ECONOMIC SURVEY
OF
HIMACHAL PRADESH
2017-18
Economic and Statistics Department FOREWORD
Economic Survey is one of the budget documents which indicates the important economic activities and achievements of the Government. The salient features of the State of the economy of Himachal Pradesh during 2017-18 are presented in Part-I, and statistical tables on various subjects are given in Part-II.
I am thankful to all the departments and public undertakings for their co-operation in making available the material included in the Survey. The burden of collection and updating the huge and voluminous data and its presentation in a concise and inter-related form was borne by the Economic and Statistics Department. I appreciate and commend the work done by the officers and officials of this department.
Dr. Shrikant Baldi Additional Chief Secretary (Finance, Plg., and Eco. & Stat.) to the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.
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Contents Pages 1. General Review 1 2. State Income and Public Finance 9 3. Institutional and Bank Finances 14 4. Excise and Taxation 32 5. Price Movement 34 6. Food Security and Civil Supplies 36 7. Agriculture and Horticulture 41 8. Animal Husbandry and Fisheries 57 9. Forest and Environment 66 10. Water Resource Management 72 11. Industries and Mining 75 12. Labour and Employment 78 13. Power 82 14. Transport and Communication 100 15. Tourism and Civil Aviation 105 16. Education 109 17. Health 123 18. Social Welfare Programme 130 19. Rural Development 142 20. Housing and Urban Development 149 21. Panchayati Raj 154 22. Information and Science Technology 156
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Part-I
ECONOMIC SURVEY-2017-18
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1. GENERAL REVIEW
Economic Situation at National 1.4 The Gross Domestic Product Level (GDP) at constant prices, with new Base year i.e. 2011-12, in 2016-17 is 1.1 THE Indian economy has estimated at `121.96 lakh crore as continued to consolidate the gains against `113.86 lakh crore in 2015-16. achieved in restoring macro-economic stability. This stability was marked by a At current prices Gross Domestic major domestic policy development Product in 2016-17 is estimated at paving the way for implementing the `152.54 lakh crore as against transformational Goods and Services `137.64 lakh crore in 2015-16 Tax(GST). The upswing in the national economy continued during the year shows an increase of 10.8 percent 2017-18. Indian‟s growth story remained during the year. The Gross Value Added positive and registered a steady pace of (GVA) at basic prices witnessed a economic growth during last three years. growth of 7.1 percent during 2016-17 The economy having grown 7.1 percent (Base 2011-12) against the growth rate in 2016-17 is expected to moderate to of 8.2 percent during the previous year. 6.5 percent in 2017-18. The growth rate in Gross Value Added during 2016-17 has been lower than
1.2 The India growth story is thus that in 2015-16 due to the lower growth firmly established with the fact that this in manufacturing (7.9%), construction growth is diversified in all sectors of the (1.3%), transport, storage, Indian economy. India has communication & services releated to demonstrated that it can be as broadcasting (4.3%), trade, repair, hotel competitive as the rest of the world. The and restaurants(8.9%), financial macroeconomic parameters of fiscal services (1.3%) and real estate, deficit, current account balance and ownership of dwelling & professional inflation is under control despite the services (8.0%). rise in the global crude oil prices. The Wholesale Price inflation was within the 1.5 The per capita income at manageable limits during the year and current prices is estimated at Inflation in terms of Consumer Price `1,03,870 in 2016-17 as against `94,731 Index in this period has declined what it for the previous year recording an was a year ago. The exports are picking increase of 9.6 percent. The per capita up and the world views India as the income in real terms i.e at 2011-12 most vibrant economy prices, is estimated at `82,229 for 2016-
1.3 Given the prevalent overall 17 as against `77,826 in 2015-16 macroeconomic scenario, the Indian registering an increase of 5.7 percent. economy seems to consolidate growth story and is relatively insulated from 1.6 The growth rate for the cyclical factors. fiscal year 2017-18 is expected around
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6.5 percent as per the advanced Growth Rate estimates. 9 8.1 8 6.9 1.7 The inflation management 7 is the key priority. The inflation rate, 6 6.3 5 year–on-year, as measured by the 4 Wholesale Price Index (WPI), remained 3
below 3 percent in the most part of the 2 Percent current financial year 2017-18 (April- 1 Dec.). The inflation rate in terms of 0 Whole Sale Price Index was 3.6 percent 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 in the month of December, 2017 against Year 2.1 percent in the month of December,2016. The All India
Consumer Price Index Number for
Industrial workers was 4.0 percent in
December,2017 as against 2.2 percent in December, 2016. 1.9 The State Gross Domestic
Product (GSDP) at factor cost at current Economic Situation in Himachal Pradesh prices, is estimated at `1, 24,236 crore 1.8 The State of Himachal is in 2016-17 as against `1,13,355 crore in becoming a vibrant economy of 2015-16 showing an increase of 9.6 the country due to the steady efforts of percent during the year. At constant the simple and hardworking people of (2011-12) prices in 2016-17 is estimated the State and progressive policies of the at `1,02,954 crore as against `96,274 Central Government. Today Himachal could become the most prosperous and crore in 2015-16 registering a growth of fastest growing economy in the country. 6.9 percent during the year as against The economy of the State is expected to the growth rate of 8.1 percent during achieve a growth rate 6.3 percent in the the previous year. The increase in total current financial year . State Domestic Product is mainly attributed to 18.1 percent in community & personal services sectors, 8.2 percent increase in transport and trade, 7.1 percent in manufacturing sector, 5.8 percent in finance & real estate, 5.4 percent in construction and 2.9 percent increase in electricity, gas & water supply. Whereas the Primary sector has shown a marginal decrease of 0.7 percent. Food-grains production, which was 16.34 lakh MT during 2015-16 has increased to 17.45 lakh MT during 2016-17 and is targeted at 16.45 lakh MT in 2017-18. The fruit production has
2 decreased by 34.1 percent i.e from 9.29 lakh MT in 2015-16 to 6.12 lakh MT in 2016-17 and during 2017-18 (up to December, 2017) production was 5.00 lakh MT.
1.10 The per capita income at current prices witnessed an increase of 9.1 percent as it increased to `1,46,294 in 2016-17 from `1,34,089 in 2015-16.
1.11 As per the advanced estimates and on the basis of economic conditions up to December, 2017, the likely growth rate for 2017-18 will be around 6.3 percent.
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TABLE 1.1 Key Indicators
Indicators 2015-16 2016-17 2015-16 2016-17
Absolute Value %age change over previous year
G.S.D.P.(`in crore) (a)At current prices 1,13,355 1,24,236 9.2 9.6 (b)At constant prices 96,274 1,02,954 8.1 6.9 Food grains production 16.34 17.45 1.6 6.8 (lakh tonnes) Fruit production (lakh tonnes) 9.29 6.12 23.5 (-) 34.1 Gross Value Added from Industrial 28,361 29,281 9.2 3.2 Sector*( ` in crore) Electricity generated (Million Units) 1573 1596 (-) 25.0 1.5 Wholesale Price Index# 109.7 111.6 (-) 3.6 1.8 C.P.I. for Industrial Workers(HP) 235 246 4.4 4.7 *At current price # Base Year 2011-12 affect the importance of this sector in the state economy as the state economic 1.12 The economic growth in growth still is being determined by the the State is predominantly governed by agriculture and its allied activities showed not much fluctuations during trend in agriculture and horticulture nineties as the growth rate remained production. It is the major contributor to more or less stable. The economy has the total domestic product and has shown a shift from agriculture sector to overall impact on other sectors via input industries and services as the linkages, employment and trade etc. percentage contribution of agriculture Due to lack of irrigation facilities our and allied sectors in total State agricultural production to a large extent Domestic Product has declined from still depends on timely rainfall and 57.9 percent in 1950-51 to 55.5 percent weather conditions. High priority has in 1967-68, 26.5 percent in 1990-91 and been accorded to this sector by the to 9.7 percent in 2016-17. Government.
1.13 The share of industries and 1.15 The State has made services sectors respectively has significant progress in the development increased from 1.1 & 5.9 percent in of horticulture. The topographical 1950-51 to 5.6 and 12.4 percent in variations and altitudinal differences 1967-68, 9.4 & 19.8 percent in 1990-91 coupled with fertile, deep and well and to 25.2 and 44.0 percent in drained soils favour the cultivation of 2016-17. However, the contribution of temperate to sub-tropical fruits. The other remaining sectors showed a region is also suitable for cultivation of favourable shift i.e. from 35.1 percent in ancillary horticultural produce like 1950-51 to 30.8 percent in 2016-17. flowers, mushroom, honey and hops.
1.14 The declining share of 1.16 During the year 2017-18 agriculture sector do not, however, up to December, 2017, 5.00 lakh tonnes of fruits were produced in the state and
4 it is envisaged to bring 3,000 hectares of the smaller projects has been reserved additional area under fruit plants against for investors from Himachal Pradesh which 2,552 hectares of area has only (up to 2 MW) and preference will be already been brought under plantation given for projects up to 5 MW. and 6.69 lakh fruit plants of different 1.19 Tourism is a major engine of species were distributed up to economic growth, an important source December, 2017. Growing of off-season of revenue earnings and a vegetables has also picked up in the generator of employment of diverse state. During the year 2016-17, 16.54 kinds. The State Govt. has also lakh tonnes of vegetables were developed appropriate infrastructure for produced as against 16.09 lakh tonnes its development which includes in 2015-16 recorded a growth rate of provision of public utility services, roads, 2.8 percent. It is anticipated that the communication network, airports, production of vegetables will be of the transport facilities, water supply and order of 15.40 lakh tonnes in 2017-18. civic amenities etc. As a result of high profile media thrust, a significant rise 1.17 Himachal Pradesh has been noticed in the domestic as well continued to take ambitious steps to as foreign tourist inflow during last few achieve its targets. In the area of climate years as below:- change mitigation. The State action plans on climate change aim to create TABLE 1.2 institutional capacities and implement Tourist arrival (In lakh) sectoral activities to address climate Foreigners change. Year Indian Total 2005 69.28 2.08 71.36 2006 76.72 2.81 79.53 2007 84.82 3.39 88.21 1.18 In view of the growing need 2008 93.73 3.77 97.50 of the State economy, the government 2009 110.37 4.01 114.38 has embarked upon a programme to 2010 128.12 4.54 132.66 provide uninterrupted continuous access 2011 146.05 4.84 150.89 to power supply in the state. Several 2012 156.46 5.00 161.46 steps have been taken for increasing 2013 147.16 4.14 151.30 power generation, strengthening of 2014 159.25 3.90 163.15 transmission and distribution. As a 2015 171.25 4.06 175.31 source of energy, hydro power is 2016 179.98 4.53 184.51 economically viable, non-polluting and is 2017 191.31 4.7111111 196.02 environmentally sustainable. In order to restructure the sector, the Power Policy 1.20 Information Technology has a of the State attempts to address all great scope for employment generation aspects like capacity addition energy and revenue earnings. The HIMSWAN security, access and availability, provides various G2G, G2C, G2B, affordability, efficiency, environment and e-Procurement and e-Samadhan etc. assured employment to people of systems to bring efficiency and Himachal. Though the private sector transparency in administration. participation in terms of investments in this sector has been encouraging but
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1.21 The annual plan for 2018-19 implemented for efficient and has been proposed at `6,300.00 crore timely solutions. Social security Pension increased which will be 10.5 percent higher than the plan size of current year 2017-18. from `650 to `700 per month. Under the skill development 1.22 Containment of prices is on scheme an allowance of `116 the priority list of Government. Himachal Pradesh Working Class Consumer Price crore has been distributed to Index number during 2017-18 1,58,100 beneficiaries. increased by 5.3 percent in Out of the total farmers only 43 December, 2017 as against percent of the farmers have been 4.0 percent at National level . issued Kisan Credit Cards by the banks. 1.23 The priority of the Essential commodities are being government has always been for social supplied on subsidized rates to welfare programmes. Concerted efforts 18,38,036 ration card holders in have been made to improve the the State so as to save them from efficiency and quality of public the on- slaught of rising prices. services delivery. To save and promote agriculture activities from the menace of Some of the major stray animals, wild animals and achievements taken during the year monkeys the government has are:- enhanced subsidy to 80 percent All persons above the age of under the Mukhyamantri Khet 70 years will be provided an old Sarkasan Yojna . age pension irrespective of any Under Restructured weather income limit except those drawing Based Crop Insurance any other pension. Scheme(R-WBCIS) total of All the departments have been 2,86,378 number of farmers have directed to prepare targets to be been covered till Kharif and Rabi achieved by their departments crop in 2016-17 season. within the next 100 days for To bring diversification in unique and innovative activities. horticulture industry an area of Additional Interim Relief of 156.19 hectares has been 8 percent of the basic pay has brought under flower cultivation been provided to Government upto December, 2017. employees and pensioners with The R-WBCIS is being effect from 1.01.2016. implemented in 36 blocks for Under Smart City Mission apple, 41 blocks for Mango, 15 Municipal Corporation Shimla blocks for Citrus, 13 blocks for has also been approved by Plum and 5 blocks for Peach Government of India. crops. Under “Public Service Guarantee During the financial year 2016-17, Act 183 services in 25 1,596 million units of electricity departments has been were generated.
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10,519 MW hydro power has 160 beneficiaries were provided been harnessed out of 27,436 skill training under National Urban MW identified potential which Livelihood Mission and 33 comes out to 38.34 percent. persons have been provided Under Mahatama Gandhi placement. National Rural Employment Special attention is being given to Guarantee scheme 156.54 lakh quality education and to achieve man days have been generated the target of universalization of by providing employment to elementary education under 4,32,005 households. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is Under Rajiv Awaas Yojana 846 vigoursly implemented houses are being constructed in A programme named PRAYAS the State during current financial PLUS has been started in all year. upper primary schools for the Swachh Bharat Mission is being popularisation and innovation in implemented in all the 12 districts Science and Math. of the State in project mode and Free education is being provided Himachal is considered as a to girl students in the State upto leading State in the field of University level. Sanitation. The girl students studying in Under Matri Shakti Bima Yojna classes IX to XII belonging to SC, all women in the age group of ST, OBC, minority communities 10-75 years, living below poverty and BPL families are being line are covered in case of their provided with hostel facilities in death or disability. the educationally backward Under National Rural Livelihood blocks. Mission a total of 3,280 women Under Post Matric Scholarship to SHGs are proposed for SC/ ST/ OBC a total of 45,351 assistance. students have been benefitted. Under Saansad Adrash Gram To improve the quality education Yojana in two phases 10 two Govt. Senior Secondary Panchayats have been adopted Schools have been designated as by the MPs. Aadrash Model Schools in each 1,416 kms roads/paths/streets constituency of each district. and drain are being maintained To improve the educational status by 54 Urban Local Bodies. of the deprived section of the Under Lal Bahadur Shastri society, various types of Kamgar Avam Shahari Ajivika scholarships/ stipend are being Yojna, an amount of `1.50 crore provided by the State/ Central government at various stages. has been provided for wage Medical University has to set up employment in newly in District Mandi. created/merged areas of Under National Rural Health Municipal Councils/Corporations Mission 95 Health Institutions are in the Pradesh. identified to provide 24 hours emergency services.
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1.05 lakh smart cards have been issued under Mukhya Mantri State Health Care Scheme to the selected families . Under “BETI HAI ANMOL Yojna” 16,908 girls have been benefitted. Under Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan Yojna 691 beneficiaries were covered upto December, 2017 . In order to ensure accountability, During the current year 219 transparency, efficiency and to couples have been benefitted improve service delivery under inter caste marriage and mechanism to general public web grant has been increased from services has been started for all planning & special areas in the `25,000 to `50,000. State. Under Mata Shabri Mahila Himachal is the only State which Sashaktikaran Yojna `1,300 are has provided horizontal being provided to eligible women connectivity to 2,260 government for the purchase of gas offices in the State. connection and total of 5,100 2,308 Lok Mitra Kendras are women have been benefitted. active and providing 28 G2C To provide financial assistance services. and support services to Rape 52 e-services under e-district victims an amount of `75,000 is launched in all 12 districts. Under Aadhaar scheme being provided. UID has been generated for more Under Pradhan Mantri Matru than 75.73 lakh (105 %) residents vandana Yojna(PMMVY), a cash against the projected population incentive of `5,000/- is being of 2017. provided directly in the account of The Per Capita Income has Pregnant women and Lactating touched the level of Mothers for first living child. `1,46,294 in 2016-17 witnessing a 16,521 childern have been growth of 9.1 percent over 2015- benefitted under Mother Teressa Asahay Matri Sambal Yojana in 16 and is estimated at `1,58,462 the current financial year. in 2017-18.
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Table-1.3
Receipt and Expenditure of the State Government
( in crore) Item 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 (Actual) (Actual) (RE) (BE) 1.Revenue Receipts(2+3+4) 17843 23440 26677 27714 2.Tax Revenue 8584 10307 11551 12765 3.Non-Tax Revenue 2081 1837 1511 1602 4.Grant-in-aid 7178 11296 13615 13347 5.Revenue Expenditure 19787 22303 27613 28755 (a)Interest Payments 2849 3155 3400 3500 6.Revenue Surplus/Deficit(1-5) -1944 1137 -936 -1041 7. Capital Receipts 13252 6543 7653 7364 (a) Recovery of loans 41 26 25 19 (b) Other receipts 1684 388 1000 1200 (c) Borrowings & liabilities 11527 6129 6628 6145 8.Capital Expenditure 11207 7275 8252 7028 9.Total Expenditure(5+8) 30994 29578 35865 35783 Plan expenditure 6088 6257 9219 8522 Non-plan expenditure 24906 23321 26646 27261
As Percent to the Gross State Domestic Product 1.Revenue Receipts 17.19 20.68 21.47 20.39 2.Tax Revenue 8.27 9.09 9.30 9.39 3.Non-Tax Revenue 2.01 1.62 1.22 1.18 4.Grant-in-aid 6.92 9.97 10.96 9.82 5.Revenue Expenditure 19.07 19.68 22.23 21.16 (a)Interest Payments 2.75 2.78 2.74 2.58 6.Revenue Deficit/ surplus -1.87 1.00 -0.75 -0.77 7.Capital Receipts 12.77 5.77 6.16 5.42 (a) Recovery of loans 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.01 (b) Other receipts 1.62 0.34 0.80 0.88 (c) Borrowings & liabilities 11.11 5.41 5.34 4.52 8.Capital Expenditure 10.80 6.42 6.64 5.17 9.Total Expenditure 29.87 26.09 28.87 26.33 Plan expenditure 5.87 5.52 7.42 6.27 Non-plan expenditure 24.00 20.57 21.45 20.06
Note:GSDP estimates for 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17(Q) & 2017-18(Advance)
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2. STATE INCOME AND PUBLIC FINANCE
Gross State Domestic Product terms of growth. As per advance 2.1 Gross State Domestic estimates, the growth rate of GSDP Product (G.S.D.P.) or state income is during 2017-18 is expected 6.3 percent. the most important indicator for measuring the economic growth of a 2.5 The table given below state. According to quick estimates, the shows the growth of economy of total State Domestic Product for the Himachal Pradesh during the last three years:- year 2016-17 is `1,02,954 crore against Table 2.1 `96,274 crore in 2015-16 thereby (Percent) registering a growth of 6.9 percent at Year H.P. constant prices (Base Year:2011-12). 2014-15 7.5 2015-16(P) 8.1 2.2 As per the quick estimates the 2016-17(Q) 6.9 value of Gross State Domestic Product of the Pradesh at current prices Per Capita Income which was estimated at ` 1,13,355 2.6 According to quick crore for 2015-16 (Provisional estimates( New Series base 2011-12), the per capita income at current prices estimates) increased to `1,24,235 crore during 2016-17, registering an increase increased to ` 1,46,294 in 2016-17 from of about 9.6% This increase is attributed `1,34,089 in 2015-16 showing an to the agriculture & allied activities increase of 9.1%. At constant sector besides other sectors of the (2011-2012) prices the per capita economy. The food grains production income during 2016-17 is estimated at increased to 17.45 lakh MT in 2016-17 from 16.34 lakh MT in 2015-16. `1,19,755 against `1,12,895 in 2015-16 Whereas the production of apple witnessing an increase of 6.1 percent. decreased to 4.68 lakh MT in 2016-17 from 7.77 lakh MT in 2015-16. Sectoral Contribution
2.3 The economy of Himachal 2.7 The sectoral analysis reveals Pradesh is predominantly dependent that during 2016-17, the percentage upon agriculture and in the absence of contribution of Primary sector to total strong industrial base, any fluctuations G.S.D.P. of the State is 16.01 percent, in the agricultural or horticultural Secondary Sector 39.96 percent, production cause some changes in Transport, Communications and Trade economic growth also. During 2016-17 12.03 per cent, Finance & Real Estate about 9.68 percent of state income has 15.98 per cent and Community and been contributed by agriculture sector Personal Services 16.02 percent, alone. 2.8 The structural composition 2.4 The economy of the state of the state economy witnessed also appears to be in resilient mode in significant changes during the decade.
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The share of agriculture including horticulture and animal husbandry Primary Sector in G.S.D.P. had declined from 26.86 percent in 1990-91 to 9.68 percent in Primary Sector 2016-17 %age 2016-17, yet the agriculture sector (`in crore) Inc. continues to occupy a significant place /dec. in the state economy and any fluctuation 1.Agriculture and in the production of food grains/ Fruits affect the economy. The share of Animal primary sectors which include Husbandry 9,223 -5.3 agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining 2.Forestry & & quarrying has declined from 35.52 Logging 4,382 9.3 percent in 1990-91 to 16.01 per cent 3. Fishing 86 5.8 during 2016-17. 4. Mining &
Quarrying 409 12.7 2.9 The Secondary sector, which occupies the important place in Total Primary 14,100 -0.7 the state economy has witnessed a major improvement since 1990-91. Its 2.11 Primary sector, which contribution increased from 26.50 per includes Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, cent in 1990-91 to 39.96 percent in Mining and Quarrying, during 2016-17, 2016-17, reflecting healthy signs of witnessed negative growth rate of industrialisation and modernisation in 0.7 per cent, due to decerease in apple the state. The share of the electricity, production by nearly 40 percent as gas and water supply sector which is a compared to 2015-16. component of secondary sector has also Secondary Sector increased from 4.70 percent during
1990-91 to 7.32 percent during 2016-17. Secondary Sector 2016-17 %age Tertiary sector which is comprises Inc. sectors like trade, transport, (`in crore) communications, banking, real estate & /dec. business services, community and 1. Manufacturing 27,134 7.1 personal services has also witnessed 2. Construction 8,234 5.4 change in its share. Its share in 3. Electricity, Gas 7,856 2.9 G.S.D.P. for the year 2016-17 is 44.03 & Water Supply per cent. Total Secondary 43,224 6.0
Sectoral Growth 2.12 The secondary sector, which comprises Manufacturing, Construction 2.10 Following are the major and Electricity, Gas and Water Supply constituents of the economy which registered a growth of 6.0 percent attributed to 6.9 percent growth of state during 2016-17. As compared to the last economy during 2016-17. year‟s performance in these sectors the manufacturing sector has shown a decline in growth in 2016-17.
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Contribution of Local Bodies in the Tertiary Sector State Gross Domestic Product (GSDP) 2.16 The overall contribution of Tertiary Sector 2016-17 %age local bodies in the GSDP for the year (`in crore) Inc. 2016-17 is 0.30 percent. Table below /dec. shows the growth of local bodies in the 1.Transport, 12,359 8.2 State. Comm. & Trade Hotel Percent Contribution of Local Bodies 2.Finance and Real 13,756 5.8 Estate Year(s) Percent Contribution 3.Community and 14,609 18.1 2014-15 0.27 2015-16(P) 0.27 Personal 2016-17(Q) 0.30 Services Total Tertiary 40,724 10.7 Prospects- 2017-18 2.17 As per the advance Transport Storage, estimates based on the economic Communications and Trade performance of state upto December, 2.13 This group of sectors 2017 the rate of economic growth of shows a growth of 8.2 percent during state during 2017-18 is likely to be 2016-17. The transport by other means 6.3 percent. The state has achieved component of this sector has shown a growth rate of 6.9% in 2016-17 and growth of 4.4 percent. 8.1% in 2015-16. The GSDP at current prices is likely to be about `1,35,914 Finance and Real Estate crore. 2.14 This sector comprises Banking and Insurance, Real Estate, 2.18 According to the advance Ownership of dwellings and Business estimates the Per Capita Income at Services. It witnessed a growth of 5.8 current prices during 2017-18 has been percent in 2016-17. estimated at `1,58,462 against
Community and Personal `1,46,294 in 2016-17 showing an Services increase of 8.3 percent.
2.15 The growth in this sector 2.19 A brief analysis of the during 2016-17 is 18.1 percent. economic growth in Himachal Pradesh,
however, reveals that the state has
always tried to keep pace with the all-
India growth rate as shown in
Table-2.2 below:-
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Table 2.2
Period Average annual growth rate (Percentage) Plan Years/Year H.P. All India First Plan 1951-56 (+)1.6 (+)3.6 Second Plan 1956-61 (+)4.4 (+)4.1 Third Plan 1961-66 (+)3.0 (+)2.4 Annual Plans 1966-67 to 1968-69 .. (+)4.1 Fourth Plan 1969-74 (+)3.0 (+)3.4 Fifth Plan 1974-78 (+)4.6 (+)5.2 Annual Plans 1978-79 to 1979-80 (-)3.6 (+)0.2 Sixth Plan 1980-85 (+)3.0 (+)5.3 Seventh Plan 1985-90 (+)8.8 (+)6.0 Annual Plan 1990-91 (+)3.9 (+)5.4 Annual Plan 1991-92 (+)0.4 (+)0.8 Eighth Plan 1992-97 (+)6.3 (+)6.2 Ninth Plan 1997-02 (+)6.4 (+)5.6 Tenth Plan 2002-07 (+)7.6 (+)7.8 Eleventh Plan 2007-12 (+)8.0 (+)8.0 Twelfth Plan 2012-17 (i) 2012-13 (+)6.4 (+)5.6 (ii) 2013-14 (+)7.1 (+)6.4 (iii) 2014-15 (+)7.5 (+)7.4 (iv) 2015-16 (+)8.1 (+)8.2 (v) 2016-17 (+)6.9 (+)7.1 2017-18 (+)6.3 (+)6.5
Public Finance 17(RE). The revenue receipts increased by 3.88 percent in 2.20 The state Government 2017-18 over 2016-17. mobilizes financial resources through direct and indirect taxes, non-tax 2.21 The state‟s own taxes revenue, share of central taxes and were estimated at ` 7,946 crore in grants-in-aid from Central Govt. to meet the expenditure on 2017-18(BE) as against `7,217crore administration and developmental in 2016-17(RE) and `6,699 crore in activities. According to the budget 2015-16(A). The state‟s own taxes estimates for the year 2017-18 (BE) was estimated 10.10 percent more in the total revenue receipts were 2017-18 (BE) as against estimated at `27,714 crore as 2016-17 (RE) . against `26,677 crore in 2016-
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2.22 The state‟s non-tax revenue (comprising mainly of interest receipts, power receipts, road transport receipts and other administrative service etc.) was corresponding percentages for estimated at `1,602 crore in the year 2016-17(RE) and 2015-16(A) were 39.0 and 38.74 2017-18(BE). The state‟s non tax percent respectively. The revenue revenue was 5.78 percent of total receipts from state excise duties revenue receipts in 2017-18. is estimated at `1,351 crore in 2.23 The share of central 2017-18 (BE) taxes was estimated at `4,819 crore 2.25 The percentage of in 2017-18(BE). revenue surplus to total GSDP for the
year 2015-16 is 1.0 percent and in 2.24 The break-up of the state‟s 2016-17 the percentage of revenue own taxes reveals that sales tax of deficit to the total GSDP is `5,135 crore constitute a major 0.75percent. portion i.e. 40.23 percent of total tax revenue in 2017-18. The
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3. INSTITUTIONAL AND BANK FINANCES
3.1 The State of Himachal Bank (HPGB) having total branch Pradesh comprises of 12 districts. The network of 263 as on September 2017. Lead Bank responsibility has been The Co-operative Sector Banks have allocated amongst three banks viz. total branch network of 546 and State PNB in 6 districts, namely Hamirpur, apex Co-operative Bank i.e. Himachal Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Mandi and Pradesh Co-operative Bank (HPSCB) Una; UCO Bank in 4 districts namely have Branch network of 213 and Bilaspur, Shimla, Solan and Sirmour Kangra Central Co-operative Bank and State Bank of India in 2 districts (KCCB) is having 217 branches. In namely Chamba and Lahaul-Spiti. The terms of district-wise spread of bank UCO Bank is the Convenor Bank of branches, Kangra district have highest State Level Bankers Committee number of 419 bank branches and (SLBC). Up to September 2017, the Lahaul-Spiti has lowest number of 23 State has a network of 2,144 and more branches. The outreach of bank than 80 percent branches are services has further increased by functioning in rural areas. Banks have installation of 1,940 ATMs by various opened 83 new bank branches during banks. Bank has installed 122 new October 2016 to September 2017. At ATMs in the State between present 1,742 branches are located in October, 2016 to September, 2017. Rural areas, 311 in Semi-urban areas and 91 are functioning at Shimla, the only Urban Centre in the State 3.4 Banks have deployed classified by RBI. Business Correspondent Agents (known as “Bank Mitras”) in sub 3.2 As per census 2011, the service areas to provide Banking average population per branch in the services to the far-flung areas where State comes to 3,202 against National Brick and Mortar Branches are not level of 11,000. Public Sector Banks financially viable. At present total (PSBs) in the State have total Branch 1,848 Bank Mitras are deployed in the Network of 1,202 branches up to State by various banks for providing September, 2017 thereby having more Basic banking services in villages. than 56 percent of total branch The peer banks (PSBs) in the State network of banking sector in the State. viz. PNB, SBI, UCO, Canara Bank State Bank of India (SBI) after merger have full-fledged controlling offices of its associate Banks have the largest (i.e. Regional office/ Zonal office/ network of 352 branches followed by Circle office) in the State. Reserve Punjab National Bank having 330 Bank of India (RBI) has its Regional branches, UCO bank is having 174 office headed by Regional Director branches. Private Sector Banks have and NABARD has Regional office branch network of 133 branches with headed by Chief General Manager at largest presence by HDFC with 67 Shimla. branches followed by ICICI with 31 branches amongst Private sector 3.5 The Himachal Pradesh banks. State Cooperative Bank Ltd. is an apex Bank of the State, in three tier 3.3 There is a Regional short term credit structure of the State. Rural Bank (RRB) sponsored by PNB Bank is delivering banking services in namely Himachal Pradesh Gramin remotest of the remote areas in six
15 districts with a network of 218 3.6 The role and branches and 23 extension counters, responsibility of banks has well all these branches are on CBS mode. recognized as a partner for State Co-operative Bank is the first accelerating the socio-economic State Co-operative Bank in the country growth wheel of the State. The flow of on the National financial switch credit in all priority areas has been through which the customers are enhanced. As on September,2017 getting ATM facilities all over the banks in the State has achieved four Nation and about 87 own ATMs on National Parameters, lending to strategic locations. Bank has applied Priority Sector, Agriculture Sector, to Reserve Bank of India for obtaining Weaker Section and lending to licenses for 27 new branches and up women, out of six stipulated National gradation of 6 Extension Counters in to Parameters by RBI. At present, banks full fledged branches. Bank is also have extended 72.38 percent of their providing anywhere money transfer total loans to the Priority Sector facilities through RTGS/ NEFT. The Activities viz. Agriculture, MSME, Bank is taking proactive steps towards Education Loan, Housing Loan, Micro financial inclusion and has adopted a Credit etc. BC Model in two villages with the help of Primary Agriculture Cooperative 3.7 Agriculture loans have Societies. Government of Himachal proportion of 23.27 percent in total Pradesh has authorised the Bank to loans extended by Banks as of disburse pension to the retired September, 2017 as against National government employees all across the Parameters of 18 percent set by RBI. State. The Bank is issuing RuPay, Moreover Advances to Weaker KCC Cards, Debit Cards and also Sections and Women have proportion providing Moblie Banking, SMS Alerts of 20.59 percent and 8.10 percent in and auto renewal of FDRs facilities to total lending by banks as against the its valuable customers. Bank is National Parameters of 10 percent and actively participating in Government of 5 percent respectively. Credit Deposit India Social Security Scheme i.e. Ratio (CDR) of banks in the State PMJJBY and PMSBY. stood at 44.60 percent upto September, 2017. The position of National Parameters is given below in theTable-3.1 Table-3.1 Position of Key Banking Business National Parameters In Himachal Pradesh Sr. Sector Percentage of Percentage National No. advances of advances Parameter in as on as on Percentage 30.09.2016 30.09.2017 1. Priority sector advances 68.30 72.38 40 2. Agriculture advances 21.16 23.27 18 3. Advances to weaker sections 15.71 20.59 10 4. Advances to women 6.00 8.10 5 5. DRI Advances 0.03 0.03 1 6. C.D. Ratio (Throat) 55.64 44.60 60 7. MSME Advances(PSC) 40.16 37.48 - 8. Advances to SC/ST (PSC) 10.28 11.58 - 9. Advances to Minorities (PSC) 2.46 2.36 -
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Financial Inclusion initiatives: B. UNIVERSAL SOCIAL 3.8 The Financial Inclusion SECURITY INITIATIVES denotes delivery of financial services UNDER PMJDY SCHEME. nd and products at an affordable cost to 3.10 In the 2 phase of the excluded sections of our society implementation of the scheme, and low income groups. Government Government of India has launched of India had launched a three Social Security Schemes as a comprehensive Financial Inclusion comprehensive social security initiative Campaign- “Pradhan Mantri Jan- targeted mainly at the poor and Dhan Yojana” (PMJDY) through out unprivileged. The present status of the country including Himachal Social security scheme is mentioned Pradesh to bring the excluded section as below:- of our society in formal banking system. This special campaign has 1. MICRO INSURANCE SCHEMES: completed more than three years and several initiatives are being taken-up i) PRADHAN MANTRI to empower the weaker sections of SURAKSHA BIMA YOJANA- society, including women small and (PMSBY): marginal farmers and labourers both 3.11 This scheme is providing in rural and urban areas. renewable one year accidental death cum special ability cover of `2.00 FINANCIAL INCLUSION CURRENT STATUS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH: lakh (`1.00 lakh for partial permanent special ability) to all the saving bank A. PRADHAN MANTRI JAN account holders in the age group of 18 DHAN YOJANA (PMJDY): to 70 years for a premium of `12.00 3.9 Banks in the State have per annum per subscriber and covered all the households with at renewable from 1st June every year. least one Basic Saving Deposit Banks have 11.57 lakh subscribers Account of each household. Banks under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima have total 10.55 lakh Basic Saving Yojana (PMSBY) up to September, Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA) 2017. The Insurance Companies have under the scheme up to September, settled nearly 220 insurance claims 2017. Out of total 10.55 lakh PMJDY under the PMSBY scheme upto accounts, banks have opened 9.20 December 2017. lakh accounts in rural areas and 1.35 lakh accounts in urban areas. In the ii) PRADHAN MANTRI JEEVAN State, banks have issued RuPay Debit JYOTI BIMA YOJANA- Cards to 8.06 lakh PMJDY account (PMJJBY) : holders and thus covered more than 3.12 This scheme is providing 78 percent of PMJDY accounts. Banks a renewable one year life cover of have taken initiative to link the bank account with Aadhaar number and `2.00 lakh to all the saving bank Mobile Number and seeded 88 percent account holders in the age group of 18 of PMJDY accounts up to September, to 50 years, covering death due to 2017. any reason for a premium of `330.00 per annum per subscriber and renewable from 1st June every year. Banks have 3.02 lakh subscribers under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti
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Day Meal workers, Agriculture and Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) upto Horticulture labourers and Anganwari September,2017. The Insurance workers to adopt the Atal pension Companies have settled nearly 578 Yojana. Banks have focused on insurance claims under the scheme aggressive awareness campaign upto December 2017. under the scheme through Camps, press media publicity etc. In the Atal 2. MICRO PENSION SCHEME: Pension Yojana (APY), banks have enrolled more than 46,000 subscribers ATAL PENSION YOJANA (APY) under the scheme up to September, 3.13 Atal Pension Yojana is 2017. The Department of Post is also focused on the unorganized sector and participating in the APY Scheme and it provides subscribers a fixed they have mobilized total 2,189 minimum pension of `1,000, 2,000, subscribers up to September,2017.
3,000, 4,000 or 5,000 per month 3. PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA starting at the age of 60 years, YOJANA (PMMY): depending on the contribution option 3.15 Pradhan Mantri MUDRA exercised on entering at the age Yojana (PMMY) rolled out in the between 18 and 40 years. The fixed country including Himachal Pradesh. minimum pension would be The smaller of the micro enterprises guaranteed by the government if mainly consist of non- farm enterprises regular contribution is made for 20 in Manufacturing Trading and Services years. While the scheme is open to the Bank account holders in the prescribed whose credit needs are below `10.00 age group, the Central Government lakh and all the loans given to these would also co-contribute 50 percent of segments for income generation will be the total contribution or `1,000 per known as MUDRA loans. All advances granted on or after 08.04.2015 falling annum, whichever is lower for a period under this category be classified as of 5 years for those subscribers which MUDRA loan under the scheme. are not member of any statutory social security scheme and are not income 3.16 Banks in Himachal tax payers. Pradesh have sanctioned fresh loan to
3.14 The State Government the tune of `375.92 crore to 19,200 has also provided to contribute in the new micro entrepreneurs under the Atal Pension Yojana. The co- Scheme in the current financial year contribution from State Government 2017-18 up to period ended toward subscribers of APY will be September,2017. Banks have made in eligible accounts subject to 50 cumulative position of loans disbursed percent of the total contribution by the under PMMY to the tune of `1,057.04 subscriber or `2,000 whichever is crore covering 67,507 entrepreneurs up lower. The State Government has to September,2017. made a budgetary allocation of `10.00 4. STAND-UP INDIA SCHEME crore to cover the eligible workers / (SUIS): subscribers under the Atal Pension 3.17 Stand up India scheme Yojana in Himachal Pradesh in has been formally launched throughout 2017-18. The State Government is the country. Stand up India scheme focusing on MGNREGA workers, Mid aims to encourage entrepreneurial
18 culture among unserved and to conduct the FLC camps on regular underserved segments of the society basis at least once in a month with represented by SC, ST and women. special focus on digital literacy and progress made by Banks and FLCs 3.18 The Scheme facilitate are being reviewed by RBI on regular loan from Banks between `10.00 lakh basis. and `1.00 crore to at least one Business Volume of Banks: Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled 3.20 The Aggregate Deposits Tribe (ST) borrower and at least one of all banks operating in the State woman borrower per bank branch for increased from `93,726.96 crore as on setting up of a new enterprise in the field of construction, business, service September, 2016 to `1,03,355.00 crore sector. (also termed as green field as on September,2017. The deposits enterprise). Banks have sanctioned of banks have grown at year over year `116.59 crore to 649 new enterprises growth of 10.27 percent. The set up by SC/ST and Women Aggregate advances have also entrepreneurs under the scheme up to increased from `34,961.91 crore as on September 2017. September, 2016 to `35,881.76 crore
5. FINANCIAL AWARENESS AND as on September, 2017 thereby having LITERACY CAMPAIGNS: year over year growth of 2.63 percent. 3.19 Financial Literacy and The total banking business have Awareness campaign plays a grown to `1,39,236.00 crore and significant role in reaching to the target registered year over year growth rate groups. Banks are conducting financial of 8.20 percent. Literacy campaign through the Financial literacy Centers (FLCs) and 3.21 Public Sector Banks through its Bank Branches in Himachal (PSBs) have the largest market share Pradesh. There are total 22 Financial of 68 percent, RRB has market of 4 literacy Centers (FLCs) managed by percent, Private Banks at 7 percent Leads Banks i.e. PNB/ SBI/ UCO and and Co-operative Sector Bank have Cooperative sector Banks viz. HP market share of 21 percent. The State Coop Bank (HPSCB), Jogindra comparative data is as under in the Central Coop bank (JCCB) and Table-3.2. Kangra Central coop Bank (KCCB). RBI has directed Rural Bank branches
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Table- 3.2
Comparative Data of Banks in Himachal Pradesh (` in crore)
Sr.No. Item 30.09.2016 30.09.2017 Variation in September, 2017. over September, 2016 (Y-O-Y) absolute percent 1. Deposit PPD Rural 60296.95 68289.87 7992.92 13.26 Urban/SU 33430.01 35065.19 1635.18 4.89 Total 93726.96 103355.06 9628.10 10.27 2. Advances (O/S) Rural 20247.70 20827.58 579.88 2.86 Urban/SU 14714.21 15054.18 339.97 2.31 Total 34961.91 35881.76 919.85 2.63 Total Banking 3. Business ( Dep+Adv) 128688.87 139236.82 10547.95 8.20
Investment made by 4. 5064.16 390.27 (-) 4673.89 (-) 92.29 Banks in State Govt. Securities/Bonds. 5. CD RATIO as per 55.64 44.60 (-) 11.04 (-) 11.04 Throat Committee Priority Sector 6. Advances (O/S) of 23882.32 25974.37 2092.05 8.76 which under: I) Agriculture 7397.90 8350.24 952.34 12.87 ii) MSME 9593.37 9735.61 142.24 1.48 iii) OPS 6891.05 7888.52 997.47 14.47 7. Weaker Section Advs. 5494.18 7389.24 1895.06 34.49 8. DRI Advances 10.27 10.63 0.36 3.51 9. Non Priority Sec. Adv. 11079.59 9907.39 (-) 1172.20 (-) 10.58 10. No. of Branches 2061 2144 83 4.03 11. Advances to Women 2709.67 2904.72 195.05 7.20 12. Credit to Minorities 585.17 613.37 28.20 4.82 13. Advances to SCs/STs 2455.00 3008.42 553.42 22.54
Performance under Annual Credit various priority sector activities by Plan 2017-18 NABARD. The financial targets under 3.22 Banks prepared Annual Annual Credit Plan 2017-18 have Credit Plan for financial year 2017-18 been increased by 21 percent over the for disbursement of fresh loan on the last plan outlay and fixed at `22,083.00 basis of potentials worked out for crore. Banks have disbursed a fresh
20 loans to the tune of `9,170.00 crore upto September, 2017 and achieved 42 percent of Annual commitment. The Sector-wise target vis-a-vis achievement upto 30.09.2017 is as under in the Table 3.3.
