, acquaint with the culture heritage and development of personality of youth. Moreover, several awards are given to the youth.

State government has allocated outlay to Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 17.0600

10th Plan (2002-07) 84.0800

11th Plan (2007-12) 699.7199

12th Plan (2012-17) 1850.0000

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 510 crore for Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Khel Mahakumbh

With a view to encouraging Sportsmen for participating in National and

International level Sports competitions, competitions from Village,

Taluka, and at District level for different games were held on the eve of

Golden Jubilee Celebrations

of Foundation of Gujarat.

To commemorate Golden

Jubilee Celebration of the

foundation of the state, an

ambitious concept of Khel

Mahakumbh was

introduced with a view to

unite the whole State

through sports events.

An all-inclusive sports event –Khle Mahakumbh was started from Taluka

level has now been expanded to Village level. In Khel Mahakumbh, all age

groups right from under 9 years to Above 60 years for senior citizens have

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been included. After District level competitions, semi-finals and finals are

organized. The First winner fromTaluka level and the first three winners

from district and state level are provided cash prizes for encouragement.

Gujarat, having a coastline of more than 1600 Km., it was felt necessary

to encourage marine sports as well. With such a noble motto, ‘Beach

Sports’ have also been introduced right from the beginning. Ward level

and Inter-Ward level competitions are organized through municipalities

and municipal corporations in urban areas.

The total setup of Khel MahaKumbh is developed on Olympic Model. Every year from October the event kick starts and played in various stages.

In the KMK 2015-16 the inception of an impressive 40,31,377 entries were registered which reached to a staggering 24,64,083 participants in 2015. In Athletics 6 and Swimming 9 Records were registered in Khel Mahakumbh 2015-16. Not only that, participation in National level sports and number of wins have been increasing after the starting of Khel Mahakumbh. In the year 2009-10 there were 98 medals for Gujarat in National level competitions, which increased to 182 medalsin the year 2015. From the current year the best sports persons to be identified from Khel Mahakumbh are going to be trained at ‘Centre of Excellence’ and expert coaching from National and International coaches would be also be provided to them.

DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

A provision of Rs. 73.87 crore for organizing the Khel Mahakumbh.

A provision of Rs. 9.75 crore for starting summer camp under Khele Gujarat for the winners of Khel Mahakumbh.

A provision of Rs. 9 crore for renovation and upgradation of the existing sports complexes at various places of the state and also in tribal areas like Rajpipla, Saputara and Devgadhbariya under the Sardar Patel Sports Complex Scheme.

A provision of Rs.20 crore for the construction of the building of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University at Vadodara.

Sports persons from 2000 schools and colleges of the State will participate

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for the first time in six games at Zonal and State level competitions. For this the provision is Rs.2.20 crore.

Special plan to have women trainer and coach to train women players.

A provision of Rs.6 crore for establishing hostels at Waghodia and Rajkot.

A provision of Rs.5 crore to develop community sports and adventure sports.

A provision of Rs.30 crore for establishing international art and culture centre at Bhavnagar and Vadodara to promote music, dance and theatre activities.

Interstate exchange programme, youth training camp, art and cultural lecture series will be encouraged for the promotion of the youth services and cultural activities.

A provision of Rs. 5 crore for strengthening libraries at Vadodara, Valiya, Vijapur, Megharaj, Bharuch and Palanpur.

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URBAN DEVELOPMENT Gujarat is the third most urbanized among larger State in the country

with 42% of its population living in the cities and towns. The main focus of department is on augmenting urban infrastructure relating to road network, drinking water supply, sewage systems, solid waste management, civic facilities in urban areas, special projects enhance city life. Mukhyamantri Awas Samrudhhi Yojana for augmenting affordable housing for the poor and the lower middle class in urban areas also.

State government has allocated outlay to Urban Development & Urban Housing Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 538.7500

10th Plan (2002-07) 2380.8300

11th Plan (2007-12) 13067.9000

12th Plan (2012-17) 40078.1800

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 10500 crore for Urban Development & Urban Housing Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Swarnim Jayanti Mukya Mantri Saheri Vikas Yojana

State Government has introduced Urban renewal programme with a focus on common man and urban poor and aims at providing social infrastructure though civic facilities with a projection of Rs.22000 crore during the five years.

