Power Surplus Punjab

Present Government committed to make Punjab
POWER SURPLUS by investing Rs 55620 Cr.

  1. Total Capacity in 2007 : 6207 MW
  2. TOtal Demand : 9700 MW
  3. Shortfall : 3000 MW
  4. Power Plant under construction : 11124 MW
  5. Total Investment : 55620 cr
PROJECT POWER CAPACITY PROPOSED INVESTNENT AGENCY
Talwandi Sabo,Mansa 2,640 MW 13,2000 Cr. Sterlite
Rajpura, Patiala 2,100 MW 10,500 Cr. L & T
Goindwal Shib,Tarantaran 1,860 MW 9,300 Cr. GVK
Shahpur Kandi 224 MW 1,120 Cr.
Gidderbaha, Muktsar 2,640 MW 13,200 Cr. NTPC
Mansa 1,340 MW 6,600 Cr. Peon Power Ltd.
Kot Shamir, Bathinda 1,320 MW 6,600 Cr. LANCO
Non Conventional Sources Of energy 700 MW
Total 12,104 MW 60,520 Cr.

Improving the Transmission & Distribution system with an investment of more than 8,000 Cr.

  1. New Grid Sub-Station Constructed & Augmented 107
  2. Improvement in the Existing Grid Sub-Station 89
  3. New Grid Sub-Station under Construction 80

Non-Conventional Sources of Energy

  1. Small power generating Houses, Solar Energy
  2. Power Generation upto 2007 : 42 MW
  3. Power Generation during three years : 240 MW
  4. Power Generation in the next two year : 418 MW
  5. Total : 700 MW

Major Initiatives:

  1. Unbundling of PSEB into Pb. State Power Corp. Ltd. & Pb. State
  2. Transmission Corp. Ltd. which previous govt. failed to do.
  3. Consumer Grievance Redressal Centres setup at Patiala, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Bathinda & Jalandhar.
  4. People Friendly Call Centers setup at Ludhiana connected to other cities.
  5. Customer care centers at Mohali, Bathinda, Amritsar, Jalandhar
  6. Investment in Power Generation 75,000 CR

Accelerating Revenue Growth

Revenue Increased in VAT, CST and Excise

REVENUE INCREASED IN VAT, CST & EXCISE in Just
four years

Quantum Increase in Revenue Collection

  1. Increased VAT & CST collection by 100% from 5136 Cr. to 11,000 Cr.
  2. Excise collection increased from 1363 Cr. to 2500 Cr.
  3. VAT & CST collection target for 2011-12 1400 Cr. per year

Initiatives Regarding Trade

  1. Constitution of two Trade Boards.
  2. Refund of VAT with in 60 days
    instead of 90 days
  3. E - ICC (Electronic Checkpost on Barriers) implemented
  4. 75% VAT refund instead of Guranted Bonds to the dealers furnishing Monthly Return.
  5. E-Permit at District Level for all Liecence holders.
  6. Increased excise collection by 100% from 1363 Cr. in 2007 to 2500 Cr. per year in 2010
  7. Excise collection target of 3200 Cr. per year to be achieved in 2011-12
  8. Debt to GSDP ratio decreased to 30% from 43% in 2006
  9. Growth rate in 2009 - 2010 is 7.84% as per new series

Connecting Punjab to the World

International Airports

  1. International Airport initiated at Mohali (Chandigarh) International Flights to start by mid 2011
  2. Construction of new building for Guru Ram Dass Ji International Airport, Amritsar 145 Cr.
  3. Greenfield International Airport in Ludhiana MOU signed with M/s Bengal Aerotropolis, a joint venture with Changi International Airport Singapore - One of the best in the world. Clearance received from Ministry of Defence ,City Airport in 3000 acre Investment of over 17000 crores

Domestic Airport

  1. Upgradation of Civil Airport (Sahnewal) Ludhiana Domestic operations including night landing facilities completed Airlines have already begun commercial flights.
  2. Maintenance , repair and overhauling of helicopter at Roop Nagar(M.R.O)
  3. HOU signed with integrated Helicopter Ltd (Joint Venture of VECTRA and Russian Helicopter ) clearance received from the Ministry of Defence.