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Table-3.3
Position as on September, 2017 at a glance
Sr. Sector Annual Targets Achievement Percentage No. Targets September, September, Achievement 2017-18 2017 2017 September, 2017 1. Agriculture Direct 8317.07 4158.54 2920.31 70 2. MSME 6122.14 3061.07 3312.82 108 3. Education 772.24 386.12 42.89 11 4. Housing 2542.46 1271.23 495.91 39 5. Others-PS 1425.35 712.67 373.08 52 6. Total Priority Sector Loans (1 to 5) 19179.26 9589.63 7145.01 75 7. Total Non Priority Sector loans 2903.74 1451.87 2025.53 140 Total Loans( 6+7) 22083.00 11041.50 9170.54 83
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Implementation of Government Sponsored Schemes: November, 2017 under NRLM scheme. a) National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) b) National Urban Livelihood 3.23 The Ministry of Rural Mission (NULM) Development, launched flagship 3.24 The Government of India, program of Government of India for Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty promoting poverty reduction through Alleviation (MoHUPA), restructured the building strong institutions of the poor, existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar particularly women and enabling these Yojana (SJSRY) and launched the institutions to access a range of financial National Urban Livelihoods Mission services and livelihoods services. The (NULM). The Self Employment scheme implemented in the State Programme (SEP) is one of the through HP State Rural Livelihood components (Component 4) of NULM Mission (HPSRLM), Rural Development which will focus on providing financial Department, Government of Himachal assistance through a provision of Pradesh. Banks have been allocated the interest subsidy on loans to support annual target of `40.00 crore covering establishment of individual and Group Enterprises and self-Help Groups 3,285 beneficiaries under the Scheme in (SHGs) of urban poor. NULM has been the State. Banks have sanctioned implemented in Himachal Pradesh by loan to the tune of `23.64 crore up to Urban Development Department Credit
22 disbursement targets of `10.00 crore amount of `540.76 lakh up to assigned under Self–Employment September, 2017 under the DEDS. Programme (SEP) component of DAY – NULM for financial year 2017-18 in Himachal Pradesh. Banks have disbursed loans to the tune of `3.16 e) Kisan Credit Cards 3.27 Banks are implementing crore under NULM as of 31.10.2017. Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) through their
rural branches to provide adequate and c) Pradhan Mantri Employment timely credit support from the banking Generation Programme system under a single window to the (PMEGP) farmers to meet the short-term credit 3.25 Prime Minister‟s requirements for cultivation of crops and Employment Generation Programme other needs. Banks have disbursed (PMEGP) is a credit linked subsidy fresh KCCs to 1,13,764 farmers programme administered by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium amounting to `1,812.53 crore up to Enterprises, Government of India. September, 2017. Banks have financed Khadi and Village Industries total 4,08,007 farmers under KCC Commission (KVIC) is the nodal agency scheme with amount of `5,757.33 crore at national level for implementation of up to September 2017. the scheme. At state level the scheme is implemented through KVIC, KVIB and f) Rural Self Employment District Industries center. In financial Training Institutes (RSETIs) year 2017-18, a target of financing 3.28 Rural Self Employment 2,250 new units under the scheme Training Institutes (RSETIs) an initiative allocated to Banks. The implementing of Ministry of Rural Development agencies have targeted to provide (MoRD) to have dedicated infrastructure margin money disbursement to the tune at district level to impart training and of `4,462.98 lakh under the Scheme. skill up gradation of rural youth geared Banks have sanctioned `1,708.00 lakh towards entrepreneurship development. RSETIs are managed by lead banks as margin money to the entreprenures with active co-operation from the MoRD of 711 units till the 21.11.2017. and Rural development Department of
Government of Himachal Pradesh. The d) Dairy Entrepreneurship Lead Banks i.e. UCO Bank, PNB and Development Scheme (DEDS) SBI have set up Rural Self Employment 3.26 The Ministry of Agriculture Training Institutes (RSETIs) in 10 and Farmer Welfare, Government of districts of the State (except in Kinnaur India is implementing the Dairy and Lahaul and Spiti districts). These Entrepreneurship Development Scheme RSETIs are conducting EDPs under (DEDS) through NABARD for Dairy various Government sponsored sector activities. The capital subsidy programmes for poverty alleviation and under the scheme is administered to entrepreneurs under PMEGP through NABARD. Banks have Schemes. RSETIs have set a target of sanctioned 279 proposals involving organizing total 216 training
23 programmes in the year 2017-18 and system in the State. The active support total 5,530 candidates will be trained in from NABARD is generating the current financial year. tremendous social and economic benefits in the rural areas of the state. In addition to its own schemes, NABARD is also implementing centrally g) Special drive for Aadhaar sponsored credit linked subsidy linkages with Bank account schemes of Government of India, like and verification of Aadhaar in Dairy Entrepreneurship Development all existing bank account with Schemes (DEDS), Solar Schemes, deadline of 31.03.2018. National Livestock Mission (NLM), Agri- 3.29 Aadhaar seeding in all clinics and Agribusiness centres etc. bank accounts has been made mandatory. Hence banks have to Rural Infrastructure ensure that new accounts opened from 3.31 Government of India had 01.06.2017 requires mandatorily created Rural Infrastructure seeding of Aadhaar and existing Development Fund (RIDF) within Accounts shall be seeded with Aadhaar NABARD in the year 1995-96. Under latest by 31.03.2018 failing which the this scheme, concessional loans are account will become inoperative In given by NABARD to State Government order to complete the task of Aadhaar and State owned Corporations for the seeding and authentication of all completion of on going projects as also existing bank accounts within time to start new projects in certain selected frame i.e. 31.03.2018, process has sectors. This scheme has also been been initiated by Banks to set up extended to Panchayati Raj Institutions, Aadhaar Enrollment and Updation Self Help Groups and Non-Government Centers in selected branches. In Organizations for development of Himachal Pradesh, 220 Aadhaar various location specific infrastructures Enrollment and Updation Centers are having a direct bearing on society and identified by various Banks to provide the rural economy. facility of Aadhaar enrolment and updation facility. 3.32 The development of infrastructure in rural areas through NABARD Rural Infrastructure Development Fund 3.30 The National Bank for (RIDF), since its inception in 1995-96, Agriculture and Rural Development has emerged as NABARD's major (NABARD) has strengthened its intervention in partnership with the State association with the developmental Governments. The fund has continued process substantially for Integrated with the yearly allocations in the Rural Development in the recent years successive Union Budgets. Under this by initiatives encompassing a wide scheme, loans are given by NABARD to range of activities viz. Development of State Governments and State owned Rural Infrastructure, Micro Credit, Rural Corporations for completion of on going Non-Farm Sector, Minor Irrigation and projects as also to execute new projects other agricultural sectors, besides in selected sectors. RIDF initially strengthening the rural credit delivery focused on execution of incomplete projects mainly under irrigation sector,
24 however, financing over the years have more than 42.73 lakh persons 8,151 km. become broad based covering 36 road will become motorable, 2,804 mtrs. eligible activities classified into span bridges will be constructed and Agriculture and related sectors, social 1,25,761 hectares land will be benefited sector and rural connectivity. through irrigation projects. 3.33 From an initial allocation of `15.00 crore under RIDF-I from the year 3.36 In addition, about 27,317 hectare land will be protected from flood 1995-96, the allocation to the State has damages through protection measures, now reached the level of `510.60 crore 6,219 hectare land will be covered under RIDF-XXIII (2017-18). RIDF has under watershed projects. An area played an important role in development equivalent to 231 hectare of farm lands of diversified sectors like irrigation, will be brought under poly-houses with roads and bridges, flood protection, micro irrigation systems on farmer fields. drinking water supply in addition to In addition, 2,921 rooms in Primary primary education, veterinary services, Schools, 64 Science Laboratories in watershed development, IT Secondary Schools, 25 I.T. centres and infrastructure etc. In recent years, 397 Veterinary Hospitals/ Artificial innovative project for development of Insemination Centres have already been poly-houses and micro irrigation constructed. systems have been supported, a trend setter for development of agri-business NABARD Infrastructure Development and sustainable farming on commercial Assistance (NIDA) lines. 3.37 NABARD earlier in 2011-12 started a line of credit for State 3.34 Financial assistance of owned institutions/ corporations with `6,750.86 crore has been sanctioned sustained income streams, both on- budget and off-budget, for creating rural under RIDF for implementation of 5,399 infrastructure outside the ambit of RIDF projects as on 31st December, 2017 to borrowing. This opened new avenues the state including rural roads/bridges, for creating rural infrastructure in non irrigation, rural drinking water, and traditional areas. In order to further education, animal husbandry etc. During widen the scope of financing rural the current financial year 2017-18, an infrastructure, financing through Public amount of `510.60 crore has been Private Partnership (PPP) mode is a sanctioned under RIDF–XXIII upto 31st major thrust area under NIDA. December, 2017. An amount of `401.50 Infrastructure projects largely benefitting the rural areas and covered in a crore has been disbursed up to 31st harmonized list of projects as approved December,2017 to the State by the Government of India/ Reserve Government raising the cumulative Bank of India and activities covered disbursement to `4,854.70 crore. under RIDF and Rurban mission are also eligible for funding under the PPP. 3.35 After the implementation/ completion of the sanctioned projects, drinking water will be made available to
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`920.00 crore on 31.03.2017. During Food Processing Fund (FPF) 3.38 NABARD has established 2017-18 credit limit of `920.00 crore was a food processing Fund with a corpus of sanctioned and against it a total `2,000 crore for the year 2014-15 for disbursement of `479.26 crore has been providing financial assistance for made as on 31.12.2017. A part from establishing the designated food parks this, NABARD has introduced a new and also for setting up of individual food/ product “Additional Short Term agro processing units in the designated (Seasonal Agriculture Operation)” in Food Parks with the purpose to provide 2016-17 to meet the additional short impetus to development of food term requirement to Cooperative Banks processing sector on cluster basis in the and RRBs. Under this fund, NABARD country to reduce wastage of has sanctioned a sum of `90.00 crore to agricultural produce and to create HPSCB in 2017-18 and 40.00crore to employment opportunities, especially in HPGB in 2017-18. rural areas. Cremica Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. Singha, Una is being Micro Credit established with a financial assistance 3.40 The Self Help Group (SHG) movement has spread across the of `32.94 crore under the fund of which state and is now on a firm base. The `24.76 crore has been disbursed as on movement has been upscaled with 31.12.2017. support in the human resources and financial products. In Himachal Pradesh the cumulative number of credit linked Refinance Support Self Help Groups were stood at 45,735 3.39 NABARD extended covering 6.60 lakh rural households financial support amounting to `728.92 against 13.12 lakh total rural households crore during 2016-17 and `551.56 crore in the state with a total loan outstanding st during 2017-18 upto 31st December, of `110.42 crore as on 31 March,2017. 2017 to the banks operating in the State Women Self Help Groups programme is by extending refinance disbursement for being implemented by NABARD, diverse activities viz. Rural housing, through local NGOs, in two districts viz. small road transport operators, land Mandi, Sirmaur with grant support of development, minor irrigation, dairy `29.55 crore and target of formation and development, self help group, farm credit linkage of 1,500 and 1,455 mechanization, poultry, plantation and Women SHGs respectively. As on horticulture, sheep/ goat/ piggery 31.12.2017, cumulative 2,832 Women rearing, packing and grading house Self Help Groups have been saving activity and other sectors. NABARD also linked and 2,611 Women SHGs have supplemented the efforts of Coperative been credit linked. Banks and RRBs, for crop loan disbursement in the State by 3.41 The announcement in sanctioning ST (SAO) credit limit of Union Budget 2014-15, financing of `920.00 crore against which the banks Joint Farming Groups “Bhoomi Heen have drawn refinance assistance of Kissan” (landless farmers) has further
26 given credence to effort of NABARD in 3.43 In addition to 10 innovating and reaching out to the Watershed development projects landless farmers through Joint Liability another watershed project has been Groups mode of financing. As on 31st sanctioned in Bhangal Khad for the March, 2017 nearly 2,084 Joint Liability year 2017-18 in Sirmaur District with Groups have been provided credit grant assistance of `13.70 lakh with amounting to `689.66 lakh by banks in ARAVALI NGO. So far, an amount of the State. For propagating “Self Help `654.43 lakh has been disbursed under Groups Bank Linkage Programme” and the projects against the sanctioned “Joint Liability Group” scheme NABARD is partnering with about 50 Self Help amount of ` 956.80 lakh. During the year Promoting Institutions/ Joint Liability 2017-18,up to 31.12.2017 an amount of Promoting Institutions in the State. `84.62 lakh was released. All the During the year 2017-18, NABARD has projects cover an area of about 12,489 sanctioned `10.00 lakh to Himachal hectares and 6,340 households from Pradesh Gramin Bank for promotion and 119 villages. These projects would result credit linkage of 500 JLGs over a period not only in raising the water availability of 3 years. Further, NABARD facilitates but prove to be an important mechanism short duration skill development training for environment protection besides for SHG members, having availed credit increasing productivity and income of facility from banks. During 2017-18 (up the farmers and conserving the to 31.12.2017) 30 number of Micro diminishing pastures, thus facilitating Entrepreneurship Development animal husbandry also. Programme (MEDPs) have been sanctioned to various SHPI partners, b) Tribal Development through which resulted into 900 SHG members the Tribal Development Fund got training for undertaking livelihood (TDF) activity either individually or in group 3.44 In addition to four projects mode. Further one Livelihood Enterprise under tribal development fund NABARD, Development Programme (LEDP) have Regional Officer, Shimla has sanctioned been sanctioned during the year 2017- another project with total financial 18 for training and entrepreneurship support of `873.52 lakh including grant development of 90 SHG members. assistance of `817.22 lakh and loan Farm Sector Initiatives assistance of `56.30 lakh covering 1,725 3.42 A total number of 3,153 families. As on 31.12.2017, Pangi Block Farmers Clubs have been promoted in of Chamba district has given the grant the state as on 31st December 2017 covering 38,836 farmers from 6,011 assistance of `160.25 lakh. These villages. A Federation of Farmers Clubs projects aims at setting up of Wadis formed in Sirmaur district and another in (small orchards) as well as dairy units in Bilaspur district is working for the selected villages covering about 1,149 welfare of farmers. acres of area for plantation of Mango, Kinnow, Lemon, Apple, Walnut, Pear, a) Watershed Development Wild Apricot. The projects are expected
27 to provide tribals with an opportunity to Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti raise their income level through the wadi districts.These FPOs will undertake and dairy initiatives. production, primary processing and marketing of vegetables, medicinal and c) Support through the Farm aromatic plants and flowers on Sector Promotion Fund (FSPF) aggregation basis. As on 31st December 3.45 Under FSPF, 23 projects 2017, an amount of `204.21 lakh has and 17 seminars/ workshops/ fairs/ been released, 18 new FPOs have been Apple exhibiton have been funded so sanctioned during 2017-18. far with a grant assistance of
`210.61 lakh. So far up to 31.12.2017 a e) Umbrella Programme on grant assistance of `174.27 lakh has Natural Resource Management (UPNRM) been released for the purpose. These 3.47 NABARD has been projects pertain to validation and implementing NRM based projects like promotion of fixed bee hives for rearing watershed and Wadi projects for the indigenous honey bee (Apis cerena), past 16 years under Indo-German Promotion and Replication of System of collaboration with support from KFW Rice Intensification (SRI) method for and GTZ. With a view to restructure sustainable livehood, Project for bilateral cooperation in the field of NRM, Agricultural Development with focus on the Government of India and Germany System of Wheat intensification, have launched an UPNRM. NABARD Conservation of Chilgoza pines, and German Development Cooperation cultivation of medicinal and aromatic have been identified as the two strategic and spice crops, production of exotic partners in the programme. The vegetables for sustainable farming and objective of the programme is to reduce farmers training and demonstration on poverty by creating livelihood production and protection technology of opportunities, increasing farm income, temperate fruits in far flung areas. strengthening the agriculture value Through the projects and seminars/ chain and conserving the natural workshops/ fairs about 30,000 farmers resources. To achieve environmental have been benefitted. friendly economic growth across all
strata of society, UPNRM supports d) Promotion of Farmer Producer projects that link natural resource Organisation (FPOs) management with livelihood 3.46 Ministry of Agriculture, improvements of the rural poor. In the Government of India, has allocated a State, up to 2017-18 (31.12.2017) budget of `200.00 crore for formation of financial assistance of `40.14 lakh has 2,000 Farmer Producer Organisations in been sanctioned by Himachal Pradesh the country. In the State of Himachal Regional Office of NABARD under Pradesh, NABARD has sanctioned a UPNRM projects. grant of `489.24 lakh to 18 NGOs for formation / promotion of 54 FPOs in Rural Non-Farm Sector Shimla, Mandi, Kinnaur, Sirmaur, 3.48 NABARD has identified Chamba, Kangra, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Rural Non-Farm Sector as one of the
28 thrust areas of development. It is discussions/ interaction with various providing refinance support to stakeholders viz. State Govt, District Commercial Banks/ RRBs and Administration, Banks, NGOs, farmers Cooperative Banks for development of and other related agencies. Broad Rural Non-Farm sector in the State. sector wise PLP projections for 2018-19 NABARD is also supporting Swarojgar has been assessed at `22,389.31 crore Credit Card (SCC) Scheme by way of for Himachal Pradesh. refinance, for the benefit of rural artisans and other small entrepreneurs, by keeping provision of timely and Financial Inclusion adequate credit for working capital or 3.50 Financial Inclusion is the block capital or both to them. In addition process of ensuring access to to providing refinance for production and appropriate financial products and marketing of Rural Non-Farm services needed by all sections of the products, NABARD is providing financial society in general and vulnerable assistance for promotion of skill/ groups such as weaker sections and entrepreneurship development amongst low income groups in particular at an the Rural Youth, Training by Master affordable cost in fair and transparent Craftsman, Rural Development and Self manner by mainstream institutional Employment Training Institutes. players. Government of India RUDSETI type of institutes engaged in constituted two funds viz. Financial training rural youth in various activities Inclusion Fund (FIF) to provide impetus having potential for employment and to financial inclusion initiates in the income generation. country. The following interventions FIF have been made by NABARD in Ground Level Credit Flow Himachal Pradesh to scale up Financial Inclusion drive. 3.49 The credit flow at the 3.51 The objective of FIF is to ground level during 2016-17 for Priority support “developmental and promotional Sector aggregated `12,926.18 crore activities” with a view to securing greater representing an increase of 23.14 financial inclusion, particularly among percent over 2015-16. The target for weaker sections, low-income groups 2017-18 has been fixed at `19,179.26 and in backward regions/ hither to unbanked areas. NABARD continued to crore for various banks based on manage FIF for meeting the cost of Potential Linked Credit Plans prepared developmental and promotional by NABARD. Till 30thSeptember, 2017, interventions. NABARD has the achievement against this was sanctioned a support of `421.27 lakh in `7,145.00 crore. NABARD has been financial year 2017-18 to Banks and preparing the district level Potential NGOs for spreading Financial Literacy Linked Credit Plans (PLPs) on an and strengthening Banking annual basis for all districts of the State Infrastructure of the State. The which reflect in a realistic way the cumulative support granted till date ground level potentials, as also the under FIF is as under: credit and non-credit linkages needed i) Digital Programme: NABARD for achieving the targets envisaged. The with the motto of spreading PLPs are prepared based on detailed
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Financial Awareness has support of `30.00 lakh for sanctioned 6,420 financial capital expenditure i.e. for literacy Awareness Programme purchasing training to commercial banks, Co- equipment and operative Bank and RRB with a maintenance thereof to all cumulative sanction of `321.00 10 RSETIs in Himachal lakh up to 31.12.2017. Pradesh. ii) Addressing Connectivity iii) NABARD will also ensure issues of the State: To address coverage of 1.24 lakh the connectivity issues of the Kissan Credit Card holders State, setting up of solar powered in Himachal Pradesh V-SAT/ Non-solar powered through Rupay Kisan V-SATs on CAPEX or OPEX credit thereby enabling the model was taken up. In this farmers to move towards connection, NABARD has the cashless front of the sanctioned `535.56 lakh for economy. covering 247 sub Service Areas iv) NABARD has also given of SBI, PNB, UCO and HPGB support of `65.75 lakh to Banks. HPGB for setting up of 263 iii) Financial Awareness through Micro ATMs in its Audio Jingles: NABARD has branches to promote granted a cumulative sanction of digital banking and is also `20.00 lakh to BIG FM and Radio sanctioning Mobile Demo Mirchi for spreading Financial Vans to Co-operative Awareness through broadcasting Banks and RRB for of audio jingles in Himachal spreading awareness Pradesh. about digital banking in the iv) Bank Sakhi Model: NABARD State. has sanctioned a project of 50 Bank sakhis to HPGB, Mandi New Business Initiatives involving an amount `14.50 lakh wherein SHG Leaders/ Members Financial Assistance to Producers will work as BC agents in the Organisation (PODF) villages thereby thrusting the 3.52 In order to support and financial inclusion drive in the finance Producers Organisations, state. NABARD has set up the “Producers v) Promotion of Cashless Organisations Development Fund”. The Transaction: fund has been set up to support any i) NABARD has sanctioned registered producers organization viz., `1.20 crore to HPGB for Producers Company, Producers deploying 2,000 PoS Cooperatives, registered Farmer machines in 1,000 villages Federations, Mutually Aided of Himachal Pradesh. Cooperative Societies, Industrial ii) NABARD has given Cooperative Societies, other registered federations, PACS, etc. set up by
30 producers to meet the needs of the etc. Such Federations/ Cooperatives producers (farmers, artisans, handloom should also be supported for providing weavers, etc.) by providing timely credit agro advisory services and market (mix of loan and limited grant), capacity information through e-agriculture building of producers, strengthening of marketing. Producers' Organisations. Financial Assistance to Financial assistance to PACS for Cooperative Banks taking up Multi Service Activities 3.55 NABARD has been 3.53 In order to enable PACS to traditionally providing refinance support provide more services to their members to District Co-operative Banks through and generate income for themselves, an State Cooperative Banks. NABARD has initiative has been taken to develop designed a Short Term Multi purpose PACS as Multi service Centres for Credit Product for financing the CCBs enabling the PACS to provide ancillary directly for meeting working capital and services to their members and for farm asset maintenance needs of the creating additional business avenues individual borrowers and affiliated and diversify its activities. In the year Primary Agricultural Cooperative 2017-18 (up to 31.12.2017) financial Societies (PACS). A cash credit limit of assistance of `7.20 lakh has been `150.00 crore was sanctioned to Kangra sanctioned by NABARD. CCB for the year 2017-18.
Financial Assistance to Government Sponsored Schemes: Federations 3.56 With a view to provide 3.54 In order to strengthen sustainable employment opportunities to Marketing Federations/ Cooperatives in members of SHGs and rural folks to the marketing and other agriculture increase their income level and also to activities a separate line of credit, viz. increase milk production in the state by Credit Facilities to Federations has been better cattle and milk management, made available for the Marketing through DEDS scheme of Government Federations/ Cooperatives to promote of India. During 2017-18 up to the marketing of agriculture produce and 31.12.2017 `297.23 lakh subsidy has other agriculture activities. Marketing been disbursed to 294 beneficiaries. Federations/ Cooperatives having PACS and other producers‟ organisations, as 3.57 In addition to this, three members / shareholders are eligible to more Government sponsored Schemes avail financial assistance under this namely Agriclinic and Agribusiness scheme. Financial assistance will be centres Scheme, Scheme for available in the form of short term loan commercial production Units of organic for crop procurement under Minimum inputs under National Project on Support Price Scheme (MSP) and Organic Farming, and National supply of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, Livestock Mission are operational in the plant protection, etc to the farmers and state under which subsidy is routed in the form of long term loan for post through NABARD. harvest handling including sorting and grading, primary processing, marketing
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NABCONS interventions under Rashtriya 3.58 NABARD Consultancy Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) Services (NABCONS) is a wholly owned iii) Evaluation of the poly house subsidiary promoted by National Bank scheme under Pt. Deen Dayal for Agriculture and Rural Development Kisan Bagwan Samridhi Yojna. (NABARD) and is engaged in providing iv) Preparation of DPRs, survey and consultancy in all spheres of agriculture, investigations of Japan rural development and allied areas. International Co-operative Nabcons leverages on the core Agency projects in Mandi and competence of the NABARD in the Kangra districts. areas of agricultural and rural v) Management Consultancy for development, especially multi CA/ CS stores and Mandi disciplinary projects, banking, Automation for Himachal Pradesh institutional development, infrastructure, Marketing Board. training, etc. The broad areas of specific vi) Preparation of State Irrigation competence in which the consultancy Plan (SIP) District Irrigation Plan assignments are taken up by NABARD (DIP) under Prime Minister Krishi Consultancy Services are feasibility Sinchai Yojna (PMKYS) for 12 studies, project formulation, appraisal, districts in the State. financing arrangement, project vii) Evaluation of special central management and monitoring, Assistance to Scheduled Caste concurrent and impact evaluation, Sub Plan Schemes in the State. restructuring of agri-business units, viii) Feasibility Study for setting up of vision documentation, development 12 Controlled Atmosphere (CA) administration and reforms, institution stores/ cold Stores in the State. development and turnaround of rural ix) Design, Development, financial institutions, performance rating Implementation and Maintenance of rural agencies, bank supervision, of Mandi Management policy and action research studies, Information System in APMCs. seminars on rural development themes, x) Appraisal of projects for Kangra micro finance related training, exposure Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. visits and capacity building, training of Institutional Development trainers and building up training 3.60 NABARD provides institutions, non-farm enterprise assistance to Cooperative Credit promotion. Structure (CCS) for capacity building and creation of infrastructure as well as 3.59 In the State of Himachal for introduction and better use of Pradesh, NABCONS has completed the Information technology. NABARD following major assignments with a created an exclusive and dedicated fund quality benchmark and high level of viz. Cooperative Development Fund client satisfaction; (CDF) for this purpose. Assistance from i) Third party inspection of Border the fund is provided to State Area Development Programmes Cooperative bank run training institute in kinnaur and lahaul-Spiti (ACSTI Shimla), District Central districts. Cooperative banks and Primary ii) Third party evaluation of Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS). A
32 total amount of `43.40 lakh was technology and establishment of helpdesk in the bank. The sanctioned during 2016-17 for infrastructure provided helped the development of cooperatives in the bank to attend to operational state. issues faced by it and sort them
out immediately. Financial Assistance i) NABARD has been extending financial support to different NABARD‟s initiatives for Climate cooperative training institutions Change in Himachal Pradesh (CTIs) under SOFTCOB out of 3.61 NABARD has been CDF to facilitate the effective designated National Implementing Entity training delivery and support their (NIE) for Adaptation Fund (AF), Green training capacities. During the year 2016-17, NABARD extended financial support of
`31.80 lakh to Agriculture Cooperative Staff Training Institute (ACSTI) established by Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank (HPSCB) for capacity building of staff of cooperative credit institutions. Assistance helped in the capacity building of 747 workers through 27 training programmes. During 2017-18 as on 31.12.2017, financial support of `10.12 lakh was given to ACSTI under SOFTCOB. ii) An amount of `3.00 lakh was provided as grant to 04 Primary Climate Fund (GCF) set up under Agricultural Cooperative United Nation‟s Framework convention Societies (PACS) for on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and for infrastructure development viz. „National Adaptatiion Fund for climate Almirah, Safe for cash, Computer change (NAFCC) set up by the Ministry and other furniture items. The of Environment, Forests and Climate support provided by NABARD Change. helped the PACS in improvement of their image and ensuring better 3.62 NABARD in its efforts to service to their members. meet the future challenges of climate iii) An assistance of `0.60 lakh was change has facilitated the preparation, sanctioned to the Jogindra development and sanction of a project Central Cooperative Bank, Solan on „Sustained Livelihoods of Agriculture for upgradation of the information Dependent Communities in Drought
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Prone District of Himachal Pradesh through Climate Smart Solutions‟ in Sirmaur District from the Executing Entity (EE) i.e. Department of Environment, Science and Technology, Government, of Himachal Pradesh. The MoEF and CC has sanctioned `20.00 crore for the project. An amount of `3.30 crore has since been released by NABARD as on 31st December, 2017.
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4. EXCISE AND TAXATION
4.1 The Department of Excise Criteria for deemed assessment and Taxation is a major revenue earning were widened as under:- department of the Government of i) Turnover limit for deemed Himachal Pradesh. During the year assessment was increased from 2016-17 revenue collected under VAT `1.00 crore to `1.5 crore. was `4,381.91 crore, which is 71 per ii) Limit of input tax credit was cent of total revenue collected i.e. increased to `8.00 lakh from `6,171.00 crore. During the year `5.00 lakh. 2016-17 revenue of `1,307.87 crore, has iii) Limit of claim of refund was been collected under the head 0039- increased to `5.00 lakh from State Excise against the target of `3.00 lakh. `1,351.49 crore which was 21.19 per cent VAT rate on motor-spirit has of total revenue collection and remaining been decreased from 27 per cent 7.81 per cent collection was under the to 26 per cent w.e.f. 30th HP Passenger and Goods Tax Act, December, 2017. HP Luxury Tax Act, HP Certain Goods VAT rate on diesel has been Carried by Road Tax Act, decreased from 16 per cent to 15 HP Entertainment Tax Act and H.P. Toll per cent w.e.f. 30th December Tax Act. 2017.
Himachal Pradesh became 4th The Government has fixed State in India to implement the a target of `145.27 crore in respect of Goods and Service Tax Head of Account 0042-PGT and `409.14 2017(GST). As a result, Himachal crore in respect of OTD-0045 for the Pradesh VAT Act-2005, Himachal financial year 2017-18 which is 9 Pradesh Tax on Entry of Goods percent higher than the previous in to Local Area Act-2010, financial year 2016-17. Himachal Pradesh Central Sales Tax Rules-1970, Himachal Pradesh Entertainment Duty 4.2 The Department has Act-1968 and Himachal Pradesh provided different facilities and the Tax on Luxuries (On Hotels and targets fixed for these facilities have Lodging Houses) Act-1979 have been described below:- been subsumed in HPGST. Assessing Authority has been The facility of e-payment for the authorized to sanction the refund collection of taxes under the up to `10.00 lakh. Earlier this limit Himachal Pradesh Passengers was `5.00 lakh. and Goods Act-1955 and the Dealers having taxable turnover Himachal Pradesh Taxation Act,1999 has been started since up to `30.00 lakh were allowed to September, 2017. opt for composition scheme. Earlier this limit was `25.00 lakh.
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Online issuance of New Licenses Taxes made live and available to L-1D, L-13D, L-1S, L-13S, L-1W the dealers/ stakeholders of the and L-13W made live. State. Digitally signed online e-retail Excise Act-2011 which state for passes made available. confiscation of vehicles used for Online facility for generation of smuggling of liquor has been e-Way Bill (VAT-XXVI-A) under stipulated since 18.08.2012. HPGST Act and Rules as notified The affixing of EALs/ Holograms by Government of Himachal on each and every bottle of IMFS Pradesh. and country liquor has been Online facility for issuance of made compulsory to ensure online provisional license, license providing of qualitative liquor to and passes of sub-vend. the consumers. Tax payment by unregistered dealers for payment of Allied TABLE 4.1
GROWTH OF REVENUE RECEIPTS (` in crore) State Excise Sales Tax PGT OTD Total 2000-01 209.17 302.05 43.05 52.60 606.87 2001-02 236.28 355.08 34.26 63.74 689.36 2002-03 237.42 383.33 31.45 75.10 727.30 2003-04 280.21 436.75 33.96 85.24 836.16 2004-05 299.90 542.37 38.42 97.83 978.52 2005-06 328.97 726.98 42.61 124.14 1222.70 2006-07 341.86 914.45 50.22 118.64 1425.17 2007-08 389.57 1092.47 55.12 137.16 1674.32 2008-09 431.83 1246.31 62.39 169.00 1909.53 2009-10 500.72 1488.16 88.74 197.13 2274.75 2010-11 562.95 2103.39 93.26 283.35 3042.95 2011-12 707.36 2476.78 94.36 294.96 3573.46 2012-13 809.86 2728.21 101.39 331.88 3971.35 2013-14 951.95 3141.09 104.94 326.26 4524.24 2014-15 1044.14 3660.57 110.04 365.01 5179.76 2015-16 1131.22 3992.99 115.28 375.26 5614.75 2016-17 1307.87 4381.91 121.37 359.85 6171.00 2017-18 958.66 2257.16(VAT) 87.23 273.85 4613.15 Up to 1036.23(GST) December, 2017
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5. PRICE MOVEMENT Price Situation 5.1 Containment of Inflation is during the month of December,2016 in the priority list of Government. was 111.7 which increased to 115.7(P) Inflation hurts the common man most as in the month of December, 2017 their income is not indexed to prices. showing an inflation rate of (+)3.58 Inflationary tendencies are measured by percent. The month-wise average Wholesale Price Index (WPI). The Wholesale Price Index Numbers for the Wholesale Price Index at National level year 2017-18 depicting inflation rate is given in the Table 5.1 below:-
Table-5.1 All India Wholesale Price Index No.(Base 2011-12=100) Month 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Inflation rate April 104.7 108.6 114.1 110.2 109.0 113.2 3.85 May 105.3 108.6 114.8 111.4 110.4 112.9 2.26 June 105.3 110.1 115.2 111.8 111.7 112.7 0.90 July 106.2 111.2 116.7 111.1 111.8 113.9 1.88 August 106.9 112.9 117.2 110.0 111.2 114.8 3.24 September 107.6 114.3 116.4 109.9 111.4 114.9 3.14 October 107.4 114.6 115.6 110.1 111.5 115.6 3.68 November 107.3 114.3 114.1 109.9 111.9 116.3 3.93 December 107.1 113.4 112.1 109.4 111.7 115.7 3.58 January 108.0 113.6 110.8 108.0 112.6 .. February 108.4 113.6 109.6 107.1 113.0 .. March 108.6 114.3 109.9 107.7 113.2 .. Average 106.9 112.5 113.9 109.7 111.6 114.1 ..
P: Provisional Consumer Price Index (CPI) IW 5.2 The price situation in (Base 2001=100) of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh remained under increased at slightly higher rate as constant watch. The Food, Civil compared to the National level. The Supplies and Consumer Affairs C.P.I. for industrial workers in Himachal Department of the State has been Pradesh increased by only 5.28 percent keeping constant vigil on the price in December, 2017 against 4.00 percent situation and maintained the mechanism at National level. Further, in order to of supplying the essential consumer check hoarding, profiteering and other commodities to the public through a malpractices in the sale and network of 4,922 fair price shops. In distribution of essential commodities of order to monitor food insecurity and mass consumption, the State vulnerability issues the Department of Government is vigorously enforcing Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer various Orders/ Acts. A system of Affairs is also implementing Food regular weekly monitoring of prices of Insecurity and Vulnerability Mapping essential commodities continued during System (FIVIMS) through G.I.S. As a the year by the department of result of various measures by the State Economics and Statistics so that Government the prices of essential effective measures can be taken in time commodities remained under control. to check undue price rise.
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Table - 5.2
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers in H.P. (Base 2001=100)
Month 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Percentage change over previous year April 185 201 219 227 237 248 4.64 May 185 205 219 229 238 247 3.78 June 186 208 221 230 241 250 3.73 July 192 213 227 233 246 257 4.47 August 195 214 229 234 246 259 5.28 September 195 215 228 236 245 258 5.31 October 195 217 227 239 248 258 4.03 November 196 218 225 241 248 260 4.83 December 196 213 224 238 246 259 5.28 January 198 214 225 237 251 .. February 199 215 225 237 252 .. March 199 217 226 236 253 .. Average 193 213 225 235 246 255 ..
Table- 5.3
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers of All India (Base 2001=100) Month 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Percentage change over previous year April 205 226 242 256 271 277 2.21 May 206 228 244 258 275 278 1.09 June 208 231 246 261 277 280 1.08 July 212 235 252 263 280 285 1.79 August 214 237 253 264 278 285 2.51 September 215 238 253 266 277 285 2.88 October 217 241 253 269 278 287 3.23 November 218 243 253 270 277 288 3.97 December 219 239 253 269 275 286 4.00 January 221 237 254 269 274 .. February 223 238 253 267 274 .. March 224 239 254 268 275 .. Average 215 236 251 265 276 283 ..
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6. FOOD SECURITY AND CIVIL SUPPLIES
Targeted Public Distribution ii) Priority Households System(TPDS) 2) Other than NFSA (APL) 6.1 One of the main constituent of the Government strategy 6.2 In the State, the TPDS, for poverty alleviation is Targeted having total ration cards 18,38,036 Public Distribution System (TPDS) covering cards population 77,43,946. which ensures availability of essential These card holders are provided with commodities like Wheat, Wheat Atta, essential commodities through the Rice, Levy Sugar etc., through a net network of 4,922 fair price shops which work of 4,922 Fair Price Shops. The constitutes 3,221 Cooperative Societies, total families for distribution of essential 14 Panchayat, 71 Civil Supplies items have been divided in two Corporation, 1,609 Individual and 7 categories viz; Mahila Mandals in the State.
1) National Food Security Act 6.3 Distribution of essential (NFSA) (Eligible Household) i) Antyodaya Anna Yojana commodities during the year 2017-18, (AAY) upto December, 2018.
Table-6.1 Sr. No. Name of Commodity Unit Distribution of items upto December,2017 1. Wheat/Atta APL M.T. 1,10,296 2. Rice APL M.T. 66,956 3. Wheat BPL/Atta BPL/Atta PHH M.T. 18,508 4. Rice BPL/PHH M.T. 16,600 5. Wheat (AAY/NFSA and Atta M.T. 79,277 NFSA) 6. Rice (AAY/NFSA) M.T. 63,834 7. Rice Annapurna M.T. 22 8. Rice (M.D.M). M.T. 11,088 9. Levy Sugar/ Sugar (NFSA/APL) M.T. 28,027 10. Pulses M.T. 35,432 11. Iodised Salt M.T. 10,284 12. Refined Oil K.L. 2,9 42 13. Mustard Oil K.L. 24,060
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6.4 Presently, following food and H.P. State subsidised schemes items are being distributed under TPDS which is as under :-
Table- 6.2
Sr. Per Ration Card Distribution (Quantity) No. 1 Pulses Dal Urd Sabut, Dal Channa, Dal Malka, Dal Rajmah, Kabuli Channa, Dal Black Masar, Moong Sabut (Consumer will be given choice to opt for 3 pulses out of 7 pulses.
2 Edible oil (Mustard and Soya Refined Oil) One litre having 1 and 2 members and 2 litre having 3 and above family members. 3 Iodised salt One Kg. Iodised salt Rate of Dal Urd Sabut `35.00 per Kg., Dal Channa `45.00 per Kg., Dal Malka `30.00 per Kg., Rajmah `45.00 per Kg., Kabuli channa `70.00 per Kg., Black Masar `25.00 per Kg., Moong Sabut `40.00 per Kg., I. Salt `4.00 per Kg., Edible oil (Mustard Oil `72.00 per Litre and Soya Refined Oil `62.00 per Litre) 4 Non- NFSA i) APL 18 Kg. foodgrains (12 Kg. Wheat Atta `8.60 per Kg. and 6 Kg. Rice `10.00 per Kg.) Note:- The APL consumers of Tribal Areas of the State are also being provided 20 Kg. Wheat/ atta `7.60 per kg/ `8.60 per Kg., 15 Kg. Rice `10.00 per Kg. per family per month w.e.f September,2014. ii) BPL The BPL families is being issued additional food-grains to make good the quantity equal to 35 Kg. per family per month at BPL rate i.e. Wheat `5.25 per Kg., Rice `6.85 per Kg. The quantity of wheat and rice will be distributed according to the household members for which detail is as given. For one member family 17 Kg. and 13 Kg., two members family 14 Kg. and 11 Kg., three members family 11 Kg. and 9 Kg., four members family 8 Kg. and 7 Kg., five members family 5 Kg. and 5 Kg., six members family 2 Kg. and 3 Kg. respectively. iii) For Annapurna 10 Kg. Rice free of cost. card holder 5 NFSA
For AAY ration card 35 Kg. per family i.e. 20 Kg. Wheat `2.00 per Kg. and 15 Kg. Rice holder `3.00 per Kg. For Priority Households 5 Kg. per member i.e 3 Kg. Wheat `2.00 per Kg. and 2 Kg. Rice `3.00 per Kg. The PHH beneficiaries (up to 3 members) are also provided food grains (Wheat and Rice) from Non-NFSA allocation of the state at APL rates to make their entitlement 10,15and 20 Kg. per card.
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6 Sugar For Non- NFSA (APL) ration card holders 500 gms. per member per month `29.00 per Kg. For NFSA (Non-APL) ration card holders 1 Kg. up to 2 members family 500 gm. Additional per members for more than two members family per month 18.00 per kg.
