Major Achievements of BSP Government
in Uttar Pradesh during the last 3 years
Other Achievements and Highlights of the Budget outlay under main Heads,
During the last 3years of BSP Government, for public Information:-
Achievements of the BSP Government in Uttar Pradesh, during the last 3 years, have been remarkable, particularly on law and Order and Development fronts. If the Central Government had paid, in time, Uttar Pradesh's due share of over Rs.17,000 crore, the results could have been much better. Not only this, State's Hon'ble Chief Minister, Ms. Mayawati Ji, by according priority to host of ambitious schemes of Public Welfare and Development, had spent almost 99% of the total available Budget amount on them and only less than 1% was spent on the construction of "Memorials, Museums, Statues, Parks", etc.,in honour of 'Saints', 'Seers' (Gurus) and Great Men born in the SC/St and Other Backward Classes.
1. Home Department :
Total expenditure of Rs 16,105 crore (sixteen thousand fifteen crore Rupees) in the last three years on activities relating to the Home Department with significant achievements as follows:
· Establishing the rule of Law by creating in all spheres, a development-oriented environment free from injustice, crime, fear and corruption.
· Lawlessness and Jungle-Raj during the last Government led to victimization of the people, specially the poor and the weak and not a single FIR was registered. Orders issued to launch a drive and have FIRs registered in all such cases.
· Large –Scale improvement in the law and order situation in the State and fall in all kinds of crime. As a result Gunda-raj came to an end .
· To dispose of public complaints, an effective system of regular "Thana Divas" introduced.
· Introduction of "Tahasil Divas" to ensure justice to the poor on-the-spot.
· A SIT (Special Investigation Team) constituted for independent investigation of serious economic offences.
· To tackle terrorism, ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) constituted.
· Training of 2,000 commandos from the Police Force on the NSG pattern, in process.
· Creation of more than 2.40 lakh posts in the Police Force, increasing Police-People ration from 83 to 150 per lakh. Action taken on recruitment of 35.0000 Police Constables.
· Medal allowances to Medal Awardees doubled.
· Lucknow District Jail, Model Jail and 'Nari Bandi Niketan' shifted to new premises on Mohanlalganj-Gosaiganj Road.
· The daily district allowance of Homeguard volunteers increased fro Rs.126 to Rs.140 and daily duty allowance of PRD Jawans from Rs.75 to Rs.126.
· Settlement of 37,494 cases of personal disputes /enimity out of total 1,94,106 cases registered in police stations between 13 May ,207 and 15, March 2010.
· Possession of leased land given to a total od 3,11,841 land allotees with police help.
· Fall in crimes against women such as murder, rape, eve teasing, persecution, dowery-killing, chain snatching etc.
· Fast-track courts established and as a result of concerted efforts by the Government, an appreciable decline registered in cases under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Ac.
· 30 new Fire-Fighting Centres established.
· Elemination of Dacoits who had become symbol of terror.
· Decision to recruit ex-servicemen to constitute a Special Zone Protection Force to safeguard Memorials, Museums, Statues, Parks, etc., constructed to honour Noble Saints, Seers and Great Men born. From time to time, in the SC/ST and Other Backward Classes.
2. Social Security :
Total expenditure of Rs. 40,147 crore (Forty Thousand One Hundred and Forty Seven Crore Rupees) in the last three years on social security activities with significan achievements as follows:
· Introduction of direct payment of pension od Rs.30 per month under Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Mahamaya Garib Aarthik Madad Yagana" to poor families left out of Antyodaya Yojana and BPL list.
· Outstanding S/C debts amounting to Rs.120.28 crore granted by "Uttar Pradesh Anusoochit Jati Vitta Evam Vikas Yojana" during 1985-1997 written off , benefiting about 7.58 lakh S/C families.
· Ownership certificates (leases) issued to 9,431 memebers of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest-dwellers (vanvasis).
· Computerisation of schorarships payable to all pre and post-class-X students (girls and boys). Distribution of cent-per-cent scholarship to boy and girl students above class IX. Number beneficiaries exceeding 1.50 crore.
· First-time cent-per-cent computerization of old age monthly pension amount increased from Rs.150 to Rs.30 to be credited directly to the beneficiaries account.
· The amount of grant increased from Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000 for the marriage of daughters of SC/ST in Budelkhand region.
· The amount of financial assistance, under the scheme for marriage and medical treatment, hiked from Rs.2,000 to Rs.5,000 per head.
· Upgradation of 54 Ashram style schools in the State from class-V to intermediate level, ensuring education for 25,000 students.
· Sanction accorded to the construction of 10 new government Ashram style schools and 21 hostels for SC/ST.
· For IAS and PCS coaching of SC/ST, an institute established at Bhagidhari Bhavan, lucknow as well as Agra, Aligar ans Bareeilly.
· Provision of 21.21% expenditure for the welfare of SC/ST under SC/ST sub plan.
Backward Classes Welfare
· Distribution of Rs.814.62 crore as scholarship among 196.17 lakh Backward class students (girls and boys) during 2007 -2008
· As many as 207.21 lakh Backward students benefited with the expenditure of Rs.920.29 crore during 2008-2009.
