Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration www.chandigarh.gov.in Press Release Chandigarh, March 16, 2012: The Govt. of India, while presenting the budget before the Parliament has fixed the following ceiling in respect of Plan and Non Plan Budget () of UT Chandigarh:- (Rs. in Cr.) PARTICULARS s Plan 737.23 Non-Plan (Gross) 2178.78 With the Efforts of Chandigarh Administration, Govt. of India has allowed 12% hike in the Plan Budget for Chandigarh during the next financial year thereby proposing to fix the ceiling of Plan Budget at Rs.737.23 Crore against ` 661.89 crore during current year s Budget allocations. The Sectoral allocations so allowed in the Plan Budget for the year are as under:- Sl.No. Major Head / Minor Heads of Development (Rs. in lacs) Budget Outlay 1. 2. 3. I- AGRICULTURE & ALLIED ACTIVITIES 13 A-Crop Husbandry 7.00 B- Animal Husbandry & Dairy Development 33.00 C-Fisheries 9.00 D-Cooperation 82.00 II- RURAL DEVELOPMENT 560.00 A-Community Development 260.00 B-Improvement & Aug. of Infrastructure 300.00 facilities in villages under jurisdiction of MCC III- IRRIGATION&FLOOD CONTROL 16.00 A. Minor Irrigation (Admn Side) 16.00 IV- ENERGY : 3375.00 A-Power 2250.00 B- Non-conventional Sources of Energy 1116.00 C-Integrated Rural Energy Programme 9.00 V- INDUSTRY AND MINERALS 90.00 Industry 90.00 VI- TRANSPORT 6470.00 A-Link Roads / State Highways/ MRTS & BRTS 1314.00 B-Road Transport - CTU 4923.00 C-Road Safety 200.00 1
D-Enforcement of Motor Vehicle Act 33.00 VII- SCIENCE, TECH.& ENVIRONMENT 208 A-Science & Technology 125.00 B-Information Technology 81 a) Information Tech. & e-governance 660.00 b) Other schemes under computerisation 15 programmes C- Ecology & Environment 195.00 D- Forestry & Wild Life 950.00 VIII- GEN. ECONOMIC SERVICES 1415.00 A-Sectt. Economic Services 25.00 B-Tourism 360.00 C-Survey & Statistics 5.00 D-Civil Supply 102 E-Weights & Measures 4.00 IX- SOCIAL SERVICES 58436.00 Education 16473.00 1- General Education 10169.00 2- Primary Education-MCC 1000.00 3- Technical Education 2802.00 A-Polytechnics (CCET) 864.00 B-Directorate of Technical Education 197.00 C-Chandigarh Polytechnic for Women 74.00 D-Punjab Engineering College 1380.00 E-College of Architecture 287.00 4- Sports & Youth Services 1828.00 5- Art & Culture 674.00 A-College of Art 209.00 B-Musuem 255.00 C-Promotion of Art&Culture 210.00 6- Medical & Public Health 8769.00 A- Health Services 2860.00 B-Primary Health-MCC 1000.00 C-AYUSH 75.00 D-Medical Education and Research 4834.00 a) Govt. Medical College & Hospital 4100.00 b) Trauma Hospital 5.00 c) Mental Health Institute 100.00 d) Govt. Instt. for Mentally Retarded 629.00 Children 7- Water Supply & Sanitation 177 A-Rural Water Supply 197.00 B-Rural Sewerage 24.00 C-Urban Water Supply-MCC 1550.00 8- Housing (including Police Housing) 4527.00 A-Accommodation for Govt.Employees 2515.00 B-Residential Houses for Police Personnel 500.00 C-Police Lines Allied Bldg. & Misc.Works 1200.00 D-Houses for Sch.Castes 50.00 E-Jail Building 262.00 9- Urban Development 24608.00 A- State Capital Project 17473.00 a) Administration Side 6673.00 2
b) JNNURM Component 3500.00 c) M.C.C. Works under SCP 7300.00 B-Other Urban Development : a) Horticulture 1100.00 b) Works Pun.&Hr.High Court 2000.00 c) Basic Ameneties for Economically 525.00 Weaker Sections d) Swarn Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana 100.00 (SJSRY) e) Solid Waste Management & Allied 2000.00 Acitivities-MCC f) Construction of Sehaj Safai Kendra-MCC 10.00 g) Other Admn. works under OUD 1400.00 10- Information and Publicity 40.00 11- Development of S.Cs. 132.00 12- Labour & Employment 246.00 A-Labour Welfare 18.00 a) Labour Court 8.00 b) Labour Department 10.00 B-Craftsmen & Apprenticeship Training 228.00 13- Social Security & Social Welfare 496.00 A-NSAP 220.00 B-Welfare of Handicapped 117.00 C-Social Welfare 159.00 14- Empowerment of Women & Dev. of 1360.00 Children A-Empowerment of Women 190.00 B-Development of Children 195.00 C-Nutrition 975.00 15- Other Social Services 14.00 A-Welfare of Ex-servicemen 1 B-Pension to Freedom Fighters 3.00 X- GENERAL SERVICES 1149.00 A- Strengthening of Administative Set up of M/Jail B- Strengthening of Audit Wing of Finance 20.00 Deptt. C- Training of Officers/ Officials of UT 20.00 Administration D- Modernisation/upgradation of Police 768.00 functioning including Recruit Training Centre E- Hospitality 240.00 F- Fire Control-MCC 100.00 GRAND TOTAL : 73723.00 3
The important highlights are:- A) EDUCATION- 0.40 Additional Women Hostels in GCG-11 for 411 students Additional Girls Hostel in GCG-42 for 650 students. Girls Hostel for approximately 200 students in GC-11 Construction of 18 New School Buildings in 20.04 Southern Sectors & Periphery area of UT and upgradation of 7 Schools to Senior Secondary Level/Upgradation of existing infrastructural facilities of various school buildings including sports facilities. Implementation of ICT Scheme for providing 160 computers for class 9th to 12 th Construction of new NCC Building 0.10 Implementing Rastrya Madyamik Shikshya 2.00 Abhiyan. Construction of Vidya Sadan. 0.01 Construction of Women Hostel having 54 Rooms at CCET (matching share of centrally sponsored programme of MHRD). Upgradation of Kalpna Chawla & Vindya Girls Hostel at PEC Deemed University. Technical Education Quality Improvement Project 1.97 Phase-II (TEQIP II) and Improvement in PEC & UIET B) HEALTH Up-gradation of CMC M.Majra to 100 bedded hospital. Up-gradation of CHC Sector-22 to 100 bedded hospital for MCH services. Up-gradation of Polyclinic Burail to 50 Bedded Hospital. 4.50 1.20 1.85 C) TRANSPORT Introduction of MRTS/BRTS/LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT. 10.00 4