Table 6.3 Items Stocked in the Tribal Areas for Distribution as on December,2017
Sr. No. Name of Commodity Unit Quantity 1 Wheat/Atta APL M.T. 5,943 2 Rice APL M.T. 3,956 3 Wheat BPL M.T. 477 4 Rice BPL M.T. 603 5 Wheat (AAY/NFSA) M.T. 2,679 6 Rice (AAY /NFSA) M.T. 2,041 7 Rice Annapurna M.T. 4 8 Sugar M.T. 1,480 9 I. Salt M.T 402 10 Pulses M.T 1,272 11 Kerosene K.L 285 12 L.P.G. 14.2 Kg No. 1,25,016 13 Edible Oil K.L. 803
Other Activities Corporation procured and distributed various commodities under TPDS to the Petrol and Petroleum Products tune of `911.25 crore as compared to 6.5 At present, there are 25 wholesale kerosene oil dealers, 386 `872.25 crore during the corresponding Petrol Pumps and 152 Gas Agencies period of last year. working in the state. 6.7 Presently, the Corporation Himachal Pradesh State Civil is also providing other essential items Supplies Corporation (HPSCSC) like cooking gas, Diesel/ Petrol/ 6.6 The H.P. State Civil Kerosene Oil and lifesaving drugs/ Supplies Corporation as a “CENTRAL medicines at reasonable rates to the PROCUREMENT AGENCY” for all consumers of the State through its 117 controlled and non-controlled essential Wholesale godowns, 76 Retail Shops/ commodities in the State is procuring APNA STORE, 54 Gas Agencies, and distributing food-grains and other 4 Petrol Pumps and 36 Medicine Shops. essential commodities to the entire In addition to this, the procurement and satisfaction of the Government under distribution, of non-controlled the Targeted Public Distribution System commodities (like sugar, pulses, rice, (TPDS) and National Food Security Act atta, detergents, tea leaves, exercise (NFSA). During the current financial note books, cement, CGI Sheets, year, up to December,2017 the medicines, items under Supplementary
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Nutritional Programme, MNREGA- `220.00 crore has been made as State cement and petroleum products etc.) subsidy. During the year 2017-18 the through wholesale godowns and retail corporation is likely to achieve a total shops of the Corporation which certainly has played an important role in turnover of over `1,500.00 crore as stabilising prices of these commodities compared to `1,433.35 crore during the prevailing in the open market. During year 2016-17. the current financial Year, 2017-18, up to December, 2017 the Corporation procured and distributed various Proposal of opening APNA commodities under the scheme to the STORE / MALL 6.9 The Corporation has tune of `370.48 crore as compared to initiated proposal of opening “APNA `321.86 crore during corresponding STORE/ MALL” at Shimla, Solan, period of last year. Dharmshala, Mandi. In the first phase, 6.8 The corporation is the APNA STORE/ MALL has been arranging the supplies of rice and other made functional at bus stand Nagrota supplementary items under the Mid-day- Bagwan and Palampur, for the sale of Meal Scheme to Primary and Upper various non-controlled items. Efforts are Primary Schools as per the allocation being made for opening APNA STORE/ made by the concerned Deputy MALL, Mandi and Shimla. In the Bus Commissioner. During the current stand Kangra APNA STORE is being financial year 2017-18 up to December, made functional very shortly. On the 2017 the Corporation arranged the other hand more Medicine Shops are distribution of 11,087 MT rice as proposed to be opened in the premises compared to 11,428 MT during the of the Government Hospitals. corresponding period of last year under this scheme. The Corporation is also Government Supplies arranging the supplies of identified 6.10 Himachal Pradesh State Specially Subsidized items (pulses of Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. is various kinds, Edible Oil (Mustard/ managing the procurement and supplies Refined) and I. Salt) under the State of Ayurvedic medicines to Government Sponsored Schemes as per the hospitals, Cement to Government decisions of the purchase committee Department/ Board/ Corporations and constituted by the Government. During other Government institutions and GI/ the current financial year 2017-18, upto DI/ CI Pipes to I and PH Department of December, 2017 the Corporation has Government of Himachal Pradesh, distributed these commodities under the School Uniform to Education said scheme to the tune of `292.00 crore department of Government of H.P. During the current financial year, as compared to `372.85 crore during 2017-18 the tentative position of corresponding period of last year to the Government supply remain as under:- Ration Card holders as per the scale fixed by the State Government. During the year 2017-18 for the implementation (` in crore) of this scheme, a budget provision of
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MNREGA Cement Supplies 1 Supply of Cement to 107.00 6.11 During the financial year Govt. Deptt./ Boards/ Corporation 2017-18 upto December, 2017 the Corporation managed the procurement 2 GI/ DI /CI Pipes to Iand 74.05 and distribution of 23,36,932 bags PH Department 3 School uniform to 46.77 cement amounting to `66.86 crore to Education department various Panchayats for developmental Total 227.82 works of the Panchayats in the whole of timely procurement, storage and the State. supply of allocated food grains Food Security in Tribal and through its 117 wholesale centres to Inaccessible Areas of the State Fair Price Shops for further distribution 6.12 The Corporation is committed to provide all essential commodities, Petroleum products including kerosene oil and LPG in tribal and inaccessible areas, where private among the beneficiaries of the State. traders do not venture to undertake During the financial year 2017-18 up to these operations due to economic non- December,2017, 63,835 MT rice and viability of the trade. During the current 36,909 MT wheat at the rate of `3.00 financial year, 2017-18 the supplies of essential items and Petroleum products and `2.00 per kg per month respectively to tribal and snow bound area were have been distributed to the identified arranged as per the tribal action plan of beneficiaries. In addition to above, in the the Government. absence of separate Warehouse Corporation of the State Government, Dividend the Himachal Pradesh State Civil 6.13 The corporation is earning Supplies Corporation is managing profit since its inception i.e 1980. storage capacity itself, through 22,470 During the year 2016-17 a net profit of MTs owned and 34,840 MT hired `2.24 crore was earned and a sum of godowns in the State. In view of successful implementation of the `35.15 lakh was proposed to be paid as NFSA, 2013 additional Storage dividend to the Government of Himachal Capacity is being created and efforts are Pradesh. being made for constructing of godowns at various places ranging from 300 MT Implementation of National to 1,000 MT capacity for which Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) identification/ transfer of Government land in the name of the Department/ 6.14 Under the task and responsibilities assigned by the Corporation is in progress. State Government of India to States for Government has provided funds to the implementation of National Food tune of `4.00 crore, for creating Security Act 2013, the Himachal additional food grains storage capacity Pradesh State Civil Supplies during 2017-18. Corporation is playing major role in implementing the scheme through
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SAIL Yard upto December, 2017 a total quantity of 6.16 During the current financial 1,604 MT steel had been supplied. year, 2017-18, as per initiative taken by the corporation, the Steel Authority of India Ltd. has entrusted SAIL Yard at Bhattakuffar for the supply of quality steel to various Government Departments/ Boards/ Corporations,
7. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
AGRICULTURE Himachal Pradesh has been depicted 7.1 Agriculture is the main in Table-7.1 occupation of the people of Himachal Pradesh and has an important place in the economy of the State. Himachal Pradesh is the only State in the country whose 89.96 per cent population (Census 2011) lives in rural areas. Therefore dependency on Agriculture/ Horticulture is ominent as it provides direct employment to about 62 per cent Table-7.1 of total workers of the State. Distribution of Land Holdings Size of Category No. of Area Av. size Holdings (Farmers) Holdings (lakh of 7.2 Agriculture happens to (hect.) (lakh) hect.) Holding be the premier source of State Income (hect.) (GSDP). About 10 per cent of the Below 1.0 Marginal 6.70 2.73 0.41 (69.78%) (28.63%) total GSDP comes from agriculture and 1.0-2.0 Small 1.75 2.44 1.39 its allied sectors. Out of the total (18.17%) (25.55%) geographical area of State (55.67 lakh 2.0-4.0 Semi 0.85 2.31 2.72 Medium (8.84%) (24.14%) hectare) the area of operational 4.0-10.0 Medium 0.28 1.57 5.61 holdings is about 9.55 lakh hectares (2.87%) (16.39%) and is operated by 9.61 lakh farmers. 10.0-Above Large 0.03 0.51 17.00 (0.34%) (5.29%) The average holding size is about Total 9.61 9.55 1.00 1.00 hectare. Distribution of land holdings according to 2010-11 7.3 About 80 percent of the Agricultural Census shows that 87.95 total cultivated area in the State is percent of the total holdings are of rainfed. Rice, Wheat and Maize are Small and Marginal farmers. About important cereal crops of the State. 11.71 percent of holdings are owned Groundnut, Soyabeen and Sunflower in by Semi Medium and Medium farmers Kharif and Rapeseed/ Mustard and and only 0.34 percent by large farmers. Toria in the Rabi season are important The distribution of land holdings in oilseed crops. Urd, Bean, Moong,
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Rajmash in Kharif season and Gram mm Kangra district gets the highest Lentil in Rabi are the important pulse rainfall followed by Chamba, Sirmaur crops of the State. Agro-climatically the and Mandi. State can be divided into four zones viz.:- Monsoon Season 2017 Sub Tropical, sub-mountain and 7.5 The performance of low hills. agriculture is closely related to the Sub Temperate, Sub humid mid performance of monsoon. During the hills. monsoon season of 2017 (June- Wet Temperate high hills. September) in Himachal Pradesh the Dry Temperate high hills and rainfall received was Normal in Bilaspur cold deserts. Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi , Shimla Sirmaur, Solan and Una deficent in Chamba and Kinnaur and was scanty in Lahaul and Spiti. For Himachal as a whole, the total rainfall during the entire monsoon season was (-)15 percent below the annual normal rainfall. The Table 7.2 shows southwest monsoon
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Table 7.2 The Agro-climatic conditions Monsoon Season Rainfall in the State are congenial for the (June- September, 2017) production of cash crops like seed District Actual Normal Excess or potato, off-season vegetables and (mm) (mm) Deficient ginger. Total %age (mm) Bilaspur 954 877 77 9 7.4 The State Government is Chamba 697 1406 (-) 710 (-)50 laying emphasis on production of off- Hamirpur 1074 1079 (-) 5 0 season vegetables, potato, ginger, Kangra 1632 1582 50 3 Kinnaur 147 264 (-) 117 (-) 44 pulses and oilseeds besides increasing Kullu 589 520 70 13 production of cereal crops, through L/Spiti 138 458 (-) 320 (-) 70 timely and adequate supply of inputs, Mandi 1196 1093 102 9 Shimla 647 634 13 2 demonstration and effective Sirmaur 1213 1325 (-) 112 (-) 8 dissemination of improved farm Solan 840 1000 (-) 161 (-) 16 technology, replacement of old variety Una 1019 863 157 (-) 18 seed, promoting integrated pest Average 717 844 (-) 127 (-) 15 management, bringing more area under Table 7.3 efficient use of water resources and Post Monsoon Seasons Rainfall Data implementation of Wasteland for the period from Development Projects. There are four (October-December,2017) distinct seasons with respect to rainfall. Almost half of the rainfall is received during the Monsoon season and remaining precipitation is distributed among other seasons. The State received an average rainfall of 1,251
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Note: District Actual Normal Excess or Normal = -19% to +19% (mm) (mm) Deficient Excess = 20% and above Total %age Deficient= -20% to –59% (mm) Scanty = -60% to –99% Bilaspur 43 70 (-) 26 (-) 38 Chamba 71 127 ( - )56 (-) 44 Hamirpur 60 86 (-) 26 (-) 30 Kangra 83 105 (-) 22 (-) 21 Crop Performance 2016-17 Kinnaur 52 102 (-) 50 (-) 49 Kullu 65 98 (-) 33 (-) 33 7.6 The economy of Himachal L/Spiti 62 144 (-) 81 (-) 57 Pradesh is largely depend on agriculture Mandi 53 81 (-) 27 (-) 34 which still occupies a significant place in Shimla 27 75 (-) 48 (-) 64 the State economy as 9.4 percent Sirmaur 23 87 (-) 64 (-) 73 of total State Domestic Product in Solan 29 89 (-) 60 (-) 67 Una 41 72 (-) 31 (-) 43 2015-16 was generated by agriculture Average 55 108 (-) 53 (-) 49 and allied sectors and any fluctuations in the production of foodgrains affect the to the mid of June. Maize and Paddy are economy significantly. During the the the principal food-grain crops Twelfth Five Year Plan, 2012-17 growing during Kharif season. Other emphasis has been laid on production of minor crops are Ragi, Millets and off-season vegetables, potato, pulses pulses. An area of 384.26 thousand and oilseeds besides cereal crops hectare was sown under different Kharif through timely and adequate supply of crops. During this season about 20 inputs, bringing more area under percent of area is sown in the month of irrigation, approach of watershed April-May whereas remaining area is development, demonstration and sown in the month of June and July effective dissemination of improved farm which is a peak Kharif sowing period. technology etc. The year 2016-17 Due to normal rain in the most part of agriculturally remained a normal year the State, the sowing could be done in and the foodgrains production was time and overall crop condition was anticipated around 17.45 lakh MT normal. However during Monsoon against 16.34 lakh MT achieved during season 2016 there was heavy rain fall in 2015-16. The production of Potato was some pockets of the State and standing 1.96 lakh MT in 2016-17 as against 1.83 Kharif crops were affected to some lakh MT in 2015-16. The production of extent and the production of 9.55 lakh vegetables during the year 2016-17 was M.T. has been anticipated against the 16.54 lakh MT as against 16.09 lakh MT production target of 9.04 lakh M.T. for in 2015-16. the Kharif 2016 season. During Rabi 2016-17 from October to Crop Prospects 2017-18 December,2016 season the rain 7.7 The food grain production received were deficient by -93 percent in target for 2017-18 are to be around the post Monsoon season but the rains 16.45 lakh MT. The Kharif production were received in the first fortnight of mainly depends upon the behaviour of January, 2017, due to which late variety south west monsoon, as about 80 seeds were sown thus minimizing the percent of the total cultivated area is possibility of loss due to draught. As rainfed. The sowing of Kharif crops such against the Rabi 2016-17 target of starts from the end of April and goes up 6.97 lakh M.T. the total production of
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7.90 lakh M.T. has been anticipated. Pradesh during 2014-15, The crop wise production of foodgrains 2015-16, 2016-17 and target for and commercial crops in Himachal 2017-18 is shown in Table 7.4
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Table-7.4 Foodgrains Production (In ‟000 MT)
Crop 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (4th 2017-18 2018-19 Adv. Est.) (Target) (Target) I.Foodgrains Rice 127.38 129.88 146.59 132.00 132.00 Maize 735.96 737.65 784.29 740.00 742.00 Ragi 1.91 1.93 2.12 2.20 2.10 Millets 3.39 3.09 4.19 3.70 3.70 Wheat 648.29 667.62 704.21 670.00 690.00 Barley 36.70 34.33 35.82 36.00 36.00 Gram 0.38 0.38 0.40 0.45 0.45 Pulses 53.87 59.17 67.40 61.00 62.50 Foodgrains 1607.88 1634.05 1745.02 1645.35 1668.75 II.Commercial Crops Potato 181.38 183.25 195.84 200.00 195.00 Vegetables 1576.45 1608.55 1653.51 1540.00 1650.00 Ginger(Green) 16.50 32.33 35.39 32.70 35.00
Growth in Foodgrains Table 7.5 Production Food grains Area and Production 7.8 There is limited scope of Area Produc- Produc- Year (`000 tion tion per increasing production through hect.) (‟000 hectare expansion of cultivable land. Like whole M.T.) (M.T.) country, Himachal too has almost reached a plateau in so far as cultivable 2014-15 755.21 1607.88 2.13 2015-16 764.85 1634.05 2.14 land is concerned. Hence, the emphasis 2016-17(Tent.) 774.09 1745.02 2.25 has to be on increasing 2017-18(Target) 786.93 1645.35 2.09 productivity levels besides diversification towards high value crops. Due to an High Yielding Varieties increasing shift towards commercial Programme (H.Y.V.P.) crops, the area under food-grains 7.9 In order to increase the production is gradually declining as the production of foodgrains, emphasis has area which in 1997-98 was 853.88 been laid on distribution of seeds of high thousand hectares is likely to be yielding varieties to the farmers. Area declined to 764.85 thousand hectares in brought under high yielding varieties of 2015-16. Increase in production thus principal crops viz. Maize, Paddy and reflects gain in productivity as is evident Wheat during the last five years and from the Table 7.5 proposed for 2017-18 is given in table 7.6.
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Table-7.6 Table-7.7 Area Brought Under HighYielding Achievement and targets proposed Varities („000 hect.) Year Coverage of Distribution Year Maize Paddy Wheat Area under of 2014-15 288.00 74.00 352.00 plant chemicals 2015-16 200.07 62.64 324.00 protection (M.T.) 2016-17(Tent.) 205.50 63.31 329.07 measures 2017-18(Target) 206.00 65.00 342.00 ('000 Hect.) 2012-17 425.00 600.00 (12th Five There are 20 Seed Year Plan Multiplication Farms from where Target) foundation seed is distributed to 2012-13 92.00 161.19 registered farmers. In addition, 2013-14 120.51 210. 90 there are 3 Vegetable 2014-15 108.63 190.11 Development Stations, 12 Potato 2015-16 82.29 144. 00 Development Stations and 1 Ginger 2016-17 117.00 206.00 Development Station in the State.
Plant Protection Programme Soil Testing Programme 7.10 In order to increase the 7.11 In order to maintain the production of crops, adoption of plant fertility of the soil during each crop protection measures is of paramount season, soil samples are collected from importance. During each season, the farmers‟ fields and analysed in the campaigns are organised to fight the soil testing laboratories. Soil testing menace of crop disease, insects and laboratories have been established in all pest etc. The Scheduled Castes/ the districts (except Lahaul and Spiti), Scheduled Tribes, IRDP families‟ where as four mobile soil testing farmers of Backward Areas and small vans/labs out of which one exclusively and marginal farmers are provided plant for the tribal areas is in operation for protection chemicals and equipments at testing the soil samples at site. These 50 percent cost. It is the approach of the laboratories have been strengthened Department to reduce consumption of with latest equipments. At present 11 Plant Protection Chemicals by gradually soil testing labs have been strengthened switching to Biological control of and 7 mobile labs have also been setup pests/diseases. The subsidies are being by the department and about 1.00 lakh met from the Non Plan. Achievements soil samples are collected for soil and Targets proposed in distribution of analysis in a year. During 2015-16 and chemicals are shown in Table 7.7
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percent) and for certification `10,000 per 2016-17, 69,635 Soil Samples were hectare is being provided for 3 years. analyzed and about 3.85 lakh Soil
Health Cards were distributed. During Bio-Gas Development programme 2017-18 a target of 50,000 grid soil 7.13 Keeping in view the depleting samples has been fixed and about sources of conventional fuel i.e. 48,038 soil health cards will be firewood, biogas plants have assumed provided. Soil testing programme has great importance in the low and mid hills been adopted as Flagship programme in the State. Till March, 2017 since by the Government It has been ensured inception, 44,778 Bio-gas plants have to provide Soil Health Cards to every th been installed in the State. During eligible farmer by the end of 12 Plan 2016-17, 107 number of Biogas plants which will help farmers to know the were installed in the state and it was soil status and nutrient requirement proposed to install 100 more Bio-gas etc. in their fields and to adopt soil test plants during 2017-18 against which 25 basis recommendations to use nutrient number of such plants have already in their crops/ fields. The soil fertility been installed upto December, 2017. map is being prepared by the Chaudhari This programme is at saturation stage. Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishav Vidyalaya Palampur by using Fertilizer Consumption and Global Positioning System (GPS). The State Government has also declared Subsidy soil testing as public service under H.P. 7.14 Fertilizer is a critical input, Public Service Guarantee Act, 2011. which helps in increasing the production to a great extent. The level of fertilizer Organic Farming consumption in 1985-86 was 23,664 tonnes, which is now increased to 7.12 The organic farming is 56,491 tonnes in 2016-17. In order to becoming popular being sustainable, promote balanced use of chemical environmental friendly and health concern to all concerned. Organic fertilizers, a subsidy of `1,000 per MT on farming is being promoted in the State in complex fertilizers have been allowed, a systematic manner by providing use of water soluble fertilizers is trainings, laying out demonstrations, promoted in a big way for which subsidy organizing fairs/ seminars to the has been allowed to an extent of 25 farmers. It has also been decided to percent of cost limited to `2,500 per set-up vermi-composting units at every quintal whichever is less. The subsidy house. Under this scheme financial is being provided under the Plan assistance of `6,000 per farmer is being schemes. About 57,409 MT of fertilizers provided (50 percent assistance for in terms of nutrients are proposed to be construction of Vermin pit size of distributed during 2017-18. 10x6x1.5 ft.). Beside this, incentive is being provided on approved organic Agriculture Credit inputs. For adoption of Organic Farming, 7.15 Traditionally, non- incentive `10,000 per hectare (50 institutional sources of finance have been the major source of finance for the rural households due to various socio-
50 economic conditions. Some of them approval and operational guidelines have been lending at exorbitant rate of issued by the Department of Agriculture, interest and since the poor own few Ministry of Agriculture, Government of assets, it is unviable for the financial India. In this insurance scheme, Maize institutions to secure their lending with and Paddy crops have been covered collateral. However, the Government during Kharif season. The different has taken measures to ensure timely stages of risk leading to crop loss due to and adequate supply of institutional preventing sowing, post harvest losses, credit to the rural households at localized calamities and losses to reasonable rate of interest. In view of standing crops (from sowing to harvest) the propensity of the farmers to borrow have been covered under this new money, most of whom are marginal and scheme. The scheme is compulsory to small farmers, credit flow for purchase loanee farmers availing Seasonal of input is being made available by the Agricultural Operational (SAO) crop banks. Institutional credit is being loans for the insurable crops from the extensively disbursed but there is scope Banks and Primary Agricultural Co- to increase the same particularly in operative Societies (PACs) and optional respect of the crops for which insurance for the Non loanee farmers. Under cover is available. Providing better PMFBY claims beyond 350 percent of access to institutional credit for small premium collected or percentage of and marginal farmers and other weaker claims to sum insured exceeds 35 sections to enable them to adopt percent whichever is higher at the modern technology and improved National level, of all the companies agricultural practices has been one of combined, shall be paid by Center and the major objectives of the Government. State equally. The banking sector prepares crop specific credit plans and the credit flow The Government of India, is monitored urgently in the meetings of Ministry of Agriculture has launched the State level Bankers Committee. another Crop Insurance Scheme from Kharif, 2016 season called Kisan Credit Card (K.C.C) “Restructured Weather Based Crop 7.16 The scheme is under Insurance Scheme. (R-WBCIS) The successful operation for the last twelve scheme intends to provide insurance to thirteen years in the State. More than protection to the cultivators against 1955 bank branches are implementing Natural Calamities which are deemed to this scheme. The total percentage of adversely affect the Kharif crops during farmers covered under this scheme is its cultivation period. Total 2.86 lakh nearly 43 percent of the total farmers. farmers and 89,780 hectres have been covered till now upto Rabi 2016-17 Crop Insurance Scheme season. Under this scheme, a budget 7.17 The State Government outlay of `400.00 crore has been has introduced this scheme from Rabi, proposed for 2017-18 which has been 1999-2000 season. Now Pradhan Mantri utilized for the payment of State share of Fasal Bima Yojna(PMFBY) has been premium subsidy. launched in the state from Kharif, 2016 season as per the administrative Seed Certification Programme
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7.18 Agro-climatic conditions in the State are quite conducive for seed production. In order to maintain the quality of the seeds and also ensure direct marketing, contract farming and higher prices of seeds to the growers, single point levy of entry fee. The Seed certification programme has been markets are also being computerized. given due emphasis. Himachal Pradesh All the activities have been taken up by State Seed Certification Agency the Marketing Board through their own registered growers in different parts of funds and RKVY. the State for seed production and certification of their produce. Tea Development 7.20 Total area under tea is Agriculture Marketing 2,310 hectares with a production level of 7.19 For the regulation of 9.21 lakh Kgs achieved in 2016-17. agricultural produce in the State, Schedule Caste tea planters are Himachal Pradesh Agricultural/ provided agriculture inputs on 50 Horticulture Produce Marketing Act, percent subsidy. In the last few years, 2005 has been enforced. Under the there is slump in the market and tea Act, Himachal Pradesh Marketing Board industry has been affected badly. It is has been established at the State level. envisaged to give impetus for effective The whole of H.P. has been divided into and remunerative returns of this ten notified market areas. Its main commodity to the producers. Focus objective is to safeguard the interest of would also be on result and the farming community. The regulated demonstration. markets established in different parts of the state are providing useful services to Agriculture Mechanisation the farmers. A modernised market 7.21 Under this scheme, new complex at Solan is functional for farm implements/ machines are marketing of agricultural produce, popularized among the farmers. Testing besides construction of market yards in of new machines is also done under this different area. At present 10 market programme. The department proposes committees are functioning and 58 to popularize small power tillers and markets have been made functional out implements suited to hilly conditions. of which 19 mandies have been enrolled under e-markets. Under this head of Soil and Water Conservation development, no funding is made from 7.22 Due to topographical State Plan and revenue generated factors the soil is subject to splash, under this Act is utilized for raising sheet and Gully erosion resulting into infrastructure needed for ensuring degradation of the soil. Besides this remunerative marketing of the there is biotic pressure on the land. To Agriculture Produce. The H.P. curb this menace particularly on the Agricultural Produce Market Act has Agriculture lands, the Department is also been amended on the lines of implementing two soil and water Modal Act circulated by Government of conservation schemes under state India. With this a provision has been sector. The schemes are:- made for setting up the private markets,
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i) Soil Conservation Works. Table No. 7.8 Project Components ii) Water conservation and (2014-15 to 2017-18) development. Sr. Component Nos./ Covered No. Cost area Water conservation and 1 Poly House framed 4,700 8,35,350 minor irrigation programme has been structure Sqm. 2. Micro Irrigation 2,150 8,20,050 accorded priority in order to boost (spinkler/Drip System Sqm. agriculture production. The Department Poly Houses as per has prepared a plan to harvest rain feasibility) 3 Low lift, medium lifts 870 - water by constructing tanks, Ponds, and pumping check-dams and storage structures. machinery 1 HP with Besides this, low lifting water devices poly houses as per feasibility and efficient irrigation system through 4 Total cost of civil `10,178.10 lakh. - sprinklers are also being popularized. In works. these projects, major thrust would be on 5. Farmers ` 940.45 lakh. - Sensitization, soil and water conservation and creation contingency and of employment opportunities at farm Cost Escalation. level. 6. Total Project Cost `1,11,18.55 lakh. -
Dr.Y.S.Parmar Kisan Swarozgar Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna Yojna (RKVY) 7.23 In order to achieve faster 7.24 Concerned by the slow and more inclusive growth in agriculture growth in agriculture and allied sectors, sector, Government of Himachal the Government of India has launched Pradesh has started “Dr.Y.S.Parmar Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna. The Kisan Swarozgar Yojna.” Project RKVY aims at achieving 4 percent components include creation of need annual growth in the agriculture sector based infrastructure and are expected during this Plan period, by ensuring a to fulfil the objectives of high holistic development of Agriculture and productivity, quality, safeguard against allied sectors. The main objectives of adverse weather, efficient input use etc. the scheme are as under:- Project components include construction 1. To incentivize the States so as to of location specific models of poly increase public investment in houses with micro irrigation facility. For Agriculture and allied sectors. this, 85 percent project assistance shall 2. To provides flexibility and be provided to the farmers. Also for autonomy to states in the process creation of water sources individually of planning and executing and collectively by a group of Agriculture and allied sector farmers, (low/ medium lift, pumping schemes. machinery) 50 percent subsidy shall be 3. To ensure the preparation of provided. agriculture plans for the districts and the states based on agro-
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1. Sub Mission on Agriculture climatic conditions, availability of Extension (SAME). technology and natural 2. Sub Mission on Seed and Planting resources. Material (SMSP). 4. To ensure that the local needs/ 3. Sub Mission on Agriculture crops/ priorities are better Machanization (SMAM). reflected in the agricultural plans 4. Sub Mission on Plant Protection of the states. and Plant Quarantine (SMPP). 5. To achieve the goal of reducing the yield gaps in important crops, The new component will be in the through focused interventions. ratio 90:10 Centre and State share. An 6. To maximize returns to the expenditure of `250.00 lakh is anticipated farmers in Agriculture and allied during 2017-18 out of State Plan. sectors. 7. To bring about quantifiable National Mission on Sustainable changes in the production and productivity of various Agriculture (NMSA) components in Agriculture and 7.26 Sustainable agriculture allied sectors by addressing them productivity depends upon quality and in a holistic manner. availability of Natural resources like soil and water. Agricultural growth can be The Government of India has sustained by promoting conservation allocating funds for agriculture growth and sustainable use of these scarce which includes Horticulture, Animal natural resources through appropriate Husbandry, Fisheries and Rural location specific measures. Thus, Development. The budget provision conservation of natural resources in conjunction with development of rain fed amounting to `39.00 crore has been agriculture holds the key to meet made in favour of Agriculture burgeoning demand for food grain in the Department for the year 2017-18. state. Towards this end, National However, projects worth `22.94 crore Mission for Sustainable Agriculture has been approved by SLSC under (NMSA) has been formulated for RKVY for the year 2017-18. enhancing agricultural productivity especially in rain fed areas. National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology Main deliverable under this mission are: (NMAET) th 1. Developing rain fed agriculture. 7.25 During 12 Five Year Plan 2. Natural resources management. the National Mission on Agricultural 3. Enhancing water use efficiency. Extension and Technology (NMAET) 4. Improving soil health. has been launched to make the 5. Promoting conservation agriculture. extension system farmer-driven and farmer arrangement of technology It is a centrally sponsored dissemination. NMAET has been scheme and the component will be in divided into Four Sub-Mission. the ratio of 90:10 center and state share
54 respectively. An expenditure of `200.00 scheme a budget provision of `2.00 lakh is anticipated during 2017-18 under crore has been proposed for the year State Plan. 2017-18 under state plan. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) Rajiv Gandhi Micro-Irrigation 7.27 The National Food Scheme Security Mission (NFSM) aimed at to 7.29 State Government is enhance the production of Rice, Wheat commited to promote Agriculturte in the and Pulses.NFSM has been launched in State by increasing the productivity of the State from Rabi 2012 with two major crops. For efficient system of irrigation components viz.NFSM-Rice and NFSM- the Government has launched crucial Wheat.Under NFSM-Rice is in operation Project named „Rajiv Gandhi Micro- in three districts of state and whereas Irrigation Scheme‟ with an outlay of NFSM-Wheat in nine district with 100 `154.00 crore over a period of 4 years percent assistance from Central starting from 2015-16 to 2018-19. Government. The aim of Mission is to Through this project 8,500 hectare area increase production of Rice and Wheat will be brought under Drip/ Sprinkler through area expansion and productivity Irrigation System benefitting 14,000 enhancement restoring soil fertility and farmers. The subsidy @ 80 percent for productivity, creativity employment the installation of Micro-Irrigation opportunities and enhancing level of systems such as Drip, Micro, Mini farm economy in targeted districts. An Portable Sprinkler, Semi-Permanent expenditure of `165.00 lakh is Sprinkler and large volume Sprinkler anticipated during 2017-18 under State and 50 percent for augmentation of Plan. water sources would be provided to the farmers. During 2016-17, an area of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai 709.85 hectares has been brought under Micro-irrigation Systems and Yojana: 1183 farmers were benefitted. A budget 7.28 In an attempt to improve the Agricultural productivity, the provision of `10.00 crore has been made government of India has started a new for this component during 2017-18. scheme, viz. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY). Micro- Uttam Chara Utpadan Yojna irrigation projects (“Har Khet Ko Pani”) 7.30 With a view to increase and end-to-end irrigation solutions will fodder production in the state, the state be the key focus of this scheme. “The Government has launched a scheme; major objective of the PMKSY is to „Uttam Chaara Utpadan Yojana‟for achieve convergence of investments in fodder development by bringing an area irrigation at the field level, expand of 25,000 hectare under fodder cultivable area under assured irrigation, production. Quality seed of fodder improve on-farm water use efficiency to grasses, cuttings, seedings of improved reduce wastage of water, enhance fodder varieties will be supplied on adoption of precision-irrigation and other subsidized rates to the farmers. Subsidy water-saving technologies”. Under this on Chaff Cutters is available to the SC/ ST and BPL farmers. A provision of
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`6.00 crore has been proposed for 2017- 7.34 The area under temperate 18. fruits other than apple has increased from 900 hectares in 1960-61 to 28,163 hectares in 2016-17. Nuts and dry fruits exhibit area increase from 231 hectares HORTICULTURE in 1960-61 to 10,364 hectares in 7.31 The rich diversity of agro- 2016-17, Citrus and other sub tropical climatic conditions, topographical fruits have increased from 1,225 variations and altitudinal differences hectares and 623 hectares in 1960-61 coupled with fertile, deep and well to 24,475 hectares and 54,304 hectares drained soils favour the cultivation of in 2016-17 respectively. temperate to sub-tropical fruits in Himachal. The region is also suitable for 7.35 This pace of development cultivation of ancillary horticultural is further jeopardized due to the erratic produce like flowers, mushroom, honey apple production, owing to weather and hops. vagaries and market fluctuations. The advent of WTO, GATT and liberalisation 7.32 This particular suitability of of economy is further imposing many Himachal has resulted in shifting of land challenges on the dominance of apple in use pattern from agriculture to fruit fruit industry of Himachal Pradesh. The crops in the past few decades. The area fluctuations in the production of apple under fruits, which was 792 hectares in during last few years have attracted the 1950-51 with total production of 1,200 attention of the Government. It is tonnes increased to 2,29,202 hectares necessary to explore and harness the during 2016-17. The total fruit vast horticulture potential of the hill production in 2016-17 was 6.12 lakh State through diversified horticulture tonnes, while during 2017-18 (upto production in varied agro-ecological December,2017) has been reported as zones. 5.00 lakh tones. During 2017-18, it was envisaged to bring 3,000 hectares of 7.36 Horticulture Development additional area under fruit plants against scheme is the major programme aiming which 2,552.44 hectares of area was at the creation and maintenance of brought under plantations and 6.69 lakh infrastructural facilities in the rural areas fruit plants of different species were for ensuring equitable access to the st distributed upto 31 December,2017. resources and inputs required for the promotion of all fruit crops. Under this 7.33 Apple is so far the most scheme, the programmes like important fruit crop of Himachal development of fruit production, area Pradesh, which constitutes about 49 expansion programme, demonstration of percent of the total area under fruit new technologies and improved crops and about 85 per cent of the total package of practices on the orchards of fruit production. Area under apple has fruit growers, development of Walnut/ increased from 400 hectares in 1950-51 Hazelnut / Pistachio nut, mango / litchi, to 3,025 hectares in 1960-61 and strawberry and olive are being 1,11,896 hectares in 2016-17. implemented.
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7.37 The fruit growers should like kiwi, olive, pomegranate, pecan and get better price of their produce, for this strawberry. The production of fruits for purpose Marketing Intervention Scheme the last three years and current year is being implemented in the State. upto December,2017 is given in table Under this scheme during the year 7.9. 2017-18 the procurement price of Apple Table 7.9 has been increased to `7.00 per Kg., Fruit Production (‟000 tonnes) Citrus fruits B and C grade Kinnow, 7.39 To bring diversification in Sagntra, Malta up to 500 MT raised to horticulture industry a total area of `7.00 per Kg. and `6.50 per Kg. and rate 156.19 hectares has been brought of Galgal fruit up to 100 MT increased to under flower cultivation upto `5.50 per Kg. where as the procurement 31.12.2017. To promote flower cultivation two Tissue Culture price for Mango is `5.50 per Kg. of Laboratories have been established seedling Mango up to 300 MT and `6.50 under Model Flower Cultivation Centres at Mahogbagh (Chail, District Solan) per Kg. of grafted Mango up to 200 MT. and Palampur District Kangra. Four This year 30,658 MT C-grade Farmers Cooperative Societies are Apple fruit value to `21.46 crore has functioning for the production and been procured under this scheme. marketing of flowers in district Shimla, However no Mango fruit (Seedling and Kangra, Lahaul and Spiti and Chamba. Grafted varieties) was offered for Ancillary horticultural activities like procurement. mushroom and Bee keeping are also being promoted. During 2017-18 upto 7.38 In warmer area of the December, 2017, 429.76 MT of State mango has emerged as an pasteurized compost for mushroom was important fruit crop. Litchi is also gaining prepared and distributed from the importance in certain regions. Mango department units located at and litchi are fetching better market Chambaghat, Bajoura and Palampur. prices. In the midhill zone, the agro- A total of 5,077.00 MT of mushroom climatic conditions are highly suitable for was produced in the State upto the successful cultivation of new fruits December,2017. Under the Bee keeping Item 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017-18 programme, 286.70 MT of honey has 15 16 17 up to been produced upto 31.12.2017 in the December, State. 2017 Apple 625.20 777.13 468.13 427.61 7.40 The weather based Crop Other Insurance Scheme was initially temperate fruits 43.61 70.26 51.50 25.36 launched in Himachal Pradesh in 6 Nuts Blocks for apple crop and in 4 Blocks and dry 2.41 3.37 2.99 1.29 for Mango crop during Rabi 2009-10. In fruits view of the popularity of this scheme, Citrus the coverage under this scheme has 22.17 26.62 28.05 16.74 fruits been extended during the consecutive Other sub years. During 2017-18, the scheme is tropical being implemented in 36 Blocks for fruits 58.55 51.45 61.21 29.29 Total 751.94 928.83 611.88 500.29 57
Apple, 41 Blocks for Mango, 15 Blocks of 2.33 lakh farmers have been for Citrus, 13 Blocks for Plum and 5 benefited from the year 2003-04 to Blocks for Peach crops. In addition to December,2017 under the scheme. To this, to protect apple fruit crop from promote protected cultivation in hailstorm 19 Blocks have been covered horticulture, the State Government has under Add-on cover scheme. From the enhanced subsidy under Poly Houses year 2016-17 name of the scheme has from 50 percent to 85 percent and changed to Restructed Weather Based 33,500 sq. metre area is targeted under Crop Insurance Scheme (R-WBCIS) Green Houses during year 2017-18. To and sum insured has been revised and protect fruit crops especially apple from bidding system has been introduced. hailstorms, the State Government has During Rabi season 2016-17, 95,283 enhanced subsidy on Anti Hail Nets farmers have been covered under from 50 percent to 80 percent by Restructed Weather Based Crop targeted to bring 7.02 lakh Sq. metre Insurance Scheme for apple, peach, area under Anti Hail Nets during the plum, mango and citrus fruit crops who year 2017-18. have insured their 79,22,387 trees for which the State Government has borne Himachal Pradesh Marketing 25 percent premium subsidy of `14.05 Corporation (HPMC) crore. 7.42 H.P.M.C. a State public undertaking was established in the 7.41 For the implementation of Pradesh with the objective of marketing centrally sponsored scheme RKVY fresh fruits and vegetables, processing during the year 2017-18 funds the unmarketable surplus and marketing the processed products. Since amounting to `350.00 lakh have been its inception, HPMC has been playing received as approved allocation as per pivotal role in the life of fruit growers of availability of funds out of which `175.00 the state by providing them lakh have been released so far as 1st remunerative returns of their produce. installment and a total number of 13,537 7.43 During the year 2017-18 farmers have been benefitted from the st year 2007-08 to December, 2017 under up to 31 December, 2017 HPMC has this scheme. For “Horticulture registered overall turnover of `4,567.16 Development through Farm lakh against the target of `9,200.00 lakh Mechanization” funds amounting to fixed for the financial year 2017-18. `300.00 lakh and for “Establishment of Under Market Intervention scheme, Mushroom units in Private Sector” funds during the year 2017-18, the Govt, of amounting `50.00 lakh have been H.P. continued a policy of market received. For the implementation of the intervention scheme (MIS) of Mango, Centrally Sponsored Scheme MIDH Apple and Citrus fruit in the state with during the year 2017-18 funds the support price as under:-
` amounting to 35.55 crore have been approved, out of which `11.11 crore Sr. Name of fruit Procurement have been received and a total number No. Price
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(` Per Kg.) Controlled Atmosphere stores of producing area of Himachal Pradesh. 1 Mango (Grafted 6.50 The corporation has traded fruits to the varities) 81.04 2 Mango (Seeding 6.00 value of ` lakh and generated varities) income of `502.79 lakh from trucks, rent, 3 Apple 7.00 commission earned and sale of other 4 Kinnow, Malta and 7.00 material such as Packaged Drinking Oragnge (B grade) Water, Mineral Water, farm inputs, tax 5 Kinnow, Malta and 6.50 paid items of other company etc. till the Orange (C grade) end of December, 2017 and also the 6 Galgal (All grade) 5.50 Corporation has sold PP food worth of Also, under Market `1539.98 lakhs in the domestic market Intervention Scheme (MIS-2017) for up to December, 2017. apple the HPMC has procured about 15,926 MT. The Corporation processed 7.44 The Corporation has been 8,311 MT Apple of “C” grade and able to got sanctioned total grant in aid extracted 746.00 MT Apple Juice Concentrate during the financial year `3,449.95 lakh to HPMC for up gradation 2017-18. The Corporation has not of Technology from APEDA. procured any fruits as on 15th of Government of India. These have been January, 2018 from the growers under got for the following projects:- MIS 2017-18. The corporation is mainly i. Up- gradation of packing houses of supplying its products to its bulk buyers, Jarol Tikker (Kotgarh), Gumma Railway, Northern Command Head (Kotkhai), Oddi (Kumarsain), quarter Udhampur, various religious Patlikuhl (Kullu) and Reckong Peo institutions, M/S Parley and other with 100 percent financial reputed Institutions, retail outlets and assistance of `797.30 lakh. kiosks in the country. The Corporation ii. The HPMC has commissioning of has sold 419.46 MT of Apples juice two CA Stores at Gumma and concentrated for `573.41 lakh and other Jarol-Tikkar in District Shimla with process products for `966.57 lakh to grant in aid of `1,009.00 lakh. these institutions. HPMC also continued iii. Setting up of one modern vegetable supplying fruits and vegetables to ITDC pack house and cold room at Hotels and institutions in Metro cities Nadaun District Hamirpur and Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh. As on setting up of Pack house and cold 31.12.2017 HPMC has supplied fruits room for packing grading of fruits, vegetables, flowers and culinary and vegetables worth `457.85 lakh to herb at Ghumarwin in District these institutions. HPMC has sold Bilaspur with 100 percent grant in material worth `354.73 lakh to the aid of `788.50 lakh. growers in the State. The Corporation iv. Replacement of Tetra Pack filling has generated revenue of `515.97 lakh machine TBA-9 in to TBA-19 through its Cold Stores in Delhi, under 100 percent grant in aid of Mumbai, Chennai, Parwanoo and five
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`355.15 lakh to installed at fruit vi. HPMC is looking forward to upgrade the remaining existing processing plant Parwanoo infrastructure of pack house, cold District Solan to improved the store, CA store and Fruit efficiency in production. Processing Plant etc. Also to set v. Grant in aid to the tune of `10.00 up same viable green field project crore for the up gradation of AJC in the catchment area with modern Plant at Parwanoo has been technology to facilitate the farmers sanctioned. In addition to above, under PPP mode so that good and last year HPMC has converted efficient marketing results comes 3 cold storages into CA stores out to increase the revenue for the with a capacity of 700 MT each at corporation. Also considering Rohru, Oddi and Patlikuhl with other Non-Performing Assets financial support from the (NPA) and loss going unit to Himachal Pradesh Government privatize for operational purposes through NABARD loaning and like CS Delhi, Chennai and further leased out to the parties Parwanoo. and has started return on investment.
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8. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING 8.1 Rearing of livestock is an development programme attention is integral component of rural economy. In paid in the state by way of: Himachal Pradesh there is a dynamic i) Animal Health and Disease relationship between common property control. resources (CPRs) such as forests, water ii) Cattle Development. and grazing land, livestock and crops. iii) Sheep Breeding and Livestock depend to a certain extent on Development of Wool. fodder and grass grown on CPRs as iv) Poultry Development. well as on crops and residues. At the v) Feed and Fodder Development. same time the animals return fodder, vi) Veterinary Education. grass and crop residues to the CPRs vii) Livestock Census. and fields in the form of manure and provide much needed draught power. 8.4 Under Animal Health and Disease Control, 1 State level 8.2 Livestock thus is an Veterinary Hospital, 1 Zonal Hospital, important integral to the sustainability of 9 Polyclinics, 59 Sub-Divisional economy of Himachal Pradesh. The Veterinary Hospitals, 338 Veterinary contribution of major livestock products Hospitals, 30 Central Veterinary during the year 2016-17 was 13.28 lakh Dispensaries and 1,772 Veterinary tonne of milk, 1,476 tonne of wool, Dispensaries are in the State as on 95.90 million eggs and 4,406 tonnes of 31.12.2017. Besides this 6 Veterinary meat which will likely to be of the order Check posts are also operating to of 14.48 lakh tonne of milk, 1,500 provide immediate veterinary aid to the tonnes of wool, 100 million eggs and livestock. Under Mukhyamantri Arogya 4,400 tonne of meat during 2017-18. Pashudhan Yojna 1,251 veterinary Milk Production and Per Capita dispensaries have been opened up to availability shown in Table- 8.1 December,2017.
Table 8.1 8.5 For improving the quality Milk Production and Per of sheep and wool, Government Sheep Capita Availability Breeding Farms at Jeori (Shimla), Sarol Year Milk Per Capita (Chamba), Tal (Hamirpur), and Production Availability (lakh tonnes) (gram./Day) Karachham (Kinnaur) are supplying improved sheep to the breeders of the 2016-17 13.28 531 State. One Ram centre at Nagwain in 2017-18 14.48 570 District Mandi is also functioning where (Estimated) improved Rams are reared and supplied
8.3 Animal Husbandry plays to breeders for cross breeding. The an important role to boost the rural flock strength of these farms are 1,815 economy and as such for livestock during the year 2016-17 and 338 Rams were distributed to the breeders. In view of the increasing demand for pure
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Hoggets and the established popularity lakh buffaloes and 9.16 lakh cows and of the Soviet Marino and American 2.47 lakh buffaloes are likely to be Rambouillet in the Pradesh, the State inseminated during the year 2017-18. has switched over to pure breeding at Cross breed cows are preferred the existing Government farms in the because of factors such as longer State. 9 Sheep and wool Extension lactation period, shorter dry period and Centres continue functioning. During higher yields.During 2017-18 the “Uttam the year 2017-18, the wool Pashu Puraskar Yojna” will be production is likely to be of the order of implemented with the provision of `20.00 1,500 Tonne. Angora rabbit farms are functioning at Kandwari (Kangra) and lakh and funds to the tune of `30.00 Nagwain (Mandi) for distribution of lakh have been provided for the rabbits to the breeders. organisation of “Animal Mandis at Districts and Block level. 8.6 Dairy production is an integral part of the Animal Husbandry 8.7 During 2017-18 under the and forms part of the earning of small Backyard Poultry Scheme 3.90 lakh and marginal farmers in Himachal dual purpose coloured strains chicks are Pradesh. The recent trend towards the likely to be distributed and 720 persons development of a market oriented are targeted to impart training in poultry economy emphasized the importance of farming 3.10 lakh chicks were milk production, especially in areas distributed among the 7,599 falling in the vicinity of urban beneficiaries under this Scheme in consumption centres. This has subsidy till December, 2017. A part motivated farmers to replace local non- from above a new project” descript breeds of cows with cross- Establishment of 5,000 Broiler Farm” breed cows. Upgradation of indigenous has been launched in the State with the cattle is being carried out by cross budget provision of `2.00 crore to target breeding with Jersey and Holsten. In 36 beneficiaries with 60 percent buffalo upgradation with Murral bull is subsidies on capital and recurring cost being popularized. Artificial insemination during 2017-18. with the latest technology of Deep
Frozen Semen is being practised. One horse breeding farm During 2016-17, 12.94 lakh semen at Lari in Lahaul and Spiti district has straws for cows and 3.01 lakh semen been established with the objective to straws for buffaloes were produced by preserve Spiti breed of horses. During sperm station. During 2017-18, 11.50 the year 2017-18 (up to 31st lakh semen straws for cows and 3.00 December, 2017) 66 horses have kept lakh semen straws for buffaloes are in this farm. One Yak breeding farm has likely to be produced. During 2016-17, been also established in the premises of 4.40 lakh litre Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) gas horse breeding Lari. During the year was produced and 8.80 lakh litre is likely 2017-18 (up to 31st December,2017) the to be produced in 2017-18. During strength of yaks was 51 in this farm. 2016-17, artificial Insemination facility is Under feed and fodder development being provided through 3,086 scheme, 15.02 lakh fodder roots, 0.68 institutions to 7.65 lakh cows and 2.35
62 lakh fodder plants to be distributed National Project on Bovine during 2017-18. Breeding Dairy Entrepreneurship 8.9 `23.87 crore National Development Scheme (Doodh Project on Bovine breeding has been Ganga Yojna):- sanctioned by Government of India on 8.8 Doodh Ganga Scheme 100 percent Central Assistance pattern has been launched in collaboration with NABARD in the State since 25th and `5.71 crore were released, out of September,2009. The Components of which `4.53 crore has been utilized for the scheme include: the year 2015-16. This project aims at Establishment of small dairy units strengthening of following activities of (units size comprise of 2-10 milch Animal Husbandry Department. animals) Bank Loan of `6.00 lakh 1. Strengthening of Liquid Nitrogen for purchase of 10 animals. Storage, transport and distribution. 2. Strengthening of Sperm Stations, Bank Loan to the tune of `20.00 Semen Banks and A.I. Centres. lakh for purchase of milking 3. Acquisition of high pedigree bulls machine/ bulk milk cooling units, or Sperm Stations and for Natural Purchase of dairy processing Service in remote areas. equipments for manufacture of 4. Strengthening of training facilities. indigenous milk products, Bank 5. Strengthening of E.T.T. Lab Loan to the tune of `13.20 lakh. (Embryo Transfer Technology). Establishment of dairy products 6. Development and conservation of transportation facilities and cold Indiginous Breed.
chain bank loan of `26.50 lakh. Backyard Poultry Farming Cold storage facilities of milk 8.10 To develop poultry sector products bank loan of `33.00 lakh. in Himachal Pradesh, department is Dairy, marketing outlet/ Dairy running following poultry development schemes especially in rural areas of the parlour Bank Loan of `1.00 lakh. State. Under Backyard Poultry Project, 4 week old chicks of coloured Strain Pattern of Assistance variety i.e. Chabro are supplied to the i) Bank ended capital subsidy farmers of the State and one unit @ 25 percent of the project consists of 40-100 chicks. These chicks cost for general category are produced at the two hatcheries i.e. and 33.33 percent for Nahan and Sundernagar. farmers of SC/ ST category. ii) Entrepreneur contribution Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) (Margin - Money) for the 8.11 Rashtriya Gokul Mission is being loans beyond `1.00 lakh will implemented with the objective of:- be 10 percent of the project 1 Development and conservation of cost. indigenous breed. 2 Breed improvement programme for indigenous cattle breeds to
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improve their genetic makeup fodder due to hilly topography most of and increase the stock. animals are prone to various livestock 3 Enhancement of milk production diseases. Central Government has and productivity. provided assistance to State 4 Up-gradation of nondescript Government for control of contagious cattle using elite indigenous diseases under ASCAD which is on the breeds like, Sahiwal and Red pattern of 90 percent Central share and Sindhi. 10 percent State share.Diseases for 5 Distribution of disease free high which free vaccination is being provided genetic merit bulls for natural to livestock owners are FMD, HSBQ, service. Enterotoxaemia, PPR, Raniket Disease, 6 Funding of RGM under 100 Marek‟s disease and Rabies under this percent grant-in- aid schemes. project.
