Rajasthan State Budget 2016-17

 

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Smt. Vasundhara Raje’s Budget Speech 2016-17

Budget Speech 2016-2017

Budget at a Glance

Budget Study 2016-17

FRBM Document

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE BUDGET 2016-17 PRESENTED ON 08.03.2016

  • Fiscal Indicators

    • Estimated Revenue Surplus/Deficit for 2016-17
      • Without effect of UDAY – Surplus of Rs. 198.01 crore
      • With effect of UDAY – Deficit of Rs. 8801.99 crore
    • Estimated Fiscal Deficit for 2016-17
      • Without effect of UDAY – Rs. 23014 crore which is 3% of GSDP
      • With effect of UDAY – Rs. 43147.24 crore which is 5.62% of GSDP
    • Estimated total revenue receipts for 2016-17 Rs. 123250.53 crore
    • Estimated own tax revenue for the year 2016-17 Rs. 53300.01 crore against

    Rs. 45670.01 crore in the 2015-16 RE, which is higher by 16.71%

    • Estimated own tax revenue for 2016-17 as percentage of GSDP is 6.95%
    • Estimated interest payment in 2016-17 is Rs. 17526.63 crore which is 14.22 % of total revenue receipts.

Economic Infrastructure Development

  • Roads

    • 2000 kms. of Gramin Gaurav Path and missing links in 2016-17
    • 4303 kms. road construction under PMGSY at the cost of Rs. 1618 crore to connect 1468 habitations with population between 250-350.
    • Completion of 2702 kms. of renewal of non-patchable roads at cost of Rs. 605 crore. Another 2500 kms. of such roads to be taken up in 2016-17 at cost of Rs. 600 crore.
    • Rs. 142.85 crore to be spend to connect the remaining villages with population between 250-499 as per 2001 census
    • Rs. 103 crore 94 lac for improvement in Goverdhan and Brij Chorasi Kos Parikrama route in Bharatpur.
    • Kacha Marg for pilgrims going from Jodhpur to Ramdevra at the cost of Rs. 14 crore 64 lacs.
    • 10 RoBs to be constructed for dedicated freight corridor at the cost of Rs. 337 crore.
    • 19 RoBs and 2 RuBs to be constructed at the cost of Rs. 761 crore.
    • 4 new National Highways declared by GoI this year.
    • Rs. 300 crore to be spent on improvement on national highway roads passing through populated area where national highway has now made a bypass.
    • Rs. 5690 crore provision for PWD which is 21.90% more than RE 2015-16

  • Road Transport

    • Networking of pollution checking centres on PPP
    • Rs. 27.58 crore for computerisation and other devices for transport offices.
    • New building of Jodhpur RTO to be constructed at cost of Rs. 9.13 crore
    • Rs. 20 crore for VGF for rural bus services   
    • Rs. 120 crore granted to RSRTC for Reformed Linked Programme.
    • Rs. 300 crore for RSRTC for lands etc. to State Bus Terminal Services Authority.
    • Rs. 160 crore to RSRTC for concessional fares announced by govt.

  • Drinking Water

    • Rs. 2950 crore for major works out of which Rs. 831 crore for completing 13 ongoing projects.
    • Bisalpur Jaipur Water Scheme Phase-II to be constructed at cost of Rs. 1945 crore.  
    • New schemes to be posed for financing to multi national financial institutions
      • Water for Rajsamand District from Dewas-III Rs. 1064 crore
      • Scheme for 188 villages of Chohatan Tehsil Barmer for Rs. 459.64 crore  
      • Scheme for 308 villages of Gudhamalani Tehsil Barmer for Rs. 481.32 crore  
      • Scheme for 190 villages and 69 habitations of Surajgarh, Chirawa and Buhana District Jhunjhunu and Surajgarh kasba Rs. 624.85 crore
      • Scheme for 94 villages and 504 habitations of Udaipurwati Rs. 644.93 crore
    • Rs. 213 crore for Sirohi District water supply through Dam on Battisa Nala to be started.
    • Rs. 14 crore scheme for solving immediate water problem of Dausa.
    • Water Supply Scheme for Shergarh-Atru District- Baran at Rs. 80.00 crore
    • Rs. 100 crore for repairing of 1000 for Janta Jal Yozana  
    • Rs. 40 crore for new hand pumps
    • Rs. 50 crore for Diggis in Bikaner Division
    • Replacement of 8 Diesel Generator set scheme with solar set on pilot basis in Jaisalmer.

