INDEX SN Sub-head Page No 1 Agriculture 2-17 2 Animal Husbandry 18-22 3 Civil Aviation 23-26 4 Cooperation 27-36 5 Cultural Affairs 37-42 6 Dairy Development 43-47 7 Defence Services Welfare 48-56 8 Education 57-66 9 Employment Genration 67-69 10 Fisheries 70-72 11 Finance 73-75 12 Food & Civil Supplies 76-79 13 Forestry & Wildlife 80-84 14 General Administration & Personnel 85-86 15 Health 87-100 16 Higher Education 101-110 17 Home 111-116 18 Housing & Urban Development 117-126 19 Information and Publicity 127-130 20 Industry & Commerce 131-137 21 Information & Technology 138-145 22 Irrigation 146-159 23 Labour Welfare 160-161 24 Local Government 162-179 25 Medical Education & Research 180-185 26 Planning 186-191 27 Power 192-201 28 Revenue & Relief 202-206 29 Roads & Bridges 207-222 30 Rural Development & Panchayats 223-237 31 Science & Technology 238-254 32 Social Security, Women & Child Development 255-259 33 Sports and Youth Services 260-261 34 Excise & Taxation 262-263 35 Technical Education & Industrial Training 264-275 36 Tourism 276-286 37 Transport 287-290 38 Water Supply & Sanitation 291-304 39 Welfare of Scheduled Castes/Backward Classes 305-320 New Development Initiatives 30-6-07 (Final) 1 1. AGRICULTURE 1.1 Contract farming – (1) Bring targeted area under contract farming and (2) Legislation to protect the Contractual Rights of Farmers under Contract Farming (FM Budget Speech) Scope of work- o To increase area under identified Rabi and Kharif crops. o To amend the law for contract farming for protecting the interests of farmers as per recommendations of Farmers Commission. Progress so far- o During 2006-07 against the target of 3.66 lac acres an area of 3.38 lac acres has been brought under Basmati, Maize, Guar crops, Hyola, Sunflower, Malting, Barley, Spring Maize, and Durum Wheat etc. Details at Annexure 1.1. o During 2007-08 target is to bring 3.43 lakh acres under contract farming. o As regards Law for Contract Farming, including enforcement of contract and other related provisions, Punjab Agriculture Produce Market Act, 1961 would be amended to provide for establishment of private markets, their regulation and other related issues. In this regard, a Committee is being constituted by the Department of Agriculture to finalize the issue. Target Date- 31/3/2008 1.2 Expedite implementation of Reliance and Bharti Projects (FM Budget Speech) Scope of work - Expedite work on Reliance and Bharti Projects. Progress – Reliance Project o MOU between Govt and M/s RIL has been signed on 1/8/2006. The project aims at direct linkage between the Farm and the Fork through elimination of middle man and application of improved post-harvest New Development Initiatives 30-6-07 (Final) 2 technologies. Ir seeks to establish state-of-the-art demonstration farms with world-class technology. There is a provision for setting up Rural Business Hubs in the state which will provide comprehensive range of products and services to the rural community. Reliance will also set up milk collection, processing and distribution centre. o It will initially invest a sum of Rs 500 crore and provide direct and indirect employment to 30,000 persons. o 5 Rural Business Hubs(RBH) will be set up in the first phase and increased to 50 RBHs upto Dec 2008 and 300 satellite RBHs. o Hyper super markets in cities with a network of 10,000 retailers. o Spread the production of Agri Produce area to 3,00,000 acres for marketing and processing. Procure 9 lac tones of grains for domestic and overseas marketing. o Aims to grow/process over 2,00,000 tones of horticulture produce with a wider mix. in its 20 processing facilities. Procure and process 7 lac litres of milk per day from 1,50,000 farmers. o The Cabinet in its meeting held on 26/6/2006 approved the MOU for Reliance. It was decided to transfer the following lands to Reliance – - 150 acres of land at Ladhowal owned by Punjab Land Development Reclamation Corporation on lease for Rs 16,000 per acre per annum for 30 yeaRs - Provision of transfer of Panchayat Land to Reliance and other companies desirous of setting up Mega Agriculture Projects. - 293 acres of PSIEC land at Malout, Abohar, Mansa, Mukatsar and Tanda for Rs 36.77 crore i.e. at an average rate of Rs 12.55 lac per acre. - PAIC will surrender the allotment of 170 acres of land at Govindwal to PSIEC on receipt of the price paid by it plus interest 3% per annum and PSIEC would allot it to RIL at the price to be received from PAIC. New Development Initiatives 30-6-07 (Final) 3 o Reliance is waiting for the finalization of the policy for implementation of terms and conditions. o