Create facilities in the newly merged areas and make them more hygienic and clean. Colonies of Housing Boards, other societies, flats and all residents would benefit by financial assistance for under ground drainage, water supply, road pavering, roads, foot paths through public participation. While works in SC/ST localities with population above 50% would be done without public

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contribution and with 80% state share and 20% Urban Local Bodies share. This component would be of Rs.250 crore.

For the year 2016-17 an outlay of Rs.4361.50 crore is provided for the scheme.

2. Mukhya Mantri Gruh Yojana

Mukhya Mantri Gruh Yojana has been announced in August 2013 by the State Government with a view and aim to make urban areas slum free and to provide houses at affordable price to all.

With the noble objective of providing urban poor their own house at reasonable cost, a provision of Rs.1250 crore under Urban Housing. A New Slum Rehabilitation Policy has been announced for reconstruction of houses which are either 20 years old or in dilapidated condition, including that of Gujarat Housing Board, on PPP basis.

With growing rapid urbanization, demand for affordable Housing has immensely increased, so to prevent development of slums in future, State Government has launched MMGY scheme to provide housing at affordable price to Economically Weaker section and Lower Income Group families.

3. Metro- Link Express for Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad (MEGA)

Gujarat has been witnessing exponential growth in urbanization. More than 50% of its population is expected to live in urban areas in the next fifteen years or so. Gandhinagar being the State Capital and Ahmedabad as one of the Metropolitan City of the country, have almost become twin cities. The State Government has also initiated the development of GIFT City close to Gandhinagar. Due to rapid infrastructure development and urbanization in these cities and the upcoming developments in the region, it has become essential to upgrade the transport infrastructure for convenient, safer and affordable mobility and reduce the problem of traffic congestion.

Government of Gujarat has initiated development of Metro system connecting Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.

For this purpose, an outlay of Rs.722 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

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4. Urban Sanitation – Mahatma Gandhi Swachchhta Mission

“Cleanliness is Godliness” is the mantra of Mahatma Gandhiji, Father of Nation. He demonstrated, propagated and insisted for individual and community cleanliness throughout his life. Following his footprints, Government of Gujarat launched Nirmal Gujarat Abhiyan from the year 2005. The campaign achieved encouraging results.

In order to carry it forward and realize the dream of Mahatma Gandhi, the community with in fact sanitation and cleanliness of the State Government launched Mahatma Gandhi Swachhata Mission on 26/02/2014 with a vision to make Gujarat open defecation free, Zero waste, dust free and green.

For 100% Door-to-door to collection will be made and for that remaining area of Municipalities government has been determined to assistance 100% grant. This is in addition to the Municipal Financial Management become consolidation and the system can be implemented better to make change in tax incentive scheme in the case of payment of less than 50% to 50%, in the case of payment 50-75% to 100% and in the case of recovery payment of more than 75% assistance will be given at 125%. For this purpose, an outlay of Rs.116.79 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

5. Assistance to Urban Local Bodies for Railway Over Bridge / Railway

Under Bridge (Swarnim Gujarat)

Gujarat has been witness exponential growth in urbanization. Keeping in

mind the above situation, it is understood that the slowing down of traffic

as a result of certain railway lines passing through dense areas of the

developing towns and cities has an adverse impact in terms of wastage of

man-hours, safety parameters, fuel consumption of vehicles and

environmental concerns. It, therefore, becomes necessary to construct

Railway Over Bridges / Railway under Bridges / Widening (as the case may

be) to overcome this scenario. Urban Local Bodies. Do not have the

matching contribution for this purpose, it may be considered to provide

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necessary financial assistance for this purpose with due regard to

efficiency and performance parameters. For this purpose, an outlay of

Rs.18 crore is provided for the 2016-17.

6. Smart Cities

Keeping in view the growing urbanization, the Smart City Scheme has been launched in order to improve the quality of the facilities and avail more and more facilities to the urban populace using the Information Technology (IT) based Smart Solutions.

This Scheme having the ratio of 50:50 in contribution from the Central Government and State Government/ULB envisages to make 100 cities of the whole country as ‘Smart Cities’ in five years. Ahmedabad and Surat have been selected out of 20 cities selected in the first stage.

