THE TIMES OF INDIA. AHMEDABAD THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 2020 •

Tur dal chosen to ration out strength Slew Of New Schemes Including 'Madre Vatan' Announced By DyCM Nitin Patel

LEGISLATIVE LARGESSE

Agriculture, irrigation & rural devpt j20J2 Social services! 5.26

Social welfare & nutrition ! 4.96

Transport, science & technology, environmenq 8J17

Energy, industry & minerals 1 14.89

General services 12.18 Education, sports, art & culture I 20.96

Health & family welfare 18A2 Water supply, sanitation, housing & urban devpt I W4

WATER RESOURCES ,.. Rs 2,403cr for third phase of SAUNI project ,.. Rs GOer for barrage from Hirapura and vaJasana on

_Sabarrn_-::-:-at_i -,-::-_--:--:-_' . .. Rs 757cr for five years fer Ata/' Shujal Yojana to improve ground water quality

EDUCATION , Rs Scr for Gujarat School Quality Accreditation council to evaluate academics & infrastructure ).. Rs IOcr for enhancing scope of education institutes under Study in Gujarat Scheme .. Dept of Advance Defence Technology to be set up alliT RAM

HEALTH ,.. One urban health centre per 10,000 persons .. New medical colleges at Na","ri. Rajpipla and Porbandar .. Rs 73cr for increasing 100 medical and 64 PG seats in Rajkot and Bhavnaga._r __ --:--,_ .. 6OO·bed new maternity child hospital at SSG Hospital, Vadodara .. Bachelor in audiology speech & language pathology at Sola Medical College WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT )0 Poshan Triveni Protsahan Puraskar for anganwadi workers for well·nourished anganwadis ;> Mini anganwadis for central jails in Ahmedabad, Surat Vadodara and Rajkot SOCIALJUSnCE AND '-- '

. iMPOWERMENT • ... Rs 500 scholarship fer scheduled caste (SC) boys of Class I to VIII; SC girls of Class Ito V .. Rs 750 scholarship for SC girls from Class VI to VII I

TeamTOI eficiary at concessional rates from PDS outlets. There are 66lakh ben-

from rag pickers in cities. A provi­sion of Rs 56 crore has been made for this scheme, fmance minister Patel said.

NEW SCHEMES. AT A G'I..ANtE Ahmedabad: Gujarat does not eficiaries under the PDS in the

have enviable statistics of mal- state. The state has made a provi- >- Government will purchase dry waste, plastic from rag pickers.

nutrition. especially among chi!· sion of Rs 287 for this addition to The state government has also extended the 'Smart Cities' scheme to towns. For the first time, a SU'll

of Rs 100 crore has been alloc'lt~d for five municipalities (Rs 20 crore

dren. A recent Comprehensive list of groceries under the PDS. Nutrition Survey (2016-1B) of the The government announced a government of India stated that number of new schemes in 2020 39 per cent of children in Gujarat state budget to address burning is-below the age of four are stunted. sues. A scheme for each) who have done

;.. Smart Town Mission: Five best municipalities to get Rs 20cr each.

In what appears to be a corrective called fro 'Madre measure by the state government, Vatan Yo. ~na' Tur dal, a source of protein in a was also an· largely vegeterain state, has for nounced dur-the first time been included in ing the budget. the list of groceries that are sold U n d e r the through the public distri- scheme, the bulion system (PDS). . III:' I state gov·

"We have been consist· ernme n t entlydemandingforuniver- . " will con· salisation of public distri- tribute an bution system in the country Intra- equal amount of duction of Tur Dal in the PDS is an donation that an important step in ensuring people individual gives get a protein rich diet. I hope they to develop facili-start introducing protein-rich diet ties like school, kin~

in anganwadis of the state as well," dergarten, dispen-said Neeta Hardikar, director. sary or other pub-Anna Suraksha Adhikar Abhiyan. lic amenities in She added that the Gujarat govern- village,. A provi· ment should follow states like Mad· sion of Rs 200 crore hya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh and has been made under introduce eggs in mid-day meal the scheme. scheme. In its bid to curb pol-

commendable work in developing people·

oriented facilities.

>- 'Madre Vatan' Scheme: Govt will contribute matching amount by donor to create

facilities in villages,

Parivahan Yojana' for farmers.

.... New scheme for farmers who shift to cow' based natural farming.

State finance minister Nitin lution and make state plastic Patel announced in the budget that free, the state government has under the new scheme, 12 kg Tur announced a scheme to pur· ' Dal will be distributed to each ben· chase plastic and dry waste '

Punlt Kalawadia

Eye on panchayats, govt goes all out

School reforms scheme; {31,955cr for education

'WOOING FARMERS ~l,OOOCR for paying interest on farmers' loans n,l9OCR for crop insurance scheme ~~Cli to boost agriculture research OOOCR under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Vojna ,SOCH for APMCs to construct storage facilities <12CR to set up Gujarat Organic Agricultural University at Halol in Panchmahal district

Ahmedabad: Facing pan· chayat polls

if" later this yea r, the state

govern ­ment has

gone all out to woo farm­

ers, who have been badly hit

t JO,ooo per farmer as subvention fer building storage facility a35C1I subsidy provision purchase of tractors or other farm mechanization equipment ~5OCR subvention for farmers

natural

turas schemes, Last year, the budgetary allocation for agri­culture was Rs 7,111 crore.

Earlier this month, ceding to a demand by farmers, the government of India had made crop insurance voluntary for farmers and the state govern· ment has made a provision of Rs 1,100 crore to pay interest for farmers availing crop insur­ance.