  • Energy

    • Takeover of more than Rs. 60000 crore of DISCOM debt by State Govt. in two years under Uday scheme.
    • 4283 MW increased in generation capacity in last two years.
    • Highest production of solar energy in India (1273 MW). Minimum tariff for solar energy.
    • Establishment of  the following sub-stations in 2016-17:-  
      • 6 GSS of 220 KV
      • 16 GSS of 132 KV
      • 200 GSS of 33 KV

    to be established in 2016-17

    • 40,000 new agriculture connections in 2016-17.
    • On demand agriculture connection for general category in TSP and Sahriya areas from April, 2018. Such pending connections could be cleared by March, 2018.
    • Conversion of drip, sprinkler and diggi based agriculture power connection into general connection after 5 years from date of connection.
    • Rs 24.97 crore for electrifying unelectrified villages – habitations through solar energy.
    • 8 lac rural household connections under DDUGJY and other schemes in     2016-17.
    • New scheme for replacement of old pump sets of farmers by energy efficient pump sets on pilot basis.
    • Necessity of NoC of pollution control board for starting business done away with. Verification of Electric Inspector for upto 33KV connection to be replaced with self certification.
    • RERC to be approached for fixing rates of waste to energy power plants.

  • Devasthan

    • Rs. 35 crore for development of 12 important religious places in phased manner.
    • Rs. 5 crore for maintenance of Devsthan Temples.

  • Forest

    • Nagar Van Yojna to be implemented in Jaipur and Ajmer.
    • Rs. 157.61 crore scheme for Water Harvesting and Plantation under MMJSY in 17 districts.
    • Rs. 138 crore to be spend under Campa for forest development and wildlife protection.
    • 100% subsidy for new cooking gas connection for residents of an around Sariska, Ranthambhor and Mukundra Tiger Reserve. 40000 connection to be given next year.  
    • Rehabilitation package of residents of Sariska, Ranthambhor and Mukundra Tiger Reserve to be revised.
    • New STPF for Sariska and Mukundra Tiger Reserve.
    • Forest guard and forest watcher for STPF in three tiger reserve to be appointed from youths in an around the reserve area.  
    • Centre for excellence for skill development on environmental issues to be established.
    • Support to women and young entrepreneurs for setting up industries for manufacturing products from industrial waste.
    • Increase period of validity of permission under air and water acts from 3, 5 and 10 years to 5, 10 and 15 years for certain industries.

  • Tourism

    • 79% hike in allocation for tourist area development works.  
    • IEC campaign works Rs. 62.33 crore.
    • Rs. 17.88 crore for development of airstrips
    • Rs. 22.60 crore for Amer, Nahargarh, Jantar Mantar, Albert Hall etc. development works.
    • New State Institute of Hotel Management in Sawaimadhopur and Jhalawar and upgradation in Udaipur.
    • New institute of food and craft in Dholpur and Baran.
    • Rs. 7 crore for Jawahar Kala Kendra.
    • Rs. 1.50 crore for new reference library at Oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur.
    • Rs. 10.80 crore for new museum of records.
    • Rs. 1.65 crore for upgradation of Jaipur Kathak Kendra
    • Development of building of Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy in Gangouri Bazar, Jaipur as Vedic Heritage and Man script Conservation and Research Centre.
    • Development of various panoramas worth Rs. 15 crore.
    • Rs. 35 crore for development of 12 important religious places in phased manner.
    • Rs. 5 crore for maintenance of Devsthan Temples.
    • Development of tribal tourism circuit