· During 2009-2010 Rs.900.82 crore earmarke for scholarships, benefiting about 217.80 lakh students.
· As many as 11.45 lakh students benefited reimbursing Rs.218.21 crore.
· With grants of Rs.10,000 for the marriage of daughters and Rs.5,000 for medical treatment of Backward destitute, poor and BPL persons, altogether 82,417 people benefited.
· Construction of 34 hostels for students belonging to Other Backward-Classes completed and work on another 12 hostels started.
Welfare of the Physically Handicapped :
· Sanction of Pension at the rate of Rs.300 per month todicapped (physically challenged), numbering 7,06,296.
· Amount of grant for artificial limbs/ancilliary equipments for the physically challenged increased from Rs.3,500 to Rs.6,000.
· Provision for an additional amount of Rs.2 crore by way of incentive for the marriage of the physically challenged.
· Subsistence allowance for the physically challenged, studying / receiving training, increased from Rs.550 to Rs.850 per month.
· Free travel facility available, in all categories of Uttar Pradesh State Transport buses, to the physically challenged.
· Relaxation upto maximum of 15 years in age limit, to the physically challenged in recruitment to government services.
· 3% reservation for the physically challengedin the allotment of fair price shops.
· Establishment of Uttar Pradesh Dr.Shakuntala Misra Rehabilitaion University to provide higher education to handicapped students. 50% seats reserved exclusively for the physically challenged.
· Construction of hostels at Meerut , Alhabad, Lucknow and Gorakpur for visually impaired students.
· Work in progress on the setting up of an inter college each at Gorakpur and Meerut for visually impaired boys and girls respectively.
· Work in progress for establishing a Shelter Home cum Training Centre each at Bareilly, Meerut and Gorakpur for the mentally retarded.
Minority Welfare and Waqf :
· Decision to include 10 new Arabic-Persian Madrasas in the grants-in-aid list.
· Distribution of Rs.34,276.71 lakh to 91.64 lakh, pre and post-class-X students as scholarships.
· Honororium amounting to Rs.9,377.19 lakh for 6,782 teachers in 2587 Madarasas.
· Income celling of poor guardians of wards, eligible for scholarship, increased to Rs.1 lakh.
· Aid amount to Rs.2544.50 lakh, provided for the marriage of 25,445 daughters from minority BPL families.
· Reimbursement of school fees, amounting to Rs.1,490.15 lakh to 31,229 students studying in post-X-classes.
· Provision of Rs.440 lakh for construction of Haj House at Ghaziabad and Lucknow.
· Direct air flight for Haj travelers from Varanas to Jeddah. Arrangement to send off Haj travelers from Haj House in Luaknow.
· The condition of police verification for appointment of Mutavallis abolished.
· "Manyavar Shri Kanshiram Ji Alpankhyak Swarozgar Yojana" being implemented in urban areas.
· Construction of Uttar Pradesh Sunni and Shia Central Waqf Boards with strict instructions to both the Waqf Boards to persive all Waqf properties with the grants made available to them.
· Grant of Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy more than doubled and raised to Rs.3 crore.
· Adequate provision to reimburse the admission fees of students pursuing medical/engineering /MBA and other University courses.
Women's Welfare, Child Development and Nutrition :
· Monthly pension of destitute women increased from Rs.150 to Rs.300. 15.80 lakh being benefited.
· Provision of payment of Rs.10,000, in one single installment for the marriage of daughters of destitute (BPL women).
· Provision of lump-sum payment of Rs.11,000 to the new couple, when a woman re-marries after the death of her husband.
· Mahamaya Garib Balika Ashirwad Yajana introduced for girls born in BPL families on 15 January, 209 or thereafter to put a stop to foetus-killing, arrest declining ratio between boys and girls and to enable girls to live a life of self respect.
· On the birth of a girl child, an amount will be deposited in her name for a fixed period of 18 years, which on maturity will be around Rs.1 lakh and be payable to the girl if she atayed unmarried till then.
· So far 1,01,705 girls benefited.
· As many as 97.20lakh children being served everyday with hot cooked food by 1,51,469 Aanganwadi centres functioning under 897 integrated child development projects in the State.
· Increase of Rs.500 in the honorarium of Anganvwadi workers and Rs.250 in the case of lady assistants.
· 258.62 lakh beneficiaries getting supplementary nutrition.
3. Agriculture :
Total expenditure of Rs.12,527 crore (Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty Seven Crore Rupees) in the last three years on activities undertaken of the Agriculture Department with significant achievements as follows :
· A total of 48.19 lakh quintal of approved seads distributed.
· 79.27 lakh tones fertilizers distributed.
· Distribution of seasonal loans to farmers amounting Rs.11,991 crore.
· 45.94 lakh Kissan Credit Cards distributed.
· Stribution of 8093.16 Kl/tones agricultural chemical under the plant protection programme.
· 'Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Method' introduced under rain water storage and irrigation sckeme in Bundelkhand region. 13,652 sprinkler sets distributed.