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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat govern· ment seems to have taken a leaf out of Arvind Kejriwal's successful poll plank in Delhi, as it announced a

new scheme that aims to develop 500 state-run schools as 'SchoUL> of Ex· cellence' by the end of March next year. The scheme is part of the state government's massive budget outlay of Rs 31,955 crore for the education sector.

"Our government has implement­ed a number of schemes to brighten the future of India taking shape in the classrooms. I announce. 'Schools of Excellence Scheme' to ensure quality education in government schools," Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, announced on Wednesday while unveiling the state budget for 2020-21.

-T;ilented teachers from taluka level will be identified to impart glob­al standard education in these schools, the minister said, A provision of Rs 250 crore has been made for the scheme which includes providing modern infrastructural facilities,

... 500 government schools to be developed as Schools of Excellence in first phase with world-class infrastructure

). About 15,000 primary schools and 5,000 secondary and higher secondary schoolS to be converted into Schools of Excellence in 5 years

... ~6S0 crore budget outlay for construction of 700 classrooms of primary schools

> Command and contrOl centre to be sn:engthened for quality improvement in school education and real time online monitoring of the schemes

» Rs 2cr for construction .... Ii? of Dr Ambedkar Shavan ..

by extended monsoon, cy. clones and locust attack.

In addition, Patel also an­nounced a new scheme nruned 'Dinkar Yojna' with a inital provision of Rs 500 crore to pro­vide irrigatio water during the day time. "Tbe government will strengthen trar~""ission net· work and install . U N sub-sta· tions in three years at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore," Patei said,

"In the pilot phase, about 500 schools will be developed as schools of excellence during 2020-21," said Vinod Rao, secretary, primary and secondary education. A separate sub· head has also been provided in the budget for 'External Assistance Fund­ing for Schools of Excellence' so that it could be scaled up in the next 5 years.

about 15,000 primary schools and about 5,000 secondary and higher sec­ondary schools into schools of excel­lence in the next 5 years, Rao sald. The budget has also made provision to the tune of Rs 650 crore for school infra­structure; Rs 188 crore to Gujarat in­stitute of Educational Technology for education-technology interventions, and Rs 125 crore for smart classrooms during 2020-21.

at80tad >- Maintenance grant for old·age homes increased to Rs 2,160 per month per person from RsI,soo

Finance minis­ter Nitin Patel in the

budget for the year 2020-21 allocated an impressive Rs

7,423 crore for various agricul- The broader vision is to convert

Dairy farmers to get cheaper cattlefeed

!{~1{ ALLOCATIONS , 32CII for conservation of Gir and Kankarej cow breeds t27Clt for Mukhya Mantri I Nishulk Pashu Saarvar Yojana (".JGR for strengthening service of Karuna Ambulance 1962 in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Sural, Rajkol, Bhavnagar and Mehsana

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Ahmedabad: Dairy farmers battling rising costs of cattle feed have been given a relief by finance minister Nitin Patel.

In the budget, Patel announced Mukhya Mantri Pashudhan Sar,1 'T Yojana airned at pro­viding cattle feed at COhLc{,sional rate to farm· ers for their cattle and progenll A provision of Rs 200 crore was made to provide healthy and nutritious feed to milchanirnals. "Nearly 150kg cattle feed will be provided at 50 % conces· sional rate for one month to farmers when their cow or buffalo give birth to a calf.

The scheme will benefit nearly 15 lakh livestock owner who are members of the vil· lage milk cooperatives," said Patel.R S Sodhi, managing director of GCMMF, said, " This will go a long way as it would reduce the cost dairy farmers incur towards maintaining their cattle. The saving will translate in more income in their hand." "Gujarat counts for 7 to 8 % of country's cattle population. New veterinary college was need of the day," he added.

A veterinary college has been proposed at Rajpur Nava, Himmatnagar, a centre for post­graduate study in fisheries, veterinary insti­tutes and construction of intensive livestock conservation offices. A new centre for excel­lence for ho-rticulture was also proposed in Jarnnagar district .

The state government also made a budget­ary provision of Rs 81 crore for providing subvention to livestock owners dairy farm, animal units and goat units, among other schemes. The government has also an­nounced another scheme to provide subven­tion to small and traditional fishermen for procuring engines.

RAINING BtJ~'EfiTS

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)0- Rs 423cr for repairing government boys hostels In Ahmedabad, Mahuva, Anand among others

>- RS"3cr for new boys hostels at Kadana, Nilar, Sonagadh, Bodeli; Garbad and Vijaynagar

) - New girts hostels at Kadana.. Bhllad, Modasa and Manekpur . PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT )0 Gray water treatment plants in 80 panchayats

P Rs 5,000 to build bathrooms

)0- Rs llakh loan at zero per cent for women's groups

» Assistance to women's groups in rural areas to buy mills for grains and spices grinding

LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT ... Rs5,OOOper~for4 months tor wives of constructioi1 WOlters. female construction labourers )- Rs20,ooo per yw as houSing

.. subsidy scheme for five years forconStructionworilers TOURISM >. Rs 5cr for Ambardi lion safari » Rs 23cr for Mangaleshwar Kabir Yad, Angareshwar, Shukla Tirth »- Rs Scr for Polo forest > Rs 3cr for Velavadar Blaekbuek National Pari(

.,.. Rs 4.56km four-lane signature Bridge eonnecting Bey! Dwar1<a andOkha ... Rs ler for air service connecting Somnath and 0war1<a

HOME ... cleation of 11,000 new posts in vario!Is cadres in hOme dept

» 4,528 home guard jawans to be recruited

' ,.. 13,8!ilhouses for new houses for polICemen