Investment and Economic growth

  • Industries

    • Land bank for industries to be increased to 10000 hectare by RIICO with GIS provision.
    • Plug and play facility in RIICO industrial area.
    • Rs. 10.85 crore for start-up policy 2015.
    • 122 acre green field electronic manufacturing cluster to be setup in Karoli, Alwar.
    • State to give Rs. 66 crore as shared in CETPs upgradation at Balotra, Pali and Jasol.
    • Skill development of 11000 youths in textile.
    • Improvement in single window system. RIPs online portal to be started in all districts.
    • National Institute of Design to be established in Jaipur. State to give 50 acre free land.

  • Small Scale Industries

    • MSME facilitation centre to be established in each district.
    • Livelihood business incubator to be started in each district.
    • Hand made in Rajasthan portal to be started.
    • Rs. 2 crore for training of 60000 artisans through professionals by RUDA
    • Rs. 2.50 crore to Khadi Board for new showrooms of Khadi.
    • Provision for Rajasthan Leather Handicraft and Modernisation Scheme increased five times.
    • Sub DIC Office to be started in Sujangarh.

  • Mines

    Rs. 150 crore for medical, environment and road related works in mining area.

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

  • Agriculture and Allied Services

    • Rs. 2471 crore relief given to farmers for RABI-2015 hailstorm.
    • Rs. 676.37 crore for new Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme.
    • Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet to be organised in 2016.
    • Rs. 5.90 crore for Operationalising 1170 Krishi Seva Kendra
    • Scheme for nutrient kits for farmers based on report of soil health card.
    • Storage of 3 lac MT urea, 20000 MT DAP and 50000 MT gypsum.
    • Increase in subsidy for Drip, Sprinkler, Mini Sprinkler and Shade net to 50% and 70% for different categories of farmers.
    • Special scheme for Organic farming in eleven districts.
    • Centre of Excellence in Organic farming at FTI Jhalawar.
    • Rs. 7205 crore to be given a subsidy to DISCOMs for subsidised power to farmers.
    • Rs. 1000 per day honorarium for honorary extension workers. At least 10 new honorary extension workers to be added in each district.  
    • e-Mandi portal for online sale of produce.
    • Payment by Rajasthan Seed Corporation directly to farmer’s bank account and linked with Bhamashah Yojana.
    • Rs. 2 crore one time grant for new self financed integrated course of agriculture and MBA in Jobner Agriculture University.
    • Creation of 2.32 lac MT storage capacity by RSWC at cost of Rs. 162 crore.
    • 1000 new animal health sub-centres. Construction cost of Rs. 80 crore and recurring Rs. 20 crore.
    • New Bhamashah Animal Insurance Scheme with 50 to 70% subsidy for premium amount payment for different category of Pashupalak.
    • Rs. 2 crore for repair of one thousand animal health centres.
    • Rs. 5.76 crore for new building of Joint Director, AH, and multipurpose animal hospital, Dausa.
    • Increase in allowance for PG and PhD. students in animal health.
    • 47.55% increase in provision for agriculture and allied activities as compared to revised estimates 2015-16.

  • Water Resources

    • More than Rs. 12000 crore of new projects announced.
    • Rajasthan Water Sector Livelihood improvement project  to be implemented in 24 districts at cost of Rs. 3461 crore.
    • Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring  Project  for desert area to be implemented in 8 districts at cost of Rs. 3264 crore.
    • PARWAN project to be executed at cost of Rs. 4824 crore to benefit Kota, Baran and Jhalawar districts. Provision of Rs. 700 crore next year.
    • Rs. 213.53 crore project for revamping canals in CAD areas.
    • Ambapura Lift Irrigation Scheme-I (Mahi back water) work to be started. Cost of project Rs. 60 crore.
    • Renovation and repair work of Deeg escape channel in Bharatpur District.
    • 11 anicuts in 9 districts at cost of Rs. 25.74 crore.
    • Renovation of canal of Chanwali Irrigation Scheme, District Jhalawar at Rs. 9.45 crore
    • DPR for use of extra water of parwati, kali sindh rivers.
    • DPR for use of extra water of Sabarmati basin.
    • DPR for new scheme use of water of sadle dam of Mahi for irrigation purpose.
    • Rs. 128 crore to be spend in next 8 years for hydrological information system.