Total provision of Rs.300 crore has been made for the year 2016-17 for this scheme having various smart solutions based strategies like Retrofitting, Redevelopment, Pan-City Initiative and Greenfield Development.

7. Urban Sakhi Mandals

The scheme is designed to undertake group activities by urban poor families residing in urban area which can effectively address their financial requirements. The urban poor women with the help of Sakhi- Mandals can become financially sound and their standard of living can be improved. The scheme will remarkably help in improving human

development indices (HDL).

For this purpose, an outlay of Rs.15.92 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

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PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Panchayati Raj has been in operation since 1963 in Gujarat and will

completing fifty years. The system, therefore, has been not only widely accepted in Gujarat, but has also contributed to the overall development of the State.

The 29 subjects listed in the 11th schedule of the Constitution of India are also enumerated in Section 180(2) of the new Act of 1993. It may be stated that a large number of activities are already being performed by the three-tier Panchayats. Out of 29 activities listed in the 11th Schedule (Article 243), 15 activities are completely within the purview of the 3-tier Panchayats.

An outlay is provided to Panchayats Department for Community Development and Panchayat, Nirmal Gujarat-Rural Sanitation, Gram Mitra Yojana, Rural Housing, RURBAN etc. Major objective of the rural housing programme is to increase housing activities in the rural areas by providing financial assistance to the houseless Below Poverty Line (BPL) families which score of 17to 20 as well as kachcha house also for construction of houses in rural areas. Moreover, with a view to further reduce rural poverty and make the rural poor self sufficient, several state schemes and centrally sponsored schemes are implemented by rural development department.

State government has allocated outlay to Panchayat, Rural Housing & Rural Development Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 526.9900

10th Plan (2002-07) 2831.6440

11th Plan (2007-12) 7037.4770

12th Plan (2012-17) 15756.2761

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 3728.1794 crore for Panchayat & Rural Development Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Rurban

Rurban aims at developmental approach in village having large population and hence initially planned to develop all Rural Taluka head quarter and village with Population more than 10,000 (7000 Population in tribal village) total 255 village.

Bridge the Rural-Urban divide and achieve balanced socio economic development

Improve standard of living in Rurban area.

Improve the quality of services such as basic infrastructure, amenities and facilities.

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Mitigate migration from rural to urban area

In the first phase of planning for providing underground drainage system in 79 villages

Administrative approval is being given by Panchayat Department

Technical sanction & D.T.P. approval is being given by the Gujarat water supply & sewerage Board

D.P.R. completed for 79 villages, Technical sanction & administrative approval of Rs.571.91 crore has been given by Panchayat Department for the 81 villages.

An outlay of Rs. 222.80 crore is provided for the year 2016-17 2. E-Gram Vishwagram

To develop Village Panchayat by providing necessary basic infrastructure as the delivery point of e-services of different government departments

To fulfill objectives of the 73rd & 74th constitutional amendments

To infuse five Es in governance: ease, economy, efficiency, effectiveness and ethics

To bridge the information and technology gap between the urban and the rural sectors

To provide other commercial services through e-gram.

Total 14029 E-gram centers have done following works: o 7.17 crore 7/12 & 8-A Revenue Records are issued o 44.59 crore e-PDS coupons are issued o 3.37 crore electricity bills are collected o 4.93 lakh GSPC gas bills collected o 4.45 lakh B2C Services issued o 75.97 Lakh Khel Mahakumbh Data Entry are made o 1.10 crore Gramin School Health Data Entry

An outlay of Rs. 93.61 crore is provided for the year 2016-17 3. Smart Village The State Government is committed to good governance, has taken new initiative for excellent and exemplary development of villages in Gujarat. In

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the first year, approximately 300 villages will be developed as Smart Village. We aim to make villages of Gujarat Self-reliant, clean and healthy, crime free, disease free, samras and economically empowered. The villages will be selected through independent and transparent competition. Every Smart village will be provided special assistance by State Government. Under this scheme, there will be scope to include extra villages adopted through people’s participation. An outlay of Rs. 185 crore is provided by Panchayat Department for the year 2016-17. 4. Sanitation Programs in Rural Areas

Under Rural Sanitation Programme, the State Government has adopted a

policy to construct household latrine, which is expected to facilitate effective

disposed of human waste, which will also improve the habits and hygienic

conditions of the rural population.