National Livestock Mission Shepherd Scheme (NLM) 8.14 The local sheep is being 8.12 National Livestock Mission crossed with good quality Rams of (NLM) IS A centrally sponsored scheme Rambouillet and Russian meriono so launched w.e.f. year 2014-15. that the quality as well as quantity of Department of Animal Husbandry is the wool production can be increased. Nodal Department for implementation of Hence it is being proposed these Rams proposals under NLM. The mission is to the sheep breeders at 60 percent designed to cover all the activities subsidy. A target of providing 800 Rams required to ensure quantitative and has been fixed for the year 2017-18. qualitative improvement in livestock production systems and capacity BPL Krishak Bakri Palan Yojna building of all stakeholders. Activities 8.15 under this scheme it has related to development of Small been proposed to distribute units of 11 Ruminants i.e. Sheep and Goat, Fodder Goats (10 female+1 male), 5 Goats Development, Risk Management and (4 female + 1 male) and 3 Goats Poultry Development are included in the (2 female + 1 male) of Beetls Sirohi/ scheme. State share is different for Jamnapari/ white Himalayan breeds on different components under this 60 percent subsidy to landless, BPL scheme. category farmers to increase their income. The Mission is formulated with the objective of sustainable development of livestock sector, Milk Based Industries focusing on improving availability of 8.16 H.P. Milkfed is quality feed and fodder. implementing dairy development activities in the State. The H.P. Milkfed Assistance to State for Control has 965 milk producers Co-operative Societies. The total membership of of Animal Diseases these societies is 42,350 out of which 8.13 Due to large scale 203 woman dairy co-operatives are also interstate migration from adjoining functioning. The surplus milk from the states and lack of nutrition grasses and
64 milk producers is collected by village initiated the following developmental dairy co-operative societies, processed activities:- and marketed by H.P. Milkfed. At Processing Plants of capacity present the Milkfed is running 23 milk 5,000 litres per day is being set chilling centres having a total capacity of up at Recong Peo, district 96,500 litres milk per day and 10 milk Kinnaur, Nalagarh, district Solan processing plants having a total capacity and Jangal Beri, district of 95,000 litres milk per day. One milk Hamirpur. powder plant of 5 metric tonne per day A new Mineral Mixture Plant and at Duttnagar in Shimla District and one Urea Molasses Plant are being cattle feed plant of 16 metric tonne per set up at Bhor, Tehsil Bhoranj, day capacity at Bhor in District Hamirpur district Hamirpur. has been established and functioning. A new Compressed Fodder Plant The average milk procurement is about is being set up at Bilaspur. 63,500 litres per day from the villages Three Cattle Feed godown has through village dairy co-operatives. The been set up at distirict Bilaspur H.P. Milkfed is marketing approximately Una and Nadaun, District 27,397 litres of milk per day which Hamirpur. includes milk supply to various H.P.Milkfed has set up a new prestigious dairies in bulk and supply to Bakery Biscuit Plant of 2.5-3.0 army units in Dagshai, Shimla, metric tonne per day capacity at Palampur and Yol areas. The milk Totu in Milkfed Premises. collected to milk chilling centres is Provide self as well as direct transported to milk processing plants employment opportunities where it is processed, packed (Him through village Dairy brand) and marketed in sachets as well Co-operatives. as in loose containers.
H.P. Milkfed provides New Innovations technical know-how, awareness 8.18 Himachal Pradesh Milkfed activities in field of Dairy by organizing is manufacturing Panjiri at „Panjiri seminars, camps in rural areas. Manufacturing Plant‟ Chakkar (Mandi) Besides this other inputs like cattle feed to cater the need of the Welfare and clean milk production activities are Department under ICDS project, provided to the farmers at their door 38,049.52 quintal of „Nutrimix has been steps. Himachal Pradesh Government supplied During 2016-17. Himachal has increased milk procurement rates Pradesh Milkfed has also supplied 5,638.61 quintals of Skimmed Milk by `1.00 per litre w.e.f. 01.04.2017 thus Powder (SMP) and 5,497.00 quintals of giving direct financial benefits to 42,350 Bakery Biscuit to ICDS, SABLA Block families associated with the Milk through Women and Child Welfare Federation. Department. The H.P. Milk Federation organize Developmental efforts training programme to milk 8.17 In order to utilize surplus producers at village level for milk and increase its revenue and to educating them to produce good bring down its losses H.P. Milkfed has quality of milk.
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H.P. Milkfed has also diversified its middleman/traders. In pursuance to the activities by manufacturing sweets above objective, the Federation is during Deepawali festival and sold actively involved in procurement of 300 quintals of 2017-18. sheep and angora wool, sheep shearing H.P. Milkfed is providing at pasture level, sheep wool scouring refreshment kit to Blood donors at and marketing of wool. Sheep shearing IGMC Shimla. is done with the imported automatic machines. During the year 2017-18 Achievement of H.P. Milkfed are (upto 31.12.2017) the sheep wool shown in Table 8.2 procurement was 99,837 Kg. and the value of the same was `56.64 lakh. Table 8.2 Achievement of H.P.Milkfed The Federation is also Sr. Particulars 2016-17 (upto implementing a few Centrally Sponsored No 30.12.17) 1 Organized Societies 921 965 Schemes for the benefit and upliftment 2 Membership 42000 42350 of sheep and angora breeders in the 3 Milk procured(lakh ltrs) 232.00 180.20 4 Milk Marketing(lakh ltrs) 100.00 74.39 State. During current financial year the 5 Ghee sold(MT) 161.43 121.00 benefits of these schemes is likely to 6 Paneer sold (MT) 73.33 56.00 7 Butter sold(MT) 24.94 26.30 perculate to approximately 15,000 8 Dahi sold(MT) 131.82 99.60 breeders. The Federation is also 9 Cattle Feed(in qtls.) 26610.00 16730.00 providing remunerative prices to the wool growers for their produce by selling 8.19 The H.P. Milk Federation the wool in the established markets. not only provides a remunerative market to the milk producers living in remote FISHERIES AND AQUA CULTURE and far-flung areas but also makes 8.21 Himachal Pradesh is one available milk and milk products to the of the States amongst a few in the union consumers in urban areas at a of India which has been gifted by competitive prices. In order to ensure mother nature with rivers emanating that milk is instantaneously chilled at from glaciers which traverse through village level, H.P. Milkfed has installed hilly terrains and finally enrich the semi- 104 Bulk Milk Coolers at village level in plain area of the state with their oxygen various parts of the State. To bring rich water. Its linearly flowing rivers transparency and automation in the Beas, Satluj and Ravi receive many testing of milk at village level, H.P. streams during their downward journey Milkfed has installed 227 Automatic Milk and harbour the precious cold water fish Collection Units in different Village Dairy fauna such as Schizothorax, Golden Co-operative societies. Mahseer and exotic Trouts. Cold water
resources of the state have shown their Wool Procurement and potential with the successful completion Marketing Federation of ambitious Indo-Norwegian Trout 8.20 The main objective of the farming Project and tremendous interest Federation is to promote the growth and shown by the hill populace for the development of wool industry in the adoption of evolved technology. The State of Himachal Pradesh and to free commercially important fish species in wool growers from exploitation by the Gobind Sagar and Pong Dam
66 reservoirs, Chamera and Ranjeet Sagar 2017-18 (up to December,2017) is Dam have become a tool for the `19.94 lakh. Despite hilly terrain of the upliftment of local population. About State aquaculture is being given due 6,098 fishermen in the State depend importance. Under “Rastriya Krishi directly on reservoir fisheries for Vikas Yojna” (RKVY) an outlay of their livelihood. During 2017-18 (up to December,2017) cumulative fish `300.30 lakh has been approved by production was 6,980.96 metric tonne Government with the breakup as shown valued at `8,904.56 lakh. The reservoir in Table 8.4 of Himachal Pradesh has the distinction of highest per hectare fish production in Table 8.4 Govind Sagar and highest sale price value of fish catch in Pong Dam in the Sr. Name of scheme Outlay country. During current year (upto No. Amount December,2017), 7.65 tonne trout has been sold from the state farms and 1. Construction of two earning revenue to the tune of `97.82 trout hatchery (one under general and 2nd `38.50 lakh lakh. Last few years sale of fish is under SCSP scheme) in shown in Table 8.3 Mandi District. 2. Training component Table 8.3 3. Const.of 9 community ` 8.30 lakh Trout Production ponds . Year Production Revenue 4. Const.of 72 trout units (in tonne) (`in lakh) 5. Construction of IcePlant `37.80 lakh 6. Construction of landing
centre. `148.50 lakh 2014-15 17.07 114.66 7. Surrender to Govt. 2015-16 17.63 120.93 `35.00 lakh
2016-17 18.77 141.35 2017-18(upto 7.65 97.82 Dec.,17) `30.00 lakh ` 2.20 lakh
Total 8.22 The Department of `300.30 lakh Fisheries has constructed carp as well as trout seed production farms in the 8.23 The Department of Fisheries state to cater the requirement of has initiated many welfare schemes for reservoirs rural Ponds and commercial the upliftment of fishermen. Fishermen farms in public as well as private sector. now are covered under insurance The value of Carp Farm seed production scheme where `2.00 lakh is given (in is `287.80 lakh in 2016-17. In June case of death/ permanent disability) or 2017, it has been decided by the `1.00 lakh (in case of parital disability) Government of India that fingerlings size 70 mm and above should be stocked and `10,000 towards hospital expenses and sold for future. This way the value and even losses to their gear and crafts of seed(fingerlings) produced during are being born by the State Government
67 to the extent of 50 percent under “Risk hatcheries of the State with the cost of Fund Scheme”. A contributory saving `36.00 lakh so that fry could be stocked scheme has been initiated by the State in these ponds to develop them to the Government under this scheme double stage of fingerlings of the size 70 mm matching share of fisherman‟s contribution is born by the Centre and and above. A part from this `9.51 lakh State Government in the ratio of 80:20 has been sanctioned for utilization as during the season. input cost (feed manure etc.) to meet the carp seed requirement of farmer in 8.24 Department of Fisheries is earnestly contributing in the strengthening of rural economy and generation of employment opportunities to the unemployed youth and various schemes in this direction have been initiated. A total number of 467 self employment opportunities were generated by the department under una area. A new carp hatchery with an various schemes. Under Blue expenditure of `15.00 lakh is Revolution department has envisaged being constructed in Pvt. Sector in Una construction of 1,000 hectare new district. In order to meet the brooder ponds and 1,000 trout units in the State requirement of farmer, 0.57 hectare by 2020. Central Sector Scheme of brooder pond with an expenditure of Blue Revolution is being shared in 90:10 between Central and State Government. `2.39 lakh is being established in Pvt. Under this scheme during 2017-18 Sector in Una district. 1 Construction of 72 trout unit‟s inputs. 8.26 For the integrated 2 Construction of new ponds and development of Trout culture in renovation of old ponds inputs. Himachal Pradesh, 15 Trout hatcheries 3 Seed stoking in State reservoir. are being established in private sector in 4 Close season Relief Funds. Kullu, Mandi, Chamba, Shimla and 5. Establishment of Community Sirmaur districts by providing financial Canning Centre for production of assistance of `277.20 lakh during the ready to eat smoked trout at year 2017-18. Patlikuhal in Kullu.
8.27 A community canning In order to meet the centre for the production of ready to eat expenditure of the above a provision of smoked trout is being established in `700.00 lakh has being proposed in Kullu, at Patlikuhal with an expenditure Annual Plan 2017-18 of `85.00 lakh. During 2017-18, 72 new
8.25 During 2017-18, 13 hectare trout units with the expenditure of `71.60 new area in the shape of rearing ponds lakh are being constructed in Kullu, has been proposed under blue Chamba, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur revolution scheme in the existing carp
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Districts. A part from this `89.50 lakh has Sirmaur districts with an expenditure of been sanctioned for the utilization as `105.00 lakh during the year 2017-18. input cost (feed manure etc) for these trout units.
8.28 For the development of aquaculture in Himachal Pradesh, 7 Solar Power System are being established in Departmental Carp farms in Kullu, Chamba, Mandi, Shimla and 8.29 Achievements of the department December, 2017) and proposed targets during the financial 2017-18, (upto for 2018-19 are shown in Table 8.5
Table 8.5
Sr.No Items Achieved Targets fixed Targets upto for the year proposed December, 2017-18 for the year 2017 2018-19 1. Fish Production from all sources(in tonnes) 6980.96 13200.00 13200.00 2. Fish Seed Production Carp farms (lakh) 124.40 580.00 585.00 3. Table size trout production (in tonnes) 7.65 18.00 20.00 Government sector 4. Table size trout production (in tonnes) 183.90 550.00 550.00 Private Sector 5. Employment generated (nos.) 113 467 500 6. Total Revenue of the department(lakh) 247.26 390.12 395.00
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Forest on death anniversary of their parents/ 9.1 Forests in Himachal relatives/ elders. For the year 2017-18, Pradesh cover an area of 37,033 Sq. plantation target of 9,725 Hectares Km. and account for 66.52 percent of Including CAMPA and Centrally total geographical area of the state. Sponsored Schemes has been fixed However, presently 26.4 percent of the with a cost of `47.00 crore out of total geographical area of the State which 6,776 hectares target and supports Forest cover. Besides proper management, conservation and expenditure of `39.78 crore has been rationalized utilization of forests, the achieved upto 31.12.2017. State has a declared vision of enhancing the forest cover in the State Intensification of Forest from the present about 26.4 percent of Management Scheme its geographical area to 30 percent of 9.3 Forests in the State are its geographical area by 2030 to meet subject to increasing biotic pressure the Sustainable Development Goals due to increase in human populations, (SDGs). The plan programme taken up changing animal husbandry practices, by the Forest Department aims at and developmental activities. Forests fulfilling these policy commitments. are exposed to perils of fire, illicit Some of the important plan programme felling, encroachments and other forest activities are as under:- offences. Forest Protection is being strengthened by equipping check posts Forest Plantation at sensitive places with CCTVs to 9.2 Forest plantation is being ensure electronic surveillance to curb carried out under various State plan forest offences. Fire fighting equipment schemes such as Improvement of tree and improved techniques are also cover, and soil conservation, CAMPA being introduced and made available to as well as Centrally Sponsored all the forest divisions where fire is a Scheme National Afforestation major destructive element. Programme. Pasture and Grazing Communication network for effective lands of the state are being managed management and protection of forest under state scheme Development of wealth is very important. Keeping these Pasture and Grazing lands. Van factors in view, Intensification of Forest Mahotsava at State, Circle and Division Management Scheme is being levels is also celebrated for educating implemented with Central Assistance. the masses and creating awareness An outlay of `401.95 lakh has been amongst all stakeholders regarding approved in the State Budget for the forestry and environmental concerns current financial year 2017-18 but the under New Forestry Scheme (Sanjhi Central Government has released only Van Yojana). Another scheme namely `105.00 lakh under this scheme till “Smriti Van Yojana” is also being implemented with the vision to create December, 2017 due to the reason that awareness amongst the people about the Central Government is in the tree planting. The scheme envisages process of revising the scheme. tree plantation by people in specially Expenditure of `58.60 lakh has been designated areas on the occasion of incurred upto 31.12.2017. An outlay of their birthday, marriage anniversary or `414.00 lakh has been proposed for
71 next financial year under Centrally October, 2005 with the financial Sponsored Scheme and `100.00 lakh assistance from the World Bank for the has been proposed under State Plan period of 6 years with sharing pattern in for proper protection and management of forests in the state. ratio 80:20. The project, with field activities culminated w.e.f. 31 March Nagar Van Udyan Yojana - 2017, aimed to reversing the process of degradation of the natural resource “Ek Kadam Hariyali Ki Or” - A base and improve the productive Programme for Climate Smart potential of natural resources and Green Cities income of rural households in the 9.4 The Ministry of Environment, project. Funds amounting to `7.70 crore Forests and Climate Change has have been provided during the year introduced a new scheme namely 2017-18 for withdrawal/ winding up of Nagar Van Udyan Yojana - “Ek Kadam this project. Hariyali Ki Or” - a Programme for
Climate Smart Green Cities. The vision of this scheme is to create at least one Himachal Pradesh Forest Eco- City Forest in each city having systems Climate Proofing Municipal Corporation for providing Project (K.F.W assisted) wholesome, healthy living environment 9.6 Himachal Pradesh Forest and contributing to growth of Smart, Ecosystems Climate Proofing Project Clean, Green, Sustainable and Healthy with the assistance of Germany (KfW) Cities. Under this scheme 80 percent Project is being implemented in funds are to be provided by the Chamba and Kangra districts of the National CAMPA Advisory Council State for the period of 7 years w.e.f. (NCAC) and 20 percent by the State 2015-16. The cost of the project is Government One such project under `308.45 crore. The Funding pattern of this scheme has been approved by the the project is 85.10 percent loan and Government for Shimla City during 14.90 percent State share. The main 2016-17 for a total cost of `2.00 crore objective of this project is the rehabilitation, protection and with state share of `40.00 lakh. The sustainable use of the selected forest state Government has provided `20.00 ecosystems in Himachal Pradesh to lakh towards its share during the year increase and secure the resilience of 2017-18 and provision of balance forest ecosystems against climate change and ensure flow of forest based `20.00 lakh has been kept for the year products and other services, which 2018-19. benefit the forest dependent communities. In the long run this will EXTERNALLY AIDED contribute in strengthening the PROJECTS adaptation capacity of forest ecosystems to climate change, Mid-Himalayan Watershed protection of biodiversity, stabilization of catchment areas, conservation of Development Project natural resource base and at the same 9.5 Himachal Pradesh Mid- time result in better livelihoods for the Himalayan Watershed Development people of Himachal Pradesh An outlay of Project became operative in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh w.e.f. 1st `60.00 crores has been approved for
72 the current financial year 2017-18 and 9.8 A World Bank aided new expenditure upto 31.12.2017 is `5.76 project namely “Himachal Pradesh crore. Forests for Prosperity Project” is also in the pipeline. The cost of the project is Himachal Pradesh Forest `665.00 crore. The funding pattern is 80 Ecosystems Management percent loan and 20 percent State and Livelihood share. The project would be implemented in Una, Kangra, Improvement Project Hamirpur, Solan, Kinnaur, Bilaspur, 9.7 A new Project namely Shimla, Sirmaur, Pangi and Bharmour “Himachal Pradesh Forest Ecosystems Sub- Divisions of District Chamba for a Management and Livelihood duration of 5 years with Project Improvement Project” for 8 years headquarter at Una and Regional (2018-19 to 2025-26) amounting to offices at Dharamshala and Shimla. `800.00 crore is under negotiation with The objectives of the project are to the Japan International Cooperation increase the State Forest Cover/ Agency (J.I.C.A.). The Funding pattern improve its quality; increase the of the project is 80 percent loan and 20 benefits that local community derives percent State share. The project will be from forests and to promote Nature- implemented in Bilaspur, Kullu, Mandi, based Tourism, sustainable Shimla, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti districts hydropower and water supply. A and tribal areas of Pangi and Bharmour budget provision of `4.12 crore has Sub-divisions of Chamba districts with been made during the current financial Project headquarter at Kullu(Shamshi) year 2017-18. Expenditure up to district Kullu and Regional office at 31.12.2017 is `32.00 lakh. Rampur, district Shimla. The objectives of the project are to conserve the forest and mountain ecosystem and improve World Bank Aided Integrated livelihood of the forest and pasture Project for Source dependent communities by increasing Sustainability and Climate forest cover, density and productive Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture potential using scientific and modern 9.9 The World Bank has also forest management practices; agreed to support another project at a enhancing biodiversity and forest ecosystem conservation and to reduce cost of `650.00 crore titled „Integrated pressure/ stress on forest resources by Project for Source Sustainability and providing the village communities with Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture‟. alternative livelihood opportunity. This project is under finalization and During the financial year 2017-18, the loan agreement signing date has been proposed for March 2018. The funding Government has provided `1.00 crore pattern of the project is 80 percent loan for preparatory phase of this project and 20 percent is State share. The and expenditure of `44.00 lakh has project period is 7 years. The project been incurred upto 31.12.2017. would be implemented in 900 Gram Panchayats in Shiwalik and Mid Hills World Bank Aided Himachal agro-climatic zones spread across Pradesh Forests for Prosperity various watershed in the state. The key objectives of this project include Project comprehensive treatment of around 2 lakh hectares non-arable and 20,000
73 hectares arable lands; and Knowledge cell is `2.73 crores out of enhancement of water productivity/ efficiency Milk production and livelihood which only `1.00 crore has been improvement in the project area. An released and utilized upto 31.12.2017 to carry out pre-defined activities. The outlay of `4.60 crore has been Government of India has been approved under this project during the requested to release the remaining current financial year 2017-18 out of which expenditure of `1.29 crore has been incurred up to 31.12.2017. budget to undertake further activities.
Environment Forestry and Climate Change Wildlife vulnerability assessment is being 9.10 Himachal Pradesh is undertaken for Beas River Basin home to a very impressive, diverse and covering four districts viz. Kullu, Mandi, unique fauna– many of which are rare. Hamirpur and Kangra. Report on one The scheme aims at protection, district i.e. Kullu will be completed by improvement of environment and the end of March, 2018. wildlife, development of wildlife sanctuaries/ national parks and Implementation of Project improvement of wildlife habitat so as to sanctioned under NAFCC provide protection to various species of 9.12 A programme titled birds and animals facing extinction. To "Sustainable Livelihoods of Agriculture protect, develop and scientifically -Dependent Rural Communities" mange the wildlife and to improve its (S.L.A.D.R.C.) is being implemented in habitat an outlay of `14.84 crore has district Sirmaur, HIMACHAL been approved for the current financial PRADESH under National Adaptation year 2017-18 out of which expenditure Fund for Climate Change of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate of `5.03 crore has been incurred upto Change, Government of India with the 31.12.2017 and balance amount will be total financial outlay of `20.00 crore. booked upto 31.03.2018. This project is being implemented ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND through National Implementing Agency NABARD in collaboration with TECHNOLOGY Agriculture, Horticulture and IPH
Departments. For this project `3.31 State Knowledge Cell on crore has been released and being Climate Change utilized to carry out pre-defined 9.11 A State Knowledge Cell on activities. Climate Change has been set up in the Department of Environment, Science Climate Change and Technology, Himachal Pradesh vulnerability assessment report and with the assistance of Department of climate change adaptation plan of Environment, Science and Technology, three developmental blocks (Pachhad, Government of India under National Paonta Sahib and Sangrah) of district Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Sirmaur has been completed and the Ecosystems. list of beneficiaries have been identified. Works of three lift irrigation Total budget sanctioned schemes in three developmental for setting up and functioning of the
74 blocks has been started through IPH be focused towards the perspective of department.12 micro irrigation developing low impact lifestyles as to schemes in three blocks out of total 73 reduce the “ecological footprint” by as completed through D.W.D.O much as 50 percent of the base (Divisional Watershed Development assessment from launch of the Officers) Nahan covering area of 23 scheme. It will be based on the values hectares with 87 beneficiaries. of "care of the earth and of people". It will be ensured that how community is Introduction of State level best integrated in nature by setting up Environment Leadership a framework of various components- Awards features with quantitative and qualitative social, economic and 9.13 Himachal Pradesh environmental benefits of Environment Leadership Awards has implementing these features that can been started by the State Government be used to help determine to what to be conferred through Department of extent they are being incorporated in Environment, Science and Technology development plans. The benefits of every year to various categories of implementing sustainable communities institutions/ individuals of the State, will be significant in both the short and who excel in promotion of environmental conservation and long term. Under this scheme `50.00 sustainable development by lakh to be utilized over a period of 5 demonstrating successful initiatives. years by the identified village for The award is to be given in the form of adoption of Model Eco Village a citation along with cash prize of Scheme. `50,000 as 1st Prize and `25,000 as Preparation and notification of total sanctioned budget of `9.50 lakh Environment Policy for the was utilized for organization of State level Environment Leadership State of Himachal Pradesh. Awards-2017. 9.15 The State Government has decided to prepare State Environment Policy in order to bring synergy among Creation of Model Eco various stakeholder departments and Villages- an Environmentally bring environmental coordination into Sound Sustainable Community mainstreaming of decision making in Development Programme in the State. This document will facilitate Himachal Pradesh. the process of determining priority 9.14 Model Eco Village Scheme actions in a sustainable manner with has been notified by the State sound environmental governance in Government to be implemented the State and Total Budget sanctioned through the Department of for the purpose is `15.00 lakh for the Environment, Science and year 2017-18. Technology. Through this initiative, the State Government intends to sketch Proposals under Green the different components of Climate Fund environmental sustainability, which will 9.16 The State Government has go into such a designing and prepared and submitted two proposals illustration as implemented examples. through NABARD a National Environmentally sustainable and ecologically oriented eco villages shall
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Implementing Agency under the Green women in flood and drought prone Climate Fund. district of the State. Three project i) Community based Water proposals amounting to `57.75 crore Harvesting and Natural Water have been submitted to the NABARD Resource Management to be for funding under N.A.F.C.C. implemented through Irrigation (National Adaptation Funds for Climate and Public Health Department. Change) of Ministry of Environment, `1,125.32 crore has been Forest and Climate Change, proposed. Government of India. ii) For Climate Resilient Forest Management in the State Biotechnology policy `492.00 crore has been proposed through Forest Department. Research and development Projects in Applied Formulation of Programmes to Biotechnology Reduce the Climate Change 9.18 In order to implement Vulnerability Biotechnology policy in the State 9.17 The State Government research activities were conducted in through Department of Environment, collaboration with universities/ Science and Technology will formulate institutions. Research and a programme to be implemented in Development proposals are being next five years to reduce the climate carried out in the field of applied bio- change vulnerability and improve the technology to establish available for adaptive capacity of rural, small and users in the State with total sum of marginal farmers including rural `16.97 lakh upto 31.12.2017.
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10. WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DRINKING WATER under Central sector and 2 habitations 10.1 Water management is an under State sector have been covered important issue. Provision of safe up to December, 2017. An expenditure drinking water has been the priority of of `44.23 crore, under Central sector the State Government. All the census villages in the State have been and `101.24 crore under State sector provided with drinking water facilities have been incurred upto December, by March, 1994. As per the latest 2017. updated/validated survey of drinking water supply schemes in Himachal Hand pump Programme Pradesh, all 45,367 habitations have 10.2 The Government has an been covered with safe drinking water ongoing programme of providing hand facility by March, 2008. With the pumps with focus on regions facing coming in force of National Rural scarcity of water during summer Drinking Water Supply guidelines season. Total 35,668 hand pumps w.e.f. 01.04.2009 and subsequent have been installed up to March, 2017. realignment/ mapping of habitations, During the year 2017-18, 1,233 hand there are 53,205 habitations in the pumps have been installed upto State, out of which 19,473 habitations December, 2017. (7,632 habitation with population coverage >0 and <100 and 11,841 Urban Water Supply habitations with 0 population 10.3 Under drinking water coverage) are identified having scheme, the work of operation and inadequate drinking water. The criteria maintenance of 50 towns of the state of coverage of habitations have been is looked after by the IPH Department. changed to population based Augmentation work of 38 towns Water coverage to ensure water security at Supply Schemes have been household level. Status of habitations completed upto March, 2017. Water as on 01.04.2017 was finalized as Supply to Dharamshala, Kangra, under:- Hamirpur, Sarkaghat, Nagrota Bagwan, Kullu, Mandi, Rampur, and Total Habitations Habitations Manali is in progress through Number with 100 with UIDSSMT. Augmentation work of of percent population Water Supply Scheme of Nahan and Habita- population coverage >0 Banjar town are in progress through tions coverage and <100 State sector. During the year 2017-18 53,604 34,382 19,222 (64.15%) (35.85%) a budget provision of `21.50 crore has been kept for augmentation of water During the year 2017-18, supply schemes, against which an against the target of covering 730 expenditure of `10.33 crore has been habitations in which 364 habitations under State sector and 366 incurred upto December, 2017. habitations under Central sector with an outlay of `242.39 crore and IRRIGATION 10.4 To increase the crop `84.39 crore respectively, 438 production the importance of irrigation habitations in which 436 habitations is well established. Adequate and
77 timely supply of irrigation water to has been brought under CAD activities crops is the pre-requisite in the upto December,2017. At present work agriculture production process, of Medium Irrigation Project Phinna particularly in areas where the rainfall Singh (CCA 4,025 hectare) and the is scanty and irregular. The supply of Nadaun area in District Hamirpur (CCA land is fixed, i.e. in elastic, therefore, 2,980 hectare) is in progress. During the accelerated growth in production is 2017-18, an amount of `6,000.00 lakh possible through multiple cropping and has been provided. There is a target of realization of higher crop yield per unit 1,200 hectare area under Major and area, which in turn depends upon Medium Irrigation. irrigation. Creation of irrigation potential and its optimum utilization continues to receive a high priority in Minor Irrigation Government Planning. 10.7 During the year 2017-18, there was a budget provision of 10.5 Out of the total `220.75 crore in the State sector to geographical area of 55.67 lakh provide irrigation facilities to an area of hectare of Himachal Pradeh, only 5.83 3,500 hectare against which upto lakh hectare is the net area sown. It is December, 2017 an area of 1,999.21 estimated that ultimate irrigation hectare has been covered with an potential of the State is approximately ` 3.35 lakh hectare, out of this 0.50 lakh expenditure of 54.02 crore. hectare can be brought out under irrigation through major and medium Command Area Development irrigation projects and balance 10.8 During the year 2017-18, a 2.85 lakh hectare of area can be provision of `75.00 crore has been provided irrigation through minor irrigation schemes. Till date 2.71 lakh provided by the Government of hectare land has been brought out Himachal Pradesh which includes under the irrigation facility upto `25.00 crore for CAD activities in December, 2017. completed minor irrigation schemes to bridge the gap of potential created and Major and Medium Irrigation utilized and rest of amount is for 10.6 The only major irrigation major/medium irrigation and minor project in the State is Shahnehar irrigation schemes ongoing in the State Project in Kangra District. The project including Central share. There is a has been completed and irrigation physical target of 2,500 hectare CCA facility to 15,287 hectare land is for providing CAD activities, out of provided. The Command Area which 787.85 hectare (Shahnehar is Development work is in progress and 638.50 hectare and Sidhatha is 149.35 out of 15,287 hectare, 9,612 hectare hectare) has been achieved up to land has been brought under December, 2017. CAD to major Command Area Development activities irrigation Shahnehar and medium upto December,2017. Medium irrigation Sidhatha projects were Irrigation Projects, Changer area included for funding under Command Bilaspur 2,350 hectare, Sidhatha Area Development Water Kangra, 3,150 hectare and Balh Valley Management programme of Left Bank 2,780 hectare has been Government of India. The Government completed. The work of CAD Sidhatha of India has launched the ISBIG is in progress and 2,350 hectare land scheme for providing CAD activities in
78 the completed/ongoing irrigation 10.9 During the year 2017-18 projects during 2016-17 and a sum of `63.58 crore has been accordingly the 6 projects (Shahnehar provided to protect 2,500 hectare of major irrigation project, Sidhatha Changer, Nadaun Area, Ballah valley land. An amount of `10.98 crore upto left bank medium irrigation projects, December, 2017 has been spent to and 23 minor irrigation schemes) of protect an area of 159.21 hectare. The CADWM have been considered for work for Swan Phase-IV and inclusion under the programme. Channelization of Chhochh Khad is in progress. Flood Control Works
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INDUSTRIES
11.1 Himachal Pradesh has made significant achievements in the Table 11.1 field of industrialization in the past few years. Recently many initiatives have Means of Amount (in crore) been taken by Government to facilitate Finance State of State of investment in the State. Art Art Industrial Industrial
Area at Area at Status of Industrialization Pandoga Kandrori 11.2 As on 31.12.2017, there District District were 45,597 units working in the State. Una Kangra Out of these 138 Industrial Units are Central Grant 22.62 24.07 Large and 484 are Medium Scale SIA 23.97 17.00 Units. Debt 41.46 54.70 Total 88.05 95.77 Development of Industrial Areas/ Estates The grant shall be utilized for the purpose of up gradation 11.3 The budget amounting to of infrastructure facilities at these `23.50 crore has been allocated for the industrial areas, under physical year 2017-18 for infrastructure infrastructure (Roads and Storm Water development of various Industrial Drainage, Streets Lights, Areas/ Estates. Out of allocated fund augmentation of 132KV Power Sub- `9.52 crore have been booked for Station etc.), technical infrastructure construction of various development (Common Facility Centre etc.), and works in Industrial Area/ Industrial Social infrastructure (Working Women Estates as on 18.01.2018. The Hostel, Bus Stops, Rain Shelter and Common Health Centre etc.) and for balance budget of `13.98 crore will be miscellaneous/ administrative grant. spent before 31.03.2018. During the financial year 2017-18 an
State of the Art Industrial Area amount of `49.85 crore has been under MIIUS allocated under creation of state Art Industrial Areas and Integrated 11.4 The Ministry of Infrastructure Upgradation scheme out Commerce and Industry (DIPP), Government of India has accorded of which `44.44 crore has been final approval for setting up of two booked. State of Art Industrial Area at Pandoga District Una and Kandrori, District Prime Minister‟s Employment Kangra under Modified Industrial Generation Programme Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (PMEGP) (MIIUS). The detail of funding pattern 11.5 Under this scheme as on of these projects is shown in the Table 31.01.2018 against the target of 900 11.1 cases, 2,627 cases have been sponsored to various banks, out of which 821 cases involving
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Ultratech Cement (earliar J.P. Himachal Cement) at Baga Bhalag (one unit) and M/s CCI at Rajban District Sirmaur Margin Money subsidy `1,991.13 (one unit) are already in operation. The lakh, have been sanctioned. In 450 establishment of other cement plants are under process in parts of District cases, an amount of `1,048.57 lakh of Mandi, Shimla and Chamba. Margin Money (subsidy) has been disbursed. In addition to above, the Government has also granted Sericulture Industry prospecting licences to the various 11.6 Sericulture is one of the companies in order to carry out the important agro-based rural cottage detailed study for proving the deposits, industries of the Pradesh that is quantity and quality of Limestone and providing gainful employment to about other associated minerals. Other 10,228 rural families for supplementing commercially exploitable minerals in the their income by producing silk State are Shale, Barytes, Silica Sand, cocoons. 14 silk yarn reeling units Rock Salt, Quartzite, Building material have been set up in private sector i.e. like sand stone, sand, bajri and building district Kangra and Bilaspur five each, stone. Apart from carrying out in Hamirpur, Mandi, Una and Sirmaur development and regulation of Mines one each with the assistance of and Minerals, the Geological Wing, Government. Upto 31st December, Department of Industries is also 2017, 240.82 MT Silk Cocoons were conducting Geo-technical investigations produced that was converted into raw of bridge sites, buildings and silk of 32.11 MT providing an income geo-environmental etc. of about `722.46 lakh by sale of silk 11.9 During the year 2015-16, products in the State. `155.00 crore revenue was received and in the financial year 2016-17 Handloom and Handicrafts `176.22 crore of royalty from minerals 11.7 Under Tribal Sub Plan, a have been received. In the current sanction case of `1.07 crore and under financial year 2017-18, up to SCSP a sanction case of `1.00 crore 31.12.2017 `363.29 crore revenue has been sent to the State have been received which includes Government for sanction of 53 training `194.00 crore paid by M/s Ultratech centers by H.P. State Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation. Cements Ltd. as an upfront payment.
MINING i) New Leases granted: 11.8 Minerals constitute a During 2015-16, 30 numbers of fundamental component of State‟s mining leases under major economic base. Good quality mineral have been granted/ limestone, which is one of the renewed and during 2016-17 ingredients in the manufacture of extension in 30 numbers of cement, is available in plenty in the mining leases of major minerals State. Six Cement Plants M/s ACC Ltd. in terms of provisions of Section at Barmana, District Bilaspur (two 8A (5) and 8A (6) of Mines and units), M/s Ambuja Cements Ltd. at Minerals (Development and Kashlog District Solan (two units), M/s Regulation) Amendment Act,
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2015, has been made for a period of 50 years from the date of grant. Further during 2015-16, 68 numbers of mining leases under minor minerals have been granted and during 2016-17, 92 numbers of mining leases have been granted. During current road alignments, landslides etc. financial year 2017-18 upto were sent to user agencies for 31.12.2017, 56 number of minor further action and during 2016-17 minerals mining leases have 20 numbers of Geo-Technical been granted. reports have been sent to the user agencies. During the current ii) Geo Technical Investigations: financial 2017-18 upto 31.12.2017. During 2015-16, 23 numbers of 7 number of geo-technical report Geo-Technical reports pertaining have been sent to the user to foundation testing of bridge agencies. sites, geological evaluations of
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EMPLOYMENT all existing 19 scheduled employments 12.1 As per 2011 Census, under the provision of Minimum 30.05 percent of the total population of Wages Act, 1948. the Pradesh is classified as main workers, 21.80 percent marginal Employment Market workers and the rest 48.15 percent as Information Programme non-workers out of the total workers 12.3 At the district level, the (main+marginal) 57.93 percent are employment data is being collected cultivators and 4.92 percent under the Employment Market agricultural labourers, 1.65 percent are Information Programme since 1960. engaged in household industry and The total employment in the State as 35.50 percent in other activities. The on 30.6.2016 in Public Sector was employment assistance/ information 2,82,464 and in Private sector was service to job seekers in the Pradesh 1,62,686 where number of is rendered through the 3 Regional establishment in public sectors were Employment Exchanges, 9 District 4,236 and in private sector 1,720. Employment Exchanges, 2 University Employment Information and Vocational Guidance Guidance Bureaus, 62 Sub- 12.4 There are total four Employment Exchanges, 1 Special vocational Guidance centres under Employment Exchange for Physically Labour and Employment Department Handicapped, 1 Central Employment out of which one vocational guidance Cell, Vocational Guidance and centre at the Directorate and other Employment Counseling to the youth three are located at Regional as well as in the matter of collection of Employment Office viz Mandi, Shimla Employment Market Information and Dharamshala. Besides this, there Centre are working in the State. All 74 are two University Employment Employment Exchanges have been Information and Guidance Bureau at computerized and 71 Employment Palampur and Shimla. These Exchanges are online. Efforts are on to Vocational Guidance Centres impart bring remaining 3 Employment vocational guidance to needy Exchanges Online. applicants. Vocational guidance camps are also organized in many Minimum wages educational Institutions of the State. 12.2 Himachal Pradesh 121 camps were organized in the Government has constituted a different parts of the state during the Minimum Wages Advisory Board Financial Year up to December,2017 under the Minimum Wages Act-1948 for the purpose of advising the State Central Employment Cell Government in the matter of fixing and 12.5 With a view to provide revising the minimum rates of wages technical and highly skilled for the workers. The State Government manpower to all the industrial units, has enhanced the minimum wages for institutions and establishments, unskilled category of workers from the Central Employment Cell which `200 to `210 per day or `6,000 to `6,300 has been set up in the Directorate of per month w.e.f. 1.04.2017, working in Labour and Employment of the State remained engaged in rendering its
83 services during the year 2017-18. and Class-IV posts, reservation of 5 Under this scheme, assistance is percent seats in girls Industrial provided to the employment seekers Training Institute and Tailoring Centres on the one hand in finding suitable and providing reservation against the jobs in private sector according to their specific points, in departmental 200 qualifications and on the other hand for points Rosters i.e. 1st, 30th, 73rd, 101st, to recruit suitable workers without 130th, 173rd (1st and 101st for Visually wastage of money, material and time. special abled and 30th and 130th for The Central Employment Cell Hearing special abled and 73rd and organizes Campus Interview for 173rd for Locomotor disabled). During Private Sector Employers to not the Financial Year 2017-18 upto requirement of unskilled labour. During December,2017, 1,966 special abled the Financial Year up to persons were brought on the Live December,2017. Central Employment Register of the Special Employment Cell has organized 117 Campus Exchange bringing the total number to Interviews wherein 1,868 candidates 17,479 and 31 physically disabled have been placed. The Central persons were placed in employment. Employment Cell also organizes Job Fairs in the State. During the Financial Labour Welfare Measures Year up to December,2017. Two Job 12.7 Under the Bonded Fairs have been organized by the Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 department where in 1,093 candidates the District Vigilance Committees and were placed in employment in different Sub Division Vigilance Committees Industries in the State. have been constituted to monitor and ensure the implementation of Bonded Special Employment Exchange Labour System. A State Level for Special Abled. Standing Committee on the report of 12.6 The special employment Expert Group on Bonded Labour exchange for the placement of System and other related Acts in the physically disabled persons was set State has been constituted. The State up in the Directorate of Labour and Government has established two Employment during the year,1976. Labour Courts-cum-Industrial This special exchange renders Tribunals, one with headquarter at assistance to the special abled Shimla with its jurisdiction of District candidates in the field of vocational Shimla, Kinnaur, Solan and Sirmaur guidance and also provides and the other at Dharamshala with its employment assistance in Public and jurisdiction of District Kangra, Chamba, Private Sector. The special abled Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Mandi, Kullu persons who constitute the weaker and Lahaul-Spiti. The Presiding section of society have been provided Officers of Labour Courts-cum- number of facilities/ concession which Industrial Tribunals of the rank of include free of cost medical District and Session Judges have been examination of the disabled persons appointed for each Labour Courts- through the Medical Boards cum-Industrial Tribunals. constituted at the State and District level, relaxation of age by 5 years, Employees Insurance and exemption for qualifying typing test for Provident Fund Scheme those who suffer from disability in the 12.8 The Employees State upper limbs extremities, 3 percent Insurance is applicable in the areas of reservation for appointment in Class-III
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Solan, Parwanoo, Barotiwala, schemes for the building and other Nalagarh, Baddi in Solan District, construction workers registered as Mehatpur, Bathri and Gagret in Una beneficiaries with the Board such as; District, Poanta Sahib and Kala Amb in Maternity/ Paternity Benefits, Special Sirmaur District, Golthai in Bliaspur Abled Pension, Retirement Pension, District, Mandi, Ratti, Ner Chowk, Family Pension, Medical Assistance, Bhangrotu, Chakkar and Gutkar in Financial Assistance for education, Mandi District and Industrial Area Financial Assistance for marriage of Shoghi and Municipal area of Shimla self and upto two children, Skill in District Shimla. About 7,495 Development Allowance. Loan for establishments with an estimated purchase of tools and purchase/ 2,86,390 insured persons are construction of house, death Benefits covered under ESI Scheme in and Funeral Assistance. The Board Himachal Pradesh upto 31.12.2017. may construct/hire building for transit Under employees provident fund hostels for Building and Other scheme about 2,95,048 (provisional) Construction Workers wherein the workers have been brought in 15,425 number is more than 300. Recently the establishments up to 31.12.2017. Board has constructed Worker Transit Hostel at Dulehad District Una and Industrial Relations Ghansot (Nalagarh) District Solan. 12.9 The problem of Industrial Apart from this Skill Development Relations has gained considerable Tarining Institute is being constructed importance on account of expansion of at Palkwah-Khas, District Una with the industrial activities in the Pradesh. estimated cost of `15.69 crore. The Conciliation machinery has been Board has also covered Building and functioning in the Pradesh and has Other Construction Workers under proved as an important agency for the Rashtriya Swashtya Bima Yojna. 1,938 settlement of industrial disputes and Establishments, 1,29,599 beneficiaries maintaining industrial peace and are registered with the Board and harmony. Function of Conciliation 1,53,028 beneficiaries have been Officer has been entrusted to the Joint Labour Commissioner, Deputy Labour provided benefits amounting to `71.27 Commissioner, Labour Officers and crore under the various welfare Labour Inspectors in the field within scheme and an amount of `394.38 their respective jurisdiction. Higher crore approximately has been authorities from Directorate level deposited as cess with the H.P. intervene in the cases/disputes where Building and Other Construction the conciliation fails to bring about any Workers Welfare Board, Shimla upto amicable settlement at lower level. 31.12.2017.