  • Cooperative

    • Rs. 370 crore for interest subvention scheme for agriculture crop loan and maintenance of CRAR of three Co-operative banks.
    • Cooperative Banks also allowed for Long term agriculture loans interest subvention scheme at 2% subvention.  
    • Rs. 10 crore for construction of godowns by 100 GSS.

Human Resource and Social Development

  • Social Welfare

    • Expansive social security network developed through PMISY, PMJY, Bhamashah Medical Insurance Scheme, PM Crop Insurance Scheme and new Animal Insurance Scheme.
    • Increase in mess allowance of SJED, TAD, Minorities Hostels to Rs. 2000 per month per student.
    • Four times increase in mess allowance of SJED PPP Hostels
    • Increase in gift amount for widow remarriage to Rs. 30000.
    • Rs. 1.50 crore for solar heater system in SJED Residential Schools.
    • Seven new hostel buildings at Rs. 15.75 crore.
    • Rs. 7.98 crore  for infrastructure gap in SJED Hostels.
    • Rs. 12.91 crore for 280 capacity residential schools for Pashupalak’s children in Jateshwar Dham Barmer.
    • Running of two 280 capacity residential schools in Barmer from next year Rs. 4.44 crore.
    • Coaching in Kota and Jaipur for one thousand eligible students for IIM, IIT etc.
    • 6 new residential schools and 5 hostels under Dev Narain Yojana in next 3 years.
    • Rs. 6 crore for specially abled self employment scheme.
    • Rs. 4.13 crore for ramps – lifts in govt. offices.
    • Rs. 6.66 crore subsidy for 99 NGOs running special schools.
    • Reservation of 3% seats in cinemas for specially abled.
    • Rs. 171 crore for Palanhar Scheme.
    • Working Women Hostels to be run through NGOs. one time grant for repair of such govt. hostels.
    • Rs. 5.07 crore for new buildings of Juvenile Homes in 3 districts.

  • Women & Child Development

    • Rs. 75 crore in three years for repairs of govt. aanganbadi.
    • Increase in honorarium of aanganbari workers, sahayika, mini aanganbari workers, sathin and aasha sahyoganies more than 1.5 lac females to benefit.  
    • Garima Balika Surkasha and Samman Yojna to be started.
    • CM Rajshree Yojana to be launched for girl child.
    • New scheme for creche on PPP basis.
    • Increase in amount of subsidy for community marriage.

  • TAD

    • 750 seats to be increased in 30 hostels – Rs. 21 crore
    • 420 seats in three residential schools. – Rs. 10.50 crore
    • 100 new Ma-Bari Kendra. – Rs. 3.14 crore
    • Kitchen shed in 508 Ma-Bari Kendra. – Rs. 3.05 crore
    • Running of 5 college hostels by TAD from next year.
    • 200 automated milk collection unit for dairy societies in tribal area.-   Rs. 2.38 crore
    • 20 new skill development centre in TSP areas.
    • Approach road for 62 hostels.
    • Development of tribal tourism circuit

  • Minorities

    • Rs. 53.79 crore for development works in minority blocks.
    • Rs. 66.30 crore for honorarium, teaching material etc. for madarsas.
    • Digital training of 10400 minority students.
    • e-learning for madarsa shiksha sahyogis.