Swachh Bharat

Mission (Gramin)

launched on 2nd

October 2014 with the

aims of to achieve the

Swachh Bharat by 2nd

October 2019.

Under Swachh Bharat

Mission (Gramin) total 39.26 lakh Beneficiaries were found without

Individual House Hold Latrine as per Base line survey year 2012-13, out of

which 9.13 lakh household toilets have been constructed, and 2283 Gram

Panchayats were awarded Nirmal Gram Puraskar.

During the Financial Year 2015-16, the number of Individual House Hold

Latrine constructed is 4, 42,221 against the GoI Target of 7,00,000 Individual

House Hold Latrine and Expenditure booked is Rs. 431.10 crore up to January,

2016.

Total outlay of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) for the year 2016-17 is Rs.

804.36 crore. Out of which Central Government Share will be Rs.493.72 crore

& State Government share will be Rs. 310.64 crore. Under Swachh Bharat

Mission (Gramin) it is targeted to provide incentive assistance to construct

89,000 Total Individual House Hold Latrine for the family living under Below

Poverty Line and 6.02 lakh Total Individual House Hold Latrine for the family

living Above Poverty Line.

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DECENTRALIZED DEVELOPMENT Under the Decentralized District Development Programme, the State

Government has decided to give more infrastructure facilities like basic amenities to all villages under minimum need programme by adopting Taluka Centric Approach.

State government has allocated outlay to Decentralized District Development Programme in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 133.62

10th Plan (2002-07) 908.79

11th Plan (2007-12) 2215.96

12th Plan (2012-17) 5572.20

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 1211.95 crore for Decentralized District Development Programme.

Under this programme there are several scheme initiated which as follows: MAJOR SCHEMES

1. The Discretionary Outlay The Discretionary outlay for the programme is the outlay from which District Planning Boards can finance schemes on 100% basis. Provision of Rs.406.01 crore is proposed for the Discretionary outlay for balanced development of District. (Including Rs.100 lakh each to District Collectors). Out of this, an amount of Rs.37.41 crore is proposed for Tribal Area Sub Plan (TASP) and Rs. 33.34 crore has been proposed for Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) for the year 2016-17.

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2. The 49 Developing Talukas The State Government had set up a Committee for studying most backward talukas. The Committee had identified 30 Talukas as least developed talukas in the State. After careful consideration, the State Government has decided to add 11 more talukas for human development. In the financial year 2014-15, due to bifurcation of Districts/ Talukas, 7 new developing talukas have been declared by the Government. In the financial year i.e. 2015-16, due to bifurcation of two Talukas of Tapi District, 1 more developing taluka has been added by the Government. Thus there are 49 developing talukas declared by the Government. In this scheme government finance 100% basis for the development of this 49 developing talukas. For the financial year 2016-17 provision of Rs.98 crore is proposed for the 49 developing talukas, out of this an amount of Rs.54 crore for Tribal Area sub Plan and Rs.360.00 lakh for Scheduled Caste sub Plan. 3. Aapno Taluko Vibrant Taluko- (ATVT) “Aapno Taluko Vibrant Taluko- (ATVT)” scheme is implemented at the Taluka Level. The scheme provides basic amenities at the village level viz., internal village roads, sewage disposal system, drinking water and solid waste disposal system. For the current Financial year 2016-17, provision of Rs.444.25 crore is provided.

4. Community Works of Local Importance (MLA Fund) A Component for Community

Development Works of Local Importance to meet local needs as perceived by elected representatives from various Assembly Constituencies was introduced in 1989-90. Under this provision, community works of local importance such as rural roads, rooms for primary schools, provision of basic health care facilities etc. can be taken up on the recommendation of the elected representatives of each Assembly Constituency. Every Member of Legislative Assembly can suggest works amounting to Rs.50 lakh each year under this component. The State Government has increased amount from Rs.50 lakh to Rs. 100 lakh from the financial year 2014-15. After formal sanction by the Collector, the works are taken up as suggested by the MLA.