· Implements available , free of charge to all SC/ST and poor and marginal farmers. 75% grant admissible to other categories of farmers.
· Comprehensive strategy planned to double the income of farmers from agriculture production in the next two years.
· Provision of storage of fertilizer in advance.
· Wheat production during the rabi season 2009-10 estimated to be 290.04 lakh m.t., the highest in the last few years.
· Food grain production estimated to be 313.36 lakh tones during rabi 2009-10, which is the highest as compared to previous years.
· Production of 107 lakh tones of rice and 135 lakh tones food grains during kharif 2009-10 in spite of draught.
· Short-term loans amounting to Rs.6,651.61 crore distributed, at reduced interest rates, among small and marginal farmers.
· Linking of 350 S/C hamlets with 3,638 Km. long pukka roads by Mandi Parishad..
Cane Development and Sugar Industry :
· Record and historic payment of cane price amounting to Rs.28,911.26 crore, including arrears.
· Unprecedented increase of Rs.25 per quintal in the State Advisory Price of canr for the crushing season, 2009-10. Never before has there been such an increase in a single crushing season.
· For the first time, payment of additioan incentive money to cane farmers ensured with mutual agreement between sugar mills and the farmers.
· The farmers got full for their produce due to restrictions imposed on the import of raw sugar in the State until the lifting of the cane crop from the fields.
· Efforts made to increase sugar production and productivity by developing five new sugar varieties.
· Two new sugar mills (Hata and Baghauli) started.
· Rules amended to provide more representation to SC/ST, Other Backward Classes and women in cane development councils.
4. Irrigation :
Total expenditure of Rs.16,505 crore(sixteen thousand fivr hundred and five crore) in the last three years on activities of the Irrigation Department with significant achievements as follows:
· By means of 33,215 Km. of embarkments and other flood protection measures, 19.47 lakh hectares of land protected against floods so far.
· With 73,637 Km. long canals in the State, better facilities of irrigation made available.
· The policy of 'no-irrigation – no irrigation tax' enforced in the interest of the farmers after doing away with the 'barha qanoon'.
· Inspite of draught in 63 out of 71 districtsin the State in 2009-10 , an area of 1,744 thousand hectares irrigated by feeding 8,368 tails during the Kharif 1,477 season. To deal with the rigour of draught and to make drinking water available for cattle, 30,689 tanks / ponds were filled with water and an area of 2,135.35 thousan hectares irrigated during the curresnt rabi season upto March, 2010.
· SC/ST groups of farmers provided cent-per-cent grant(Maximum being Rs.4.28 lakh per tubewell) under 'Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Nalkoop Yojana). Construction of 304 tublewells completed. Another 300 tubewells under construction during 2009-10.
· Under Dr.Ambedkar Samoohik Nalkoop Yojana' grant admissible to the extent of 50% (Maximum being Rs.2.41 lakh per tubewell). Construction of 213 tubewells completed. Another 200 being constructed.
5. Rural Development
Total expenditure of Rs.7,609 crore (Seven Thousand Six Hundred and Nine Crore Rupees) in the last three years on activities under Rural Develeopent with significant achievements as follows :
· With an expenditure of Rs.11,420 crore under MNREGA, as many as 7.454 lakh man days of employment generated.
· 4,998 'Bastis' linked with 19,302 Km. long Pukka roads at an expenditure Rs.6,10.90 crore under P.M.G..S.Y.
· Housing facilities made available to 10.30 lakh homeless rural families at a cost of Rs.3,316 crore under Indira Aavas Yojna.
· Free houses to 3.06 lakh SC/ST families at a cost of Rs.949 crore under 'Mahamaya Aavas Yojna'.
· Houses for non-SC/ST and homeless BPL families numbering 0.50 lakh at a cost of Rs.180 crore under 'Mahamaya Sarvajan Aavas Yojna'.
6. Revenue :
· Instructions issued not to evict SC/STpeople from Gram Panchayat lands occupied by them on 13 May,2007 or before and to treat them as owners of the land.
· Provision for unmarried daughter also for succession to agriculture land.
· Uttar Pradesh Money lending Regulatory Act-2008 enforced to protect farmers from economic exploitation.
· An amount of Rs.49.76 crore distributed as compensation against 8,580 claims from farmers under 'Krishak Durghatana Bima Yojna'.
· Altogether, 4,89,989 hectares of agricultural land allotted to 2,28,261 landless people.
· Residential plots of 100 to 250 sq.mt. allotted to 3,11,868 homeless families.
· In the process of realization of loans, restrictions imposed on the auction of lands of farmers owning less than 3.123 acres.
· Under General Public Insurance Scheme, insurance premium of landless families borne at the rate of fifty-fifty by the central and state government. Two children of the concerned family to be given a monthly scholarship of Rs.10 also.
· Allotment of an acre of 25,240 hectares to 30,410 fishermen families for pisciculture.