  • Youth and Sports

    • Rs. 10 crore for new 500 capacity hostel in SMS stadium.
    • State level sports for 14 games in 2016-17. – Rs. 3.34 crore
    • Scholarship for talent identified under new state level talent search scheme. – Rs. 3 crore
    • Policy for out of turn direct recruitment in selected departments of the government for players having won medal in reputed International Games
    • Rs. 4 crores for Indoor Hall in 5 blocks.
    • Rs. 17.41 crore for construction and maintenance in various stadiums.
    • Scheme for sports academy on PPP basis.
    • 1.50 lac girls to be trained in self defence every year for next 3 years.
    • RIICO and RSMM to sponsor one state level team each in Kabbadi/Hockey

  • Education

    • Running of 61 Swami Vivekanand Modal Schools from next year.
    • Running of all Shardey Balika Hostel from next years.
    • Rs. 47.88 crore for construction of Shardey Balika Hostels.
    • Rs. 58.65 crore for vocational training in 380 more schools.
    • Virtual class room in 770 secondary and Sr. secondary schools.
    • More than Rs. 1750 crore in 2016-17 under RMSA.
    • Civil work in 445 secondary and sr. secondary schools – Rs. 180 crore.
    • Rs. 50 crore for new building of 60 dilapidated senior and senior secondary schools.
    • Rs. 13 crore for electrification of 628 pending secondary and sr. secondary school.
    • Rs. 60 crore for laptop for meritorious students.
    • Rs. 85 crore for cycles for girls students.
    • Extension of transfer voucher scheme to girls starting in city area where there desired subject is not available in near by rural schools in class XI and XII.
    • New CM Jansahbhagita School Development Scheme – Rs. 25 crore.
    • Science or Commerce or Agriculture subject in 152 senior secondary schools.
    • District level evaluation exams for class-V from 2016-17.
    • Upgradation of three upper primary schools for students to secondary schools for specially abled.
    • State level Sanskrit teachers training institute at Mahapura, Jaipur.
    • Total allocation of Rs. 23177 crore for School Education which as increase of 14.47% from RE of 2015-16.

  • Higher and Technical Education

    • Rs. 173 crore for infrastructure development of colleges and universities.
    • Rs. 104.50 crore for new construction of college buildings.
    • 8 new colleges to be started.
    • New under graduate courses to be started in 13 colleges.
    • New post graduate courses to be started in 11 colleges.
    • wi-fi in 5 colleges on pilot basis.
    • 2 new entrepreneurship and small business management centres to be started in Jaipur and Kota.
    • Bikaner Technical University to be established.

  • Medical and Health

    • 43,000 families benefited under Bhamashah Health Insurance in a short time.
    • Upgradation of 2 sub centres to PHC
    • Opening of 5new PHCs and upgradation of 8  PHC to CHC
    • Increase in number of beds in 8 CHC-District Hospitals
    • Upgradation of CHC, Chaksu to Satellite Hospital
    • Rs. 1716 crore for National Health Mission
    • 100 new dental chairs and 7 mobile dental vans for divisional headquarters.
    • Rs. 5 crore for new beds, wheel chairs, beds etc. in govt. hospitals
    • Colour Doppler Machines in 3 districts
    • Rs. 31.10 crore for new buildings of sub centre, PHC, CHC
    • Distribution of tricycle, hearing aid etc. on basis of e-health card.
    • Continuation of community based malnutrition management programme
    • Raising retirement age of allopathic doctors in Medical and Health Department and medical teachers in Medical Education Department to 62 years.
    • 16 new born stabilisation units to be upgraded to special new born care unit-  Rs. 5 crore
    • Food security labs in 5 more districts -Rs. 27.50 crore
    • Rs. 5 crore for new Swasthaya Bhawan Building.
    • 3 Aanchal Prasuti Kendra, 9 Panchakarm Kendra, 11 Jarawasta Centres and 6 Prakritak Chikitsa Kendra to be established.

