Employment generation, training unemployed youth, Samajwadi Pension for rural poor, drinking water schemes for Bundelkhand, nutrition scheme for pregnant women, new Engineering university, new state university and three new engineering colleges are some of the major new schemes to be launched from the next financial year 2016-17.
The new schemes are included in the schedule of new demands of the annual budget.
The UP government will launch a new insurance scheme for the farmers ‘Samajwadi Kisan Bima Yojna’ and Rs 987 crore has been provided in the budget.
A new scheme for providing laptop, computers and smart phones to lekhpal, keeping the land records in the villages, will also be launched from the next fiscal beginning April 1.
For bringing the unemployed youth and the employers on one platform, Rojgar Melas (employment fair) would be organized in across the state from the next financial year for which a provision of Rs 1.05 crore has been proposed in the budget. For the unemployed youth, career counseling scheme has been proposed from the next fiscal and Rs 1.13 crore has been set aside.
The Samajwadi Yuva Self-employment Scheme will be launched for unemployed youth by Small Industries department. A provision of Rs 40 crore has been proposed in the 2016-17 budget. UP Institute of Design will be developed as Craft Design Educational Institute and a provision of Rs 17 crore has been made. The institute has an important role in training the unemployed for job -oriented programes.
Another scheme coined ‘Samajwadi Hastshilp Pension Yojna’ with annual fiscal provision of Rs 10 crore jhas been proposed for the artisans and is set to be launched from 2016-17. The objective of the schemes is to provide social security for the artisans engaged in different crafts.
The government has also launched a new Samajwadi Health Insurance Scheme with financial provisions of Rs 16.15 crore. The scheme will benefit around six lakh families who are not covered by the National Health Insurance scheme.
A new state university is proposed to be set up in Ballia district for which a provision of Rs 10 crore has been made in the schedule of new demands for 2016-17.
Facility of Wi-Fi will be provided in all government degree colleges and Rs 2.5 crore has been allotted for the purpose. The wi fi facility will also be provided in all state-run engineering colleges.
Three new engineering colleges will be set up in Basti, Devipatan and Mirzapur divisions and Harcourt Butler Technological Institute in Kanpur will be upgraded as an Engineering university
A corpus fund of Rs 2 crore will be set up in Ram Manohar lohia law University for providing free legal aid to common people.
For the VVIPs fleet of the CM eight new vehicles are proposed to be purchased and a token provision of Rs 1 crore has been made in the budget. For the Smart City Surveillance System for Traffic management, Rs 11 crore have been provided.
For strengthening the police helpline Dial-100 project, Rs 157 crores have been provided for the Women Powerline - 1090, Rs 6.60 crores have been provided. The government has also sanctioned Rs 25 crores for security of courts in UP.
The government has set the ball rolling for the metro project in Kanpur and Varanasi and Rs 50 crore have been provided for each city in the schedule of demands of budget for 2016-17.
For the Greenfield luckow-Ballia Samajwadi Poorwanchal Expressway, Rs 1,500 crore has been allotted.
Strengthening its social sector for weaker sections, the government has enhanced beneficiaries of Samajwadi Pension Scheme from 45 lakhs families to 55 lakh families and a fund of Rs 3327 crores have been allotted.
The government has launched a new ‘eye sparsh’ scheme to promote smart villages in the state for which Rs 300 crores has been allotted. The government has provided Rs 600 crores for Swachchha Bharat Mission and Rs 700 crores for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.
In the IT sector, the government will bring a UP e-governance Action Plan to connect all the government offices through internet for which Rs 25 crores has been given while Rs 40 crores have been given for setting up electronic cluster on Yamuna Expressway and Rs 10 crore for software technology park in lucknow.
To promote bi-cycles for environment-friendly atmosphere, the government has earmarked Rs 30 crores for construction of cycle tracks in the state. To enhance wildlife, the government has sanctioned Rs one crore for bird festival and will set up butterfly parks in Kanpur zoo.
The schedule of new demands for 2016-17, the government has earmarked Rs 2,057 crores to the drought hit 50 districts of the state besides Rs 9,321 crores has been allotted for crop loan for purchase of fertilizers, seeds and other agricultural products.
The government has provided Rs 1,336 crores for the payment of dues of the sugarcane farmers besides the awards for the best farming produce have also been hiked.
The budget proposals provides Rs 400 crores for new dairies while has proposed to construct a specific potato market at a cost of Rs 102 crores in Kannauj and a mango market at a cost of Rs 79 crores in Malihabad in lucknow.