Building and Other SKILL DEVELOPMENT Construction Workers (RE and ALLOWANCE SCHEME: CS) ACT-1996 and Cess 12.11 During this Financial Act- 1996 Year 2017-18, budgetary provision of 12.10 The Himachal Pradesh `100.00 crore has been made under Building and Other Construction Skill Development Allowance Scheme. Workers Welfare Board has been Under this scheme there is provision of constituted under this Act and the to the eligible un-employed youth of Board is implementing welfare the State for their Skill Up gradation
85 and increasing their employability. placement were done in Government This Allowance is payable `1,000 per sector against notified vacancies 2,185 and 4,850 placed in private sector month and for 50 percent or more against notified vacancies 7,035. The permanent physically challenged consolidated number on Live Registers `1,500 per month for duration of skill of all are employment exchanges as Development Training, subject to on 31.12.2017 are 8,34,714. The maximum period of two years. District-wise registration and placements done by the employment EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE exchanges with effect from 1.04.2017 INFORMATION to 31.12.2017 is given in Table 12.1 12.12 During this financial year below:- upto December,2017 in all 1,74,980 applicants were registered and 721
Table No.12.1 District Resgistration Vacancies Placement Live notified Registration Govt. Private Bilaspur 12164 3300 4 199 53258 Chamba 12059 7 27 55 56453 Hamirpur 15205 99 61 92 66994 Kangra 34606 65 104 433 190783 Kinnaur 2324 2 0 0 9445 Kullu 8023 0 6 139 46111 L& Spiti 1368 5 1 0 4681 Mandi 32376 73 70 198 151137 Shimla 15986 1963 302 137 81070 Sirmaur 11785 326 14 15 58350 Solan 11931 902 43 228 53677 Una 17153 293 89 479 62755 H.P 174980 7035 721 1975 834714
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13. POWER
13.1 Hydro power development Table 13.1 is the key engine to the economic growth of the State of Himachal Power harnessed under Pradesh, as it makes a direct and various sectors significant contribution to economy in SECTOR Capacity (MW) terms of revenue generation, employment opportunities and HPSEBL 487.55 HPPCL 165.00 enhancing the quality of life. The CENTRAL/JOINT 7,457.73 Hydro Power Sector in Himachal HIMURJA (STATE) 2.37 Pradesh strongly emphasizes the HIMURJA (PRIVATE) 291.45 economic dimensions by way of PRIVATE above 5 MW 1,955.90 environmentally and socially HP SHARE 159.17 sustainable Hydropower Development Total 10,519.17 in the State in line with the objective of Government of Himachal Pradesh to promote inclusive green growth and 13.3 Directorate of Energy‟s sustainable development of the State Physical and Financial through climate change related with achievements made during financial transformative actions across the key year 2017-18 (upto December 2017) engines of economic growth of the and anticipated upto 31-03-2018. State. A capacity addition of 149.50 MW has been achieved during 13.2 The State of Himachal the current financial year 2017-18 till Pradesh has an estimated Hydro December, 2017 by commissioning Potential of 27,436 MW out of which three projects namely Sainj HEP 24,000 MW has been assessed as (100 MW), Chaiju-I HEP (36 MW) and harnessable while the Government of Upper Nanti HEP (13.5 MW) and a Himachal Pradesh has decided to project of HEP 9 MW potential is likely forgo balance potential in lieu of safe to added upto March,2018 from guarding the environment and to Balargha. The upward trend In the maintain ecological as well as protect rate of power has been experienced in various social concerns. Out of the the power trading market during the total harnessable potential of about financial year. A revenue to the tune of 24,000 MW, a potential to the tune of `972.00 crore has been realized 20,912 MW already stands allotted under various sectors. The State has against the target of `620.00 crore been accelerating the pace of (approx) and anticipated revenue for Hydropower development through the the remaining period i.e. upto March active involvement of both the public 2018 is likely to be realized to the tune and private sectors. A potential of of ` 68.00 crore approx on account of about 10,519 MW has already been Sale of Free and Equity Power. Under harnessed so far under various Post Commissioning Local Area sectors. Development Fund (LADF), an amount
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Himachal Pradesh covering 35 of sale of one percent additional free numbers un-electrified villages, one power received from various Hydro SAGY (Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna) Power Projects on account of LADF village and 14,088 rural households and the same has been transferred to (including 3,288 BPL households) and the concerned LADC‟s for further Central Level Monitoring Committee disbursement to the project affected had approved ` 158.31 crore for the families. same.
13.4 The Directorate of Energy, being mandated to grant The revised Letters of Technical Concurrence (TC) to the Intent (LoI) in respect of five Districts Projects involving of the Project cost namely Shimla, Solan, Kangra, Mandi not exceeding `1,000.00 crore, has and Kullu (being executed on full turnkey mode) have been issued to the accorded the Technical Concurrence Contractor by HPSEBL on 30.12.2017. to 14 number of projects after carrying The works of remaining districts out detailed examination of the namely Chamba, Sirmaur, Kinnaur, Detailed Project Reports submitted by Una, Hamirpur and Bilaspur are being various Private, State and Central executed on Departmental basis by Sector developing agencies way of self-procurement of Major implementing Hydro Power Projects in Material and procurement of petty the State, during current financial year material through the Contractor to 2017-18 till December,2017. Three whom Erection Contract Awards shall numbers of TC will be accorded within be placed. However, in case of Lahaul the balance period upto March,2018. and Spiti, the work under DDUGJY
scheme is being implemented purely Himachal Pradesh State Electricity on the Departmental basis. Board Ltd.
Completion Target: 13.5 Centrally Sponsored Schemes As per the guidelines, the and Departmental Schemes scheme has to be completed in 30
months (i.e. 6 months for tendering i) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram and 24 months for implementation) Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY) from the date of sanction conveyed by The Ministry of Power, M/s REC Ltd. Government of India launched
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Electrification Status of Yojna (DDUGJY) on 3rd December, Un-Electrified Villages: 2014 for the electrification of rural Since, the Government households, Separation of agriculture of India decided to electrify the and non-agriculture feeders, Un-electrified Villages on Mission Strengthening and augmentation of mode, HPSEBL had decided to Sub-Transmission and Distribution electrify 28 numbers inhabited (ST & D) infrastructure in rural areas, un-electrified villages on departmental including metering at distribution basis covered under DDUGJY transformers, feeders and consumers scheme. Electrification of these 28 end. The core objective is to ensure numbers un-electrified villages have reliable and quality power supply in been achieved by HPSEBL on 30th rural areas. HPSEBL formulated September, 2016 well before the target twelve schemes for all districts of
88 fixed by Ministry of Power, Under Part-A of Government of India for Restructured Accelerated Power Himachal Pradesh. The physical Development Reform Program in achievements against 28 numbers of Himachal Pradesh, 14 towns namely electrified villages is as under: Shimla, Solan, Nahan, Paonta, Baddi, Table 13.2 Bilaspur, Mandi, Sundernagar, Sr. No. Physical achievement Chamba, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, 1. Rural Household 84 Nos. Kullu, Una and Yol had been found 2. HT Line 27.835 km. eligible for funding. 3. LT Line 58.825 km. 4. DTR 23 Nos. Scope: The following works were ii) Restructured Accelerated covered under R-APDRP Part-A for Power Development and Himachal Pradesh:- Reform Program (R- APDRP): 1. Providing requisite hardware, software and peripherals at Part-A Data Center at Shimla, Disaster Ministry of Power, Government Recovery Center at Paonta of India has launched the Restructured Sahib and various offices of the Accelerated Power Development above mentioned 14 towns. Reform Program (R-APDRP) to reduce 2. Development / Implementation the Aggregate Technical and of following software Commercial (AT&C) losses to 15 applications at Data Center / percent in project areas. The program Disaster Recovery Center level: is divided into two parts namely Part-A a) Meter Data Acquisition and Part-B. Part-A will include projects System. for establishment of baseline data and b) Energy Audit. I.T.applications like Meter Data c) Identity and Access Acquisition, Meter Reading, Billing, Management System, Collections, GIS, MIS, Energy Audit, d) Management Information New Connection, Disconnection, System containing Customer Care Services, Web Self Dataware Housing and Services etc. to verify AT&C losses. Business Intelligence Part-B will include distribution tools. strengthening projects. e) Enterprise Management System and Network Ministry of Power (MoP) Management System, has sanctioned `96.40 crore against which is a part of hardware. DPRs of 14 eligible towns for Himachal during August, 2010. The total project Award for Consultant/ cost for Part-A under R-APDRP is Implementation Agency:- `128.46 crore. The balance is to be The award for IT met through own funding. Power Consultant has been placed to M/s Finance Corporation Limited (PFCL) Telecommunication Consultants India has been designated as the Nodal Limited, New Delhi in consortium with Agency for the program by M/s Vayam Technologies India Ltd. as Government of India. consortium partner on 31.07.2009 for an amount of `39.71 lakh. The purpose of I.T. Consultant is to assist the
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HPSEB Ltd. in preparing the feasibility The Government of India has report, bid document, assist in bid launched R-APDRP, Part „B‟ scheme process and monitor implementation. for the urban areas having population The award for I.T. more than 10,000 (in case of Implementation Agency has been special category States) with scope of placed to M/s HCL Infosystems Ltd., Noida on 30th August, 2010 for an renovation, modernization and amount of `99.14 crore, which was strengthening of 11kV and 22 kV level substations, Transformers/ further revised to `99.13 crore. Transformer centers, Re-conductoring of 11 kV and LT lines, load bifurcation, Latest Status feeder separation, Load Balancing, 1. The project cost for Part-A HVDS (11kV), Arial Bunched under RAPDRP is `128.46 Conductoring, replacement of electromagnetic energy meters with crore. tamperproof electronic meters, 2. Funding Ministry of Power installation of capacitor banks, mobile `96.40 crore own resources service centers and strengthening at `32.06 crore 33 kV or 66 kV system.
3. Work completed during August, Status of the Scheme 2015. The R-APDRP (Part B) scheme 4. TPIEA-IT report submitted to for 14 towns of Himachal Pradesh M/s PFC during August, 2016. namely Baddi, Bilaspur, Chamba, 5. Third Party Independent Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi, Evaluation Agency–IT report Nahan, Paonta Sahib, Solan, Shimla, accepted by M/s PFC (Nodal Sundernagar, Una and Yol having agency) during September, population more than 10,000 were 2017. sanctioned by M/s PFC Ltd./ MoP for 6. Formal communication regarding final completion amounting to `338.97 crore (Govt. of expected shortly. India Loan component `305.07 crore) 7. Total expenditure incurred till during the financial year 2011 and date is `84.84 crore 2012.
Expected Benefits from the In respect of 14 scheme:- R-APDRP (Part-B) towns, the towns The focus of the R-APDRP, namely Chamba, Kullu, Mandi, Una, Part-„A‟ Scheme is on actual Nahan and Hamirpur stand completed. demonstration of performance in terms In respect of remaining 8 towns, the of sustained loss reduction and projects are likely to be completed by establishment of reliable and 30.01.2018. Till date, against the GoI automated systems for sustained loan and counterpart loan collection of accurate base line data components, M/s PFC has released through adoption of information `231.33 crore (as GoI loan) and `30.75 technology in the area of energy crore (as counterpart loan). A total accounting. fund released till date by M/s PFC is
Part-B `262.09 crore against the GoI loan and counterpart loan components. Total
90 expenditure to the tune of `289.94 The town-wise detail of expenditure is as follows: crore has been incurred against
`338.97 crore in the 14 towns of Himachal Pradesh up till 30.11.2017. Table 13.3 Sr.No. Name of town Project Cost Total Financial Progress (` In crore) (` In crore) 1. Baddi 84.10 66.39 2. Bilaspur 2.08 2.01 3. Chamba 2.93 3.59 4. Dharamshala 10.31 6.74 5. Hamirpur 6.46 7.94 6. Kullu 7.40 11.11 7. Mandi 19.24 19.84 8. Nahan 6.07 5.58 9. Poanta Sahib 36.63 26.99 10. Shimla 120.34 102.17 11. Solan 22.58 20.52 12. Sundernagar 6.55 4.63 13. Una 7.31 8.45 14. Yol 6.97 3.99 Total 338.97 289.44 iii) Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) Status of the Scheme: Government of India (GOI) has In Himachal Pradesh, total launched Integrated Power twelve (12) projects under IPDS Development Scheme (IPDS) on 3rd scheme have been approved by the December 2014 for urban towns as Centre Level Monitoring Committee. per Census 2011. The main objective The overall approved cost of these of the scheme is: twelve projects is `110.60 crore. In i) Strengthening of sub- addition to the scheme cost, transmission and distribution Committee also approved grant networks in the urban areas; @ 0.5 percent of project cost (i.e ii) Metering of distribution transformers/ feeders/ `55.00 lakh) as Project Management consumers in the urban areas; Agency (PMA) cost. Further, M/s PFC iii) IT enablement of distribution has issued sanction letter on sector and strengthening of 21.03.2016 with funding provisions of distribution network, as per `93.94 crore (i.e. 85 percent of the Cabinet Committee on project cost) as Government of India Economic Affairs (CCEA) approval dated 21.06.2013 for (GoI) Grant and `55.00 lakh as PMA completion of the targets laid component. As per the guidelines of down under R-APDRP for 12th IPDS scheme, 10 percent of the and 13th plans by carrying project cost (i.e `11.06 crore) as forward the approval outlay for Counterpart Loan has been tied up R-APDRP to IPDS. with M/s REC Ltd. on 17.10.2016, and
91 remaining 5 percent (i.e. `5.60 crore) enablement in these towns will enable improvement in consumer satisfaction shall be contributed by HPSEBL and power supply reliability and through its own sources. ultimately reduction of AT&C losses
with the help of accurate measurement The tenders for 12 IPDS and proper energy accounting and Circles were called on full turnkey auditing. This is also required in view basis during October 2016, but due to of the proposed monitoring of all 11 KV poor response/ non participation of feeders in the country through National prospective bidders the tenders Power Portal (NPP). Hence, it is opening dates were extended five (5) prudent to implement IT based system times and finally, due to less in small towns also across the entire participation/ high priced bids (i.e. 2 State to derive maximum benefits with times of sanctioned cost), full turnkey increment investment. Further, there tendering process was cancelled in 11 was a provision to engage the services IPDS Circles. The tendering process of Project Management Agency (PMA) was completed only in one Circle i.e. by the State Power Utilities from the Nahan wherein the Letter of Award reputed agencies to carry out the (LOA) has been issued to the monitoring and coordination of bidding Contractor on 22.12.2017. process, As-is Study of the system,
Project Planning and Implementation, In case of 11 IPDS Quality Monitoring, Management projects namely Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Information System (MIS) and Web Dalhousie, Kangra, Rampur, Solan, Portal up-dation, which also includes Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Una and Rohru, functions such as AT&C analysis, HPSEBL has been implementing the preparation and submission of various projects through the „Departmental reports and coordination with Nodal Mode of Execution‟ by way of self- Agencies i.e. M/s Power Finance procurement of Major Material and Corporation (PFC) Ltd. Accordingly, procurement of petty material through Ministry of Power (MoP), Government the Contractor firm on whom Erection of India (Gol) has considered the Contract Awards shall be placed. proposal submitted by HPSEB Ltd.
Completion Target: and approved and amount of `27.36 As per the guidelines, the crore for 40 towns in Himachal scheme has to be completed in Pradesh with the details are as 30 months (i.e. 6 months for tendering hereunder:- 24 months for implementation) from 1. Approved DPR cost for 40 the date of sanction letter. towns including Data Center (DC), Disaster Recovery (DR) As per guidelines, IT and Customer Care Center enablement under IPDS is basically (CCC) up gradation is `27.36 extending the IT services being hosted crore. at Central Data Center under 2. Government of India (Gol) grant R-APDRP Part-A project to new urban towns having population of 5,000 and of `23.26 crore (85 percent of above as per census 2011 along with sanctioned project cost). minimum hardware and software 3. Government of India (Gol) grant requirement. Accordingly, as per for Project Management Agency guidelines; in Himachal Pradesh 40 towns have been selected. IT
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`14.00 lakh (0.5 percent of 2. Request for Proposal (RFP) to appoint the IT Implementing sanctioned project cost). Agency (ITIA) for IPDS IT 4. Total Grant is `23.40 crore. Phase-II has been floated and Pre-Bid Conference has been Present Status: conducted on 30th and 31st 1. Project Management Agency October, 2017. has been appointed.
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13.6 I.T. Initiatives to M/s TCS Limited on 24.07.2015 for amounting to `16.47 crore. The (i) Computerized Billing and implementation of SAP based Energy Accounting Package computerized billing in 61 Sub Divisions (IT Package) consists of many key features like New Computerized Billing and Connection, Disconnection, Metering, Accounting Package (IT Package) was AMR, Billing, Spot Billing, Collection, implemented under the „Accelerated and MIS. The provision of AMR has Power Development and Reform also been made in SAP based Program (APDRP)‟ launched by Ministry computerized billing for consumers of Power (MoP). Under this project, the having connected load greater than 100 activities of the operation sub-division KW in 61 Electrical Sub-Divisions. The are computerized through functionalities project consists of supply, installation, such as Pre-Billing Activities, Billing commissioning of the Meter Data Activities, and Post Billing Activities, Acquisition System (MDAS), along with Store Management at Sub-Division providing and fixing Modems to the Level, Customer Relationship identified consumer meters. Management, Electrical Network
Management, and Energy Accounting/ Present Status: Auditing and Management Information Initially, SAP based computerized System (MIS). The award was placed billing was implemented in four on M/S HCL Info systems Noida for an Electrical Sub Divisions under Electrical amount of `30.58 crore. The project has Division, Arki during January-2016. been implemented in 132 Sub Divisions Issues faced during initial phase of SAP of 27 Divisions and 12 Circles covering billing implementation was resolved by more than 12 lakh consumers. M/s TCS. Thereafter, further rollover of SAP billing started in May-2016. M/s (ii) SAP based computerized TCS completed SAP billing billing in 61 Electrical Sub implementation in 59 Electrical Divisions Subdivisions in March 2017. SAP billing In view of the issues in the could not be implemented in two existing computerized billing Electrical Subdivisions (i.e. Lapiana and implemented in various Electrical Sub Rey) due to unavailability of connectivity Divisions, it has been decided by the from BSNL end. Further, total 235 HPSEBL management to go for a number modems have been installed for standard platform for billing. As various consumers having connected load modules of SAP are being implemented greater than 100 kW. Out of which 213 in HPSEBL under ERP project, number modems are registered and therefore computerized billing in left out communicating, balance 22 installed 61 Electrical Sub Divisions on SAP modems couldn‟t be registered due to platform was approved to avoid handling Meter port/ Serial port issue. of multiple platforms. Further, award has been placed The work of SAP based on M/s TCS to rollover SAP-ISU billing computerized billing implementation in in 132 Electrical Subdivisions in phased 61 Electrical Sub Divisions was awarded manner. Rollover shall start in January,
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2018 and planned to be completed by (iv) Implementation of Smart Grid July, 2018. This billing solution shall Pilot Project at Kala Amb, H.P. also be implemented in balance HPSEB Ltd. is implementing manually billed 40 number Electrical Smart Grid Pilot Project at Kala Amb. subdivisions subjected to availability of The work has been awarded to the connectivity. consortium of M/s Alstom T&D India Ltd. (now M/s GE T&D India Ltd.) and M/s (iii) Implementation of an Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd. during Enterprise Resource Planning February, 2015 for amounting to `24.99 (ERP) project in HP SEB Ltd. ● SAP ERP Application has been crore and now revised to `25.50 crore. made live in - Head office, Complete South Operation wing, Government of India is funding Complete Electrical System `9.72 crore for this project. M/S PGCIL Maintenance wing, Hamirpur and has been appointed as Adviser cum Bilaspur Op. Circle. As a Consultancy services provider to whole, 8 Chief Offices, 11 circles, HPSEBL for establishment of Smart 45 Division offices, 180 Grid Pilot Project. subdivisions, 8 locations at HO
have been made live. All major work i.e. installation of ● Payroll of around 13,000 field equipment, Hardware and Software employees, Pensions of around stands completed and Minor rectification 3,000 pensioners, and GPF of works in progress. The work is expected around 12,000 employees is to be completed by March, 2018. being processed every month
through SAP ERP System. All 13.7 FUTURE PLANS OF THE Pension Pay Orders are being DEPARTMENT. generated through SAP System. ● Billing of all Independent Power Computerization of all the offices Producers of 90 and above is in HPSEBL. being processed through SAP. Augmentation and construction of ● Interstate Power Sale-Purchase for new Sub-Stations and HT/LT Rampur, SJVNL, NHPC, BASPA, lines to provide quality and SECI, UPCL, NTPC, UJVNL, reliable power to the consumers 25MW above, Universal Billing, in the State of H.P. NAPP/ RAPP is done through To reduce the T&D losses SAP ERP project. ● Rollout for Mandi circle is under Projects Under Execution process and will be done during Under HPSEB Ltd.:- January, 2018. Table 13.4 ● Other left out locations will be Sr. Name of Installed Likely date of No. Projects capacity Commission- covered in phased manner. (MW) ing 1. Uhl Stage-III 100.00 April, 2018
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05.12.2017. Now the grouting and UHL STAGE–III HYDRO ELECTRIC cleaning works of HRT is in progress PROJECT (100 MW): and scheduled to be completed by the The packages for end of February, 2018. Thereafter water construction of Neri Khad Intake works, filling activity shall be started for which Rana Khad Intake works, Surge Shaft approximately one month is required. and Storage Reservoir have been completed. The works of Penstock, civil The Project is anticipated works and power house have also been to be commissioned during April, 2018. completed (except minor misc. items). The estimated cost of the Project is `1,281.50 crore at December 2012 price The Project is scattered level and updated expenditure as on over a large area having poor communication, tunneling through weak 31.12.2017 is `1,438.52 crore. All works geological formations, sand stone, and pertaining to Electro-mechanical and clay stone with heavy ingress of water at transmission viz. construction of 132 kV Inlet heading of Head Race Tunnel. Single Circuit transmission line from Contracts of HRT have been rescinded Chullah to Bassi (15.288 Km) and 132 twice due to slow progress/ non kV Double Circuit Transmission Line performance by the contractor‟s and from Chullah to Hamirpur (34.307 Km) remaining works were awarded during stands completed. October, 2010. 13.8 New Projects:- The work of HRT The Government of Himachal package has suffered badly due to Pradesh has allotted Sai Kothi–I (15 number of constraints i.e. heavy ingress MW), Devi Kothi (16 MW), Sai Kothi-II of seepage water, non-operation of (16.50 MW), Hail HEP(18 MW), Raison stone Crushing plant at Chullah on (18 MW), Batseri (60 MW) and New account of refusal by Panchayat for Nogli (9 MW) to HPSEB Ltd. for issuing NOC, restrictions on mechanical implementation. In addition to this collection and extraction of mining Himurja has allotted 2 small HEPs to material from river bed as there is HPSEBL i.e. Kutahar HEP (4.5 MW) provision for manual collection in the and Tikkar HEP (3.5 MW) for Approved Working Management plan of implementation under self-identified quarry sites, Moreover, long time was category on 19.12.2016. taken for obtaining mining clearance from H.P. Government Notification The Physical and Financial th dated 14 September, 2006 issued by status of above projects is as under:- MOEF, Government of India and 1. SAI KOTHI STAGE-I HEP(15 MW). subsequently the Hon‟ble High Court of This project has been allotted to Himachal Pradesh has stayed the HPSEB Ltd. by the GoHP for operation of quarry side during August, execution/implementation. The Detail 2012 has also delayed the completion of Project Report of the scheme has been HRT. The excavation of HRT has been prepared and submitted to DOE for completed on 25.03.2013 and concrete according Techno Economic Clearance lining work has been completed on (TEC). The pre-construction stage
96 activities are in progress and the status conveyed by the Director of Energy on of same is as under:- dated 19.03.2014. The pre-construction The NOCs from all concern stage activities are in progress and the Department/ Gram Panchyats/ status of same is as under:- Gram Sabhas have been The NOCs from all concern obtained. Department / Gram Panchyats/ The collection of revenue papers Gram Sabhas and FRA certificate from the revenue department is have been obtained. under progress. Online uploading of FCA case is A sum of `876.94 lakh has been to be taken up after joint visit of the committee comprising spent up to 30.9.2017 and an members from administration, anticipated amount of `607.95 revenue and forest Deptartment. lakhs is expected up to A sum of ` 948.14 lakh has been 31.03.2018. spent upto 30.9.2017 and an 2. SAI KOTHI STAGE-II HEP (16.50 MW). anticipated amount of `304.54 This project has been allotted to lakh is expected upto 31.03.2018. HPSEB Ltd. by the Government of 4. HAIL HEP(18 MW). Himachal Pradesh for execution/ This project has been allotted to implementation. The DPR of the project HPSEB Ltd. by the Government of has been completed and Techno Himachal Pradesh for execution/ Economic Clearance (TEC) has also implementation. The Detail Project been obtained from the Director of Report has been completed and the energy amounting to `152.26 crore. The Techno Economic Clearance has also been conveyed by the Director of pre-construction stage activities are in Energy on 18.08.2015. The pre- progress and the status of same is as construction stage activities are in under:- progress and the status of same is as The NOCs from all concern under:- Department/ Gram Panchyats/ Gram Sabhas have been The NOCs from all concern obtained. Department/ Gram Panchyats/ The FCA case has been Gram Sabhas have been uploaded on the MoEF website. obtained. A sum of ` 1,069.03 lakh has been Collection of revenue papers for spent up to 30.9.2017 and an FRA is under process. anticipated amount of `738.52 lakh A sum of `1,007.46 lakh has been is expected up to 31.03.2018. spent up to 30.09.2017 and an 3. DEVI KOTHI STAGE-II HEP anticipated amount of `173.37 (16 MW). lakh is expected up to This project has been allotted to 31.03.2018. Presently, the HPSEB Ltd. for execution/ expenditure to the projects are implementation. The Detail Project being met from the funds Report has been completed and Techno available under own resources of Economic Clearance has also been
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HPSEBL. However the matter for A sum of `0.85 lakh has been availing loan from M/s KFW, spent up to 31.12.2017 and a provision Germany is also in progress. of `22.46 lakh is expected up to As per requirement of M/s 31.03.2018. All these expenses are KFW for funding of the above projects, being met from the funds available the DPR of same are to be updated to under own resources of HPSEBL and international standards for which the grant from MNRE till financial tie up is consultant are being appointed. If made with some financial institution. required in future these DPRs shall be 7. KUTAHAR HEP (4.5 MW) revised accordingly and revised TEC This project has been allotted to shall be obtained. HPSEBL by the Government of Himachal Pradesh for execution/ 5. RAISON HEP (18 MW). implementation. The capacity of this This project has been allotted to project has now been revised to 5 MW. HPSEBL by the Government of The preparation of Detailed Project Himachal Pradesh for execution/ Report of the scheme is in progress. implementation. The Detailed Project The pre-construction stage activities are Report (DPR) of the scheme is in in progress wherein the NOCs from progress. The pre-construction stage concerned departments are being activities are in progress wherein the obtained. NOCs from concerned departments are being obtained. A sum of `347.28 lakh A sum of `0.85 lakh has has been spent up to 30.09.2017 and a been spent up to 31.12.2017 and a provision of `170.54 lakh is expected up provision of `11.92 lakh is expected up to 31.03.2018. All these expenses are to 31.03.2018. All these expenses are being met from the funds available being met from the funds available under own resources of HPSEBL and under own resources of HPSEBL and grant from MNRE till financial tie up is grant from MNRE till financial tie up is made with some financial institution. made with some financial institution.
6. TIKKAR HEP (3.5 MW) 8. NEW NOGLI HEP (9 MW) This project has been allotted to The proposal for up gradation of HPSEBL by the Government of New Nogli HEP (9MW) has been Himachal Pradesh for execution/ approved by the Government of implementation. The capacity of this Himachal Pradesh and funds allotted project has now been revised to 5 MW. amounting to `80.00 lakh on account of The preparation of Detailed Project expenditure incurred on survey and Report of the scheme is in progress. investigation works for the preparation The pre-construction stage activities are of DPR of New Nogli HEP, which has in progress wherein the NOCs from been conveyed to HPSEBL. The works concerned departments are being of survey and investigation are in obtained. progress. A sum of `31.86 lakh has been
98 spent up to 31.12.2017 and `40.70 lakh Stage-II and III (130 MW):- Comprising is more expected up to 31.03.2018. diversion of the Kerang
stream into an 13.9 Projects under construction/ underground water implementation stage through conductor system HPPCL are as under: (K-K Link) leading to 1. Sawra Kuddu HEP(111 MW):- upstream end of Stage-I Sawara Kuddu HEP (111 MW) a water conductor system, run-of- the-river scheme on the augmenting the generating Pabbar River in Shimla District capacity of Stage-I power (Himachal Pradesh) near Rohru. house using Kerang The Project is being financed by waters over the 820 metre ADB (Asian Development Bank) head available in Kashang except Head Race Tunnel (HRT) Stage-I power house to Package, which is being financed generate 790.93 MU per by Power Finance Corporation annum. (PFC) out of equity contribution by the State Government. The Stage-IV (48 MW):- This project is expected to generate stage is more or less 385.78 MU of electricity. The independent scheme. In scheduled commissioning date of this scheme, a head of the project is May, 2019. approximately 300 metre 2. Integrated Kashang HEP could be utilized to (243 MW):- develop power in an Integrated Kashang HEP (243 underground powerhouse MW) envisages development of located on the right bank Kashang and Kerang Streams, of Kerang stream. tributaries of the river Sutlej 3 Sainj HEP (100 MW):-Sainj HEP comprising four distinct stages as has been contemplated as a run under:- of the river development on river Sainj, a tributary of River Beas in Stage-I (65 MW) :- Kullu District of Himachal Comprising diversion of Pradesh. The project comprises Kashang stream to an of a diversion barrage on the river underground power house Sainj near village Niharni and located on the right bank underground power house on of Satluj near Powari right bank of river Sainj near village, developing a head village Suind with a gross head of of approximately 830 409.60 metre to generate 322.23 metre to generate 245.80 MU per annum. The project has MU per annum `2.92 per been executed on EPC mode. unit. From the date of The Project is under commercial commissioning, 244.80 operation since 04.09.2017. From MU has been generated the date of commissioning, 178.4 from the Project upto MU has been generated from the 26.01.2018. Project up to 26.01.2018.
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4. Shongtong Karcham HEP rock fill dam on river Giri at (450 MW):- Dadahu in Sirmaur district and a Shongtong Karcham Hydro power house at toe of Dam. The electric project a run-of – river project will ensure 49,800 hectare scheme on the river Sutlej in m of live water storage in its District Kinnaur of Himachal reservoir and a firm water supply Pradesh with diversion barrage, to the tune of 23 cusecs to Delhi near village Powari, and besides generating 199.99 MU underground power house, per annum exclusively for use located on the left bank of the of Himachal Pradesh. An amount river Satluj near village Ralli will of `446.96 crore has generate a gross head of 129 been released to the State metre to generate 1,579 MU per Government for the land annum. The project is being acquisition in respect of Renukaji constructed through EPC mode. Work of Project on all fronts is in Dam Project. A sum of `240.69 progress. The scheduled crore has been disbursed to the commissioning date of the project land owners by the Land is March, 2021. Acquisition Collector, HPPCL till 5. Surgani Sundla (48 MW) October, 2017. The project was The Scheme has been envisaged put up for consideration of to use the Tail water of BairaSuil Advisory Committee on Irrigation, HEP for the Generation of 48 MW Flood Control and Multipurpose of Power. Ministry of Power, GoI Projects. After deliberation, the has forwarded the case for Advisory Committee accepted the project funding to DEA, MoF and Project Proposal subject to Government of India for financial certain conditions. Conditions are tie up with multilateral institutions in advanced stage and i.e World Bank, KfW, ADB, AFD, compliance except for Stage–II JICA etc. forest clearance which requires 6. Thana Plaun HEP (191 MW): `458.00 crore to be deposited by The project is contemplated as HPPCL in CAMPA account. Storage-cum-Run-of River 8. Deothal Chanju HEP (30 MW): Scheme envisaging Roller Deothal Chanju HEP (30MW) is a Compacted Concrete (RCC) Run of River scheme on Deothal gravity dam of 107 metre high on Nallah, a tributatry of Chanju river Beas in Mandi district of Nallah which is a tributary of Himachal Pradesh. The annual Baira River which in turn drains power generation in a year shall into the river Ravi, in Chamba be 668.07 Million Units. District of Himachal Pradesh. The 7. Renuka ji Dam HEP (40 MW): annual power generation will be Renukaji Dam project, conceived about 101.35 MU. as a drinking water supply 9. Chanju-III HEP (48 MW): scheme for the National Capital Chanju-III HEP is a Run-of-river Territory of Delhi, envisages Scheme on the Chanju nallah, a construction of 148 metre high tributary of Baira river, which in
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turn is a tributary of Siul river in No. the et for lative tion % Ravi basin, in Chamba District of Project 2017- expendi Himachal Pradesh. The annual 18 -ture (upto power generation will be about Dec., 176.19 mu. afd (agence francaise 2017 de developpement) has agreed to 1 Shongtong 274.69 89.59 32.61 finance the Project and Credit Karcham Facility Agreement in this regard HEP 2 Sabra 116.76 57.62 49.35 was signed between Government Kuddu of India and AFD on 04.07.2017. HEP The Project agreement is in process of signing.
10. Solar Projects: HPPCL intends setting up two Table 13.7 Solar Power Plants; 5 MW at Amount in ` (crore) Berra Dol, Near Shri Naina Devi Sr. Name of the Project Revenue Ji Shrine in District Bilaspur and No. generation 10 MW at Aghlor in Distt. Una.A from sale of site has been identified at Village electricity Berra-Dol, near Shri Naina Devi ji upto Dec., 2017 Shrine, District Bilaspur(H.P.) for 1 Integrated Kashang 49.79 setting up of a 5 MW Solar Stage-I HEP Photovoltaic Plant. Detailed 2 Sainj HEP 42.89 Project Report for the Berra Dol Total 92.68 scheme has been prepared by HPPCL. Berra Dol Project will 13.10 H.P. POWER TRANSMISSION generate 8.39 MU of energy in a CORPORATION LIMITED year. The project has been Himachal Pradesh Power assigned to M/S Bharat Heavy Transmission Corporation Limited Electricals Ltd. (BHEL). (HPPTCL) is an undertaking of 11. Other areas of Power Himachal Pradesh with a view to development: strengthen the transmission network in H.P. Power Corporation apart Himachal Pradesh and to facilitate from Hydro Power Development evacuation of power from upcoming intends to diversify its power generating plants. development activities in other renewable sources of energy The jobs entrusted to such as solar and wind power to Corporation by Government of Himachal meet the growing energy Pradesh inter-alia included execution of demands for the development of all new works; both Transmission Lines the State and the Indian Nation. and Sub-Stations of 66 KV and above voltage rating, formulation, up-gradation, Table 13.6 execution of Transmission Master Plan of Himachal Pradesh for strengthening Amount in ` (crore) of transmission network and evacuation Sr. Name of Budg Cumu- Utiliza- of power. HPPTCL is discharging the
101 functions of a State Transmission Utility amount for the project is `144.00 (STU) and coordinating the transmission crore. It shall be commissioned in related issues with Central Transmission March, 2018. Utility, Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power (GOI), Himacahl 220 kV, transmission line from Hatkoti to Pragati Nagar in District Pradesh Government and HPSEB Ltd. Shimla. The awarded amount for Besides, corporation is also responsible for planning and coordination of the project is `62.00 crore and shall transmission related issues with IPPs, be commissioned in March, CPSUs, State PSUs, HPPCL and other 2018. State/ Central Government Agencies. 33/132 kV 31.5 MVA GIS Sub- station at Pandoh. The awarded amount for the project is `37.00 The Corporation is planning transmission system in such a way to crore. It shall be commissioned in ensure principles of reliability, security, March, 2018. eco-friendly and economy matched with 33/132 kV 2x25/31.5 MVA GIS rising and desirable expectation of Sub-station at Chambi (Shahpur). cleaner, safer, healthier environment to The awarded amount for the people, both affected and benefited by project is `45.00 crore. It shall be its activities is one of the objective of the commissioned in June, 2019. corporation. The following Transmission The Government of India has Projects have been funded through approved ADB loan of $ 350 Million for domestic borrowing. implementation of Transmission Projects 33/220 Kv, 63 MVA Sub-station at covered in Power System Master Plan Karian in district Chamba has been (PSMP) in Himachal Pradesh and loan commissioned in 2015 and the agreement for Tranche-I for undertaking work of line Karian to Chemara is implementation of Transmission projects in progress. in District Kinnaur (Satluj Basin) and Shimla (Pabbar basin) estimated at a cost The Tranche-II of ADB loan of $ 113 Million has been signed and amounting to $110 Million has been made effective from January,2012. The signed in September, 2014. The following Following Transmission Projects are seven number of projects have been under execution:- awarded:- 400/220/66 kV, 2x315 MVA sub- 66 kV GIS Switching sub-station station at Wangtoo in district Urni. The awarded amount for the Kinnaur. The awarded amount for project is `28.00 crore and shall be the project is `310.00 crore and commissioned in December, 2018. shall be commissioned in 400/220/33 kV GIS Sub-station December, 2018. Lahal. The awarded amount for the 400/220/66 kV, 2x315 MVA sub- project is `233.00 crore and shall station at Pragati Nagar (Kotkhai) in District Shimla. The awarded be commissioned in June, 2018.
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220 kV line from Charor to Banala. The awarded amount for the project is `47.00 crore and shall be A. SOLAR THERMAL PROGRAMME i) Solar Water Heating System: commissioned in December, 2019. Solar water heating systems of 220 kV D/C line from Lahaul to 3,500 litre per day capacity have Budhil. The awarded amount for been installed upto December,2017 the project is `5.00 crore and shall anticipated achievement upto be commissioned in June, 2018. March,2018 will be about 8,000 132 kV Kangra Dehra line from litre per day. A target of 10,000 Chambi sub-station. The awarded litre per day capacity solar water heating systems installation has amount for the project is `18.00 been proposed for the year crore and shall be commissioned 2018-19. in June, 2019. ii) Solar Cooker: During the current 66 kV D/C line from Urni to financial year 41 Box type and 5 Wangtoo Sub-station. The Dish type solar cookers under awarded amount for the project is NSM have been provided `14.00 crore and shall be up to December,2017. Anticipated commissioned in December, 2018. achievement upto March, 2018 will 220 kV D/C line from Sunda to be about 80 Box type and 15 Dish Hatkoti. The awarded amount for type solar cookers. A target of 250 Box type and 50 Dish type solar the project is `56.00 crore and shall cookers has been proposed for the be commissioned in March, 2020. year 2018-19 under MNRE, Government of India programme. HIMURJA iii) CST Solar Steam Cooking 13.11 Himurja has made System: During the current concerted efforts to popularize financial year Solar Steam cooking renewable energy programmes systems of 96 sq. meters collector throughout the State with financial area have been installed under support of Ministry of New and NSM up to Dec, 2017. Anticipated Renewable Energy (MNRE), achievements upto March, 2018 Government of India and State will be 200 sq. metres. A target for Government. Efforts are continued for installation of CST Solar Steam promotion and providing of renewable cooking systems of 150 sq. metres energy devices like Solar Cooker, solar collector area have been proposed water heating system, decentralized for the year 2018-19 under MNRE, solar photovoltaic applications etc. Government of India Programme. HIMURJA is also assisting the B. SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC Government for exploitation of Small PROGRAMME(SPV) Hydro (upto 5 MW) in the State. The i) SPV Street Lighting System: achievements of HIMURJA during the During current financial year upto year 2017-2018 (upto December,2017), December,2017, 23,254 number anticipated upto March, 2018 and target of SPV Street Lighting Systems fixed for 2018-19 are as under: have been installed for community
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use up to December,2017 under c) Grid-connected Solar Roof Top NSM of Government of India, Power Plants: Anticipated anticipated figures upto March, achievements upto March, 2018 2018 will be about 25,000. A will be about 450 kWp. A target of target of 10,000 SPV Street 2,000 kWp capacity SPV Power Lighting systems has been Plants has been proposed for the proposed for the year 2018-19. year 2018-19. ii) SPV Domestic Light: During the d) SMALL HYDRO ELECTRIC current financial year 481 number PROJECTS UPTO 5 MW CAPACITY of SPV Domestic Lights have BEING EXECUTED THROUGH provided upto December,2017 PRIVATE SECTOR under National Solar Mission and PARTICIPATION
anticipated figures upto March, During the current financial year, 5 2018 will be about 750. A target of projects with total capacity of 19.20 1,000 SPV Domestic Lights has MW have been commissioned been proposed for the year upto December,2017, anticipated 2018-19. achievement upto March, 2018 will be iii) SPV Lanterns: During current about 10 projects of 34.10 MW. For the financial year (2017-18), 11,191 financial year 2018-19, capacity addition number of SPV Lanterns have of 30.00 MW have been targeted. been provided on full cost up to Upto date status (as on December,2017 and anticipated 31.12.2017) of the allotted projects upto achievement upto March,2018 will 5 MW capacity is as under. be about 13,000. A target of 5,000
Lanterns has been proposed for Table 13.8 the year 2018-19. iv) Solar Power Plants/Projects: a) Off-grid Solar Power Plants: Projects No. Capacity During current financial year (MW) Total allotted Projects (in 752 1772.64 2017-18 SPV Power Plant of 60 existence) kWp have been commissioned (A)Implementation 272 848.05 upto December,2017 under NSM Agreement Stage of Government of India, i) Commissioned 79 300.45 anticipated figures upto March, ii) Under Construction 39 1 26 . 8 4 2018 will be about 330 kWp. A target of 1,000 kWp capacity SPV iii) Clearances being 154 421.16 Power Plants has been proposed obtained under MNRE, Government of (B)Pre Implementation 480 924.59 India programme/ Tribal Sub Plan Agreement Stage for the year 2018-19. b) Grid-connected Solar Power e) HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECTS Projects:Anticipated achievement BEING EXECUTED BY upto March,2018 will be about 4 HIMURJA MHEPs MW. A target of 15 MW capacity Himurja is operating Micro Hydel Solar Power Projects has been projects at Lingti (400KW), Kothi proposed for the year 2018-19. (200 KW), Juthed (100 KW), Purthi (100 KW), Sural (100 KW), Gharola
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(100 KW), Sach (900 KW) and Billing for these projects is in progress. For (400 KW) which are under generation. remaining 5 HEPs of 20 MW capacity During current year 25.45 lakh units of the tendering process has been initiated electricity has been generated from for allotment of the projects on BOT these projects upto December,2017. basis. Other projects, namely Bara Bhangal (40 KW) and Sarahan (30 KW) have f) BUDGET PROVISION: The also been executed by HIMURJA. expenditure during 2017-18 under From Bara Bhangal project, energy is Annual Plan/Non Plan will be about being provided to local public. State `3.53 crore under IREP and NRSE Government has allotted 18 projects schemes on the basis of budgeted with an aggregate capacity of 36.87 MW Annual Plan outlay for the promotion of capacity to HIMURJA. Out of these 10 renewable energy programmes projects with a capacity of 2.37 MW including implementation of Small Hydro have been commissioned, 3 HEPs of Programmes in the State, Under Annual 14.50 MW capacity have been allotted Plan/ Non Plan for 2018-19 an outlay of by HIMURJA with the approval of the government on BOT basis to M/s Sai `3.10 crore has been proposed. Engineerig Foundation, Shimla. Further process for obtaining various clearences
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Roads and Bridges (State Sector) Table-14.2
14.1 Roads are an essential Villages 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 ingredient of infrastructure of connected Up to economy. In the absence of any other with road Dec. 2017 Villages with 208 209 209 suitable and viable modes of population transportation like railways and more than waterways, roads play a vital role in 10001500 -1499 287 288 288 boosting the economy of the hilly State 500-999 1257 1263 1265 like Himachal Pradesh. Starting almost 250-499 3484 3500 3517 from a scratch the State Government Below 250 4914 4941 4962 has constructed 37,158 Kms. of Total 10150 10201 10241 motorable roads (inclusive of jeepable and track) till December, 2017. The National Highways (Central State Government has been assigning Sector) a very high priority to road sector. For 14.3 The process of the year 2017-18, there is an outlay of improvement of National Highways ` 971.00 crore. The target fixed for in the State having total length of 2017-18 and achievements made up 2,017 Kms. which includes urban to December, 2017 are given as under links and bye-passes, continued in table 14.1:- during the year also. Upto the end of December,2017, an expenditure of Table-14.1 `197.00 crore has been incurred.