Transforming Road Network

Major Towns and Cities to be connected by 6 and 4 lane roads.

  1. 6 Laning Shambhu(Ambala)- Jalandhar
    Expressway Completion by 2012 1,500 Cr.

Four Laning completed

  1. Zirakpur – Ambala 298 Cr.
  2. Kurali – Kiratpur Sahib 309 Cr.
  3. Amritsar – Wagha road 205 Cr.
  4. Dhilwan – Amritsar 263 Cr.
  5. Desu Majra – Kharar 16 Cr.

Four Laning Projects Under Construction

  1. Jalandhar-Pathankot Expressway
    Completion by 2011 600 Cr.
  2. Amritsar-Pathankot Expressway
    Completion by 2012 800 Cr.
  3. Sidhwan Canal Expressway Ludhiana
    (Work allotted – To be completed Dec., 2011) 416 Cr.
  4. Maintenance, repair and overhauling of helicopter at Roop Nagar(M.R.O)
  5. HOU signed integrated Helicopter Ltd (Joint Venture of VECTRA and Russian Helicopter ) clearance received from the Ministry of Defence.

Four Laning Projects Under way

  1. Chandigarh-Ludhiana-Moga - Ferozepur Expressway
    Tender in progress 1,050 Cr.
  2. Chandigarh-Patiala-Sangrur-Barnala - Bathinda Expressway
    Tender in progress 1,700 Cr.
  3. Ludhiana – Malerkotla
    (Completion by April 2011) 225 Cr.
  4. Approvel to Amritsar, Tarantaran, Zeera, Mudki , Faridkot Four Lane Road.
  5. Construction of New Link Roads, Repair and upgradation of National Highway, State Highway, Main District Roads. STRENGTHENING THE ROAD NETWORK in Just four years

Flyovers and Bridges

Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) and Flyover

  1. ROBs completed 23 320 Cr.
  2. ROBs construction ongoing 7 106 Cr.
  3. New ROBs Proposed 18 323 Cr.

High Level Bridges under construction

  1. Sarai ka Pattan (Sri Anandpur Sahib) on river Sutlej completed 50 Cr.
  2. Gidderpindi - Makhu Road (Ferozepur Kapurthala Distt.) on river Sutlej construction ongoing 50 Cr.

Proposed High Level Bridges

  1. Sabhraon connecting (Ferozepur - Tarantaran Distt.) on river Sutlej. Work sanctioned 100 Cr.
  2. Ludhiana-Rahon Road at Mattewara on river Sutlej - DPR being prepared 50 Cr.
  3. Dhanoa Pattan in Gurdaspur on river Beas Consultant 50 Cr.

World Class Education for All

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Roopnagar

  1. Classes started

New Universities - 5

  1. Central University at Bathinda
  2. World Class University at Amritsar
  3. Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University , Fatehgarh Sahib
  4. Chitkara University - Rajpura
  5. DAV University, Jalandhar

Knowledge City – Mohali

  1. Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER ) Work in progress
  2. Indian School of Business (ISB ) Work in progress
  3. Indian Institute of Nano Science Technology (IINST)
  4. National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI )

17 New Degree Colleges under construction

  1. Classes to begin from coming season 136 Cr.

New Schools

  1. Punjab NO. 1 state in the infrastructure of Schools
  2. Punjab occupies 3rd position from 14th position in Education Development Index. (Survey Report of National University of Education planning and Administrative )

Upgradation & New Schools

  1. New Primary School 233
  2. Upgradation of Primary to Middle School 837
  3. Upgradation of Middle to High Schools 149
  4. 119 Adarsh schools being set up 700 Cr.
  5. 21 Models Schools started 54 Cr.
  6. Servicing 17,000 Teachers Regularized

55,197 Teachers Recruited to fill up all vacancies

Technical Education Gets a Push - 518 Cr.

Indian Institute of Technology at Roper (Classes Start) 1000 Cr.