7. Panchayati Raj :
Total expenditure of Rs.5,574 crore (Five Thousan Five Hundred and Seventy Four Crore Rupees) in the last three years under Panchayati Raj with Significant achievements as follows :
· As many as 1,322 Dr.Ambedkar villages selected during 2007-08 under Dr.Ambedkar Gram Sabha Vikas Yojna, saturated with kharanjas and drains at a cost of Rs.320.81 crore.
· During 2008-09, as amny as 1,438 Dr Ambedkar Gram Sabhas saturated with CC 9Cement-Concrete)roads KC drains at a cost of Rs.875 crore.
· Construction of CC (Cement-Concrete) roads and KC drains completed in 2,175 Dr.Ambedkar villages at a cost of Rs.875 crore during 2009-10.
· Approval for installation od sodium lights in 10,000 S/C Bastis in Dr.Ambedkar villages.
· Construction of 2,000 Dr.Ambedkar Multipurpose Community Centres in S/C Bastis of Dr.Ambedkar villages. Process of construction of community centres for the next year started.
· Under Total Cleanliness Drive during the last three years, as many as 21,99,811 BPL private toilets, 1,525 women toilet complexes , 1,75,613 school toilets and 64,761 Aanganbadi toilets constructed at a cost of Rs.1,08,010 crore.
· 5,250 Panchayat Buildings constructed at a cost of Rs.149.31 crore during the last 3 years.
· For environmental cleanliness in the rural areas, a historic decision was taken, for the first time, by this popular government to creat as many as 1,08,848 posts of Arogya Rakhakas (Health Protectors of all Beings) in the State in March 2008.
· An amount of Rs.1,101 .34 crore sanctioned under the Backward Area Grant-in-aid fund Scheme. Work in progress in 34 districts of the State on the construction of 4,872 Gram Sachiwalayas. 431resource centres, 475 aanganbadi centres, 195 boundary walls , 76 tubewells, 2,708 tube lights, 291 culverts, 85 drinking water systems, 185 solid waste management units and 1,570 roads.
· To provide public facilities under the recommendations of the 12th finance commission, panchayati Rai institutions made supporting by allocating them a total of Rs.1,758.48 crore from 2007-08 till date.
· An expenditureof Rs.4,077.53 crore incurred on the maintenance of properties and assets of Panchayati Raj inst
8. Energy :
Total expenditure of Rs.23,673 crore (Twenty Three Thousand Six Hundred and Seventy Three Crore Rupees) in the last three years on activities under Energy Department with significant achievements as follows:
· Foundation stones of power projects worth Rs.6,168 crore laid.
· To make the State self-sufficient in Power Sector, decisions taken to generate 25.000 MW of additional power . Towards this end , a total investment of Rs.1.25,000 crore proposed.
· To separate agricultural feeders from domestic feeders in the rural areas, Rs.2,600 crore Dr.Ambedkar Urja Krishi Sudhar Yojna introduced.
· Setting up of 41 new132 KV power sub-stations with a capacity of 1200 MVA.
· Construction of new sub-stations of 22KV with a capacity of 1440KVA.
· Construction of 132/220/400 KV lines – 1240 circuit Km.
· Expansion of capacity of 88 sub-stations from 132 KV to 1993 MVA.
· Expansion of capacity 38 sub-stations from 220KV to 1890 MVA.
· Expansions of 2 sub-stations from 400 KV to 120 MVA.
· Electrification 9,739 Ambedkar villages. 3,590 general villages, 3,487 SC/ST bastis and 3,590 hamlets.
· Establishing 369 new power sub-stations of 33KV with a capacity of 2,095 MVA.
· Increase in the capacity of 376 sub0-stations of 1,426 MVA.
· Construction of 1,378 circuit Km lines of 33 KV.
· 2 x 250 – MW capacity Harduganj thermal power extension project approved. Synchronisation of the first unit likely on 31 October 2010 and that of the second unit by 30 november next.
· The second phase of 1 x 660 MW capacity Harduaganj thermal power extension project is being sanctioned.
· Operational work in unit number 7 of Harduaganj thermal power house, from 110 MW to 120MW approved.
· Power generation commenced in the first 300 MW unit of 2 x 300 MW Roza thermal power project (private sector). The second unitexpected to be commissioned shortly.
· A joint venture of M/s Nyveli Lignite Corporation and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidut Utpadan Nigam to produce 2,000 MW of thermal power approved.
· Sanction accorded to 1 x 150 MW capacity Panki thermal power extension project.
· Refurbishing of the units of 2 x 250 MW capacity Obra (A) thermal power station completed and units in production mode.
· Proposed installation of 2 x 660 MW capacity Obra (C) thermal project.
· Proposal to install 2 x 660 MW capacity Anpara (E) thermal power project.
· Under Parichha extension thermal power project, 2 units of 210 MW set up.
· BTG work of 3 x 250MW Parichha extension thermal power project in progress. Units 1 and 2 expected to go into production soon.
· Target to achieve additional power generation capacity of 10,000 MW by 2012.
· Transfer of Anpara (C) thermal power project to the private sector.