Item Unit Target Achieve- 2017- for ment 18Antici Railways 2017-18 upto -pated Dec. ,17 upto 14.4 There are only two 31.03.2018 narrow gauge railway lines Motorable Kms 380 471 600 connecting Shimla with Kalka road (96 Km.) and Jogindernagar with Cross- 520 701 1160 Pathankot (113 Km.) and one 33 drainage ” Metalling 500 1246 1430 Km. broad gauge railway line from and Tarring ” Nangal Dam to Charuru in District Jeepable ” 30 64 65 Una. Bridges Nos 30 41 90 Villages 50 40 52 connectivity ” Road Transport 14.5 Road Transport is the 14.2 In the State 10,241 villages as main stay of economic activity in the detailed below in table 14.2 were Pradesh as other means of transport connected with roads as on namely Railways, Airways, Taxies, 31.12.2017:- Auto Rickshaw etc. are negligible. Therefore, the road transport corporation assumes paramount
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ordinary buses on the importance in the State. The occasion of “Raksha passenger transport services to the Bandhan” and “Bhaiya Dooj”. people of Himachal Pradesh, within Muslim women have been and outside the State are being allowed free travelling facility provided by Himachal Road on occasion of “Id” and Transport Corporation with a fleet “Baker Id” strength of 3,254 buses and plying bus services on 2,693 routes with v) Discount in fare to Women: coverage of 6.14 lakh Kms. (approx.) The Corporation has also daily (upto 30.11.2017) allowed 25 percent discount in fare in ordinary buses 14.6 For the benefit of people within the State to the the following schemes remained in women. operation during the year:- i) Green Card Scheme:-Green vi) Free Facility to Students of card holder is allowed 25 Government Schools:The percent discount in fare, if the students of Government journey under taken by schools up to +2 classes have passenger is of 50 km. The been allowed free travelling cost of this card is `50 and facility in HRTC ordinary buses. having its validity for two years.
vii) Free Facility to the person ii) Silver Card Scheme: suffering from serious Corporation has introduced disease:Free travelling facility silver card scheme. The cost of to cancer, spinal injury, kidney this card is `20 and having its and dialysis patients along validity for two years. This card with one attendant in HRTC having 30 percent discount in buses for the purpose of fare and also valid in HRTC medical treatment on referral buses to travel upto 18 kms of slip issued by the Doctor the other States. within and outside the State.
iii) Samman Card Scheme: viii) Free Facility to the Corporation has intoroduced Special abled persons: The Samman card scheme for the Corporation is providing free senior citizen of the age of the travelling facility to special 60 years or more. Under this abled persons having scheme, the discount of disability of 70 percent or 30 percent in fare is allowed in more along with one ordinary buses. attendant within State.
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Gallantry Award winners have been allowed free travelling facility in HRTC‟s ordinary Transport Department buses in addition to Delux 14.7 Himachal Pradesh has Buses in the State. minimum presence of rail, air and water transport services, therefore, X) Purchase of New Buses: the State is almost entirely 325 new buses have been dependent upon road transport. The included in the fleet of HRTC role of this department is to in order to provide safe and implement different rules/ acts and comfortable transport facility especially central motor vehicle Act. to the passengers. As on 31.12.2017 the State has a total of 14,62,080 vehicles, out of Xi) Luxury Buses: The which 2,78,980 are transport Corporation is plying 94 super vehicles, and 11,83,100 are non luxury (Volvo / Scania) and transport vehicles in the state. 28 luxury AC buses under District wise total of vehicles are as Wet-Leassing scheme to shown as detailed below in table 14.3 interstate roads to provide Table : 14.3 better transport facility to the public. Sr. District Registered No Vehicles Xii) 24X7 Helpline: 24x7 HRTC/ 1. Bilaspur 80791 Private Bus Passenger‟s 2. Chamba 53795 helpline No.94180-00529 and 3. Hamirpur 104965 0177-2657326 have been 4. Kangra 352817 introduced to lodge and 5. Kinnaur 10385 address the complaints of 6. Kullu 76112 passengers. 7. Lahul-Spiti 5689 8. Mandi 162886 xiii) Taxies on sealed roads: 9. Shimla 157487 Taxies Services have also 10. Sirmaur 93519 been introduced by the 11. Solan 205000 Corporation in Shimla Town 12. Una 158634 for public on sealed/ H.P 1462080 restricted roads. During the year xiv) Tempo traveller to major 2017-18, a sum of `50.01 crore has Tourist localities: Corporation introduced 7 been provided to the HRTC for tempo traveller under wet- replacement of old buses. In addition leasing scheme to major to this `37.50 crore has been Tourist localities of the State in provided for the construction of bus order to provide comfortable stands during this financial year. journey to the Tourist/ general Public. During the year 2017-18 upto 31.12.2017, the
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Centre at Baddi in Solan Distrisct at a cost of `14.40 department has challenged 30,072 Crore. The land of 63.03 vehicles for different offences and a bighas which has been sum of `566.52 lakh have been transferred in the name of the received. Transport Department. The International Centre for Transport Policy Automotive Technology 14.8 Significant achievements (I.C.A.T.) Gurugram has been of the Department during the year appointed as executing agency 2017-18 are as under: by the Ministry. M/S comprehensive Architectural i) I.T intervention services has been selected as Department of Transport has Architect and M/S City Dialouge implemented web-based D-513 Jal-Vayu Tower Sector softwares viz. Sarathi for 47 Noida has been engaged for Driving licence and Vahan for carrying out the survey of land. vehicle registration, tax Based on its success and collection and issuance of response, more such centres permits in all the Registering shall be established in the State and Licensing Authority wherein in future. applicants can apply online for Driving Licence and vehicle iii) Creation of Transport Nagar related services. In all these At present most of the motor services, applicants can deposit mechanical workshops which fee/taxes online through Cyber cater a large number of vehicles Treasury. e-payment facility has are functioning on road sides been integrated with transport which are creating not only software for seamless delivery congestion on the road but also to the citizens . Arrangement a public nuisance and risk for has been made to provide this accident. The department plans facility for collection of various to shift the workshops to fees/taxes related to vehicles locations away from roads and and driving licence transactions create multiple facilities like on 24x7 basis, which helps the parking lots, seating places, public to avoid hassles faced in eating places, toilets, recreation Department of Transport. centres and other facilities at the site of the newly created ii) Inspection and Certification Transport Nagars in all districts Centre of the State. In the current In order to improve the financial year provision of `8.00 inspection and certification of crore has been made for basic vehicles in the State Ministry of infrastructure for these Road Transport and Highway Transport Nagars. has proposed to sanction, inspection and Certification iv) Environmental Protection
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The vehicles plying in the State to promote water transport. are major source of For this purpose tender has environmental Pollution. The been awarded to conduct polluting vehicles would be survey and feasibility report to gradually phased out by way of E-Meritime Consultancy input of appropriate technology Private Ltd. Mumbai. The and introduction of non- report will be submitted in this polluting vehicles i.e. Bharat financial year. Stage–IV and V. The pollution check Post at Vashist, Manali vi) Driving Training School has been established by the and Pollution Check Centre department to keep check on Presently 10 Government, 11 the polluting vehicles. HRTC and 190 Private Driving Training Schools are v) Water Transport functioning in the State. As The department has taken for, as Pollution check centre initiatives to promote Water is concern 5 under Transport in Himachal Government Sector and 88 Pradesh. These shall be under private sectors are promoted in Govind Sagar, functioning at different places Lake (Bilaspur), Chamera in the State. Dam (Chamba), Koldam (Shimla, Bilaspur and Mandi)
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15. TOURISM AND CIVIL AVIATION
15.1 Tourism sector in Himachal Kangra-Paragpur, Chintpurni, Nainadevi Pradesh has been recognized as one of and Shimla-Chail) in which various types the most important sectors of the of skilled and livelihood based trainings economy as it is being realized as a were provided and total 5,316 major engine of growth for future and as participants (Female 2,822 and Male such contribution of the tourism sector to 2,494) were trained. the State GDP is 6.6 percent approximately which is quite significant. Under Tranche-3 total The State is endowed with all the basic finance of US $62.16 million has been resources necessary for thriving tourism approved on 28th September, 2015. The activity like geographical and cultural completion period of Tranche-3 is June, diversity, clean and peaceful 2020. Under this Tranche there are total environment and beautiful streams, 15 sub-projects of civil works out of sacred shrines, historic monuments and which 9 sub-projects have been awarded the friendly and hospitable people. Three projects i.e. Conservation and Restoration of Rock Cut Temple 15.2 Tourism Industry in Masroor, Tourism Culture Centre at Himachal Pradesh has been given very Shimla (Peterhoff) and Creation of high priority and the Government has Cultural Centre for Traditional Crafts and developed appropriate infrastructure for Arts at Haroli Una has been dropped and its development which includes public now in place of these three projects the utility services, roads, communication work of Conservation/ Restoration and network, airports, transport facilities, Rehabilitation of Bantony Castle in the water supply and civic amenities etc. Heritage Zone, Shimla is being executed At present about 2,907 hotels having bed and rest of the three projects are at capacity of about 81,514 are registered bidding stage. with the department. In addition, there are about 1,220 Home Stay units Under Tranche-3, 19 registered in the State having about Panchayats have been selected for the 7,044 beds. implementation of Community Based Tourism (CBT) projects, out of which 15.3 To give boost to the initial training have been started in Tourism in the State, the Asian 7 panchayats and total 673 participants Development Bank (ADB) has approved participated. loan assistance worth US $ 95.16 million to Himachal Pradesh for development of The Government of India, tourist infrastructure in the State. Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned the Under Tranche-I financial assistance of project Integrated Development of US $ 33.00 million has been approved Himalyan Circuit in Himachal Pradesh and the completion period of the projects worth `9,976.05 lakh under Swadesh is June, 2018 Community Based Tourism Darshan Scheme. Under this project total under Trenche-1 was implemented 14 tourism development projects have in 5 clusters of the State (Dhameta, been sanctioned for the State.
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15.4 The Department of Tourism 15.6 The Department has is encouraging private sector to develop organized various general training tourism related infrastructure in the Courses for the unemployed youth of the State under Public Private Partnership State like Basic Course on Tourism, (PPP). The Ropeway project from orientation of Taxi Drivers, Poters, Dhaba Bhunter to Bijli Mahadev has been Workers and Owners, Trekking Guide signed on 23.02.2017 between Course, Homestay Owners, Ski and Department of Tourism and Usha Breco Adventure Courses etc. In 2017-18 Chamunda Devi Ropeway Pvt. Ltd. Department has approved the proposal condition precedence are being fulfilled to train 508 unemployed youth in 7 by the promoter. courses to be conducted in different areas of Himachal Pradesh. In addition to above, the Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation The Department has has identified the following five sites for organized and supports the Tourism, offering the same to the private sector related events and festival. During the on a long term lease basis:- current financial year the Department has organized /participated in following Sr. Name of the Site Area in events. Participated in India Travel Mart No. (Bighas) (ITM) Amritsar, Lucknow, Jaipur and (Approx.) India International Travel Exhibition 1. Baddi in District 371.19 (IITE), Aurangabad and Indore, India Solan international Travel Mart (IITM), 2. Jhatingri in District 60.12 Bangaluru, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad Mandi and Kochin, Tourism and Travel Fair 3. Shoja (Banjar) 2.18 District Kullu (TTF), Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, 4. Bilaspur District 2.5 Surat etc. The department has also Bilaspur prepared promotional films and 5. Suketi,District 596.18 commercials to promote tourism in the Sirmaur State which includes films of duration 30 minutes, 10 minutes and 5 minutes, 15.5 A sustained marketing of three television commercials of 60 the State is being done throughout the seconds and three television year in print and electronic media. In commercials of 30 seconds duration. order to promote tourism dissemination of tourist information plays significant Civil Aviation role. The department of Tourism 15.7 At present there are only prepares different types of promotional three Airports in Himachal Pradesh publicity material like brochures/ namely Shimla, Bhuntar (Kullu-Manali) pamphlets, posters, blow-ups etc. and and Kangra. The status of these airports participate in various tourism fairs and is as under: - festivals in the country and abroad. The a) Shimla Airport: Department and HPTDC along with The work of widening of runway of private hoteliers participated in more than Shimla Airport from 23 mtrs.to 30 40 fairs and festivals, within and outside mtrs. has been completed by the the State during 2017-18. Airport Authority of India (AAI).
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Refueling facility has also been land is to be provided free of cost completed by the Indian oil and free from all encumbrances to Corporation (IOC) Ministry of Civil the AAI for extension of Bhunter Aviation, Government of India has airport, is required to be taken at launched the “Regional Air Government level and the same is Connectivity Scheme-UDAN”. In under consideration of the Jubberhatti (Shimla) airport and Government. Bhunter (Kullu) airports have been c) Kangra Airport: included in the said scheme as At present the runway dimension RCS airports and Memorandum of of Gaggal (Kangra) airport is Understanding (MoU) on Regional 1372x30 meters. New plan for Connectivity Scheme (RCS) expansion Gaggal (Kangra) airport UDAN has been signed between is 1820x150 meters has been Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA), prepaid by the airport authority of Airport Authority of India (AAI) India For this purpose, total 153 and State Government on acres of land is required free of 16.01.2017. Regular Flights from cost and free from all Shimla airport were started w.e.f. encumbrances. It involves huge 27.04.2017 under RCS-UDAN. financial implications /burden on Matter regarding expansion of the State Government. Shimla airport is under consideration at the level of State Indian Air Force is also looking for Government in view of the huge some land to develop an airfield as an financial implications involved. alternative to Pathankot in view of its b) Bhunter (Kullu-Manali) Airport: vulnerability after the recent terrorist As per the report of IIT Roorkee strike at Pathankot. The Deputy the total expenditure of `81.34 Commissioner Kangra was directed to crore will be incurred on the explore the possibility of acquisition of diversion of river Beas and it will land by the Indian Air Force. He has take approximate 3-4 years. This informed that the representatives of work will be done by the State Indian Air Force and Indian Army have Government and thereafter site been requested to submit their consent will be handed over to Airport for acquisition of land measuring 571 Authority of India. The diversion of acres and the Air Force shall allow the river Beas and extension of State/ Civil authorities to use the 153 runway by the State Government acres of land as well as existing Airstrip will require 27.77 hectares of land. for civil purpose matter. Work of extension of runway by the Airport Authority of India, New Helipads Delhi will be done after diversion 15.8 Himachal Pradesh at of river Beas by the State present has 63 operational helipads. The Government. However, a policy Government has decided to construct a decision regarding financial heliport at Banderaru near Sanjauli-Dhalli implications and whether, the
113 bye pass road with a cost of `7.00 crore Himachal Pradesh Tourism (approx) for which “In principle approval” Development Corporation has been conveyed by the Government 15.9 The Himachal Pradesh and also FCA approval has been Tourism Development Corporation was obtained by the Department. In addition, established in 1972 to Promote Tourism “In principle approval” for construction of in the Pradesh. Ever since its Helipads at Chowari, Distt. Chamba establishment the Corporation has acted as a catalyst, trendsetter and a prime amounting to `132.13 lakh (approx.) and mover for the promotion of tourism in Kunnu, District Mandi amounting to Himachal Pradesh. The Himachal `35.26 lakh (approx.) has also been Pradesh Tourism Development conveyed by the Government and FCA Corporation expected to earn a net profit cases of these Helipads are under of `165.00 lakh during the current process. financial year.
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16. EDUCATION
EDUCATION made to cater the educational need of 16.1 Education is the key special abled children. instrument for developing human capability. The State is committed to 16.3 To increase enrolment provide education to all. The concerted and to reduce the dropout rate and efforts of the Government have put further to enhance the retention rate of Pradesh as one of the leading State in the children in these schools, various educational literacy. According to 2011 scholarships and other incentives census Himachal Pradesh has a namely Poverty Stipend Scholarship, literacy rate of 82.80 percent. Male/ Girls Attendance Scholarship, female literacy rate differs considerably Scholarship for Children of Army in the State as against 89.53 per cent Personnel, Scholarship for the students literacy rate for males it is 75.93 percent belonging to IRDP families, Middle- for females. All out efforts are afoot to Matric scholarship (Medhavi bridge this gap. Chhatervariti Yojna), Pre Matric scholarship for Scheduled Castes Elementary Education students on Lahaul-Spiti pattern 16.2 The policies of the Scholarship. In addition to the above Government in the field of Elementary free Text Books and Uniforms are also Education are implemented through the being provided for OBC/ IRDP/ SC/ ST Deputy Directors of Elementary and in some cases free Text Books are Education and Block Primary Education provided to General Students in non Officers at District and Block Level Tribal areas. Mid-day meal scheme is respectively with aims:- being implemented in all the To achieve the goal of Government and Government aided universalization of Elementary Primary and Middle Schools in the Education. State. Under this scheme each student To provide Quality Elementary is being provided with hot cooked meal Education. on each day of the school. Computer To increase access to Education Programme has been started Elementary Education. in 1,202 upper primary schools in remotest part of the State. At present up to 31.12.2017 there are 10,756 notified State Sponsored Scholarship Primary Schools out of which 10,751 Scheme are functional and 2,117 are notified 16.4 The following incentives are being Middle schools out of which 2,103 are provided during the year 2017-18:- functioning in the State. To overcome i) Middle Merit/Medhavi Chatervarti the shortage of trained teachers, efforts Yojna `800 per annum per boy/ are being made to make fresh appointments of teachers in the needy girl. 1,465 students were schools. An attempt has also been benefitted and `11.71 lakh were spent.
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students were benefitted and Sports Activities: A budgetry provision `1.95 crore have been spent. of ` 225.00 lakh was made for the year iii) Under Girls Attendance Scheme 2017-18 for carrying out the sports girl students having attendance activities of children of Primary/ more than 90 percent is being Elementry schools at Centre, Block, awarded `2 per month for 10 District, State and National levels. The months. Total 38,854 students department is organising these activities were benefitted and `7.71 lakh in conveyance with other line departments like Social Justice and have been spent. Empowerment and youth and Sports
department etc. Free Text Books: Free Text Books are being provided by Himachal Construction of Elementry Education Pradesh Government for all IRDP/ SC/ Building: The government has made a ST/ OBC/ General students for which budget provision for 2017-18 of `22.55 there is a budget provision of `16.00 crore under major head for works to crore during 2017-18. provide adequate infrastructure facilities
for construction of Elementary school Mahatma Gandhi Vardi Yojana: Under buildings/rooms and District/Block Mahatma Gandhi Vardi Yojana two sets offices. of uniform is being provided for class
st th 1 to 10 with `200 as stitches charges Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan per year. For the year 2017-18, about 16.5 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 6,97,959 students (Classes 1st to 10th) (SSA) launched in the State with a well were benefitted. There is a budget defined Pre-Project Phase on improving provision of `28.00 crore during the year the infrastructure in the District Project 2017-18. Offices, capacity building of educational administrators, teachers, school Free Writing Material: Cash payment is mapping, micro-planning, surveys etc. being provided to those SC students who The objective of this movement was to belong to IRDP/ BPL families and who ensure universal access, enrolment, study from 1st to 5th classes in removal of gender gaps, retention and government schools as per the following completion of elementary schooling by rates per annum. all 6-14 age group children coupled
116 satisfactory quality elementary education 2017-18, PRAYAS PLUS has been with active participation of the started in all upper primary schools community in the management of for class VI to VIII children. schools. Capacity building of teachers: Capacity building of teachers 16.6 The main efforts for teaching classes VI to VIII on improving the quality of elementary Prerna plus and Prayas Plus has education under SSA are as under: already been done at the DIET Learning Outcomes: The State level. government has provided subject Computer Aided Learning and class wise learning outcomes Programme (CALP): As of now developed by the NCERT to all 1,202 Government schools have elementary school teachers and already been covered with they have been directed to teach necessary infrastructure such as; in such a manner that the desired 3 computers, 1 multipurpose laser learning outcomes are attained by printer, 2 UPSs and furniture, out of the students in each competency. three Computers supplied in each Continuous Comprehensive school, one is with 42” LCD TV and Evaluation (CCE): CCE is being 170 stand alone middle schools implemented in all government have been approved under SSA schools up to class VIII in the during 2017-18 will also be made State through formative and functional under CALP. summative assessments in addition to class tests being taken Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan(RAA): after completion of every chapter. 16.7 72 schools already covered Prerna: The State Government during 2016-17 and 72 more schools have has to make every primary school been taken up during 2017-18. child confident in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Prerna is an Activities under RAA in selected lab Abhiyan to develop and improve schools: learning abilities of children in the i) Establishing mathematics above tools of basic learning laboratories. needs implemented in 2016-17 in ii) Strengthening of existing science all primary schools. The year labs. 2017-18, PRERNA PLUS with iii) Developing Science Parks with the focus on Hindi, English and help of experts in lab schools. mathematics for all primary school Introducing BaLA features related to children has been initiated. mathematics and science learning Prayas: The State Government on the wall and other available has to enhance mathematical and space. Developing Vermi compost scientific skills of students. Prayas plants. is also an Abhiyan to develop and iv) Preparing students for Regional improve the learning abilities Mathematics Olympiads. implemented in 2016-17 in all Preparation of students for Children upper primary schools for class VI Science Congress (CSC) and to VIII children. During the year Innovation in Science Pursuit for
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Inspired Research (INSPIRE). Computer aided learning Organization of science and programme in H.P. mathematics events – exhibitions, quiz and seminars at the school School level grants: Every year these level. grants are provided to schools to carry out v) Identification of higher level small repairs, replacing old equipments or institutes for mentoring of lab use of these grants by the SMCs as per schools. Capacity building of lab requirements of children. School Grant school teachers by higher level `5,000 per annum for primary and institutes. Guest lecturers for students at school level by eminent `7,000 per annum for upper primary scholars of mentoring institute. government schools. Maintenance Grant vi) Constitution of Science and `5,000 for those government schools mathematics clubs for students. which have three or less than three Achievement Surveys: class rooms a nd `10,000 for 16.8 State Level Achievement those government schools which have Survey, subject wise State Level more than three classrooms. Achievement Survey (SLAS) of all class I to VIII children is being conducted by the Girl Education: Under model-III, there are State Project Office (SSA/ RMSA) since 10 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya 2013-14 onwards. On the basis of the (KGBVs) functioning in Himachal findings of this survey, teachers are Pradesh. Eight KGBVs are in District provided academic support accordingly. Chamba, one each in Shimla and Sirmour districts. As of now, these KGBVs are National Achievement Survey: National catering to the needs of as many as 495 level Achievement Survey has been girls. These girls belong to poor SC/ ST conducted by NCERT in the State. and minority communities and are Assessment data has been collected and provided free boarding–lodging, stipend, is under the process of analysis. medical assistance, stationery, skill education as per need, self defence Research: Under research component of training, exposure visits etc. SSA, various studies have been conducted and completed. Some of them Children With Special Needs (CWSN): are listed below:- Total 9,337 children have been identified Teacher absenteeism with special needs for the year 2017-18. Socio-economic profile of The process of inclusion goes with the primary school children. following activities:- In service teacher training Identification through SMCs and programme under SSA. surveys Role of School Management Medical Camps to identify the need Committee in improving of every CWSN education in upper primary Special Educators to teach these classes level. children. Declining trend in enrollment and explanation of causes. Out of School Children:
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16.9 In Himachal Pradesh there Community mobilization: This is for are negligible children who are outside the wide publicity of all the education initiatives/ formal range of education. However they schemes launched by the State and are being attempted to bring into the fold of Central Government. The purpose of this elementary education through NRSTCs. intervention is to spread the message of all The first and foremost obligation of RTE schemes across the State as well as Act is to ensure that all children in the age prepare people for active participation and group of 6-14 years should be there in ownership in the implementation of all schools. Other Independent studies educational schemes. conducted by IMRB and Pratham have also confirmed that the number of out of Monitoring and review: school children in Himachal Pradesh is 16.11 Monitoring and review below one percent. In district Bilaspur and mechanism has also been redefined. To Lahaul-Spiti there is no out of school improve the quality of review and children. It is observed that due to monitoring, a detailed OMR-based quality migration from other parts of the country to monitoring tool, which is easily and the urban/semi urban areas of the state, digitilable and analyzable, has been the figure of out of school children keeps prepared and distributed to various block on fluctuating. Districts have been asked to officials. The state has mandated block conduct survey in the month of July and officials (initially BRCCs, and then BEEOs) December every year to keep track of to visit schools in their blocks and inspect migratory population and enroll them in schools on various key parameters like schools. CCE performance, basic infrastructure, classroom teaching and school Retention: Under SSA there is a provision management. The resulting data from of two sets of free uniform for all girls, all these inspections is collated, analyzed and SC/ST boys, children belonging to BPL then discussed at district and state levels to families and free text books for all general come up with solutions which can improve category boys and girls of class I to VIII. the performance of schools on each of Rests of the students are covered from the these parameters. State budget. Benefits of this intervention include: A single OMR-based quality Community participation and the monitoring tool integrating multiple training of SMC members: forms 16.10 To ensure that education is Regular school visits and delivered well at the school level, every inspections by State officials to student learns and excels, parents of identify problems / best practices, students and PRI members are sensitized on this basis to take timely action, if as well as oriented every year. Under this required intervention schools also prepare School Easy digitization of detailed school- Development Plans (SDPs) reflecting wise data action points at all the three parts of the Monthly review meetings at district operating system i.e. at input, process and and State level data output level. Increased accountability and culture of data-backed decision making within the government
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Reduce burden on State students of General category functionaries by replacing multiple declared as such in the result of review forms with one Matric Examination conducted by comprehensive quality monitoring HPBSE on merit basis for 10+1 and tool. 10+2 classes are awarded the scholarship studying in school Senior Secondary Education recognising within or outside the 16.12 Highest Priority is being state is given `10,000 per student given towards education in the State per annum. During the year owing to increasing share of education to 2016-17, 3,581 students have been the total Plan Outlay of the State every benefited under this scheme. year along with the educational iii) Thakur Sen Negi Uttkristha institutions. Up to December, 2017, there Chhatarvrity Yojna: Under this are 922 Government High schools, 1,836 scheme, the scholarship is being Government Senior Secondary Schools given to the top 100 boys and 100 and 137 Government Degree colleges girl students of ST category on the including 7 Sanskrit colleges, 1 SCERT, basis of the Matric result conducted 1 B.Ed. college and 1 Fine Art College by HPBSE on merit basisfor 10+1 running in the State. and 10+2 classes in school recognising within or outside the Scholarship Schemes State `11,000 per student per 16.13 To improve the educational annum. During the year 2016-17, status of the deprived sections of the total 321 such students benefited society, various types of scholarships/ under this scheme. stipends are being provided by the State/ iv) Maharishi Balmiki Chhatarvrity Central Goverments at various stages. Yojna: The bonafide Himachali girl The scholarship schemes are:- students belonging to Balmiki i) Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi families whose parents are Chhatarvrity Yojna: Under this engaged in unclean occupation are scheme the scholarship is being being given scholarship, under this given to the top 1,000 meritorious scheme ` 9,000 per girl student per students of SC category and top 1,000 meritorious students of OBC annum beyond Matric level to on the basis of Matric examination college level and for professional conducted by HPBSE for 10 +1 and courses in Himachal Pradesh 10+2 classes in recognised irrespective of their status institution within or outside of the (Government or Private). A total of 27 girls students have been State `10,000 per student per benefited under this scheme during annum. During the year 2016-17, the year 2016-17. 1,817 students of SC category and v) Indira Gandhi Utkrishtha 1,687 of OBC category have Chhatervriti Yojna: Under this benefited under this scheme. scheme, 150 meritorious students ii) Swami Vivekanand Utkristha for post plus two courses for Chhatarvrity Yojna: Under this studying in colleges or doing scheme 2,000 top meritorious professional courses shall be
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awarded ` 10,000 per year per and take admission for a degree course in any Indian Institute of student purely on basis of merit and Technology or All India Institute of without any income ceiling. Total 31 Medical Sciences and post students have been benefited under graduate diploma course in any this scheme during the year Indian Institute of Managment 2016-17. Dhanbad at Jharkhand and Indian vi) Sanskrit Scholarship Scheme: A Insititute of Science (IISC) at th sum of ` 250 per month for 9 and Banglore. Total 164 students 10th classes and ` 300 per month for benefitted under this scheme in 2016-17. +1 and +2 classes are being given xi) Rashtriya Indian Military College to those students who secure first Scholarship: This award is given to position in the subject of Sanskrit the ten bonafide Himachal Pradesh with 60 percent and above marks. students, two from each class VIII vii) Sainik School Scholarship: The to XII in RIMC, Dehradun, scheme is applicable to the bonafide H.P. students in the Sainik `20,000 per year per student. Under School Sujanpur Tihra from class VI this scheme 10 students have been to XII. In addition, the students are benefited during the year 2016-17. given dietary money `75 per day for xii) IRDP Scholarship Scheme th 295 days. Clothing allowance A sum of `300 per month for 9 and `1,500 per annum for the first year 10th class, `800 per month for +1 and `750 per year for subsequent and +2 Class, `1,200 per month for years. College/Day scholar students and viii) NDA Scholarship Scheme: The `2,400 per month for Hostellers is NDA scholarship at different rates is being given to those students who being given to the Cadets of belong to IRDP families and Himachal Pradesh who are getting studying in Government/ training at National Defence Government Aided Institutions. Academy, Khadakwasla. 45,135 students have been ix) Kalpana Chawla Chhatravriti benefited under this scheme during Yojna: Under this scheme, the top the year 2016-17. 2,000 meritorious girl students of xiii) Scholarship to the children of +2 classes of all study groups are Armed Forces Personnel Killed/ given `15,000 per student per disabled during wars. annum. During the year 2016-17, A sum of `300 (boys) and `600 total 1,840 students have been (girls) per month for 9th and 10th benefitted under this scheme. x) Mukhya Mantri Protsahan Yojna: class, ` 800 per month for 10+1 and This scheme has been started 10+2 Class, `1,200 per month for during the year 2012-13 and one College/ University/ Day scholar time `75,000 will be given to all students and `2,400 per month for students of State who are selected hostellers is being given to Children
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of Armed Forces Personnel killed/ 16,127 of SC category and 1,953 disabled in different operations/ students of ST have been benefited war. under this scheme. xiv) Post Matric Scholarship to xvii) Incentive to SC/ ST girl SC/ST/OBC students (Centrally students for secondary Sponsored Scheme) education. The students belongs to Scheduled Under this Centrally Sponsored Castes and Scheduled Tribles Scheme SC/ ST girl students who whose parents annual income is up take admission in 9th Class after to `2.50 lakh and Other Backward passing Middle Standard Examination from H.P. Board Classes students whose parents School Examination. The amount of annual income is up to `1.00 lakh incentive under this scheme is are eligible for full scholarship (i.e. `3,000 and will be given in the Maintenance allowance + full fee) shape of a Time Deposit. for all courses and they are xviii) Merit cum means Scholarship studying in Government/ Scheme for Students belonging Government Aided Institutions. to Minority Community (CSS). During the year 2016-17, 40,041 This Scholarship is for the Minority Scheduled Caste, 3,402 Scheduled students belonging to Muslim, Sikh, Tribes and 1,908 Other Backward Christian, Budhhist communities, Classes students were benefitted whose parents/ guardians income from this scheme. from all sources does not exceed xv) Pre-Matric Scholarship to Other Backward Classes students. `2.50 lakh from all sources and This scholarship will be awarded to student should not have less than those students from class 1st to 10th 50 percent marks. A total of 63 whose parents/ guardians income students have been benefitted from all sources does not exceed during 2016-17 under this scheme. `44,500 per annum. A sum of `50 per student per month for day Expansion of Sanskrit Education 16.14 Tremendous efforts are scholar students and `250 per made to promote Sanskrit Education by month for hostellers is being given. the State Government as well as Centre xvi) Pre-Matric Scholarship to SC Government. The details are as under:- and ST students. a) Award of scholarships to students This scholarship will be awarded to of High/ Senior Secondary Schools those students whose parents/ studying Sanskrit. guardians income from all sources b) Providing grant for the salary of does not exceed `2.00 lakh per Sanskrit Lecturers for teaching Sanskrit in Secondary Schools. annum. A scholarship of `2,250 per c) Modernization of Sanskrit Schools. student per annum to Day scholars d) Grant to State Government for and `4,500 per annum to hostellers various schemes for promotion of Sanskrit and for research/ research of class IX and X is being given. projects. During the year 2016-17, total
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in 873 schools and about 60,000 Teachers Training Programmes students have been enrolled in this 16.15 The Teachers Training programme. Programmes need to be strengthened to equip in-service teachers with the latest Free Education to Special abled techniques/ teaching methods. Children Seminars/ re-orientation courses are 16.19 Free education to the being conducted by SCERT Solan, children having more than 40 percent GCTE Dharamshala, HIPA Fairlawns, special abled is being provided in the Shimla, NUPA New Delhi/CCRT/ State upto University level since NCERT/ RIE, Ajmer and RIE 2001-02. Chandigarh. Approximately 1,700 teaching and non-teaching staffs have Free Education to Girls been trained during 2017-18. 16.20 Free education is being
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to University level including vocational Yashwant Gurukul Awas Yojna and professional i.e. only tuition fee is 16.16 In order to provide suitable exempted. residential accommodation to the teachers posted in High/Senior Information Technology Secondary Schools of Tribal and hard areas of the State. The scheme is being Education implemented in 61 identified schools of 16.21 Information Technology the State. education is being imparted in all Government Senior Secondary Schools on self finance basis through outsourcing Free Text Books where students had opted for IT 16.17 The State Government is education as an optional subject. The providing free text books to the students of 9thand 10thclasses belonging to SC, department is charging IT fee `110 per ST, OBC and BPL categories. An month per student. The students of SC (BPL) families are getting 50 percent fee expenditure of `11.71 crore have been concession of total fee. About 83,286 spent for this purpose and 1,09,974 students are enrolled in IT education students have been benefited during the subject out of which 6,361 SC (BPL) academic session 2017-18. students are being benefitted under this
scheme. An amount of `41.98 lakh was Vocational Education spent in this scheme out of which 50 16.18 In order to provide percent will be reimburse by Social employability to students the department Justice and Empowerment Department. imparted Vocational Education under NSQF in 873 Schools with 11 subjects/ trades i.e. Automobiles, Retail, Security, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha ITeS, Healthcare, Tourism, Agriculture, Abhiyan Physical Education, Telecom, BFSI and 16.22 The Department has taken Media. Under this scheme 1,816 a lead in implementing the Rashtrya vocational trainers have been deployed Madhayamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) at
123 secondary level under Himachal Pradesh which an amount of `15.99 lakh has been School Education Society (HPSES) on received for three Girl‟s Hostels till date. the sharing funding pattern 90:10 i.e. 90 percent by Government of India and 10 percent by Sate Government from the Information and Communication year 2015-16. The activities under RMSA Technology (ICT) Project are being taken up to strengthen 16.24 In order to improve and infrastructure in the existing secondary strengthen the teaching learning activity schools , training to in service teachers, by using smart class rooms and multi- self defence trainings and kala Utsav media teaching aids, department has with Annual grant to schools in the successfully implemented ICT in 2,132 State. For the financial year 2017-18 Government High/ Higher Secondary Project Approval Board (PAB) of the Schools and five Smart Schools up to Government of India has approved an 2017-18. Government of India has amount of `14,092.50 lakh out of which introduced 20 more schools for the year 2017-18 and work is under progress. Government of India and State have released `3,473.00 lakh and `480.27 lakh respectively for the implementation of Rashtriya Ucchtar Shiksha various activities of Rashtrya Madhayamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA). Abhiyan 16.25 The Rashtriya Ucchtar Shiksha Abhiyan has been implemented Girls Hostel in Educationally in the state from the year 2013-14 on Backward Blocks the funding pattern of 90:10 i.e. 90 16.23 The Centrally Sponsored percent Centre and 10 percent State Scheme for the construction and running under the 12th five year plan, to improve of Girls Hostel for Students of Secondary the Higher Education System in the and Senior Secondary Schools in state. The State Government has Educationally Backward Block is to constituted a SHEC (State Higher strengthen the Boarding and lodging Education Council) for the proper facilities for Girl‟s Students in classes IX implementation of quality improvement to XII. The girls belonging to SC, ST, system in the state. The semester OBC, Minority Communities and BPL system and the Choice Based Credit families shall be benefited under this System (CBCS) has been introduced for scheme. Girls Hostel construction in the Under–Graduate Classes in the Bachhad block of Chamba, Sirmaur Government/ Private/ Aided/ Sanskrit District. The construction work of three Colleges in the State. Under the girl‟s hostels i.e. Himgiri, Mehla scheme, an amounting to ` 159.08 crore (Chamba) and Shillai (Sirmour) in educationally backward blocks have been received from MHRD, GoI sanctioned under RMSA, have been and the same has been released to all completed and made functional with the beneficiary higher institutions of the capacity of 50 girls each during the year State. All the institutions of the state are 2017-18. The Government has approved being encouraged to go for evaluation and accreditation by NAAC (National an amount of ` 35.98 lakh and out of Assessment and Accreditation Council)
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Banglore. At present 01 HPU, 04 Mukhya Mantri Vardi Yojana Government Degree Colleges have 16.28 Under this scheme two sets been accreditated with “A” grade of of uniform are being provided to all the NAAC. The State has now one students studying in class XI to XII in the University, Himachal Pradesh University state. For this purpose `10.81 crore have (HPU) and 32 Government Degree Colleges accreditated with NAAC. been spent on 1, 77,049 students during the year 2017-18.
Distribution of Net books/ Laptops 16.26 The department is going to distribute Net books/ laptops to the 10,260 (260 additional laptops to the students who scored similar marks as th th per merit cut off list of 10 and 12 class) th th meritorious students of 10 and 12
class of Himachal Pradesh Board of Mukhya Mantri Aadarsh Model School Education, Dharamshala under Schools Rajiv Gandhi Digital Students Yojna 16.29 To improve the quality 2017-18 with the aim to strengthen the education two Government Senior teaching learning activities in schools. Secondary Schools are to be designated as Aadarsh Model Schools in each Inclusive Education for Special constituency of each district and have abled at Secondary Stage been made functional in the state during 16.27 Inclusive Education for the year 2017-18. special abled at Secondary Stage is commenced in the State in the year Mukhya Mantri Gyandeep Yojana 2013-14. Under this scheme, 12 model 16.30 To improve the educational schools have been established in all the status of all sections of the society and districts and 18 Special Educator are interest subvention of 4 percent would be engaged in these schools for imparting given to all himachali students pursuing the Special Education to CWSN enrolled higher education in India and abroad in the schools. 2,734 children with availing educational loans from banks special need have been identified. For upto `10.00 lakh irrespective of income the assessment of these children 49 medical camps have been organised and level has been made under Mukhya 380 Aids and Appliances have been Mantri Gyandeep Yojana. distributed to the needy children. Free Text books, Escort Allowance, Braille TECHNICAL EDUCATION book have been supplied to the Children 16.31 Department of Technical with Special Need during the year Education was established in the year 2017-18. 1968 and in July 1983 ,the vocational and Industrial and Training Institutes were also brought under the umbrella of
125 this department At the moment, the admission in Engineering/ Pharmacy Sr. Names of Institute Number No. of Institutes 1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi at Kamand 01 2. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur 01 3. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kangra 01 4. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sirmour 01 5. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una 01 6. Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET), 01 Baddi, Tehsil Nalagarh, District Solan. 7. Regional Vocational Training Institute(RVTI) for Women at Jhundla, 01 Tehsil Shimla Rural, District Shimla 8. Jawahar Lal Nehru Govt. Engineering College, Sundernagar 01 9. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Institute of Engineering and 01 Technology, Pragatinagar, Distt. Shimla 10. Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College, Kangra at Nagrota 01 Bagwan. 11 Mahatma Gandhi Govt. Engineering College, Kotla Tehsil Rampur 01 (Jeori), District Shimla. 12. Government Pharmacy College, Rohroo District Shimla and 02 Nagrota Bagwan District Kangra 13. HydroEngg.College Bandla (Bilaspur) 01 14. B-Pharmacy Colleges (Private Sector) 13 15. Engineering Colleges (Private Sector) 12 16. Polytechnics (Government Sector) 15 17. Polytechnics (Private Sector) 19 18. D-Pharmacy Colleges (Private Sector) 02 19. 2nd Shift in Diploma Courses (Private Sector) 06 20. Co-educational Industrial Training Institutes (Govt. Sector) 103 21. State of Arts ITIs 10 22. Modal ITI Nalagarh 01 23. Industrial Training Institutes (women) (Government Sector) 09 24. ITI for Persons with special ability at Sundernagar(Govt. Sector) 01 25. Motor Driving School at Una in Government Sector 01 26. ITIs (Private Sector) 148 27. Vocational Training Centre 05 Total 359 department is providing education in the both diploma and degree as well as field of Technical Education, Vocational certificate courses in Himachal Pradesh and Industrial Training. Today the through under mentioned institutions in department has reached a stage where Himachal Pradesh. aspiring students of the State can get Education is imparted at degree level, 16.32 In Engineering and whereas the Polytechnics are providing Pharmacy Colleges, the technical
126 professional/ technical education at Institute of Plastic Engineering and diploma level 2 to 1 years courses in 14 Technology (CIPET), Baddi and Regional Vocational Training Institute for women, Shimla have also become operational Engineering and Non-Engineering from the academic session 2015-16. disciplines. The Industrial Training Institutes are providing 2 and 1 year 16.34 Six Government Politechnics certificate level courses in 37 namely Sundernagar, Hamirpur, Engineering and 19 Non-Engineering Kandaghat, Rohru, Ambota and Kangra trades. have been covered under the scheme of Community Development The present intake of through Polytechnics, Government students in the existing Institutions is as of India has released the grant of under : `285.80 lakh to these Polytechnics. i) Degree Level 4,070 ii) B-Pharmacy 858 16.35 The department proposes iii) Diploma Level 7,837 to open one new Government iv) Govt/Private ITI‟s 47,784 Polytechnic for Women at Rehan in Total 60,549 District Kangra with the estimated cost of
16.33 The Department has ` 26.00 crore with the help of HPKVN opened Rajiv Gandhi Government funded by the Asian Development Bank Engineering College, Kangra at Nagrota from the Academic Session 2017-18 and Bagwan under RUSA with three also the department proposes to disciplines namely Mechanical establish Government Polytechnic at Engineering, Electronics and Ambota from the year 2017-18. Communication Engineering and Civil Engineering with an intake of 60 students 16.36 Technical Education in each discipline and in the discipline of quality Improvement programme Electrical Engineering which has been phase-III (TEQIP-III) has been started from 2015-16. An amount of started with effect from 01 April `26.00 crore has been sanctioned under 2017 and the project period is for 3 years i.e. upto 31 March, 2020. RUSA by the Government of India, Three colleges of the State viz MHRD Department of Higher Education, JNGEC, RGGEC, ABVGIE and New Delhi. The Detailed Project Report Him TU has been selected under worth `127.00 crore has been submitted project namely Technical Education to the Deptt. of Higher Education under Quality Improvement Programme RUSA. Mahatma Gandhi Government Phase-III with project cost of `20.00 Engineering College, Rampur has been crore sanctioned to Him TU and started with classes at Jawahar lal Government Engineering. College, `10.00 crore to each of the selected Sundernagar with 2 disciplines i.e. Institution. Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering with intake capacity of 60 16.37 Fourteen number of I.T.Is students each. In addition, Central namely Shamshi, Mandi, Chamba,
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Shahpur, Nadaun at Rail, Nahan, Shimla, under Public Private Partnership Mode Reckong-Peo, Rong Tong, Mandi (W) (PPP Mode) after due consultation/ and Shimla (W), Solan, Una and Rampur discussion with the State Steering have been covered for up-gradation as Centres of Excellence and General Up- gradation under Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP) with World Committee and with PHD Chamber of Bank Assistance. Funds amounting to Commerce and CII and various other `46.50 crore, Centre Share `34.85 and Industrial Associations located in different parts of Himachal Pradesh, for `11.65 crore as State Share have been which central assistance amounting to received as Central Assistance and State `82.50 crore has been received in the share during the period 2006-07 to December,2016, which have been spent respective I.T.I. ` 2.50 crore per I.T.I. for providing modern machinery and from Government of India during the equipments, honorarium/remuneration period 2008-09 to December,2016. So and training to teachers and also for far expenditure worth `108.70 crore construction of buildings etc. and (Excess expenditure has been incurred expenditure worth `46.47 crore has been out of IRG and interest accrued) has incurred under the scheme so far. been incurred for the Up-gradation of infrastructure in I.T.Is. 16.38 The department is on developing multi-skills in the trainees to add to their employability in the Industrial Sector. 33 I.T.Is. have been upgraded
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HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE deleted after completion of 17.1 The State Government has treatment and 153 cases of ensured that health services for effective leprosy are under treatment. They prevention and treatment intervention are are getting MDT from different accessible to people applied efficiently. In health institutions free of cost. Himachal Pradesh, Health and Family Welfare department is providing services iii) Revised National T.B. Control which include curative, preventive, Programme(RNTCP): Under this promotive and rehabilitative services programme, 1 T.B. Sanatorium, through a network of 85 Hospitals, 12 District T.B. Control Cell, 91 Community Health Centres, 577 74 T.B. Units and 208 Microscopy Primary Health Centres, 16 ESI Centres, 1 Intermediate Reference Dispensaries and 2,085 Sub-Centres. Laboratory, 1 State Drug Store, To provide better health services to the 1 State TB Training Center, people, the Government is strengthening 9 Cartridge based Nucleic Acid the existing infrastructure by providing and Amplification Test modern equipments, specialized Laboratories, 4 District DR-TB services, increasing the strength of the Centers and 3 Nodal DR-TB medical and para-medical staff in the Centers having a provision of 315 medical institutions. beds were functioning in the State. During the year 2017-18 upto 17.2 A brief description of 31.12.2017, 14,330 TB cases various health and family welfare were detected having symptoms of activities carried out in the State during this disease and sputum tests of 2017-18 is as under:- 82,824 symptomatic were diagnosed. Himachal Pradesh is i) National Vector Borne Disease one of the State where all the Control Programme: During the districts have been covered under year 2017-18, (upto December, this project. The achievement of 2017) 4,13,330 blood slides were total cases notification rate was examined, out of which 84 slides 210 per lakh per year and Cure were found positive and no death rate of Himachal Pradesh is was reported. 89 percent against the targets of 90 percent. ii) National Leprosy Eradication Programme: Under iv) National Programme for this programme the prevalence Control of Blindness: Under this rate, which was 5.14 per ten programme during the year thousand in 1995, has been 2017-18 (upto December, 2017), reduced to 0.24 per ten thousand 21,367 cataract operations were as on December, 2017. During performed against the target of 2017-18, (upto December,2017), 27,500 cataract operations. 20,854 103 new cases of Leprosy have cataract operations were been detected, 107 cases were performed with I.O. lenses.