  1. New management University will be set up at Ludhiana
  2. Punjab Institute of Textile Technology and Research at Ludhiana
  3. Punjab Institute of Food Technology and Research at Barnala
  4. Teachers Training Institute at Jalandhar
  5. 93 I.T.I upgraded to the level of "Center for Excellent" 291 Cr.
  6. Punjab Institute of Technology is to be setup in Mansa
  7. 11 Multidisciplinary Academy established (10+2, Polytechnic, Engg. College & MBA)
    (Completion by December) To begin from next session 182 Cr.
  8. 7 New Polytechnics being opened 86 Cr.
  9. 43 New ITIs in Unserviced Blocks to be setup 250 Cr.
  10. 250 Skill Development Centers to be constructed in PPP mode
  11. A unique step for skill Development
  12. Introduced in 687 Engineering collages and 170 Polytechnic.
  13. 15,000 youth will be trained.
  14. Target of 50,000 youth to trained during the next year.

Striving for a Healthy Punjab

MODERN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FOR ALL in Just four years

Super Speciality Max Hospital at Bathinda 100 Cr.

Super Speciality Max Hospital at Mohali 100 Cr.

Major Upgradation of Health Infrastructure

  1. Upgradation of 3 and construction of 1 District Hospital (100 beds) 31 Cr.
  2. Upgradation of 3 and construction of 5 Sub-Divisional Hospital (50 beds) 47 Cr.
  3. 30 Community Health Center
    (50 beds) 154 Cr.
  4. Repair of health institution and PHCs along with equipment 116 Cr.
  5. Bebe Nanaki Hospital, Amritsar Total Investment 348 Cr.

Upgradation of Medical Colleges & Hospitals 375 Cr.

  1. Guru Ram Dass Medical College Amritsar 200 Cr.
  2. Rajindra Medical College Patiala 90 Cr.
  3. Baba Farid Medical College Faridkot 68 Cr.
  4. Cancer Diagnostic & Treatment Centre at Faridkot 20 Cr.
  5. Cancer Diagnostic & Treatment Centre at Bathinda 60 Cr.
  6. Cancer Diagnostic & Treatment Centre at Amritsar 8 Cr.
  7. 240 Emergency Medical Service Vans to be launched
  8. Ayurvedic wings set up in 14 hospitals for the first time.
  9. Dental Care at Amritsar and Patiala 20 Cr.

Making Punjab Cities World Class

Work in Progress in 83 Cities regarding Water Supply,
Sewerage & STPs

Funds for Municipal Corporation & Committees for Development

  1. Grants issued to class I,II,III Municipal Committees 241 Cr.
  2. Grants to be issued to Municipal Corporations/ Committees
  3. Amritsar, Jalandhar & Ludhiana Municipal Corp. 300 Cr.
  4. Bathinda, Mohali & Patiala Municipal Corp. 150 Cr.
  5. 26 Class I Municipal Committees 260 Cr.
  6. 43 Class II Municipal Committees 215 Cr.
  7. 66 Class III Municipal Committees 198 Cr.

Master Planing of Cities for planned development

  1. Master Plan for Major Towns notified - 16 (Ludhiana, Patiala, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Bathinda,S.A.S Nagar, Zirakpur, Mullanpur, Derabassi, Kharar, Banur, Abohar, Mandi Gobindgarh, Sri Hargobindpur Sahib)
  2. Master Plan for Major Town under prepration - 75
  3. 6 Development Authorities created and area extended to cover the entire state

Big Boost to Industrial Sector

  1. "Doing Business in India" declered Punjab as No.1 state in "Easy Business Center in India" World Bank Report
  2. Industrial Policy, 2009 implemented
  3. World‟s largest Common Effluent Treatment Plant of 115 MLD for dyeing industry at Tajpur, Ludhiana
  4. Mega Projects Sanctioned 69 Cr.
  5. Proposed Investment 41,382 Cr.
  6. Hand tool industry approval Batala & Kapurthala 80 Cr.
  7. Machine tool and Foundry Cluster at Batala approved
  8. Development Boards for Small, Medium and Large Industries.
  9. Capital Subsidy disbursed 400Cr.

Guru Gobind Singh Refinery Bathinda

Guru Gobind Singh Refinery Bathinda
to be operational in 2011


Investment

  1. Investment in the refinery 18,919 Cr.
  2. Downstream Industry Investment 1,300 Cr.
  3. Ancillary units investment 600 Cr.
  4. Total Investment 20,819 Cr.