The company has opened 30 collection centers in the state. They have also opened 8-10 Fresh Retail outlets in Jalandhar .The company is also in process of opening Central Processing Centres for sorting and processing agricultural produce. The manpower is in place at the Mohali and Chandigarh retail offices of the company. Progress – Bharti Project o To link India’s agriculture with the fields world and to help the farmers become internationally competitive, Bharti proposes the setting up of a state- of-the-art Research & Development Centre at Ladhowal Farm, Ludhiana with a total investment of Rs 92 Cr over a period of three years. o This Centre will carry out research in - varietal development - agronomic practices - plant protection - integrated pest management practices - post harvest management practices, storage, packaging etc. - Besides, Post Harvest Management Centre and Pack House and Cold Storages will also be set up. o MOU between Government & Bharti has been signed on 23/6/06. Bharti has taken 300 acres of land at Ladhowal on lease at a concessional rate for 4 years from the department (Land Reclamation Corporation). The lease period has been extended upto 33 years. Target Date- 31/12/2012 New Development Initiatives 30-6-07 (Final) 4 1.3 Government of India Grant of Rs 100 Cr to PAU Scope of work-A sum of Rs100 Cr has been promised in the Union Budget 2006-07 for release to PAU for conducting research in alternative crops which are economically as remunerative as wheat-paddy cropping system. Funds- (Rs Cr) Outlay 2007-08 Released Utilized 45.00 - Progress so far- o Government of India had conveyed its approval for special grant of Rs 100.00 Cr for PAU Ludhiana vide letter dated 9 Feb, 2007. This grant will be utilized in Development of New Technologies to provide momentum to the productivity, value addition, enhance output use, efficiency and conserve natural resources. - Rs 30.00 crore was released on 29/3/2007 out of which Rs27.82 Cr has been utilized. - During 2007-08 Rs45.00 Cr has been sanctioned by Government of India. o An Oversight Committee to monitor the progress of funds utilization of approved programmes/items will be constituted by the Punjab Agricultural University with external representatives in consultation with the DARE/ICAR. To be done – Funds to be released by GOI. 1.4 12th Finance Commission Grant for Agriculture Production Pattern Adjustment Programme in Punjab for Productivity and Growth (FM Budget Speech) (AGR 1) Scope of work- 12th Finance Commission has allocated an amount of Rs 24 crore per year for 4 years i.e. Rs96 Cr for 2006-10 for initiating appropriate New Development Initiatives 30-6-07 (Final) 5 programmes in selected districts. The aim is to wean away the farmers from rice - wheat rotation. Funds- (Rs Cr) Outlay 2007-08 Released Utilized 24.00 - - Progress so far- Proposal of Agriculture Department for crediting an amount of Rs24.00 Cr of 12th Finance Commission to Price Stabilization Fund to ensure procurement of alternative crops other than wheat and paddy at MSP was discussed in the meeting of High Level Committee held on 6/11/06 under the chairmanship of CS Punjab but the matter was postponed for discussion in more detail. As per direction of High Level Committee meeting, this issue had again been discussed in meeting on 12/12/06 held by FCD. Now revised proposal is being submitted to High Level Committee for approval. To be done – Revised proposal to be approved by HLC and to be forwarded to GOI for release of funds. Target Date- 31/3/2008 1.5 Technology Improvement for Production and Market Development for Higher Value Crops (ACA of 2004-05) (AGR-2) Scope of work- One time ACA of Rs 3.00 Cr approved in 2004-05 and released in 2005-06 to promote cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants to be provided to PAU during 2007-08. Funds- (Rs Cr) Outlay 2007-08 Released Utilized 3.00 - - New Development Initiatives 30-6-07 (Final) 6 Progress so far- To be done – Funds to be released by F.D. Target Date - 31/3/2008 1.6 Macro Management Work Plan for Agriculture Department (CSS 90:10) (AGR 3) Scope of work- The scheme has 5 different components - Improvement of Soil Health, Pest & Weed Management, Popularization of use of liquid bio- fertilizer, Information Technology, Dev of Agriculture marketing infrastructure and information system and Reclamation of Alkali Soils. Funds- (Rs Cr) Outlay 2007-08 Released Utilized CS SS Total 27.00 3.00 30.00 Progress so far-During 2006-07 an amount of Rs6.47 Cr has been spent upto 31/3/2007. To be done – Works to be completed by Department of Agriculture.