129 v) National Family Welfare Table- 17.1 Programme: This programme is being carried out in the State as a Sr. Item 2017-18 part of Reproductive and Child No. Targets Achievement Health Programme, on the basis of upto December,17 community needs assessment 1 Pentavalent 112000 74643 approach. Under this approach, 2 Polio 112000 74619 grass-root level workers like 3 Rota Virus 112000 47908 4 B.C.G. 112000 70503 multipurpose health workers 5 Measles 112000 39309 (both male and female) give an 6 Measles and 112000 27644 estimate of the various family Rubela(1st Dose) welfare activities required in the 7 Measles and 121000 22027 area/ population covered by Rubela(2nd them. Under this programme, Dose) 8 Vit. A 1st dose 112000 70592 6,265 sterilisations, 11,996 I.U.D. 9 D.P.T. Booster 121000 70324 insertions, 27,957 OP Users and 10 Polio Booster 121000 71683 74,703 CC Users were 11 Vit. A 5th dose 121000 79502 12 Vit. A 9th dose 121000 85380 done during 2017-18 (upto 13 D.P.T.(5 years) 120000 65237 December, 2017). 14 T.T. (10 years) 119000 66395 15 T.T. (16 years) 130000 70412 16 T.T. (PW) 128000 78067 vi) Universal Immunization 17 IFA(Mother) 128000 78012 Programme: This programme is also being implemented in the State as a part of Reproductive Like previous years, Child Health (RCH) programme the Pulse Polio campaigns were with an aim to reduce the also launched in the State during morbidity and mortality among the year 2017-18. The first round mothers, children and infants. The of this campaign done on vaccine preventable diseases viz. 28.01.2018 and second round will Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertusis, be held on 11.03.2018(Tentative). Neo-natal Tetanus, Poliomyelitis and Measles have shown vii) Mukhya Mantri State Health Care remarkable reduction. The targets Scheme: The State Government and achievements for the year has started Mukhya Mantri State 2017-18 are given in Table 17.1. Health Care Scheme to Ekal Narri, Senior Citizens above 80 years of
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age, Daily Wages Workers, Part 2017, out of total tested Time Workers, Anganwari persons, 42,560 were ANC Workers/ Helpers, Mid Day Meal clients, out of which 27 were Workers, Contractual Employees diagnosed as HIV positive. and Persons with more than 70 Two Mobile ICTC Vans units percent special ability with effect are also functional. from 01.03.2016. More than 1.05 STI/ RTI:-Total 20 clinics are lakh Smart cards have been providing STI/ RTI services in issued under the scheme. A various districts of Himachal provision of cashless treatment to Pradesh. In the year 2017-18, the tune of `30,000 under Basic up to December 2017, total 34,878 people have availed the Package and `1.75 lakh for Critical services of these RTI/ STI Care has been made in case of clinics. hospitalization under the Blood Safety:- Under blood scheme. For cancer it is safety , 15 Blood Banks and 3 `2.25 lakh and up to 31st Blood Component Separation December,2017 under the scheme Units IGMC, Shimla, ZH Mandi 8,000 patients have availed the and RPGMC Tanda are functioning in the State. During cashless treatment of `6.00 crore. the year 2017-18, up to viii) National Rural Health Mission December, 2017, 308 VBD Under this scheme 95 Health Camps have been organized in Institutions were identified to the State. One Mobile Blood provide 24 hours emergency Bus with four donor coaches is services. Apart from this 688 Rogi also functional in State. Kalyan Samities are also Anti Retroviral Treatment functioning at District Hospital, Programme(ART):- State has Civil Hospital Community Health 3 ART centre at IGMC, Shimla, Centers and Primary Health RH Hamirpur and Dr. RPGMC Centers. A sum of `9.91 crore has Tanda, 3 FART and 5 Link been distributed to all districts till ART Centres through these 31st December, 2017. free ART Drugs are being ix) National AIDS Control provides to people living with Programme: During the year HIV/ AIDS. 2017-18 up to December,2017, Targeted Interventions:-18 1,40,560 persons screened out of Targeted Interventions Project which 391 HIV positive cases were are being implemented in the detected. State for High Risk Groups. Integrated Counselling and During the year 2017-18, up to Testing Centre (ICTC):- December 2017, total 14,731 Total 45 ICTC centres in people have availed the Himachal Pradesh are RTI/STI services. 8,957 High providing Counselling and Risk Group were screened out testing services. In the year of these 6 HIV positive cases 2017-18, up to December were detected.
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central sponsored scheme for establishment of new Medical College in Medical Education and Research existing District Hospitals / Regional 17.3 The Directorate of Medical Hospitals for civil work and procurement Education Training and Research was of machinery and equipments/ furniture established with the objective to provide as per following details better medical education system and training to Medical and Para Medical and ( ` in lakh) Nursing personnel and also to monitor Name of Institution Centre State Total and coordinate the activities of Medical Dr. Radhakrishnan and Dental services of State. Govt. Medical College, Hamirpur 3940 100 4040 17.4 At present the State has Six Pt. Jawahar Lal Government Medical Colleges Indira Nehru Govt. Gandhi Medical College Shimla, Medical College, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Chamba 4762 100 4862 Tanda, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Dr. YSP Govt. Medical College, Government Medical College Nahan, Nahan 3327 100 3427 Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba, Dr. Radha The Institution wise major Krishnan Government Medical College achievements under this Directorate are Hamirpur, Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri as follows:- Government Medical College Mandi and one Government Dental College in (a) Shimla are functioning. Besides this, one I.G.M.C., Shimla: Medical College and four Dental colleges Indira Gandhi Medical College and in private sector are also functional in the Hospital now upgraded as Super State. During the academic session specialty Institute, is the premier health 2017-18, 139 seats for ANM training institute of the State. During current course 1,186 seats up for GNM courses, financial year Government had provided 914 seats for B.Sc. Nursing course, 185 funds amounting to `1,400.00 lakh under seats for Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Centre Sponsored Scheme for capacity courses, and 85 seats for M.Sc. Nursing development to develop trauma care degree course were filled both in facilities in Government Hospitals located Government and private sectors. Total on National Highways. The Government 650 MBBS seats were filled in had approved DPR of Government and Private Sector besides `262.00 crore for establishment of Super 205 PG seats in various specialties were Specialty block at IGMC Shimla and also filled in IGMC Shimla and RPGMC Tanda and also 340 BDS seats and 94 MDS approved `1,372.94 lakh for the seats were filled in both in Government expansion of existing Cancer Hospital and Private sector during academic IGMC Shimla. During this financial year session 2017-18. the institution had started Generic Drug Store in the I.G.M.C. campus where During the current financial generic medicines are being made year funds had been released under available to the patients free of cost.
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These Generic medicines are made `11,859.97 lakh and the expenditure up to available through Special outlet called “Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS)” for General 31.12.2017 is `7,826.05 lakh. Public. In the premises of IGMC “AMRIT Shop” has also been made functional where branded medicines are being provided to all the patients at reasonable (c) Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar and low cost. Government Medical College, Nahan: Financial Achievements Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar During current financial year Government Medical College, Nahan Distt. there is a budget provision of Sirmaur is the third Medical College of the `234.48 crore and the expenditure up to State established with an intake capacity of 100 MBBS students. During this financial 31.12.2017 is `137.09 crore. nd year 2 Batch MBBS students is undergoing training in this institution. The (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government had provided `17.74 crore Government Medical under Centre sponsored scheme for the College, Kangra at Tanda construction of Medical College and (DRPGMC): procurement of Machinery and equipment. Dr.Rajendra Prasad Medical Funds amounting to `10.00 crore have College, Kangra at Tanda is the second Medical College of the State established been utilized for alteration and renovation in October, 1996. The first batch was of existing building of RH Nahan while started in 1999 with an intake capacity of funds amounting to `20.00 crore have been 50 MBBS students which was increased released to HSCC for starting of to 100 students w.e.f. 2011. At present construction work of New Medical College. th 19 Batch is undergoing training in this Financial Achievements: institution. The Government of India has During the financial year released sum of `6.08 crore for trauma 2017-18 there is a budget provision of centre level-I which was earlier proposed `5,372.03 lakh and the expenditure up to as trauma Centre Level-II and `2.56 crore 31.12.2017 is ` 2,206.93 lakh. for the establishment of Geriatric Unit. In order to strengthen Nursing school at (d) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru institute the Government has accorded the approval for the construction of Government Medical existing GNM School with the cost of College, Chamba: Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Government `12.55 crore for which the first installment Medical College, Chamba is the fourth of `3.76 crore has since been released by Medical College established under centre NHM. sponsored scheme with the annual intake Financial Achievements: of 100 MBBS students and the first Batch During the financial year has been started from the year 2017. The 2017-18 there is a budget provision of Government had provided `48.62 crore
133 during current financial year for civil work equipments amounting to `63.00 crore and for procurement of Machinery, will be provided by the said corporation to equipments and furnitures. At present make the institute fully functional during level-III Trauma centre has been next financial year. The State sanctioned in this Medical College. Governmentt had also provided `2.00 crore for purchase of machinery and equipments.
Financial Achievements: Financial Achievements: During current financial year During current financial there is a budget provision of year there is a budget provision of `23.78 ` 61.46 crore and the expenditure up to crore and the expenditure upto 31.12.2017 is `10.23 crore. 31.12.2017 is `12.37 crore.
(e) Dr. Radha Krishnan (g) Dental College and Government Medical Hospital Shimla: College, Hamirpur: Himachal Pradesh Government Dr. Radha Krishnan Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla was Medical College, Hamirpur is fifth Medical established in 1994 with an intake College in State established under centre capacity of 20 students per year. From sponsored scheme with annual intake of the year 2007-08 the admission of 60 100 MBBS students. The Government students to BDS course has been started. Besides this the MDS courses in had released `40.40 crore for civil work of Seven Specialties with annual intake New Medical College during current capacity of 17 PGs students have also financial year. The New MBBS Batch with been started. The main objective of the annual intake of 100 students will be opening of the Dental College and started in ensuing academic session. Hospital was to meet the demand of Dental Doctors with the view to provide (f) Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri better dental health services to the Government Medical patients in the State. College, Mandi: The possession of 6th Newly Financial Achievements: constructed Medical College had been During the financial year taken over by the State Government from 2017-18 there is a budget provision of ESIC (Employees State Insurance `19.67 crore and the expenditure up to Corporation Limited) in Financial year 2016-17. The first batch of MBBS 31.12.2017 is `11.40 crore. students with annual intake of 100 students has been started during AYURVEDA academic year 2017-18. The building 17.5 Indian System of Medicines work of Medical College is to be and Homoeopathy plays a vital role in the completed by ESIC and Machinery and Health Care System of the State. The separate Department of Ayurveda was
134 established in 1984 and Health Care in the State. An annual action plan services are being provided to the for 2017-18 under the medicinal plants general public through 2 Regional Ayurvedic Hospitals, 2 Circle Hospitals, 3 Tribal Hospitals, 17 Ten bedded, 7 Twenty bedded, 1 Thirty bedded, 1 Fifty bedded Ayurvedic Hospitals, 1,175 Ayurvedic health centres, 3 Unani health centres, 14 Homoeopathic Health centres and 4 Amchi clinics.The department has inbuilt system of production of medicines through 3 Ayurvedic Pharmacies, at Jogindernagar (District Mandi), Majra (District Sirmaur) and Paprola (District Kangra). These pharmacies catering to component of National Ayush Mission the needs of the Ayurvedic health amounting to `75.54 lakh has been institutions of the department and also approved by the Government of India, give boost to the employment to local Ministry of Ayush. Under this cultivation people. Rajeev Gandhi Government P.G. of medicinal Plants will be undertaken by Ayurvedic College Paprola with an intake farmers in 7 hectares area. Two small capacity of 60 students for B.A.M.S. nurseries, one drying shed, one storage degree and 39 seats of MD is functioning godown in public sector and one at Paprola in Kangra district. PG Classes community based storage godown will in Kayachikitsa, Shalakya Tantra, Shalya also be established. Tantra, Prasuti Tantra, Samhita and
Sidhant, Dravya Guna, Rog Nidan, Swasth Vritta, Panchkarm Balrog and Drug Testing Laboratory Ras Shastra are also there. The 17.7 During the year 2017-18 department has started the B-Pharmacy (upto December, 2017), DTL course (Ayurveda) at Jogindernagar with Jogindernagar has analyzed 491 in take capacity of 30 students. The samples (from Government and Private department of Ayurveda is also Pharmacies) and generated a revenue associated with Health Programmes like of ` 1.71 lakh. Malaria, Family welfare, Anaemia free, AIDS, Immunization and Pulse Polio etc. Development Activities During the current financial year 2017-18, (i) Free Camps there is a budget provision of `245.12 To popularized and make people crore. aware of AYUSH treatment, 123 free medical camps have been Development of Herbal organized at different places of the Resources State during the year 2016-17 wherein 67,785 patients were 17.6 Four herbal gardens diagnosied and treated. (District Hamirpur) at Jogindernagar (ii) license (District Mandi), Neri (District Hamirpur), The Department has granted Dumreda (District Shimla) and Jungle seven new Ayurvedic Drug Jhalera (District Bilaspur) are functioning
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SOCIAL WELFARE AND Government Service/ Semi WELFARE OF OTHER Government Service/ Board/ BACKWARD CLASSES Corporation and should not be in possession of any kind of 18.1 The Social Justice and pension. During current Empowerment Department of the financial year 2017-18 there is a State is engaged in socio-economic target of 2,14,608 pensioners and educational uplift of scheduled under the above schemes. An castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, infirms, special amount of `178.44 crore have abled, orphans, children, widows, been spent upto 31.12.2017 destitutes, poor children and women against the budget provision of etc. The following schemes are being ` 225.98 crore. implemented under social welfare c) Widow /Deserted/ Ekal Nari programme:- Pension: The Widow/
Deserted/ Ekal Nari Pension Social Security Pension Scheme `700 per month is being 18.2 provided to those Widow/ a) Old Age pension: Old age Deserted/ Ekal Nari ladies above 45 years of age whose pension `700 per month is annual income does not exceed being provided to those proper no mean to livelihood who have `35,000 per year. During current attained the age 60 years or financial year 2017-18 there is a above but below 80 years target of 80,688 pensioners. having annual income below Under the above scheme, an `35,000 per year, 80 years and amount of `76.45 crore have above pensioners are being been spent upto 31.12.2017 provided pension `1,250 per against the budget provision of ` month without any income 120.54 crore. criteria. d) Rehabilitation allowance to b) Special Ability Relief Lepers: Rehabilitation Allowance: Special Ability allowance to leprosy `700 per Relief Allowance `700 per month is being provided to the month is being given to those patient of leprosy who have special abled persons who are been identified by the Health having at least 40 percent of Department irrespective of their special ability and whose age and annual income. During annual income does not exceed current financial year 2017-18 there is a target of 1,482 `35,000 per year, to above 70 pensioners under the above percent special abled persons is scheme. An amount of `75.79 being provided `1,250 per lakh have been spent upto month without any income 31.12.2017 against the budget criteria subject to the condition provision of `1.23 crore. that applicant should not be in
137 e) Indira Gandhi National Old 18.3 For all the above Age Pension: (IGNOAP): Central Pension Schemes a sum of Indira Gandhi National Old Age `200 per month to 60 years to 79 Pension is being provided to the persons who have attained the years of age and `500 per month to 80 age 60 years or above and years and above old age pensioners is belong to BPL household. being provided under IGNOAPS by the During current financial year Government of India. Whereas under 2017-18 there is a target of IGNWPS and IGNDPS 94,120 pensioners under the above scheme. An amount of `34.83 crore have been spent an amount of `300 is being provided upto 31.12.2017 against the by Government of India. However, the budget provision of `43.41 remaining amount `500 per month to crore. below 80 years and `750 per month to f) Indira Gandhi National Widow above 80 years pensioners under Pension (IGNWP): Indira Gandhi National Widow IGNOAPS and `400 per month under Pension is being provided to the IGNWPS along with service charges widows between the age group is being borne by the State of 40 to 79 years and belongs to Government and the budget provision BPL household. During current for this purpose has been made under financial year 2017-18 there is a State Old Age and State Widow target of 22,020 pensioners Pension Schemes, so that social under the above scheme. An security pensions could be provided at amount of `7.72 crore have uniform rates to all the pensioners `700 been spent upto 31.12.2017 per month below 80 years and `1,250 against the budget provision of per month to the pensioners 80 years `10.55 crore. and above of age. Similarly under g) Indira Gandhi National IGNDPS, the State Government is Special Ability Pension: providing `950 per month per Indira Gandhi National Special pensioner along with the service Ability Pension is being charges from its own resources, so provided to the special abled that all the 70 percent and above persons between the age group special abled pensioners get pension of 18 to 79 years having 80 percent of special ability and at the uniform rate of `1,250 per month. belongs to BPL household. The budget provision for this purpose During current financial year has been made under the State 2017-18 there is a target of 929 Special Ability Relief Allowance pensioners under the above pension scheme. scheme. An amount of `34.88 lakh have been spent up to Self Employment Scheme 31.12.2017 against the budget 18.4 The department is also providing funds to the three provision of `72.00 lakh. Corporations via; Himachal Pradesh Minorities Finance and Development Corporation, Himachal Pradesh
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Backward Classes Finance and the year 2017-18 an amount of Development Corporation and `17.50 crore has been provided Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Castes in the budget and 1,346 persons and Scheduled Tribe Development were benefited with an amount of Corporation under the head investment for the running of various `13.51 crore upto 31.12.2017. self employment schemes. There is a iii) Training and Proficiency in budget provision of `9.50 crore for the Computer Applications and year 2017-18 and upto 31.12.2017, an Allied Activities: Under this scheme computer training are amount of `1.72 crore have been provided in the recognized released. computer courses to candidates belonging to BPL, SC, ST OBC, Welfare of Scheduled Castes/ Minorities, Special Ability, single Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes woman and widow or those 18.5 Under this programme, whose annual income is less than the important schemes implemented `2.00 lakh. The department bears during 2017-18 are as under:- the training cost not exceeding i) Award for Inter-caste Marriage: `1,350 per month per candidate For elimination of the practice of untouchability with Scheduled and `1,500 for special abled Castes and non Scheduled candidates balance cost if any is Castes, the State Government borne by the candidate. During encourages inter-caste the training a stipend of `1,000 marriages. Under this scheme, per month is being provided and an amount of `50,000 per couple `1,200 per month is being is given as incentive money. For inter-caste marriages during provided for special abled 2017-18, a budget provision of candidates. After completion of the training, the candidates are `1.56 crore is kept for the purpose placed for six months in the and 219 couples have been organization/ offices, so as to benefited with an amount of `1.21 gain proficiency in computer crore upto 31.12.2017 against applications. During the period of the target of 302 couples. placement `1,500 per month per ii) Housing Subsidy: Under this candidate is being provided and scheme the members of `1,800 per month per candidate scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward for special abled students is classes, minorities, person being provided. During the year, with special ability, widow/ 2017-18, budget provision of destitute/ single women are given `4.54 crore is kept out of which an subsidy of `1,30,000 per family amount of `1.98 crore has been for house construction purposes spent upto 31.12.2017 and 1,905 and for house repair `25,000 to trainees were benefited against those whose annual income does the target of 2,998 trainees. not exceed from `35,000. During
139 iv) Follow up Programme: Under (A Scheme for Enabling, Empowering this scheme, `1,300 per and Mainstreaming of the Specially Abled) for persons with special abilities beneficiary is being provided for launched during the year in the month purchase of tools for carpentry, of May, 2017. The components of the weaving and leather works and scheme along with financial and `1,800 for purchase of, sewing physical achievement upto 31.12.2017 machine to scheduled castes, is as under:- scheduled tribes and other i) Specially Abled Scholarship backward classes whose annual This Scheme is applicable to all income does not exceed from categories of special abled `35,000 per annum. For the year students including hearing impaired persons having special 2017-18 a budget provision of ability of 40 percent or above `1.36 crore was made under this without considering there family scheme out of which an amount income. The rate of scholarship of `88.40 lakh was spent varies from `500-1,750 per benefiting 4,784 persons upto month for day scholars and 31.12.2017 against 7,527 `1,500-3,000 per month for beneficiaries. boarders. Against the budget v) Compensation to Victims of provision of `108.00 lakh upto Atrocities on Scheduled 31.12.2017 an amount of `82.67 Castes/ Scheduled Tribes lakh has been spent and Families under SCs/STs (POA) benefited 932 students. Act-1989: Under the rules of the ii) Marriage Grant to Individuals above Act monetary relief is Marrying Persons with granted to those scheduled Special Abilities: To castes, scheduled tribes families encourage able bodied young who become victims of atrocities men or girls to marry the special committed by the member of abled boy or girl having not less other communities due to caste than 40 percent special ability consideration, relief amounting to and who have attained the `1.00 lakh to `8.25 lakh is Marriageable age, if both are provided to the victims of atrocity, special abled, marriage grant of which depends upon the nature `25,000 to those who are of atrocity. During the year special abled with 40 to 69 2017-18 against the budget percent and `50,000 to those provision of `50.00 lakh an who are special abled with more amount of `20.60 lakh was spent than 70 percent is provided by upto 31.12.2017, under this the State Government. Against scheme thereby benefiting 24 the budget provision of `36.00 persons. lakh an amount of `19.66 lakh Welfare of Specially abled has been spent upto 18.6 Department is 31.12.2017, there by benefiting implementing Comprehensive 128 persons. Integrated Scheme named “ASEEM”
140 iii) Awareness Generation and stipend `1,000 per month is paid Orientation: Provision has by the department. Budget been made to organize block and district level composite provision of `10.00 lakh has camps for representative of been provided under the NGOs working for persons with scheme. During the current special abilities, SHGs and financial year, 45 special abled representative of PRIs at grass children have been sponsored root level. In these camps for training. Proposal is awaited medical certificates, aids and from Technical Education. applications are provided to vi) Scheme of Awards: Provision persons with special abilities. A of incentives to best performing part from this all the schemes special abled individuals and being run for persons with private employers providing special abilities are publicized in employment to maximum these camps. There is a budget special abled in their provision of `7.00 lakh for the organization has been made. Best performing individuals are year 2017-18 and upto to be given cash award of 31.12.2017 under the scheme `10,000 each. Best private `7.00 lakh has been spent. employer is to be provided cash iv) Self Employment: Special abled persons having special incentive of `5,000. ability of 40 percent and above vii) Institutions of Children with are provided loans by the Special Needs: Two institutions Himachal Pradesh Minorities at Dhalli and Sundernagar have Finance and Development been set up in the State for Corporation for setting up small providing education and ventures. SCs/ OBCs and vocational rehabilitation Minority Affairs Department services to visually and hearing provides subsidy on projects impaired children. In the sanctioned by H.P. Minorities “Institution for Children with Finance and Development Special Abilities” Sundernagar Corporation upto `10,000 or 20 14 Visually and 98 Hearing impaired girls have been percent of the project cost enrolled. Besides, 8 Visually (whichever is less). During Impaired and 3 Hearing 2017-18 upto 31.12.2017, loans Impaired Girls are taking amounting to `1.65 crore has training in special ITI in been released by the Himachal Sundernagar. To whom all Pradesh Minorities Finance and boarding, lodging and medical Development Corporation to the facilities are being provided by 36 persons with special ability. the department. For running Proposal of subsidy is awaited and maintenance of this from Minority Corporation. Institution against the budget v) Skill Enrichment: Vocational provision of `58.52 lakh an rehabilitation training to PWDs through selected ITIs is expenditure of ` 41.25 lakh has provided in identified trades. been incurred upto 31.12.2017. Training is free of cost and Besides this, an amount of
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Maintenance of ICSA Sundernagar under ICPS. For Sheduled Caste Sub-Plan: the institution run by the 18.7 The Scheduled Castes in HPCCW at Dhalli (Shimla) and this Pradesh are not concentrated into Dari (Kangra) school an amount specific regions but are widely dispersed and would be benefited of `47.35 lakh has been equally as rest of the population. released by the department Accordingly, approach to economic against the budget provision of development in the case of Scheduled `80.00 lakh. In addition to this, Castes Sub-Plan is not area based as State Government is providing the case with the Tribal Sub-Plan. The grant and free boarding, lodging district of Bilaspur, Kullu, Mandi, and medical facilities to the Solan, Shimla and Sirmaur are the inmates of the Prem Ashram predominantly Scheduled Castes Una, Astha Welfare Society, population districts where Scheduled Nahan, Paradise Children care Castes concentration is above the Centre, Chuwari, Adrash State average. These six districts Education Society Kalath, Kullu taken together account for 61.09 and Udaan Respite care Centre, percent of the Scheduled Castes New Shimla to meet out population in the state. expenditure on boarding, lodging and education of 50 18.8 For making Scheduled mentally retarded children and Castes Sub-Plan need based and 20 mentally retarded male adult, effective the Single Line System for 30 mentally retarded adult male Plan formulation and monitoring has and female (10 female and 20 been introduced whereby funds are male), 60 mentally retarded allocated to each district based on adult females and 15 mentally fixed parameters which are retarded children has been non-divertible from one district to another district and plans are prepared provided `4,500 per inmate, per at district level for each district under month respectively. A budget the supervision of the Deputy provision of `125.00 lakh have Commissioner and in consultation with the Heads of the Districts/ Regional been provided and an amount Offices of the implementing of `33.66 lakh has been spent department. upto 31.12.2017. viii) Sepcial ability Rehabilitation 18.9 The various programmes Centres (DRCs): Two Special for the welfare of Scheduled Castes ability Rehabilitation Centres are being implemented effectively. have been set up at Hamirpur Although the Scheduled Castes and Dharamshala under communities are deriving benefits NPRPD. These centres are under the normal Plan as well as Tribal being run through DRDA Sub-Plan, yet in order to provide Hamirpur and Indian Red Cross special coverage under individual Society, Dharamshala beneficiary programmes and respectively. During the year development of infrastructure in 2017-18 an amount of `15.00 Scheduled Castes concentrated
142 villages, 25.19 percent of the total performance of Scheduled Castes State Plan allocation is earmarked for Sub-Plan once in a year. Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan. The main emphasis of the State Government is Point No. 10(a) of 20 Point to identify more and more realistic Programme schemes, which may generate 18.12 There are 95,772 SC sizeable income and employment for families in the State who have been the Scheduled Castes families. found to be living below poverty line according to the survey conducted by 18.10 A separate Sub Major the Rural Development department Head “789” has been created for during the year 2007. During the year Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan and a 2016-17, 47,633 SC families were separate demand (Demand No. 32) benefitted against the target of 37,846 has also been created. Such an SC families. For the year 2017-18 arrangement is very helpful in diverting there is a target of 2,038 families has funds from one scheme to another in been proposed in addition to this Post the same major head and from one Metric Scholarship is to be provided to major head to another to ensure 100 SC students under the non targeted percent expenditure under SCSP. scheme. During the year 2017-18 a sum of `1,435.83 crore are being spent under CHILD WELFARE 18.13 Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan for the a) Mukhymantri Bal Udhar Yojna welfare of Scheduled Castes in the State Government is state and `1,586.97 crore has been implementing Mukhya Mantri proposed for the year 2018-19. Bal Udhar Yojna in the State. The scheme is providing free 18.11 The District Level Review boarding, lodging, clothing, and Implementation Committee has medical, career counselling and been constituted at district level under educational facilities to the the Chairmanship of Minister of the children in need of care, district and Deputy Commissioner as protection and rehabilitation. its Vice-Chairman. The Chairman of The Expenditure on getting the Zila Parishad and all the higher education (vocational Chairpersons of BDCs alongwith other and academic) from any prominent local persons have been Government run institution nominated as non-official members within the country, even after and all district level officers concerned the children who have left the with SCSP as official members to Children Homes, is also borne review, formulation and by the State Government. implementation of Scheduled Castes Benefit of the scheme is Sub-Plan. The Chief Secretary to the extended to all children staying Government of Himachal Pradesh in Government/ NGOs run holds quarterly review meeting with the Children Homes registered Administrative Secretaries at the State under Juvenile Justice Act, level. Besides this, a High Powered 2015. Presently, 40 Children Coordination and Review Committee Homes/ 2 Observation Home- has been constituted under the cum-Special, Home cum place Chairmanship of the Hon‟ble Chief of safety are being run in the Minister, which also review the State. Presently, 1,484 children
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are living in these homes. abandonment and separation Under the scheme, during children from parents. Three current financial year, against shelters have been set up at the budget provision of `10.11 Baldeyan(Shimla), Solan and Dharamshala for providing crore, an expenditure of `9.08 temporary shelter to the crore has been incurred upto children. Further, for December, 2017. implementation of JJ Act in all b) Bal/Balika Surksha Yojna and Districts, Juvenile Justice Foster Care Programme Boards, Child Welfare Bal/ Balika Suraksha Yojna and Committees and District Level Foster Care Programme are Advisory Boards have been set being implemented in the State up in the State. Child Protection with a view to look after and Units have been set up in the all maintain the orphan/ helpless the districts. Childline service children in congenial family bearing phone no. 1098 have environment. Bal Balika been set up in the seven Suraksha Yojna/ Foster Care districts i.e. Shimla, Kullu, Programme an amount of Kangra, Solan, Mandi, Chamba `2,300 per child per month is and Sirmaur under the scheme. To promote adoption of sanctioned. Out of which `2,000 children, State Adoption Agency are sanctioned in favour of has been set up. During the foster parents and `300 per current financial year the total allocation of budget from centre child per month, on account of additional assistance from the is `18.47 crore and state share State Government, are is `1.38 crore out of which sanctioned in favour of child which are deposited in her/ his `14.45 crore has been incurred bank account or post office upto 31.12.2017. account to be matured and d) Integrated Child Development drawn by the child after Services attaining the age of 18 years. Integrated Child Development Under these schemes, during Services” (ICDS) programme, is current financial year, against being implemented in all the budget provision of Developmental Blocks of the `1.88 crore, an expenditure of State through 78 ICDS projects. Services are being provided to `1.09 crore has been incurred children and pregnant/ lactating upto December, 2017. mothers through 18,386 c) Integrated Child Protection Anganwari Centres and 539 Mini Scheme Anganwari Centres in the State. Integrated Child Protection The department is providing Scheme is to contribute for the Supplementary Nutrition, improvement in the well being of Nutrition and Health Education, children in difficult Immunization, Health check-ups circumstances, as well as to the Referral Services and Non reduction of vulnerability to Formal Pre-School Education is situations and actions that lead being implemented on 90:10 to abuse neglect exploitation, (Centre:State) basis. There is a
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budget provision of `21,723.00 budget provision as State share lakh for the year 2017-18, out of of `6.80 crore and `61.21 crore which State Share is `2,172.00 have been received as Grant-in- aid from Government of India lakh and Central Share is and upto December, 2017, `5.10 `19,551.00 lakh, an amount of crore State share and `39.08 `13,236.66 lakh has been spent crore central share have been upto December, 2017 out of utilized under this scheme. which State Share is `874.69 4,44,738 children and 99,452 lakh and Centre Share is pregnant/ lactating mothers `12,361.96 lakh. Monthly have been benefited.
honorarium of `3,000, `1,500 and WOMEN WELFARE `2,250 has been fixed by the 18.14 Various schemes are Government of India for being implemented for the welfare of Anganwari Workers, Helpers and women in the Pradesh. The major Mini Anganwari Workers schemes are as under:- respectively. 10 percent of the a) Woman State Home honorarium is borne by the State Mashobra: The main purpose Government and 90 percent by of the scheme is to provide free the Centre Government. State shelter, food, clothing, Government is also paying education health and medicines, counselling and `1,450, `600 and `750 per month vocational training to the young to Anganwari Worker, Anganwari girls, widows, deserted, Helper and Mini Anganwari destitute and women who are in Worker per month in addition to moral danger. At present 27 its 10 percent share. inmates are living in State e) Supplementary Nutrition Home, Mashobra. For Programme rehabilitation of such women Under this programme, after leaving State Home, supplementary nutrition is financial assistance upto provided in Anganwari Centres `20,000 per woman is provided. to children, pregnant/ lactating In case of marriage, assistance mothers and BPL adolescent girls. The nutrition is provided of `51,000 also provided to for 300 days in a year. Rates women. Against the budget has been fixed (per beneficiary provision of `215.94 lakh during per day) children `6, pregnant/ the financial year upto lactating woman `7, adolescent December,2017 an amount of ` girls `5 and severely mal- 37.43 lakh has been spent on running/ maintenance of State nourished children `9. Home. Expenditure under this b) Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan programme is borne by the Yojna: Under this programme Central and State Governments marriage grant of `40,000 is on 90:10 basis. During the current financial year, there is a being given to the guardians of
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the destitute girls for their The assistance will be provided marriages provided their annual only for two children. Budgetary income does not exceed Provision for this scheme for the `35,000. During 2017-18, a year 2017-18 is `9.00 crore, out budget provision of `482.05 lakh of which `4.10 crore has been has been kept for this purpose utilized upto December,2017 and out of which an amount of 16,521 children have been `270.75 lakh has been spent benefited. f) Mata Shabri Mahila and 691 beneficiaries were Sashaktikaran Yojna: Main covered upto December, 2017. objective of this scheme is to c) Self Employment assistance for provide relief from drudgery to Women: Under this scheme women belonging to BPL `5,000 are provided to the families or those SC/ ST women having annual income families whose annual income is less than `35,000 for carrying less than `35,000 by providing income generating activities. A gas connections. Under the budget provision of `8.02 lakh scheme, 50 percent subsidy, has been made. 81 women have subject to a maximum of `1,300 been benefited under the is given to eligible women for scheme and an amount of `4.05 purchase of gas connection. As per schematic norms every year lakh has been spent upto 75, SC/ ST women in each December, 2017. assembly constituency should d) Widow Re-marriage Scheme: be benefited and total 5,100 The main objective of the women in the State are scheme is to help in benefited. For the year 2017-18 rehabilitation of widow after there is a budget provision of re-marriage. Under this scheme `66.00 lakh. Expenditure nil due an amount of `50,000 as grant, to non availability of is provided to the couple. During beneficiaries. the year 2017-18, a budget g) Vishesh Mahila Utthan Yojna: provision of ` 93.90 lakh is kept State Government has started under this scheme against which Vishesh Mahila Utthan Yojna as `38.00 lakh has been given to 76 100 percent State Plan Scheme for training and rehabilitation of such couples upto December, women in moral danger in the 2017. State. There is a provision to e) Mother Teressa Asahay Matri Sambal Yojna: The aim of this provide stipend `3,000 per scheme is to provide assistance month per trainee, training cost of `3,000 per child per annum to `25 per trainee per hour and test the destitute women belonging to fee `800 per trainee through the the BPL families or having department of Women and income less than ` 35,000 for the Child Development. In the maintenance of their children till current year, there is a budget they attain the age of 18 years. provision of `1.21 crore out of
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which an amount of `39.49 lakh awareness among masses about the adverse effects of has been spent upto December, declining sex ratio. In Una 2017. district last two and half years h) Financial Assistance and there is an improvement in Child Support Services to Victims Sex Ratio. of Rape Scheme 2012: This
scheme has been notified on 22.09.2012 as 100 percent Beti Hai Anmol Yojna State Plan Scheme. The 18.15 With a view to change scheme aims to provide negative family and community attitude financial assistance and support towards the girl child at birth and to services such as counselling, improve enrolment and retention of girl medical aid, legal assistance, children in schools, Beti Hai Anmol education and vocational scheme is being implemented in the training depending upon the State w.e.f. 05.07.2010. Under this needs of rape victims. An scheme Post Birth Grant of `10,000 is affected woman shall be entitled provided to two girls by way depositing to financial assistance and in bank/ post office only belonging to restorative support/ services BPL families and scholarships are adding upto a maximum amount provided from 1st class to graduation of `75,000. Additional level for their education. The State Government has increased the assistance of `25,000 can also scholarship rates w.e.f. 23.07.2015. be given in special cases i.e. in New rates of scholarships ranging from case of rape of minors. During the current financial year `450 to `5,000 per annum. For the year 2017-18, there is a budget 2017-18 there is a budget provision of provision of `1.29 crore out of `999.00 lakh, and an amount of `653.00 lakh has been spent upto 31.12. 2017 which an amount of `64.50 lakh and 16,908 girls have been benefited. has been spent upto December, 2017. i) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Kishori Shakti Yojna scheme: This scheme has 18.16 Kishori Shakti Yojna been launched on 22.01.2015 in (KSY) is a central sponsored scheme 100 districts of India including for empowerment of the Adolescent Una district of Himachal Girls (AGs) in the age group of 11-18 Pradesh. In the year 2016-17 years. The main objectives of the the scheme has been started in scheme are to improve their nutrition Kangra and Hamirpur districts of and health status, spread awareness Himachal Pradesh with the among them about health, hygiene, objective of preventing gender nutrition, Adolescent Reproductive and biased sex selective elimination, Sexual Health (ARSH) and family and ensuring survival, protection child care, upgrade their home - based and education of the girl child. skills, life skills and vocational skills. This scheme is an initiative to The scheme was 100 percent central arrest and reverse the trend of sponsored scheme upto financial year an adverse and declining child 2014-15 which has been revised to sex ratio. Through this process, 90:10 between the centre and the State efforts are made to create
147 from financial year 2015-16. The percent central share upto financial scheme is functioning in 8 Districts of year 2014-15 which has now been the State viz. Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnaur, revised to 90:10 between the Centre Mandi, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Una and and the State from financial year Lahaul-Spiti. As per schematic norms 2015-16. The scheme is functioning in there is a provision of `1.10 lakh per 4 Districts of the State viz. Solan, Kullu, Kangra and Chamba. Nutrition and project per annum under non nutrition Non Nutrition are two major component of the scheme. During the components of the scheme. Under Non current financial year `17.12 lakh have Nutrition component there is a been utilized upto December,2017. provision of `3.80 lakh per project per Nutrition was provided to 36,581 annum. Under Nutrition component adolescent girls in 8 KSY Districts `5.00 Supplementary Nutrition `5 per day per per adolescent girls per day upto 3rd Adolescent Girl was provided. Under quarter of 2017-18. On 25.11.2017 non-nutrition component during the Ministry of Women and Child year 2017-18, total available amount Development, Government of India has limited the Kishori Shakti Yojna to out `86.88 lakh and an amount of `27.32 of school girls in the age group of lakh has been utilized. Under nutrition 11-14 years and its phasing out with component during 2017-18 total expansion of the scheme for available amount `507.80 lakh and an adolescent girls. Scheme for adolescent girls (SAG) has been amount of `382.91 lakh has been extended in Shimla and Hamirpur utilized upto December, 2017. During district replacing Kishori Shakti Yojna the current financial year upto on 08.12.2017. Thus, Kishori Shakti 31.12.2017, the coverage of Yojna will be operational in six Districts beneficiaries under various of Himachal Pradesh. Nutrition rates non-nutrition component are as, have also been revised by Government supplementary nutrition 1,01,256, of India from `5.00 to `9.50 per day per health and nutrition education Adolescent Girl. to 1,01,725, life skill education to 8,400, guidance on accessing public services to 4,055 and vocational Scheme for Empowerment of training to 402 Adolescent Girls. Adolescent Girls (SAG) 18.17 Scheme for Adolescent Maternity Benefit Programme: Girls (SAG) is a central sponsored (named as Pradhan Mantri Matri scheme for empowerment of the Vandana Yojna) Adolescent Girls (11-18 years). The 18.18 Maternity Benefit main objectives of the scheme are to Programme was being implemented in improve their nutrition and health Hamirpur district on pilot basis. Main status, spread awareness among them objective of the scheme was to about health, hygiene, nutrition improve the health and nutrition status Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual of pregnant and lactating women of 19 Health (ARSH) and family and child years and above and their young care, upgrade their home- based skills, infants. The scheme was also aims to life skills and vocational skills. The cost provide partial compensation for the sharing ratio of nutrition component of wages loss so that the women are not the scheme was 50:50 and under compulsion to work till the last non-nutrition component was 100
148 stage of pregnancy. This scheme was the account of Pregnant Women and implemented on 90:10 ratio between Lactating Mothers for first living child Centre and State. Under this scheme subject to fulfilling specific conditions monetary assistance of `6,000 per relating to maternal and child health. beneficiary was provided in two instalments i.e. first instalment during One Stop Centre last trimester of pregnancy and second 18.19 One Stop Centre is a after three months of delivery. Total Central Sponsored Scheme. The main objective of the scheme are to provide amount of `49.64 lakh has been integrated support and assistance to utilized upto 31.05.2017. The scheme women affected by violence, both in has been replaced by Pradhan Mantri private and public spaces under one Matri Vandana Yojna (PMMVY) and roof; and to facilitate immediate, extended to all districts of the State. emergency and non-emergency access The scheme is effective from to a range of services including 01.01.2017. Main objectives of the medical, legal, psychological and scheme are: counselling support under one roof to i) Providing partial compensation fight against any forms of violence for the wage loss in terms of against women. In Himachal Pradesh cash incentives so that the One Stop Centre has been setup at women can take adequate rest Solan on 26.09.2017 in the premises of before and after delivery of the Red Cross Building, Zonal Hospital first living child. Solan. There is a budgetary provision ii) The cash incentive provided of `30.01 lakh under recurring and would lead to improved health seeking behaviour amongst the `13.41 lakh under Non-recurring pregnant women and lactating component. Upto December,2017 an mothers. amount of `15.00 lakh has been spent
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT where interest applicable on credit 19.1 The main objective of the disbursed to Women Self Help Group Rural Development Department is to (WSHG) would be 4 percent and in rest implement the poverty alleviation, of the 8 Districts rate of interest on credit employment generation and area mobilization has been fixed 7 percent development programmes in the rural per annum. But the aforesaid interest areas of the State. The following State rates would be applicable only to those and Centrally sponsored developmental WSHGs who are prompt in repayment schemes and programmes are being of loans within the fixed timeline. implemented in the state. The district-wise Physical and Financial targets and Achievement NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD made under NRLM up to 31.12.2017 is MISSION (NRLM) as under:- 19.2 The Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) has been Table 19.1 replaced by the National Rural District Physical (SHG Financial Livelihood Mission (NRLM) w.e.f Bank Linkage (` In lakh) 01.04.2013 which is being Target Achieve Credit Credit implemented in a phased manner in 12 of SHG ment Target Mobilized Bilaspur 160 56 185 128.45 blocks/ districts of the State. The Chamba 370 62 430 110..10 identified Blocks are Kandaghat, Hamirpur 245 95 300 143.95 Kangra 650 221 800 514.27 Basantpur, Mandi Sadar, Nurpur Haroli, Kinnaur 60 0 80 0.00 Ghumarwin, Tissa, Bhoranj, Nichar, Kullu 120 109 150 122.50 Kullu, Lahaul at Kelong and Ponta Sahib L&Spiti 45 4 60 8.00 Mandi 550 382 650 581.75 as pilot blocks in First Phase. Apart from Shimla 480 217 580 483.80 above under NRLM for generation of Sirmaur 190 37 245 86.97 Solan 200 51 250 150.25 Self Employment activities like Credit Una 210 137 270 254.99 mobilization formation of women SHGs, H.P. 3280 1371 4000 2585.03 Capacity Building and Institution Buildings are proposed for Credit Mobilization target as per implementation. For the current financial portal is `34.00 crore against year annual action plan for `11.04 crore which `28.42 crore has been has been approved by the Government achieved till date. The districts of India for implementation of NRLM have been conveyed target of activities. Total 3,280 women SHGs are proposed for assistance by providing `40.00 crore so that original target credit of `40.00 crore. of portal is achieved in full.