For Annual Plan 2016-17, an amount of Rs.182 crore is proposed for community development works of local importance under this programme.

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SECURITY: Law & Order Against the outlay of Rs. 1500 crore for the year 2015-16, for Home

Department an outlay of Rs.1700 crore has been proposed for 2016-17. This outlay is intended for Modernization of Wireless Network and Border Area Development Programme, setting up of new police stations and police chowkies, modernization of police force, strengthening of Traffic police, strengthening of Mahila cell in police station, modernization of police training institutes, up-gradation of forensic science laboratories, construction of Residential-non-residential Police Buildings, modernization of Jails etc. along with other programmes

To secure cities, critical infrastructure, installations and urban centers with dense population with CCTV Project, CCTV surveillance cameras for smoother traffic enforcement and regulation are to be connected in a network with command, control systems. The project will be implemented in all urban centers in a phased manner. The first phase would include Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat and Gandhinagar. Control Room Modernization is a technology driven platform consisting of mission critical call taking facilities at Public Service Answering Points, Computer Assisted Dispatch of fully tracked resources (AVL), MIS and RMS to assure a guaranteed quality of service to Citizen's Call for Service and emergency incident response is under implementation.

State Government has allocated outlay to Home Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 76.76

10th Plan (2002-07) 563.3740

11th Plan (2007-12) 2020.8948

12th Plan (2012-17) 6932.0732

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs.1700 crore for Home Department.

MAJOR SCHEMES

1. Suraksha Setu Society Police should not only synbolise power and authority but should come across as a friend in need having sensitivity for people’s problems and willingness to productivity solve the problem faced by people at all level and all age groups. Translate Suraksha Setu into action mode through programs of positive bonding with public, reaching out to them at their doorstep and helping to promote conditions that lead to a crime-free and harmonious society.

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Suraksha Setu Society have been formed at State, Commissionerate and District Levels. The Societies are autonomous bodies registered under the Gujarat Societies Act. The Society has a Governing Council for general administration and Executive Committee for day activities. Suraksha Setu is a state-wide public outreach programme of the State’s Home department aimed at taking the role of Police beyond solving crimes by bridging the gap with the society and by creating a feeling of trust among residents with their proactive and prompt actions. The project intends to give a human face to the police force and minimize incidents of crime in the society. DETAILS OF MAJOR SCHEMES & NEW ITEMS FOR 2016-17

A provision of Rs. 50 crore for City Surveillance and Intelligent Traffic Management System to settle traffic problems and to keep constant control over situation of Law and Order in Urban areas.

A provision of Rs. 10 crore for setting up state of art command and control center at the State level.

A provision of Rs. 6 crore for establishment of public safety answering points (PSAP) based on modern technology for Suratrange.

A provision of Rs. 5 crore for giving smart hand held device (Pocket-Cop) to every police station for investigation of crime in more scientific and flawless manner.

A provision of Rs. 50 lac for establishment of police response system by developing mobile application of Abhayam 181 for the security of women.

A provision of Rs. 289 crore for construction and repairing of residential and non-residential buildings for police personnel.

A provision of Rs. 41 crore for the scheme of modernization of police and Rs. 6 crore for Forensic Science Laboratory.

Recruitment of approximately 17200 posts to be done in the police department, out of which, 4000 posts will be for traffic management.

A provision of Rs. 38 crore for the establishment of Mahila Police Station in the newly created seven districts and for setting up one smart police station in every district and also for establishment of new police stations.

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LAND REFORMS Gujarat is one of the prosperous states of India, therefore demands

for land for purposes other than agriculture have increased manifold in our state. In this regard, the need for land reforms has acquired new dimensions. Thus, the focus of the Revenue Department is set to shift towards modernization of land management by updatation of land records; continuous updation using latest technology, access to data simplified through digitalized documents and computers.

Revenue Department carries out various activities like construction of Revenue office buildings for new formed Talukas & Districts, renovation of old buildings. as well as It also carries out strengthening the Revenue administration and modernization of land records offices, Modern resurvey of land, creation of City Survey in major cities, and strengthening of ATVT structures. In addition to core revenue activities and other department’s various schemes and projects are also implemented by Collector offices.