· To achieve increase in production of electricity, new 3,000 MW capacity thermal power projects proposed which would increase generationof capacity from the present 4,000 MW to 7,000 MW.
· Supply of electricity to 7,500 villages ensured.
· To install a 1,320 MW power generation unit in Meja (Allahabad) a memorandum of Understanding signed between Uttar Pradesh Rajya Utpadan Nigam and NTPC. Construction work is in progress.
· A new scheme of energising private tubewells started. The amount of grant increased from Rs.55,000 to 68.000.
9. PWD :
Total expenditure of Rs.22,296 crore(Twenty Two Thousand and Ninny Six Crore Rupees) in the last three years on activities under Public Works Development with significant achievements as follows :
· For economic amelioration of persons belonging to SC/ST, a system of reservation of reservation in government contracts, upto a value of Rs.25 lakh, introduced for the first time. So far, contract jobs worth Rs.525.35 crore allocated.
· Construction of a total 168 major bridges and 5 Railway over-bridges completed. 38 over-bridges under construction. Rs.521 crore sanctioned for construction of 28over-bridges.
· Of the Ambedkar villages selected during 1995-96, 1997-98 and 2002-03 and left unattended, as many as 2,109 villages saturated with 3,264 km, long roads built at a cost of Rs.597 crore under the scheme to construct new roads.
· Repair work and reconstruction of previously built roads in Ambedkar villages, selected during 1995-96, 1997-98 and 202-03 was undertaken in 2007-08. As many as 13,210 Dr.Ambedkar villages saturated with 29,867 km long improve roads at a cost of Rs.1,140.96 crore.
· Under Nav Nirman Yojna, 2,203 km long new roads constructed in 1,219 selected Ambedkar Gram Sabhas during the first phase (2007-08) at a cost of Rs.486 crore.
· During the second phase (2008-09) of Nav Nirman Yojna, 4,035 km long roads constructed in 2,307 Ambedkar Gram Sabhas at a cost of Rs. 873.55 crore.
· To link up all 2,709 hamlets with roads in Ambedkar villagesselected in 1995-96 and 1997-98 together with 2,195 villages re-adopted in 2009-10, construction started on 2,350 km long roads under Nav Nirman Yojna. So far 2,290 hamlets linked.
· Under Manyavar Shri Kanshiram Ji Shahri Samagra Vikas Yojna, started for the first time by the present government in 2007-08, 740 km. of cement concrete drains constructed at a cost of Rs.289.54 crore.
· Manyavar Shri Kanshiram Ji Shahri Gharib Avas Yojna introduced in 2008-09.
· Renovation of 32,228 Km.long roads in progress at a cost of Rs.1,129.98 crore.
· Construction of 266 bridges completed at a cost of Rs.1,390 crore.
· Widening and strengthening of 8395 kn long roads at a cost of Rs.4,930 crore.
· 34,846km.long rural roads constructed at accost of Rs.5,90 crore.
· Linking of one hamlet with the other started in selected Ambedkar villages
· Construction of Dr.Ambedkar Dalmau Ganga Bridge in Rae Bareli district.
10. Development of Infrastructural Facilities :
· Work on the metro rail project from Delhi to Noida completed. Expected to be complete uptoGreater Noida by 31 March, 2012.
· Completion of Mahamaya flyover in Noida, Sector -44.
· Supply of drinking water from the Ganga to 35 sector Noida.
· Construction of s state-of-the-art stadium at Gomti Nagar in Lucknow.
Industrial Development
· Process for building an industrial corridor, equipped with global-standard facilities started by LIDA on Kanpur-Lucknow national highway.
· Capital investment of Rs.308.21 crore by GIDA after acquiring 464 acres of land.
· Under Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor project, 12% of UP state'sarea to become Special Economic Zone (SEZ) generating employment for as many as 2.5 lakh persons.
· With a capital investment of Rs.3,888 crore for establishing 33,595 small scale industrial ventures, as many as 1.74 lakh jobs generated.
· Introduction of a single window system for time-bound disposal of complaints for entrepreneurs regarding applications at the district level, which has benefited 51,565 entrepreneurs so far.
· Development of a sports city of international standards at Noida at a cost of Rs.2,050 crore.
· Private capital investment of Rs.544.48 crore in three Special Economic Zone (SEZ)in Noida / Greater Noida. Entrepreneurial units functional., providing direct employment to 40,096 persons.
· As many as 546 letters of intent okayed with an investment proposal of Rs.36,180.84 crore and employment for 3,11,457 persons.
11. Education :
Total expenditure of Rs.45,948 crore (Forty Five Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty Eight Crore Rupees) in the last three years on activities onder Education with significant achievements as follows :
Basic Education :
· To make up for shortfalls of teachers, 88,000 teachers appointed.
· 12,244sikshamitras appointed, on honorarium basis, in primary schools to improve the teachers-taught ratio.
· Provision of Scholarships at double the rate for children of families engaged in Arogya Rakshak(Health Protectors of all beings) work.
· Teaching of English to start from class-I itself instead of class-III.
· In unserved villages, 4,635 new primary schools and 11,031 new senior senior primary schools opened.