Employment Generation

  1. Direct & indirect employment in the refinery 12,000 Cr.
  2. Downstream Employment in downstream industry 1,200
  3. Indirect Employment in ancillary units 6,000
  4. Total employment 30,000.
  5. Investment Opportunity for Ancillary Industry: Polypropylene, LPG & Asphalt

With Farmers Always

in Just Four years

  1. Free power supply for agriculture tubewells 10,000 Cr. in four year.
  2. Productivity bonus released 117 crores
  3. Bonus to compensate farmers for drought situation like in Kharif 2009 300 crores
  4. Compensation for loss due to natural calamity enhanced from Rs. 2000 to 5000 per acre
  5. 1482 Agriculture Machinery Service Centers sanctioned With the capital subsidy of 33% 27 crores
  6. 1048 Agriculture Machinery Service Centers already operational
  7. 220 Under Ground Piplines Irrigation system projests for Assured irrigation with 33% subsidy 40 crores
  8. Subsidy on private Ground Pipelines irrigation system 10%
  9. Increase in subsidy from 50% to 70% on Micro irrigation, Drip irrigation.
  10. Subsidy upto 10 lakh on Community Tanks.
  11. Subsidy of 1 Lakh on Individual Tanks
  12. Expenditures Basic Infrastructure for marketing of Crop products 558 crores

Investment in Promotion of cultivation of horticulture and vegetables crops

  1. Five Citrus Estates set up at Hoshiarpur, Bhunga, Badal , Tahliwala Jattan And Abohar 20 Cr
  2. 23 new pack-houses are being set up to facilitate marketing Infrastructure for fruits and vegetables
  3. 750 Net-Houses set-up for Cultivation of Vegetables
  4. Perishable Cargo Center at Amritsar International Airport 24 Cr
  5. Subsidy of Rs. 90,000 per Kanal for Net House Progressive Farming
  6. Establishing Modern Fruit and Vegetable Market at S.A.S Nagar Mohali 35 Cr

Investment in Animal Husbandry and
Dairy Development - 131 Cr.

  1. 25 Livestock Meals organized with prize money of 7 Cr
  2. 2 Regional Research and Training Centers for live stocks set up at Talwara and Kaal Jharani.
  3. 9 New Veterinary Polyclinics set up 19 new buildings for Vaterinary Hospitals Completed 34 Cr
  4. 4000 Modern Dairies established. 90 Cr
  5. 4 New Vaterinary Colleges sanctioned.
  6. 3 New dairy Training Centers Established Verka - Amritsar, Gill – Moga Abulkhuran – Muktsar.
  7. Dairy Training Center under Construction at Gurdasspur

Irrigation Network Revolutionized

Major upgradation of canal network in the
state 3769 Cr.

  1. Shahpur Kandi Dam declared as National Project construction started 2285 Cr.
  2. Renewal of Rajsthan Canal and Sirhind feeder. 1441 Cr.
  3. Kandi canal project stage II under construction 1500 Cr.
  4. Lining of water courses(Khalas) and Mirros project under construction 200 Cr. Completed 400Cr.
  5. Canalisation of river Ghaggar and remodelling of cross drainage work 1175 Cr.
  6. Cleaning of drains to be completed before next monsoon 135 Cr.
  7. Cleaning of chanals to be completed before next monsoon 63 Cr.
  8. Anti water logging project under construction 725 Cr.
  9. Lining of Bisat Doab Canal, Abohar Branch, Bathinda Branch, Sidhwan Branch 734 Cr.
  10. 280 Tubewell being installed in Kandi area for irrigation 103 Cr.

Providing Potable Water to All

All Villages and Dhanies to be provided with clean potable water by March 2012

  1. 5932 Villages and Dhanies provided with upgradation & new Water works 925 Cr.
  2. Remaining 3237 Villages & Dhanies to be provided with new water works
    by March 2012 850 Cr.
  3. RO system provided in 375 Villages. 40 Cr.
  4. All schools provided with drinking water and toilets facilities
  5. Drinking Water and toilets facilities provided in 16,028 Schools.
  6. RO system being provided in 1367 Schools.
  7. RO system will be provided in 1365 schools during 2011-12

Reviving Pristine Glory of Sports

Rewards to players and promotion of sports 108 Cr.