Multilevel parking at ISBT Sector-43. 1.50 Expansion of Idle Bus Parking at ISBT-43. 0.50 Creation of 4 New Bus Stands/City Hubs near 0.50 PGI, Manimajra, Dadumajra and Sector-31. Replacement of 208 buses against condemned 44.53 buses of CTU. D) HERITAGE CONSERVATION Constitution of Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee. Completion of unfinished Projects in Original Plan of Chandigarh. Upgradation of Architectural & Plan Approval Services. Implementation of new concept of Green Code in Chandigarh to achieve sustainable development in the city and to ensure compliance with Government of India s guidelines enunciated in the Mission for climate change. (Rs.in Cr) E) SOCIAL SECURITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE, Launching a new scheme for Cash Award to 0.10 the children of Safai Karamcharies. Introduction of Indira Gandhi National Pension 2.00 Scheme under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Setting up of another Sr. Citizen Home, Sector 0.20 34. Implementation of New Pension System (NPS) 0.20 SWAVLAMBAN for un-organized sector workers including Rickshaw pullers & Rehariwalas, fariwalas etc. Opening of more Creches. 0.40 Construction of Anganwari Centres at village 0.50 Dhanas, Palsora, Khuda Alisher etc. Implementation of Integrated Child Protection 0.50 Scheme (ICPS) F) ENERGY (Rs.in Cr) Strengthening/Up-gradation and restructuring of 22.50 5
power distribution network by providing Power transformers at sub-stations M. Majra, Sector- 1,2,52,34,34,17, Sarangpur and Raipur Kalan (Indl. Ph-III). Implementation of Model Solar City Programme and making Solar Energy of Solar Water Heating System more popular. 10.50 G) THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, This time, the Administration has recommended more budgetary support to the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh to carryout the various developmental projects/schemes. So, in the Financial Year, MCC would be a priority area of the Administration in view of the deserved emphasis on Urban Development. The aim is to enhance the city s quality of life through proper management and targeted initiatives of strategic importance. Therefore, the funds to the tune of Rs.156.60 Cr. has been provided during Annual Plan to carry out various developmental works under the different services as under:- Rs.189.00 Cr. for Argumentation of city water supply system including Phase V&VI, VII&VIII. Rs.280.00 Cr. for the development of city roads under jurisdiction of MCC. Rs.120.00 Cr. earmarked for Solid waste management & Allied Activities. Rs.100.00 Cr. for various Civic works such as multilevel parking, upgradation of Bus Queue Shelter, Community Centres and Sports Complex in Daddu Majra etc. Rs.196.00 Cr. under JNNURM for replacement and augmentation of trunk brick sewers by RCC, NP3 pipes. Rs.50.00 Cr. for recently transferred function Primary Health Care. Rs.50.00 Cr. under Primary Education for better infrastructural facilities. Rs.40.00 Cr. under Horticulture for improvement of all Green Belts/Gardens and other works on V-3 roads. Rs.49.00 Cr. for the strengthening city sewerage system. Rs.40.00 Cr. for Storm Water Drainage. Rs.20.00 Cr. for providing basic amenities/services to economic weaker section in the rehabilitation colonies. Rs.15.00 Cr. for improvement and argumentation of infrastructural facilities in villages under the jurisdiction of MCC. Rs. 12.00 Cr. for the improvement of street lights on various V- 3,V-4 and V-5 roads. 6
Rs.10.00 Cr. under Non-Residential Buildings for upgradation of existing three Storeyed MCC buildings to six Storeyed. Rs.10.00 Cr. under Fire Protection and Control. Rs.5.00 Cr. under Swarn Jyanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). Rs. Cr. for construction of Sahaj Safai Kendra. H) NEW PROJECTS UNDER URBAN DEV New Secretariat building 10.00 Construction of Auditorium of Beant Singh 0.10 Memorial Trust. Setting up of a Kala Bhawan for various cultural activities and strengthening of infrastructure in Museum and Art Gallery. Construction of Nehru Centre of performing Arts. 5.00 Construction of Eight Underpasses near Press 5.00 Chowk, Transport Chowk, Piccadlly Chowk, ISBT- 17, Kisan Bhawan, Cricket Stadium and Matka Chowk etc. Completion of Project of Slum Rehabilitation under 10.00 JNNURM. I) OTHER NEW SCHEMES Construction and improvement of various stadia in 21.48 the city. Creation of New ITIs. 0.10 Thrust on Forestry & Wild Life. 9.50 Better Public Distribution System 9.48 Computerisation of Treasury and other offices for 1.51 effective management of resources and expenditure. 7