· Construction of 57,459 additional classrooms in Parishad-run schools.
· 454 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas being run for girls from poorer sections in development blocks located in backward areas.
· Appointment of 6,573 Urdu teachers in Parishad-run schools.
· Electrification works completed in 57,772 schools.
· Computer aided education programme operational in upper primary schools.
· Free distribution of uniforms to 72 lakh girl students in primary schools.
· School bags distributed to 16.50 lakh girl students of upper primary schools.
· Under the school readiness programme, pre-primary classes started, for the first time, during 2009-10 in 14,200 primary schools in the State.
Secondary Education :
· For BPL girl students, Savitri Bai Phule Balika Siksha Madad Yojna started. So far 2.56 lakh students benefited.
· National secondary education campaign launched.
· 254 government high schools upgraded to intermediate level.
· 54 government higher secondary schools with no buildings of their own earlier , constructed. 97 higher secondary schools, having having their own buildings, provided with additional classrooms and laborotories.
· In 70 co-ed schools in rural areas, toilets and a common room constructed for girls.
· Government for government district libraries constructed in Mahoba, Maharajganj, Sonbhadra, Firozabad, Bhadohi, Kannuj, JP Nagar nad Mahamaya Nagar.
· A secondary Sanscrit s education board constituted to exercise administrative control over prathma, Madhyama and upper Madhyama system of education.
· Establishment of Mahamaya inter colleges for boys and girls each in Noida and Greater Noidaalong with hostel facility.
· Many revolutionary changes introduced in the interest of UP Board examinees. No mention of division in the mark sheet any more; only subject-wise marks to be shown. Grade to replace division in the mark sheet. An examinee clearing any five out of the offered six subjects will be cleared pass. Only one question paper for one subject.
Higher Education :
· In the newly created Gautham Buddha Nagar district, close to Delhi, Gautham Buddha University of international standards established over a sprawling area of 511 acres. The university provides facility for higher education abroad at government expense to students belonging to SC/ST, other backward classes, religious minorities and brilliant BPL students in the general category.
· Total ban on ragging in all educational institutions.
· Manyavar Shri Kanshiram Ji Chair for research established in six universities.
· Centres for excellence opened in universities. Augumentation of twenty five percent seats in theuniversities to get over the problem of admission.
· Under laid-down parameters, seven private universities set up.
· Rs.12.40 crore sanctioned to promote education in science, arts, commerse as well as women'seducation and co-education in unserved development blocks.
· Action by home department on SIT reports to investigate all maters relating to fake universities and other similar institutions.
· Instructions to all universities to complete all tests and examinations by May 2010.
· Decision to set up an internal quality assurance cell in Uttar Pradesh State Higher Education Board Lucknow.
· Uttar Pradesh Urdu, Arabic-Persian University established at Lucknow.
· Government Degree Colleges established in the districts of Jaunpur, Ghaziabad, Kanshiram Nagar, Kushinagar, Bijnur, Mannauj, Farrukhabad, Mainpuri and shravasti which has no such colleges before. Government women's degree collegesopened in Mohna (Lucknow), Dhanpur, - Hadia (Allahabad), Bangar (Kannauj).
· Of the offices of regional higher education officer functioning in 8 divisions of the state, 5 offices to have their own permanent buildings at Lucknow, Bareilly, Meerut, Kanpur and Jhansi.
· Construction of Savitri Bai Phule women's hostel in Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur completed.
· Instructions issued to hold student union elections in the universities in accordance with Lyngdoh Committee recommendations. Efforts on to improve the academic atmosphere.
Vocational Education :
· Addition of 32 seats for vocations like offset machine grinder and litho offset and plate maker in government industrial training institute, Aliganj, Lucknow.
· Construction of the building of state staff training and research centre and vocational training board in Lucknow.
· Provision of proper equipment and machines for government industrial institutes at Godlamau (Sitapur), Atrauli (Hardoi), Chandan Chowki (Lakhimpur Kheri) and Kannauj.
· Provision of equipment and machines for 50 industrial training institutes under the SC/ST sub-plan.
· Establishment of industrial training centres in unserved development blocks under the public-private-partnership (PPP) scheme.
· Decesion to set up a state insdustrial training institute at Bansgaon (Gorakhpur).
· To provide employment and opportunities of self-employment to the youth in the vocational field, a separate vocational training department constituted, after bifurcation of the department of vocational and technical education.
· Provision of giving bicycle and Rs.25,000 for girls from BPL families, seeking admission to government industrial institutes under the new 'Savitri Bai Phule Balika Shiksha Madad Yojna'.
Technical Education :
· Facility of free –ship, on admission to government-aided polytechnics, for children of guardians withan annual income of less than Rs.1 lakh.
· Savitri Bai Phule Balika Kalyan Yojna made applicable to technical education as well, after the same pattern as in secondary education.
· 5 new politechnica opened in Bundelkhand.
· Establishment of Mahamaya Politechnic of Information Technology at Chandauli, Gorakhpur, JP Nagar and Mahamaya Nagar (Hathras) under the SC/ST sub-plan.