  1. Revolutionary steps to promotion of sports
  2. First World Cup Kabbadi Tournament 2010 organised
  3. Shahede Azam Bhagat Singh Punjab State Sports organised.
  4. Punjab 4 Nation Gold Cup Hockey Tournament organised
  5. Government jobs to all players of World Kabbadi Cup winning team.
  6. Record Cash prizes to Medal winners in Olympics, Asian Games and Common Wealth Games 7.54 Cr.
  7. Class 1 posts created for International medals winner.

World class Academies and Sports Training Schools

  1. Punjab Institute of Sports to be setup
  2. Sports schools to be setup at Ghudda (Bathinda), Jalandhar & Amritsar
  3. Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Academy, Jalandhar started
  4. Football Academy, Mahilpur (Hoshiarpur) started
  5. Shooting & Hockey Academy for Girls, Badal, Muktsar started

Sports Infrastructure

  1. Hockey Stadium and Multiple stadium to be setup in 15 District 1424 Cr.
  2. 5 new Astroturfs are being laid

Tournaments to be held

  1. State Games
  2. World Cup Kabaddi
  3. International Hockey League
  4. National Hockey tournament

Helping the Poor and Needy

COMMITMENT TOWARDS SOCIAL SECTOR - 3479 Cr.

Atta Dal Scheme for poor 1097 Cr.

  1. Beneficiaries of the scheme 15,70,000

Shagun Scheme for marriage of SC Girls 200 Cr.

  1. Beneficiaries of the scheme 1.33 Lac

Pension Scheme for Old Age, Widows &
Handicapped 1679 Cr.

  1. Beneficiaries of the scheme 18.52 Lac

Other Welfare Schemes

  1. Rural Latrines 224 Cr.
  2. Housing for poor 95 Cr.
  3. Providing single bulb connection to 4 lac BPL families 184 Cr.
  4. 200 Units of free electricity to SC families

Ushering in Governance Reforms

Department of Revenue

  1. Entire revenue records will be computerized by 31st March, 2011
  2. 155 Farad kendras to be opened by March 2011
  3. To provide online copies of Jamabandis
  4. Punjab Land Revenue Act 1887 amended

There shall be no appeal against interim orders
Powers of revision shall be restricted to one level (Commissioner)
Department of Police
Community Policing Suvidha Centres at sub divisional & Thana level to provide services like :

  1. Passport verification
  2. Arm licences verification
  3. Police clearance certificates
  4. Permission for various functions etc.
  5. 6 NRI police stations and cyber police stations established

Department of Local Government

E- Governance

  1. Municipal Services will be available online
  2. 360 Citizen facilitation centres to be opened

Other Major Key Reforms

  1. Affidavits abolished
  2. Industry Portal for online filing of applications with Helpline
  3. e-Filing of VAT returns
  4. e-Tendering in 7 Dept implemented and others being covered
    under phased manner.
  5. Online Payment of Electricity bills
  6. E-Gram Centers in all Panchayats circles for effective monitoring of schemes 3037

Preserving Cultural Heritage

Khalsa Heritage Complex at Sri Anandpur Sahib

  1. To be inaugurated in -2011

Chapparchiri Memorial at SAS Nagar

  1. Completion by Sept.2011

Wada Ghallughara (Kup Rohira) Sangrur

  1. Completion by Sept.2011

Chhota Ghallughara (Chak Abdalwar) Gurdaspur

  1. Completion by Sept.2011

Restoration of Gobindgarh Fort at Amritsar underway

Luxury train introduced connecting 5 Takhts


Developing Holy Cities

  1. Plaza at Sri Harminder Sahib 70 Cr.
  2. Sri Anandpur Sahib 100 Cr.
  3. Talwandi Sabo 80 Cr.
  4. Ropeway from Sri Anandpur Sahib to Naina Devi Mandir
  5. Sri Muktsar sahib, Dera Baba Nanak , Sri Chamkaur Sahib, Sultanpur Lodhi, Taran Taran, Sri Hargobindpur, Baba Bakala, Sri Khadur Sahib, Sri Goindwal Sahib, Chola Sahib, Sri Sat Kartarpur Sahib
  6. Construction of Bhawan dedicated to Bhagat Kabir, Christans and other religious commuinties