Deen Dyal Upadhaya-Gramin Kaushal Under NRLM 4 Districts viz. Yojna(DDU-GKY) Shimla, Mandi Kangra and Una have 19.3 Aajeevika Skills is the skill and been undertaken for the implementation placement initiative of the Ministry of of additional interest subvention Rural Development, Government of
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India (MoRD). It evolved out of the need Non Short duration 3150 Residential courses to diversify incomes of the rural poor Long duration 1350 and to cater the occupational aspirations courses of their youth. Aajeevika skills has its Total 4500 origins in the special projects Grand Total 15000 component of the swarnajayanti Gram Trades Swarozgar yojana (SGSY). Besides 19.5 The trades like Green Skills, helping to reduce poverty, it rides on the Health Care, Automotive, Electronics, hopes and aspirations for a better Banking Retail, Hospitality, Life Science, quality of life in large sections of the Constructions, Food Processing, ICT, rural poor. This can result in a Travel and Tourism, Iron Steel are “demographic dividend” for India if the under the scheme. Total cost of plan is capabilities of the youth are also `133.60 crore and the PIAs will have developed. give assured wage employment to at least 75 percent of total trained rural Selection and registration of poor youth. The plan has finally been PIAs process approved by the GOI on 18.07.2016. 19.4 As per guidelines issued The HPSRLM has engaged HPKVN as by the Government of India the PIAs TSA and the TSA has completed the have to get themselves registered online screening task of 50 proposals received with Government of India wherein in HPSRLM. Now the proposals which selection itself is inbuilt. Prior to 2016-17 have gone through and passed the the State of Himachal Pradesh was screening were placed before the yearly Plan State and none of the PACDDU-GKY is a Flagship projects has been sanctioned by the Programme under NRLM. The main Government of India as YP State for focus of this scheme is to train rural Himachal Pradesh. During the year youth between age limit of 15-35 years, 2016-17 the Government of India has so that they can get minimum monthly declared the Himachal Pradesj as AAP wage. Presently there are 12 PIA State and the action plan 2017-19 (for 3 working in H.P. These PIAS will train years) was submitted to Government of 10,400 rural youth by 2019. Total Centre India on 13.07.2016 with a target of to be opened 35 and operational centre 15,000 youth to be trained with in a 9 in Himachal Pradesh. period of 3 year in different trades based on demand and market for which details Watershed Development are as under:- Programme 19.6 With the objectives to Target of youth to be Trained develop wastelands/ degraded lands, drought prone and desert area the Financial Training Duration Total department is implementing Integrated Year Type Target Wasteland Development Programme 2017-19 Residential Short duration 7350 courses (IWDP), Draught Prone Area Programme Long duration 3150 (DPAP) and Desert Development courses Programme (DDP) and Integrated Total 10500 Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) in the state as per guidelines of
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Government of India. Since inception of been increased from `75,000 to `1.30 the programme, Government of India, lakh in hilly states and difficult areas. Ministry of Rural Development has The cost of unit (house) is to be shared sanctioned 67 projects (869 Micro between central and state government Watersheds) with a total cost of `254.12 in the ratio of 90:10 for hilly states. The crore for the treatment of 4,52,311 identification of beneficiaries is to be hectare of land under IWDP, 412 Micro done using SECC-2011 data. The total Watersheds with a total cost of `116.50 financial allocation for the state during current financial year 2017-18 is for crore for the treatment of 2,05,833 hectare of land under DPAP and 552 `3,394.87 lakh out of which central Micro Watersheds Projects with a cost of allocation is of `3,055.39 lakh and state `159.20 crore for the treatment of allocation is for `339.49 lakh. There is a 2,36,770 hectare of land under DDP. The physical target of 2,511 houses for the expenditure under IWDP is `245.44 state during current financial year. As on crore, DPAP is `114.19 crore and under 12.01.2018 a total of 1,535 beneficiaries have been registered on MIS. DDP is `112.40 crore upto March, 2017. Under Integrated Watershed State Rural Housing Schemes Management Progamme (IWMP) now 19.8 Under mentioned all PMKSY(WDC) the Government of India housing schemes are run by State has sanctioned 163 projects w.e.f. Government. 2009-10 to 2014-15 with a total cost of i) Rajiv Awaas Yojana `1,259.96 crore for treatment of 8,39,972 Rajiv Awaas Yojana (RAY) is hectare rainfed area in all districts of the being implemented on the analogy of PMAY(G). The unit State and funds to the tune of `283.59 cost under this scheme from crore (i.e 90 percent GoI and 10 percent current financial year 2017-18 State Government) has been released to has also been hiked on an the concerned districts out of which amount of `1.30 lakh on the `258.83 crore has been utilized by analogy of PMAY(G). The State treating 1,16,173 hectare .up to Government keeping in view the December, 2017. wider interest of the people of the State has fixed the base of BPL Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana survey 2003 for identification and Gramin (PMAY-G) selection of beneficiaries under 19.7 The PMAY-G aims to this scheme. There is a provision provide a pucca house with basic of `11.00 crore available under amenities to all houseless households the scheme with which 846 and households living in kutcha and houses are being constructed in dilapidated house by 2022. The the State during current financial minimum unit size enhanced from the year 2017-18. existing 20 Sq. mt. to 25 Sq. mt. including a dedicated area for hygienic cooking. The unit assistance has also
152 ii) Mukhaya Mantri Awaas productivity, enhanced human Yojana (MMAY) development better livelihood The State Government has opportunities reduced disparities, announced this scheme in the access to rights and entitlements wider budget of 2016-17. The objective social mobilization and enriched social of the scheme is to provide capital. In Himachal Pradesh, all the financial assistance for MPs have chosen the Gram Panchayats construction of the houses of in the first phase and three MPs in General category BPLs in the second phase, the detail of which is State. There is a budget provision given below.
of `30.00 crore with which 2,307 houses of general category BPLs are being constructed during current financial year. The unit cost has also been enhanced to Name of Name of Name of District Parlia- Hon‟ble village/GP Dev mantary `1.30 lakh under this scheme on M.P. Selected Block constitu- Sh. /Smt under ency the analogy of PMAY(G). SAGY Shanta Parchhod Bhatiyat Chamba Kangra Kumar (1st phase) iii) Rajiv Awaas Repair Yojana Anurag Dehlan Una Una Hamirpur Thakur Lower (1st phase) (RARY) Ram Manali Naggar Kullu Mandi This scheme was also for Swaroop (1st phase) Sharma general category BPLs during Virender Jagjitnagar Dharampr Solan Shimla 2015-16 and 2016-17 for repair of Kashyap (1st phase)
their house. Under the scheme Bimla Thari Mashobra Shimla Rajaya Kashyap Sabha financial assistance of `25,000 Seat (1st phase) per unit is being provided to the Viplove Musroor Dehra Kangra -do- beneficiaries belonging to all Thakur Gopipur
categories during financial year J.P Deoli Bilaspur Bilaspur -do- 2017-18. There is a budget Nada Sadar
provision of `3.00 crore with Anurag Anukala Hamirpur Hamirpur Hamirpur Thakur (2nd phase) which 1200 houses pertaining to Virender Puruwala Paonta Sirmaur Shimla all Categories are being repaired Kashyap Sahib (2nd phase) J.P Nada Dehar Sunder Mandi (2nd phase) during current financial year Nagar 2017-18. Rurban Mission: Saansad Adrash Gram Yojana 19.10 The Shyama Prasad (SAGY) Mukherji Rurban Mission is also a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. Under 19.9 The main objective of the nd SAGY is to trigger processes which the Ist and 2 phase 3 clusters of leads to holistic development of the Hinner in Kandaghat Block, Sangla in identified Gram Panchayats. To improve Kalpa block and Aut in Mandi Sadar the standard of living and quality of life were allocated to the State. Under this of all sections of the population through scheme the Government of India, improved basic amenities, higher Ministry of Rural Development has
153 sanctioned `5,142.08 crore to the State iii) Loss of one limb and one eyes or both out of which the State has received eyes and both limbs `2.00 lakh. `22.50 crore under CGF as 1st and 2nd iv) Loss of one limb/one ear `1.00 lakh. installment. The entire amount has been v) In case of death of husband released to the concerned districts for ` 2.00 lakh. execution of works. Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) Under 3rd phase 3 more 19.12 The Government of India Clusters have been allocated to the has launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) on 02.10.2014 to achieve the goal of Swachh Bharat by 2019. The main objectives of the programme are as under:-
State during 2017-18. These are i) Bring about an improvement in Moorang in Kinnaur District, Sihunta in the general quality of life in the Chamba District and Ghannahatti in rural areas, by promoting Shimla District. The process of cleanliness hygiene and preparation of ICAPs is underway in eliminating open defecation. these clusters. The purpose of the scheme is to develop identified clusters ii) Accelerate sanitation coverage in on the analogy of urban areas and is to rural areas to achieve the vision provide urban amenities in these areas. of Swachh Bharat by 02.10.2019. . Matri Shakti Bima Yojana iii) Motivate communities and 19.11 This scheme covers all panchayati Raj institutions to women living below the poverty line adopt sustainable sanitation within the age group of 10-75 years. practices and facilities through The policy provides relief to family awareness creation and health members/insured women in case of education. their death or disablement arising due to any kind of accident, surgical operations iv) Encourage cost effect and like sterilization, mishap at the time of appropriate technologies for child birth/delivery drowning, washing ecologically safe and sustainable away in floods, landslide, insect bite and Sanitation. the scheme also gives benefit to married women in case of accidental death of v) Develop where required her husband. The compensation amount community managed sanitation under the scheme has been hiked as system focusing on scientific under from 1.04.2017:- solid and liquid waste management systems for overall i) Death `2.00 lakh cleanliness in the rural areas. ii) Permanent total disability `2.00 lakh. The District-wise physical progress under the Swachh Bharat
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Mission-Gramin up to December, 2017 is as under:- School Sanitation Reward Scheme. 19.14 This scheme was Sr. Name of Sanitation Solid and No. District Complex Liquid Waste launched during the year 2008-2009 for Management the cleanest Government Primary and 1 Bilaspur 9 43 Middle Schools at District and Block 2 Chamba 0 10 level. During the year 2011-12 High/ 3 Hamirpur 0 109 Higher Secondary schools have also 4 Kangra 14 8 5 Kinnaur 0 13 been included in competition criteria. 6 Kullu 38 62 The prizes under the scheme are being 7 L&S 0 7 given during the Himachal Day function 8 Mandi 0 145 on 15th April every year. This reward 9 Shimla 0 43 scheme recognizes those schools which 10 Sirmaur 0 17 11 Solan 76 12 have demonstrated outstanding 12 Una 0 44 achievement in school sanitation and Total 137 513 hygiene education and an amount of
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Maharishi Valmiki Sampooran Swachhata Puruskar (MVSSP) `88.20 lakh is given as reward money to 19.13 Maharishi Valmiki the winner schools under this scheme. Sampooran Swachhta Purskaar was started in the Year 2007-08. To boost Incentive Pattern the Sanitation Campaign in Himachal Pardesh a competition Award Level Prize Incentive Pattern based State Reward Scheme i.e. Cleanest District 1st Certificate of appreciation Primary Prize Maharishi Valmiki Sampooran Cash Award of ` 50000 Swachhta Purskaar is being School implemented Under which winner Block 1st Certificate of appreciation Prize ODF GPs (total 97 GPs) are Cash Award of ` 20000 rewarded at the State level award nd distribution function every year. The 2 Certificate of appreciation Prize incentive pattern under this scheme Cash Award of ` 10000 is as under:- Cleanest District 1st Certificate of appreciation
Middle Prize Cash Award of ` 50000 1. Block level cleanest GP `1.00 lakh School st 2. District level cleanest GP `3.00 lakh Block 1 Certificate of appreciation Prize (2GP can get prize if district has Cash Award of `20000
more than 300 GP). 2nd Certificate of appreciation Prize 3. Division level cleanest GP `5.00 lakh Cash Award of ` 10000 4. State level cleanest GP `10.00 lakh
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Cleanest District 1st Certificate of appreciation boost them for maintain sustainable High/Sr. Prize Cash Award of `. 50000 activities under sanitation. Each block Sec. will select Mahila Mandals on the st School Block 1 Certificate of appreciation following criteria and an amount of Prize Cash Award of ` 20000 `8,000 will be given to each Mahila 2nd Certificate of appreciation Mandals. Prize Cash Award of ` 10000 Develpment Blocks No. of Mahila having GPs Mandals need to be selected Mahila- Mandal Protsahan Yojna Up to 15 3 19.15 Since Year 2008 Mahila 16-30 5 Mandal Protshahan Yojana a scheme to 31-50 7 award active Mahila Mandal has been 51-70 9 71 and Above 11 suitable restricted to incorporate the aims and objectives of sanitation in their ground level working. This scheme has been totally linked with the sanitation programme and a sum of `1.31 crore Mahatama Gandhi National has been allocated during the year Rural Employment Guarantee 2017-18 to provide incentives to Mahila Scheme(MGNREGS): Mandals who have performed good 19.16 The Mahatama Gandhi work under the Sanitation in their National Rural Employment Guarantee village/ward and Gram Panchayat area Act was notified by the Government of as per scheme‟s guidelines. Each block India on September, 2005 and was selects 6 No. of Mahila Mandal on the made effective w.e.f. 2.02.2006. In the basis of 1st to 6th Position which are 1st Phase, the National Rural awarded : Employment Guarantee Scheme Mahila Mandal‟s Amount to be (NREGS) was introduced in District position disbursed Chamba and Sirmaur on 2nd February, 1st `30,000 2006. In second phase NREGS was
n started in District Kangra and Mandi 2 `25,000 w.e.f. 1.04.2007. Now in the third phase 3rd `20,000 all the remaining 8 district of the State 4th `15,000 have been covered under the scheme
th w.e.f. 1.04.2008. 5 `12,000 6th `10,000 During the year 2017-18 Central share amount to `474.65 crore and State In addition to first six selected Mahila Mandals, the Share amounting to `12.47 crore have Government is of the view that other been credited in the State Employment Mahila Mandals which have contributed Guarantee Fund account. The funds for creating awareness among the amounting to `408.16 crore have been villagers regarding sanitation campaign will also be given some incentive to utilized (upto 09-01-2018) and `1.57
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Housing 20.1 Ministry of Housing, Sundernagar in Mandi District and 570 Government of Himachal Pradesh bighas of land at sohala District Sirmaur through Housing and Urban H.P. The process for land acquisition in Development Authority (HIMUDA) is various places is also in progress. constructing Houses, Flats and developing plots of various categories, 20.5 New housing Schemes so as to meet the housing demand of have also been taken in hand in the the people of various income groups. financial year 2017-18 at Sheel (Solan), Moginand-II, Trilokpur (Nahan) and 20.2 There is an outlay of commercial complex near petrol pump `137.10 crore for the current financial Vikas Nagar Shimla. Under JNNURM, HIMUDA has Constructed 176 flats year 2017-18 and an expenditure of (Ashiana-II) Under BSUP at Dhalli `87.38 crore was incurred up to Shimla and under IHSDP 72 flats at December,2017. During this year there Hamirpur, 192 flats at Parwanoo and is a target to construct 48 flats and 141 128 flats at Nalagarh. plots were developed. 20.6 HIMUDA has approved 20.3 HIMUDA has completed following policies/ schemes:- 44 buildings under deposit works. i) Policy for land owners becoming HIMUDA is executing deposit works of partner in development of various department such as Social Housing colonies in the State and Justice and Empowerment, Prison, signed the MoU with Ashoka Police, Youth Services and Sports, Alloys (P) Limited in Sirmaur Animal Husbandry, Education, District under this scheme. Fisheries, I.T. Departments, Himachal ii) Scheme for the allotment of Pradesh Bus Stands Management and Houses/Flats/Plots in various Development Authority, Urban Local colonies established by HIMUDA Bodies, Panchayati Raj, and at “First come First Serve” basis Department of Ayurveda. after freezing cost for disposing of the unsold units. 20.4 Construction work of Housing colonies at Theog, Flowerdale, 20.7 HIMUDA has constructed Sanjauli, Mandhala Parwanoo, Jurja its Circle office (North) building in (Nahan) and Bhatolikhurd (Baddi) are in Dharamshala as a pilot project which is progress and the colonies at in latest EPS Technology. The building Chhabgroti, Flowerdale, and Parwanoo has been constructed within a period of have been completed. At present 4 months for which HIMUDA has HIMUDA has Land bank of 45 bighas at received appreciation award. HIMUDA Dharampur Solan, 243 bighas of land is also constructing superintending near Jathiadevi in Shimla District and 72 Engineer (N) and Executive Engineers bighas of land at Rajwari near
158 residences at Rakkar Dharamshala, urban poor through the promotion of using the same technology. diversified and gainful self employment and skill wage employment 20.8 To reduce human opportunities, resulting in an appreciable interface in order to bring more improvement in their livelihood on a transparency, HIMUDA has moved sustainable basis, through building towards the e-governance and has strong grass roots level institutions of digitalized the record in Head office and the poor. installed the tally Enterprise Resource This scheme has following Planning (ERP) for accounting. main components:-
Urban Development i) Employment through skill training 20.9 Consequent upon the 74th and placement. Constitutional amendment, the rights, ii) Social Mobilisation and Institution powers and activities of the urban local Development. bodies have increased manifold. There iii) Capacity Building and Training. are 54 urban local bodies in Himachal iv) Self Employment Programme. Pradesh including Shimla and v) Shelter for homeless. Dharamshala Municipal Corporation. vi) Support to Urban street Vendors. The Government is providing vii) Innovative and special Projects. grant-in-aid every year to these local bodies to enable them to provide civic For the financial year amenities to the general public. As per 2017-18, there is budget provision of the report of State Finance Commission `5.58 crore as centre share and `0.63 during the year 2017-18 a sum of crore as State Share for the `109.36 crore has been released to implementation of this scheme, out of the ULBs. This includes developmental which `3.02 crore as Centre Share and grant and gap filling grant between `0.49 crore as State Share stands income and expenditure. released. Under this scheme 260 Self Help Groups (SHGs) have been formed. Maintenance of Roads in 160 beneficiaries were provided skill Municipal Areas: training under this scheme and 33 20.10 About 1,416 Kms. roads/ candidates have been provided paths/ streets and drains are being placement. 153 individuals, 1 group and maintained by 54 urban local bodies and 66 SHGs were provided loan assistance `6.00 crore stands released to the Urban on subsidised interest for setting up their Local Bodies in proportionate to length micro enterprises. 2,197 street vendors of roads/street/path being maintained by were surveyed and being provided the urban local bodies during 2017-18. identity cards.
National Urban Livelihood Sewerage Scheme Mission (NULM) 20.12 There is a budget 20.11 The main objective of provision of `41.00 crore for sewerage NULM is to reduce poverty among the schemes and maintenance during the
159 financial year 2017-18 which stands already released. Since, this scheme is Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) being executed by the I&PH Department 20.15 Swachh Bharat Mission therefore the funds have been drawn (Urban) is a Flagship Programme of and placed at the disposal of the I and Government of India and being PH Department through ULBs. implemented in all 4,041 statutory towns by Ministry of Housing Affairs, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation Government of India. The main aim of and Urban Transformation Swachh Bharat Mission is to make (AMRUT) cities/towns open defecation free and 20.13 Shimla and Kullu have provide a healthy and liveable been included under this Mission, environment to all. Following actions/ During the current financial year progress has been made under the 2017-18 there is a budget provision of Missions:- ● Funds disbursed to ULBs for `45.00 crore as Centre Share and `5.00 construction of individual crore as State Share under this scheme. household toilets and A sum of `21.00 crore as centre share Community/ Public Toilets for providing adequate toilet facilities and `2.33 crore as state share stand in the towns. Till date more than released for the implementation of this 1200 individual toilets for the scheme. households not having toilet facilities have been constructed Smart City Mission (SCM) under the mission and 186 20.14 The Smart City Mission communities and 257 public toilet has been launched in June, 2015. seats have been installed newly Municipal Corporation Dharamshala has or renovated. been approved by Government of India ● Underground waste bins project under the mission with a project cost of is being undertaken in 3 cities `2,109.69 crore. Special Purpose namely Dharamshala, Poanta Sahib and Sundernagar on the Vehicle (SPV) for Dharamshala Smart pilot basis. Underground waste City Ltd. has been registered under bins have been installed at 70 company Act, 2013. During the financial locations in Dharamshala, 22 in year 2017-18 Municipal Corporation, Sundernagar and in Poanta Shimla has also been selected under Sahib the work is under progress. Smart City Mission by Government of ● Various IEC activities being India with a project cost of `2,905.97 conducted regularly in the State crore. The Government of Himachal for awareness of general public. Pradesh has notified the SPV for the Awareness through Swachhta same. During the current financial year Pakhwara, hoardings/banners, 2017-18, there is a budget provision nukkad nataks, print and `70.00 crore as Centre share and `9.00 electronic media, rallies etc .For the financial year 2017-18, there crore as State share under this mission. Funds are yet to be released by the is a budget provision of `18.00 Government of India. crore as Centre share and
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`2.00 crore as State share for the Panchayats-Tahliwal, Jawali and Baijnath-Paprola. implementation of this scheme.
Funds are yet to be released by th the Government of India during 14 Finance Commission the current financial year. Grant:- th 20.18 The 14 Finance Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna Commission has recommended two Housing for all (Urban) type of grants namely basic grant to be 20.16 A new mission “Housing released unconditionally and for all” (Urban) has been launched by performance grant subject to fulfilment of certain conditions as laid down in the the Government of India to be effective th from 17.06.2015 to 31.03.2022. The aim 14 Finance Commission. There is of this scheme is slum rehabilitation of budget provision of `39.93 crore during slum dwellers, providing affordable the current financial year. Basic grant to houses for weaker section through the tune of `15.49 crore has been credit linked subsidy public private sector and subsidy for beneficiary-led released to the ULBs, whereas individual house construction. For the performance grant is yet to be released financial year 2017-18, there is a budget by the Government of India. provision of `23.34 crore as Centre Construction of Parkings:- share and `2.54 crore as State share for 20.19 To solve the parking the implementation of this scheme out of problems in the urban areas of the which `17.44 crore as Centre share and Pradesh an amount of `10.00 crore has been provided in the budget during the ` 1.78 crore as State share stands financial year 2017-18, out of which released and balance funds will be `7.80 crore stands released to 16 Urban released during this financial year. Local Bodies for construction of Lal Bahadur Shastri Kamgar parkings Avam Shahari Ajivika Yojna (LAKSHAY):- Construction of Parks:- 20.20 For construction of parks 20.17 Under this scheme, an in Urban Local Bodies in phased amount of `1.50 crore has been manner, a sum of `10.00 crore has been provided in the budget during the provided in the budget during the financial year 2017-18 for providing financial year 2017-18, out of which wage employment in newly created Nagar Panchayats and newly merged `9.20 crore stands released to 44 Urban areas (Wards) of Municipal councils/ Local Bodies for construction of parks. Municipal corporation in the Pradesh, out of which an amount of `1.10 crore TOWN AND COUNTRY stands released to Municipal PLANNING: corporation, Dharamshala and Municipal 20.21 To ensure functional, Councils-Rampur, Nerchowk and Nagar economical, sustainable and aesthetical living environment through planned,
161 equitable and regulated development, ii) Preparation of Development ensuring balanced use of scarce land Plans for Shimla, Kullu, resources, in view of demographic and Kandaghat, Waknaghat, Chail, socio-economic factors, preservation of environment, heritage and rational use of precious land resources by their Ner-Chowk, Sujanpur, Bhota, sustainable development through Garli-Paragpur, Chamunda, community participation, the Himachal Narkanda and Mehatpur. Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 has been enforced in 35 20.23 Development Plans for Planning Areas (1.58 percent of the total Naggar and Reckong Peo Special Area geographical area of the State) and 35 have been prepared and sent to the Special Area (2.06 percent of the total Government for approval. geographical area of the State). Existing Land Use Maps/ Registers prepared for 20.24 Aut, Hinner and Sangla– Nadaun, Bhota, Sujanpur, Baijnath- Kamru declared a Planning Area and Paprola and Additional Shimla Planning Special Area in order to implement the Areas. Development Plans for Theog, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee RURBAN Parwanoo (Revised), Trilokpur, Kullu- Mission launched by Government of Bhunter, Rampur (Revised), Nadaun India. and Dharamshala (Revised), Ghumarwin, Amb-Gagret, Sundernagar, 20.25 In the process of de- Manikaran, Baijnath-Paprola and centralization of the powers under the Bir-Billing Planning/ Special Area Himachal Pradesh Town and Country approved by the Government. Planning Act, 1977 powers delegated to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). 20.22 The projects that are proposed to be targeted for the next 20.26 In current financial year Financial Year 2018-19 which includes 2017-18 `1.27 crore has been allotted to constitution of Planning Areas, Special Areas, preparation of Existing Land achieve the physical targets mentioned Use Maps, Development Plans and above. Out of which up to 31.12.2017 Regional Plans are as under:- `94.78 lakh has been incurred. i) Preparation of Existing Land Use Maps for Planning/Special Areas namely Aut, Hinner, Hamirpur and Sangla-Kamru. .
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21.1 At present there are 12 holders and will use the collected land Zila Parishads, 78 Panchayat Samities revenue at their own level. Gram and 3,226 Gram Panchayats constituted Panchayats have been empowered to in this State. After the enactment of impose various taxes, fees and fines 73rd amendment in the Constitution, the and also to borrow money / raise loans present is the fifth term of the for creation of income generating Panchayats. As per the provisions of assets. Before grant of any lease for the constitution of India the Panchayati mining minerals, a resolution from the Raj Institutions have been assigned concerned Panchayat has been made certain powers, functions and compulsory. Panchayats have been responsibilities from time to time either empowered to prepare plans. Gram by making provisions under the Panchayats have been also authorized Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act to grant permission for erection of or rules made there under or through mobile communication tower and to levy executive instructions. Gram Sabhas fee. Gram Panchayats have been have been vested with powers to select empowered to hear and decide the beneficiaries under various application for maintenance under programmes, Gram Sabhas have been section 125 of the Cr.P.C.1973 and can empowered to approve plans, grant a maintenance allowance not programmes and budget prepared by exceeding `500 per month. Cess of `1 Gram Panchayat, they are also per bottle of liquor sold in the rural area authorized for issuance of utilization will be collected and transferred to the certificate of funds spent on the Gram Panchayat for utilization in the implementation of plans, projects and developmental activities. programmes of Gram Panchayat. The
Gram Panchayats have been made the 21.3 It has been made appointing authority on contract basis in mandatory that village level respect of Tailoring Teacher, Panchayat functionaries of Agriculture, Animal Chowkidar and Part-time Water Carriers Husbandry, Primary Education, Forest, in Primary schools and Jal Rakshak. Health and Family Welfare, Horticulture, Zila Parishads are authorized to appoint Irrigation and Public Health, Revenue Assistant Engineers, Personal and Welfare Departments shall attend Assistants, Panchayat Sahayaks and the meetings of the Gram Sabha in Junior Engineers. The services of the whose jurisdiction they are posted and if Junior Accountant (Regular) have also such village level functionaries fail to been placed under the Zila Parishad attend the meetings, Gram Sabha shall cadre. report the matter to their controlling
officer through the Gram Panchayat who 21.2 The ownership and shall take disciplinary action against maintenance of primary school buildings such functionaries within one month has been transferred to Gram from the date of receipt of the report and Panchayats. Gram Panchayats have shall intimate the action taken on such been empowered to collect the land report to the Gram Sabha through the revenue from the land owner/ right Gram Panchayat.
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21.4 The other major provisions relating to Panchayati Raj are as under:- i) The State Government is providing honorarium of the v) The rates of monthly elected representatives of remuneration of the Employees Panchayati Raj Institutions. The working on contract/ Regular rate of monthly honorarium to basis in the Panchayat are as:- Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Panchayat Sahayak (contractual) the Zila Parishad is `8,000, `7,000 Panchayat Secretary `6,000, Chairman, and Vice- (Contractual) `9,469, Junior Chairman of Panchayat Samiti is Accountant (Contractual) `7,810 `5,000/- and `3,500/-, Pradhan (Regular) 5,910-20,200 + 1,900 and Up-Pradhan of Gram Junior Engineer (Contractual) Panchayat `3,000/- and `2,200/- `14,100 (Regular) `10,300- respectively. In addition, to this 34,800+3,800 Junior member, Zila Parishad `3,500/- Stenographer (Contractual) Member, Member of Panchayat `8,710 (Regular) `5,910-20,200 Samiti `3,000/- and Members of +2,800 Assistant Engineer Gram Panchayat `225/- as sitting (Contratual) `21,000 (Regular) fee subject to the maximum for `15,660-39,100+5,400 Tailoring two sittings in a month. Teacher (Contractual) `6,300 ii) The Government is providing grant-in-aid to PRIs for meeting Panchayat Chowkidar the expenditure on Travelling and (contractual) `4,000 Water Gaurd. Daily Allowances of the elected `2,500 Panchayat Secretary representative of PRIs while they are on official tour. (Regular) ZP `5,910 – 20,200 + iii) The State Government has 1,900 Data Entry Operator (ZP) provided facility of staying in (Contratual) `9,469 (Regular) ZP Government rest houses while they are on official tour to the `5910 - 20200+ 1900, Peon-cum- office bearers of Zila Parishad Chowkidar (ZP) (Contratual) and Panchayat Samities. `6,138. iv) The recommendation of 14th FC started from the year 2015-16 vi) Under Mission Mode Project and will be applicable upto the (e-Panchayat Project) of the year 2019-20. Under the award of Government of India, 12 core software applications have been this commission `1,628.82 crore rolled out in the PRIs. The has been allocated as basic grant training to the officials of the and `180.98 crore as Panchayats/ Departments on performance grant for the State these applications has been of Himachal Pradesh. organized in the Panchayati Raj
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Training Institute, Mashobra. The Panchayati Raj Institutions have already started using these software applications.
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Information and Technology 2,260 Government Offices across HIMSWAN the State are connected through HIMSWAN network. 22.1 Under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), Department of M/s Orange Business Services was Information Technology, Himachal appointed as HIMSWAN Operator Pradesh (DITHP) created secure for a period of 3 Years to manage network called HIMSWAN (Himachal to NOC from 01.09.2014 to State Wide Area Network). The 31.08.2017. HIMSWAN provides secured network M/s KPMG was appointed as connectivity to all the State HIMSWAN Third Party Auditor Government Departments till block (TPA) for a period of 3 Years for level and provide various efficient monitoring the Service Levels of electronic delivery of HIMSWAN Operator. TPA started G2G (Government to Government), services from 18.07.2014 to G2C (Government to Citizens) and 17.07.2017. G2B (Government to Business) Tenders have been floated for services. The Department of selection of new HIMSWAN Electronics and Information Operator and TPA and alternate Technology (DeitY), Government of Band Width Provider. India funded this project for initial period of six years. HIMSWAN was Himachal Pradesh State Data set-up on 05.02.2008 and thus Centre (HPSDC) Department of Electronics and 22.2 Under National e- Information Technology DeitY, Governance Plan (NeGP), Department Government of India funding period of Information Technology, (DIT) has got over in the year 2014. Now the commissioned the Himachal Pradesh State Government bearing the cost of State Data Centre (HPSDC) on operation and maintenance of this 30.05.2016 to host IT applications of project. various Government Departments for the benefits of citizens, to provide HIMSWAN project efficient electronic delivery of ispresently on single-tier architecture G2C (Government to Citizens), with technologies like MPLS (Multi G2G (Government to Government) Protocol Label Switching)/ VPNoBB and G2B (Government to Business) (Virtual Private Network Over services and to create common Broadband) considering the growing infrastructure for State Government demand for bandwidth due to video Offices which include (Computing conferencing used in offices, the devices-servers in shared mode, HIMSWAN is being revamped to three- storage, network devices, electrical, air tier architecture using state-of-art conditioning, network connectivity, technologies with stringent SLA‟s UPS, Rack etc.), installation and Network downtime, voice, data and integration of IT infrastructure (servers, video services. The following telecom equipment, integrated portal/ achievements have been made during departmental information system, the year:- Enterprise and network management system, security,
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firewalls/ IDS, networking components Information and Communication etc.), software and data bases. Technology (ICT) as tools. The LMKs Department of Electronics and are acting as front end delivery points Information Technology (DeitY), for delivery of G2C services to the Government of India (GoI) is citizen of the State at Gram Panchayat supporting the cost of establishment, Level. State Government has also operation and maintenance of State implementing e-District Project and Data Centre for a period of five years delivery of these services would also on 80:20 basis. The following be made available at LMKs.The achievements have been made during following achievements have been the year:- made during the year:- H.P.S.D.C. is in operation since 26.05.2016. Presently 3,226 CSCIDs M/s Orange Business Services have been issued and 2,809 are active is the agency for installation, for CSCs in Himachal Pradesh, also commissioning and 2,308 LMKs are active and providing maintenance of HPSDC for the 28 G2C services which includes; period of 5 years. M/s Orange 1. Collection of HPSEB electricity Business Services has started bill. the work from 26.05.2014. 2. IPH water bill. 80 Applications have been 3. Issuance of copy of migrated to HPSDC and 134 NakalJamabandi (Land Records). Applications are under security 4. Under PMGDISHA Scheme audit. 74,702 student registered, trained Cloud enablement of SDC and 28,139 certified till applications went live on December, 2017. 01.09.2016. M/s E&Y is the Third Party Capacity Building under NeGP Auditor (TPA) appointed for 22.4 Under the Capacity period of 5 Years for monitoring Building scheme of Government of the ServiceLevelsbeing adhered India, there are different components to by HPSDC Operator. like training of Government HPSDC implemented with employees, sourcing of technical and compliance such as ISO 27001, professional manpower for assisting ISO 20000 and CERT-IN the State Government in the Security Standards. implementation of various CCTNS application and e-Governance Projects. The following hardware, Land records and e achievements have been made during Procurment databases hosted the year :- in HPSDC. 1. Till date 2,323 employees have been trained under capacity Setting up of Lok Mitra Kendra building project. 22.3 The scheme aims to 2. Under SeMT, 4 technical establish LMK‟s (CSC) at Gram resources have been deployed Panchayat level in the State and to act through NeGD. as front end delivery points for 3. e-Office training imparted to Government, Private and Social Sector more than 600 users of several Services to rural citizens at their door state departments. steps, in an integrated manner using 4. e-Gov project management training organised for
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departments officials covered 1. The Advocate General office is under SC/ ST/ TSP in updating the status of cases January- 2017. online. All the file movement activities within Advocate Revenue Court Case General office are being Monitoring System (RCMS) covered out through the 22.5 Revenue Court Case software. Monitoring System has been 2. All Government Departments developed by the Department of are using LMS for viewing the Information Technology for the use of daily status of their cases. Revenue Courts at Division, District, 3. All the communication to be S.D.M. and Tehsil level. System sent to concerned captures the routine proceedings of department(s) are being revenue courts, interim orders and generated through this Judgments.The details of the revenue software. cases are available online for the general public. The citizens can Following features have been access the status of their cases online, incorporated in LMS software: see cause list and download interim Sending intimation to ADs/ orders/ judgments. The following HoDs/ Nodal Officers of the achievements have been made during concerned Department via the year:- e-mail, SMS. 1. RCMS project got national level Automatic generation of letters CSI-Nihilent e-Governance while entering the case details Awards for year 2014 for of concerned department. recognizing e-Government Deletion/ transfer of cases Initiatives in India. option has been incorporated in 2. 280 Revenue Courts are using the software. RCMS software. 3. 84,158 court cases have been Unique ID (Aadhaar) entered in the RCMS and out of 22.7 Aadhaar program started which 36,543 cases are in Himachal Pradesh in December, decided. 2010 and since then the State Government has maintained a leading Litigation Monitoring System position in terms of Aadhaar 22.6 Monitoring of court cases generation. UID has been generated at departmental level is a big formore than 75.73 lakh (105 percent) challenge. Departmental of Information residents against the projected Technology has got developed a population of 2017. generic software for monitoring of court cases at the departmental level. Use of Aadhaar: Using this software, Secretaries/ Aadhaar seeding in PDS HoDs can easily monitor the status of database is 85 percent, the court cases with regard to pending MGNREGA is 98 percent, cases, timely reply filling, present Education is 100 percent and status, personal presence required NSAP is 84.01 percent, LPG is etc.The following achievements have 96 percent and Pariwar register been made during the year:- is 73 percent.
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DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) of 5. Directorate of Food and Civil ₹838.00 crore has been Supply. distributed. 6. HIPA, Shimla. Himachal is a first state to start DBT in MGNREGA. e-Peshi Video Conferencing Aadhaar based biometric Facility in District Courts, Jails attendance system is live in and other Government Town and Country Planning Departments of Himachal Department, Department of Pradesh Information Technology, 22.9 The facility would Woman and Child eliminate the need for taking prisoners Development, Directorate of to courts and will facilitate faster Prison, Fisheries Department delivery of justice. The following and I.T.I‟s . achievements have been made during the year:- e-Office M/s Bharti Airtel is the 22.8 e-Office is a product that implementing agency to supply is aimed at file Movement automation and install the VC equipment in in Government offices making the the State and maintain the process more efficient, effective and same for period of 5 years from transparent for inter-government intra- the date of commissioning of government transaction. the project. M/s Bharti Airtel has been given e-Office has been order to supply and install 63 deployed in HPSDC and rolled out VC facilities and all 63 VC initial level in the fillowing facilities has been delivered and departments: commissioned successfully. 1. Police Headquarters, Shimla. 7 Courts and 13 Jails have 2. Department of Armed Police been provided VC facility under and Training. this project. 3. Department of Information DIT, HPPCL, Panchayati Raj, Technology. DG Prisons, HPSFL and Health 4. Directorate of Police department are covered by VC Communication and Technical facility. Services. 5. Himachal Pradesh High Court. 6. Directorate of Accounts, e- District Lotteries and Treasuries. 22.10 e–District Project is a 7. SP Office, Mandi. Mission Mode Project (MMP), that aims to provide integrated citizen Additional training has been centric services. It envisages imparted to following departments:- integrated and seamless delivery of 1. Town and Country Planning citizen services by district Department. administration through automation of 2. Himachal Pradesh Public work flow, backend computerisation, Service Commission. and data digitisation across 3. Directorate of Sainik Welfare, participating departments. It further Hamirpur. aims to integrate multiple applications, 4. Department of Forests. faster processing of public cases/ appeals/ grievances, dissemination of
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information as per public requirement Portal (CAP) and State Agriculture and redesign the processes for the Portals (SAPs). The following core services to be delivered through achievements have been made during the Common Service Centers. the year:- Following activities have been Hardware for all the 193 completed under this project: locations has been supplied and 1. 52 e-services under e-district installed. launched in all 12 Districts. Basic Computer Training to all 2. e-district managers and DeGS the officials has been formed in all 12 districts. completed. 3. M/s IL and FS Technologies Application is being Ltd. is working as SI (System development by NIC. Integrator) for State Wide Kissan/ Farmer portal has been roll-out of e-District MMP. hosted at Central server. 4. Training of 7 department users MIS application of JICA organized in phases. launched on NeGP server. 5. Phase-I went live on 02.07.2015 Agrimobile andAgrisnet portal with 10 services in 9 districts. deployed on state data center. 6. Phase-4 went live on 04.06 2016 with 52 services in e-Procurement: all 12 districts. 7. Hardware Delivery at all 22.12 This is a Web based online tool departmental locations for all 12 to make the Processes of Procurement districts. and tendering more efficient. 8. Integration of e-District The e-Procurement System of application with UIDAI Himachal Pradesh enables the (Aadhaar), SMS Gateway, Tenderers to download the Tender Payment Gateway,Land Schedule free of cost and then submit Record, E-Parivar, BPL, CRS, the bids online through this portal. Public service Gurantee Act,(PSG) are completed. The Objectives of the system are: Minimize Procurement Costs, NeGP-A Project Maximize Procurement Efficiency, 22.11 The Department of Competitive and Uniform Rates across Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), State, and Transparency in official Ministry of Agriculture is implementing procedure, No manipulation possible, National e-Governance Programme Time Saving and No Pooling of (NeGP) in the Agriculture sector as a Tenders. Mission Mode Project (A-MMP), 28 Departments/ Corporations covering Agriculture Sector, Livestock are using this Software i.e. Sector and Fisheries sector. 12 Cluster PWD, DIT, I & PH etc., Various of services identified under this project. Corporations such as BBNDA, NeGP-A is proposed to be HRTC, HPMC, HPSEDC etc. implemented across the country and Project Management unit has aims at offering Government to been setup to include more and Citizen/ Farmer (G2C or G2F), more Departments. Government to Business (G2B) and World Bank is funding this Government to Government (G2G) project for a period of five years agricultural services in an integrated and disbursement is linked with manner through the Central Agriculture targets:
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a. Digital Library of India to be next two months of current achieved for current financial financial year. year is ₹3,173.30 crore b. Published tender value Financial department to achieved for the current issue notification for financial year is ₹2,934.04 reduction in tender value crore till January,2018 from limit to use online portal for e-Procurement Portal. all procurements above in a c. ₹9.23 crore from passed manner as per detail Governemnt e-Marketing below: Portal. 1. ₹10 lakh till 31.03.2018 d. Remaining target of ₹230.03 2. ₹ 5 lakh till 01.04.2018 crore is to be achieved in 3. ₹ 2 lakh till 01.04.2019
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