· Decision to open 4 engineering colleges, one each at Banda, Bijnur, Azamgarh and Ambedkar nagar. Establishment of engineering colleges at Banda and Bijnur , in process.
· '[Manyavar Shri Kanshiram Ji Institute of Technology' to be opened at Lucknow.
· Opening of new polytechnics in 41 districts.
· Establishment of Manyavar Shri Kanshiram Ji engineering college of information technology at Azxamgarh and Ambedkar Nagar besides Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar engineering college of information technology at Banda and Bijnor approved.
· A second technical university, named Mahamaya Technical University, established for westwern UP in Gautam Buddha Nasgar district.
12. Urban Development :
Total expenditure of Rs.6,091 crore (Six Thousan and Ninety One Crore Rupees) in the laste three years on activites of Urban Development with significant achievements a follows :
· Approval of Rs.1,076.98 crore plan to provide clean drinking water projects and another Rs.575.27 crore for twelve sewerage projects at Lucknow, Kanpur, agra, Allahabad, Varanasi,Meerut and Mathura.
· Provision of 1,310 buses in 7 mission townsof the state.
· As against a totalof 41 projects costing Rs.5,910.54 crore for selected cities, provision made for Rs.1,781.55 crore.
· 8 projects for Lucknow city worth Rs.1,743.79 crore sanctioned.
· Drinking water schemes, worth Rs.311.31 crore, implemented in 37 small and medium towns.
13. Housing and Urban Planning :
Total Expenditure of Rs.3,666 crore (Three Thousand Six Hundred and Sity Six Crore Rupees) in the last three years on activities of Housing and Urban Planning with significant achievements as follows :
· Of 1.01 lakh houses to be constructed under Manyavar Shri Kanshiram Ji Shahri Garib Avas Yojna, for free allotment of accommodation todestitute widows, the physically challenged and BPL city dwellers, as many as 96,418 housing units completed.
· 'Sarvajan Hitay Shahri Garib Avas (slum area)Malikana Haq Yojna' introduced to confer ownership rights on BPL families living in unauthorisedly occupied premesis in urban.
14. Transport :
· To encourage public transportation services, city buses exempted exempted fully from additional taxes.
· 50% tax exemption for buses hired on contract by schools and factories.
· Following agreement signed with the states of NCR, cent-per-cent exemption from tax allowed to CNR operated taxies.
· For the facilities of passengers, low-floor air-conditioned buses and general buses inoperation under metropolitan city transport service.
15. Medical and Health :
Total expenditure of Rs.14,899 crore (Fourteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety nine Crore Rupees) in the last three years on Medical and Health activites with significant achievements as follows :
· Attracted by quality health services during the last 3 years, the number of indoor patients in government hospitals increased from 11 lakh to 48 lakh and that of outdoor patients from 3.60 crore to 6 crore.
· For treatment of encephalitis patients, a special ward in the Gorakhpur Medical College together with a virology lab.
· Free inoculation of 3.06 crore children for prevention of encephalitis.
· Free treatment of 25% BPL patients, including 10% belonging to SC/ST made compulsory in hospitals established with PPP (Public-Private-Partnership).
· Free medical treatment facility for red-card holders issued under 'Antyodaya An Yojna'.
· Work progressing fast under construction of Manyavar Shi Kanshiram Ji Multi-speciality Hospital at Lucknow, where the poor will be treated free.
· Construction of a 30 0- bed ultra special hospital, at Faizabad and Mirzapur progressing. A 100-bed paediatric hospital established at Lucknow.
· 25% BPL families including 10% SC/ST to be treated free, compulsorily, in three hospitals.
· Decision to increase the number of beds in district hospitalsfor men-120(Moradabad), 100 (Faizabad), 200 (Banda), 150 (Mirzapur) and 100(Gonda).
· Provision of Rs.70 crore for a 100-bed combined hospital each at Saint Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Auraiya, Shravasti, Balrampur and Kanpur.
· Approval for setting up trauma centres at Saharanpur, Ghaziaba, Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar and Varanasi.
· 'Aasha Yojna' enforced throught the state.
· Announcement of a health insurance scheme by Chief minister, on her birthday , for BPL families with access to free medical treatment in government hospitals for all kinds of diseases involving expenditure upto Rs.30,000.
· Upgradation of Noida district hospital and establishment of two 200-bed high-level Dr.Ambedkar multi-speciality hospitals by the Greater Noida Authority.
· 51,494 village health communities constituted in 52,002 gram panchayats in the state.
· Introduction of 'Saubhagayawati Surakshit Matriva Yojna' for expectant mothers of BPL families.
· 'Janani Surakhsa Yojna' benefits 18.63 lakh women.
Medical Education :
· Construction of new governmentallopathic medical colleges in Orai, Kannouj and Azamgarh completed. OPD services start functioning. Ambedkar-Nagar, Banda and Saharanpur to have similar colleges.
· Manyavar Shri Kanshram Ji para-medical training college established.