State government has allocated outlay to Revenue Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2001-02 8.50

10th Plan (2002-07) 897.45

11th Plan (2007-12) 2122.4941

12th Plan (2012-17) 3460.9800

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 500 crore for Revenue Department.

MAJOR SCHEME

1. Jan Seva Kendra

Citizen oriented Services of all departments are available at Taluka Jan Seva Center(JSK). Where JSK are not created under citizen centric yojana , New Taluka JSK are created. Where JSK are created under citizen centric yojana , they have been made more convenient. o Coverage – Geographical and

Demographic

Apno Taluko Vibrant Taluko (ATVT) application(Taluka Janseva Kendra) is Implemented in all 248 talukas (Tehsil) across the state. The more than 6

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crore population of the state is benefited by the mechanism of single window system at taluka (Tehsil) level.

The services provided by ATVT includes, One Day Services like issue of Certificates such as of Income, Caste, Residence, Senior Citizen etc., Renewal of licenses such as Arms license, ration card, change in date of Birth etc. Non One Day Services are services which are being delivered to the beneficiary in a pre-decided time frame. Total 144 citizen centric services of various departments are provided. Around 49 services are with complete background (system generated output) and rest services covers receipt only. o Citizen centricity and relevance

All services are mapped to respective offices and processed there. After approval, the certificate is sent back to ATVT Centre for delivery to the citizen. SMS is sent to applicant on receipt of application at ATVT counter and at the time of approval. A citizen can know the status of the application from anywhere through ATVT portal.

2. GSDMA

The Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority was set up by the State Government in order to address disaster precautions, mitigations and to respond in a sustained manner.

The State Government has established five Regional Emergency Response Centres (ERCs) at strategic locations across the State, to respond effectively in the event of occurrence of any disaster. Emergency Response Centers have been constructed at 5 strategic locations at Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat and Gandhidham in the state of Gujarat. These centers are functioning under the control of concerned Municipal Corporation/District Collector. It is proposed to provide residential quarters for the emergency staff of these ERCs, so that they are made available and can be accessed all the times. Construction of Gandhinagar staff quarters is completed & the same of Rajkot is planned during 2016-17.

For the various schemes under GSDMA a total outlay of Rs. 91.40 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

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3. Model Sub-Registrar Offices : It has been decided to establish 11 Sub-Registrar Offices of 10 Districts of the State as Model Sub Registrar Offices to provide better facilities to the citizens who come to get their documents Registered. In these Model Sub Registrar Offices the arrangements will be done in such a way that from the point the person enters the offices till he leaves the office after completion of Registration work, the services to be provided to him are made available to the citizen consecutively one-by-one. Even when the person has to wait for his turn, sitting arrangements with latest and comfortable furniture will be provided in the office. The sitting arrangement for the Staff of the office will be made in such a way that the citizen will not have to go from one table to another. A provision of Rs.220 lacs is made in the budget of 2016-17 for this purpose.

4. Integrated Land management System :

The role of land records department in India’s system is crucial for proving ownership of one’s land. It is also important for land taxes, reforms and administration of land. Manual maintenance of land records does not facilitate geological data such as land shape, size, boundaries, forms and soils, economic data related to crops, irrigation, land use and information about land transfer history, legal rights, liabilities and taxation. Therefore, it has been decided to implement Integrated Land management System by the Revenue Department. The Project envisages facilitating department by providing a clear legal title and complete updated information to land owners, tenants and clarify issues regarding title, possession, claims & surcharges, easements (common areas, parks etc.) and disputes & court cases. The core aim of the ILMS would be to build conclusive land-titling system with title guarantee, which will be based on scientific principles. For this purpose an outlay of Rs. 4 crore is provided for the year 2016-17.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Department of Science and Technology has been vested with the

responsibility of promoting the use and application of various emerging technologies such as Information Technology, Bio Technology, Geo-Spatial Technology, Seismological Research, etc. in the State. In the times to come these emerging technologies will form a significant share of the knowledge based economy in the State. Due to several initiatives taken by the Government, a large amount of capital investment and employment opportunities are expected to be generated in these sectors.

Thus Department of Science and Technology has been focusing on the development of 3 broad sub sectors of emerging technologies i.e. Information and Communication Technology, Science and Technology and Bio Technology in the State.

