Toeing the line of Niti Ayog the State government has decided to do away with the non-plan head in the annual budget of the state government and announced to re-Christian the Food Processing Mission as Chief Minister Food Processing Mission with cent per cent contribution coming from the state government.
The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting held here on Monday.
The state government will go for only plan budget head and the non-plan section would be wiped off. The decision was taken on the advise of the Niti Ayog, which has asked all the states to end the non-plan expenditure. This decision is taken to end the misuse of funds.
The new system would be adopted in the coming budgetary provisions for the 2017-18 financial year. The decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.
The new financial system would end leakage in the finance and now it would be nearly impossible for the departments to siphon off funds on the name of non-plan head.
The government has also decided to give figures in the budget copies or literature on lakhs as earlier it was given in thousands. The government had also changed the name of the Food processing mission in the state to chief minister Food Processing Mission with fully state sponsored scheme.
In other decisions, the government has decided to set up a Film and Television Institute in lucknow and the foundation stone for this project would be laid in December next. The government will also set up an Integrated Sugar complex on lease on an investment of Rs 400 crore in Rasra in Ballia district while the sugar promotion policy to grant sops to the sugar industry has been extended for another one year.
The government has changed the specification of the International Ramlila complex in Ayodhya making it more modern and sophisticated besides has changed the income slab of the housing schemes for EWS and lIG groups. While the annual income of EWS had been hiked from Rs one lakh to Rs 3 lakhs, in the lIG category,it has been hiked to Rs 6 lakhs from Rs 3 lakhs.
The UP government has increased its share in the Madarsa modernisation programme from Rs 2000 crores to Rs 3000 crores and now the total budget under this scheme is Rs 15,000 crore with centre giving the rest Rs 12,000 crores.
To attract tourists, the state government has decided to hand over Chatar Manjil, Baradari and Kohti Darsanvilas, three historic buildings in lucknow, to the state tourist department. The government also approved an investment to the tune of Rs 2118 crores of Patanjali of Baba Ram Dev in Jhansi and Yamuna Expressway and another one of Rs 1970 crores of Samsung India for expansion of the present unit in Noida.
Government has also approved guidelines for security of labourers working in the unorganized sector besides it has also approved Uttar Pradesh State Energey Conservation Policy. Government has also issued guidelines for strengthening Dr Ram Manohar lohia Panchayat scheme. The major drive in this cheme would be e-governance. Two committees would be set up to monitor progress in Panchayat level.
Government has also approved amendments in the Board for selection and promotion of Police officials besides in case of compensatory job to a family member of martyr family government has decided to waive off physical test. The cabinet has also approved amendments UP Revenue Act under which fisheries through NABARD funds would be given preference.
With an aim to attract investments government has proposed concessions to heavy industries. Patanjali has proposed to invest Rs 1666.80 crore near Yamuna Expressway while set up a unit in Jhasi at the cost of Rs 451.63 crore. Gallant Steel also psoposes to set up industry at the cost of Rs 310 crore