16. Employment Generation :
· Employment provided to 74,492 persons in the silk industry, including 36,203 S/C, 3,240 S/T and 19,924 women.
· Self employment for 9.52 lakh families with the help of a grant of Rs.1,240 crore under 'Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna'.
· Employment provided to 1,51,654 persons under 'Chief Minsiter Gram Udyog Rozgar Yojna'.
· With a capital investment of Rs.68567.89 lakh under village employment generation programme (margin money scheme) and Prime Minister employment generation programme, as many as 26,655 units established , providing employment to 2,52,966 persons.
· Wages for agricultural and ancillary jobs fixed at Rs.100 daily and Rs.2,600 monthly.
· Long-standing ban on the recruitment to government services in general category lifted.
· Efforts to fill up backlog of SC/ST quota through a regular drive.
17. Food and Drugs Administration :
· To prevent the manufacture and sale of adultrated food-stuff and fake labeling of medicines, a separate food and drugs administration department created.
· With strict enforcement, 70,475 samples collected, 7,726 cases filed and 655 persons penalized. Fines, totaling Rs.17,74,400 slapped.
18. Public Distribution System:
· To bring about qualitative improvement in PDS, strict enforecement carried out leading to 25,931 raids, arrest ofr 93 persons, suspension of 7,443 licences and cancellation of allotment of 2,546shops.
· As many as 4,28,844 unauthorised BPL / Antyodaya Ration Cards cancelled and reissued to genuine families.
19. Less than even 1%of the total budget ed expenditure in the State incurred on the construction of Memorials, Museums, Statues and Parks to Honour Baba Saheb Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar and Manyavar Shri Kanshiram Ji and other Saints, Seers (Gurus) and Great Men born, from time to time in SC/ST and Other Backward Classes.
20. Other Major Achievements :
· Record increase in the realization of commercial taxes amounting to Rs.6,553.64 crore.
· Facility of online 'Bahti' transit declaration form).
· Accident insurance scheme for 4 lakh registered traders.
· Despite limited financial resources and an additional burden of Rs.21,000 crore on government exchequer, this is the first state government to implement the recommendations of the sixth pay commission, benefitting state government employees, teachers, those serving in local bodies, junior doctors, corporation employees etc., thus providing them major relief from deamness.
21. P.P.P. (Public-Private-Partnership) for Development of Infrastructural Facilities :
· To tap all possible money-resources for the state exchequer in order to plough them back into public welfare programmes, encouragement given to the private sector for capital investment rather than spending from government's own coffers, for creating infrastructural facilities essential for public good.
· Construction of Rs.30,000 crore, 1,047 km. long 8-lane, entry controlled Ganga Express way in progress.
· Construction of 165 km. long Yamuna Express-way from Noida to Agra costing Rs.9,935 crore in final stages.
· Work in progress on the 8-lanr, entry controlled, 212 km.long Express-way at a cost of Rs.7,500 crore, on the right bank of the upper Ganga canal.
· Speedy action on establishing 6 it is.
· International airport at Kushinagar at a cost of Rs.829 crore to develop the Buddhist circuit.
· Expansion of Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar international airport, Meerut.
· Work in progress on the construction of Taj international airport and aviation hub at Jevar in Gautam Buddha Nagar.
· Construction work started for generation of 5,000 MW of additional power at Bara and Karchhana in Allahabad with private investment of Rs.25,000 crore.
· Contracty signed to generate 4,50 MW of additional power with private investment of Rs.22,000 crore at fatepur, Anpara and Lalitpur.
· 8 politechnics to be opened on PPP model. 74 politechnics established by the private sector in the state.
· Ultra-modern super speciality hospitals, equipped with all facilities, to be opened in Lucnow, Agra, Jalaun, Nijnor, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar and Saharanpur with co-operation of the private sector.In thesehospitals , with 500-beds and costing around Rs.140-150 crore each, those living below the poverty line will have access to free medical treatment.
· Processing of tenders for installing a 1,320 MW capacity unit for generation of additional power at Jawaharpur (Etah).
· Scheme3s to build 2 sub-stations of 765 KV and 400 KV with connecting transmission lines with private investment of Rs.7,717 crore.
· Distribution of electricity in Agra handed over to Input-Based Urban Franchisee, a private sector company.
It is evident from the above-mentioned facts that by following the path shown by Saints, Seers (Gurus) and Great Men born, from time to time, in Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes, especially 'Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj, Naraina Guru, Baba Saheb Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkarand Manyavar Shri.Kanshiram Ji', the state BSP Government, under the dynamic leadership of Hon'ble Chief Minister Ms.Mayawati, is pursuing the policy of 'Sarvajan Hitay and Sarvajan Sukhay'. At the same time, , the Hon'ble Chief Minister is of the view that, had the Central Government not adopted a "step-motherly and partisan attitude" as mentioned earlier , towards Uttar Pradesh, the State BSP Government could have shown much better results in respect of public welfare and development.
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Maya's googly stumps BSP, rivals alike
Sanjay Singh Posted: Jun 09, 2010 at 0339 hrs
Lucknow