State government has allocated outlay to Science & Technology Department in the previous years as follows

Time Span Outlay (Rs. In crore)

2002-03 52.11

10th Plan (2002-07) 442.5515

11th Plan (2007-12) 656.5600

12th Plan (2012-17) 1388.1185

Outlay for the year 2016-17: In the year 2016-17 outlay is Rs. 365 crore for Science & Technology Department.

MAJOR SCHEME

1. IT Sector

Gujarat Portal

The State Government has developed the state level web portal -www.digitalgujarat.gov.in; which will enable the citizen to avail varied information and resources through a single login. Online application can be made to get various 28 citizens’ services on this Web Portal. Using State Portal, any citizen of the State will be able to apply through computer; having internet facility at his/her home or through nearer E-Gram/cyber cafe and his/her application will be reached automatically to the concern Competent Authority in digital format.

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Under the ATVT project 180 different categories of services are being provided by the State Government at the Taluka level via the ATVT Centers. The state government may suitably increase the number of services (ATVT Services or other e-services) to be made online through Common Service Portal.

Center for Excellence:

Center for Excellence is a central co-ordination mechanism for e-Governance initiatives.

o To impart training about office application, software tools, IT related various products. Special technology training of system administration, Network data base, application services monitoring maintenance etc.

o Emerging technology solutions.

An outlay of Rs.1 Crore is proposed for the year 2016-17 Information Technology Policy (2016-21) & Electronics Policy (2016-21):

The State Government has announced new IT Policy (2016-21) along with the scheme for assistance for IT/ITeS Industry, vide Government Resolution dated 12-02-16.

The State Government has announced new Electronics Policy (2016-21 ) along with the schemes for availing assistance for building Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMCs) and setting-up Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) units, vide Government Resolution dated 29-02-16.

An outlay of Rs.35 crore is proposed for the year 2016-17. 2. Gujarat Council on Science & Technology:

Rs 51.2 crore is provided for Gujarat council on Science and Technology and Gujarat council of science city for popularisation of Sciences, minor research projects, centre for excellence, Regional Science Museums and various other activities of both the institutions.

3. Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM)

With a view to promote Biotechnology, State Government has constituted Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM) which acts as a state nodal agency for coordinating promotional and developmental activities on policy planning, development of Biotechnology infrastructure, Supporting research, human resource development, encouraging biotech entrepreneurship, development of Biotech business, parks in the field of Bio-technology, marketing – networking, information dissemination, Bio-technology works for research and recreation and preparing skilled human force. Biotechnology works for research and recreation. It has prepared/made a scheme for providing financial assistance to research & development and development of research oriented material in the form of Centre of Excellence as well as various research projects.

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Sanction has been accorded to raising of genetic diagnostic infrastructure for Genetic Diagnostic Centre, stem cell training Centre and Bio-bank along with establishment of State Level Research Institute for raising infrastructural facility for high level research. Formation of an independent knowledge Centre complex is in process with a combination of four scientific centers viz. (1) A note-worthy Bit Virtual in the field of research (2) Gujarat Genomic Initiatives (3) Bio-diversity Gen Bank and (4) A Marine Bio-research Centre. Thus total outlay of Rs.23.50 crore is provided for Biotechnology based activities during the financial year 2016-17.

4. Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications & Geo-Informatics (BISAG)

Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG) is a nodal agency of the State Government, to utilize the Space Technology and Geo-informatics applications for the developmental planning and decision support system.

Bisag has undertaken a Gujarat State Special Data Infrastructure (GSSDI) under which in-house spatial data base will be prepared as well as hard-ware & software data will be made available by developing applications.

Different users are using Gujarat Satcom Network (GUJSAT) for remote training, education and extension etc. Hither to educational programmes were telecast on two channels, which have been extended up to 18 channels. By this, the State Government will take programmes of educational activities, skill development, health etc. free of charge to each &every house through DTH.

By developing academy of Geo-informatics for sustainable development of BISAG, research and Ph.D. programmes in the various fields, have been started.

The different agencies of the State Government as per their requirement, are being provided the softwares developed by the BISAG.

Total outlay of Rs.25.00 crore is proposed for various activities during the financial year 2016-17.