  • Medical Education

    • Increase in 350 MBBS seats in state medical colleges – Rs. 420 crore
    • Rs. 10.50 crore for various labs in SMS Hospitals
    • Rs. 4 crore for modular operation theatre in Ajmer
    • Rs. 4 crore for cobalt machine in Udaipur
    • Construction of new building of senior resident hostel in Udaipur at-              Rs. 14.50 crore.
    • Linear Accelerator and Gama Cameras on PPP in Jodhapur medical college.
    • Rs. 5 crore for infectious disease institutions in Jodhpur
    • Digital Mammography Machine for Kota Medical College – Rs. 2.75 crore
    • Rs. 3 crore for 30 new staff quarters for Bikaner Medical Colleges.
    • Rs. 38.25 crore for PG Hostel, staff quarters, 3 modular operation theatre,   emergency ward in Rajendra Hospital in Jhalawar

  • Food and Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs

    • Rs. 400 crore for National Food Security Act
    • 5000 Annapurnaa Bhandar to be opened

  • Skill Rajasthan and Employment

    • 1.11 lac youth trained by RSLDC, 40000 youth given campus placement in ITIs govt. technical colleges etc. and 4.74 lac new EPF accounts created in last 26 months.  
    • 1.25 lac new seats added in govt. and private ITIs in last two years.
    • Rs. 58 crore for 29 ITIs in next 3 years.
    • Rs. 155.50 crore construction of new ITI buildings
    • 6 new trades in Neemrana ITI – Rs. 9.80 crore
    • KISMAT in all districts – Rs. 14.50 crore
    • Rs. 31.50 crore for tools and equipments
    • Rs. 2 crore for women ITI Bhilwara.
    • Workshop and class room for ITI Jaipur.
    • ITI building for Bikaner Jail.
    • Workshop and class room for jail ITI Jaipur.
    • Rs. 2 crore for Technical Education Directorate renovation.
    • Rs. 90 lac for divisional head office of Kota technical education  
    • 279 new skill development centres established.
    • 6% interest subvention for skill loans
    • Centre for excellence in creative manufacturing to be established in ITI Jaipur.
    • MoU signed with 11 big companies during Resurgent Rajasthan.
    • Rs. 354 crore for training 86 thousands youths under LIFE.
    • One dedicated apprenticeship exchange to be established.
    • 2.45 lac youths identified during gram sabhas for skill development similar gram sabhas to be held next year.
    • 74000 youth benefited in employment camps.
    • One employment camp to be held in each district every month from next year.
    • 10 new Centre of Excellence to be established.
    • Facilitation and Information centre for unorganised labour in each district – Rs. 8.25 crore.

Local Self Governance

  • Urban Development

    • Increase in budget for Local Self Government and Urban Development Departments by 33.57% in BE 2016-17 as compared to RE 2015-16.
    • Jaipur and Udaipur selected as smart cities – provision of Rs. 400 crore in 2016-17.  
    • 37 towns to benefit from RUIDP Phase-IV project for sewerage, drainage etc. – Total cost Rs. 4200 crore
    • Provision of Rs. 73 crore in 2016-17 for completing ongoing sewerages works in 7 towns.
    • Wi-fi facility to be expanded in selected public areas in Jaipur
    • Following steps to be taken up for smooth traffic flow in Jaipur:
    1. RoB at Bassi Tunga Road  
    2. Widening of Jhotwara RoB

    (ii) Elevated road from Bhawani Singh Road to Sodala  

    1. Widening of 3 bridges  
    2. 2 pedestrian under passes to be constructed
    3. 8 laning of road from Jagatpura RoB to Goner Road
    • Marriage Garden Resort Hub to be established in Jaipur

  • Panchayati Raj and Rural Development

    • Provision of Rs. 15378 crore for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development
    • Rs. 440 crore for Jal Swavlamban Scheme.
    • e-panchayat to be started.
    • Rs. 4.90 crore for infrastructure in 47 new panchayat samiti’s offices.
    • New schemes to be launched through convergence:-
      (i) मुख्यमंत्री स्वच्छ ग्राम योजना – 125 करोड़ रुपये
      (ii) आंगनबाड़ी केन्द्रों का निर्माण की योेजना – 140 करोड़ रुपये
      (iii) ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में चारागाह, वन क्षेत्रों एवं महात्मा गाँधी नरेगा अधिनियम के तहत पात्रा परिवारों की निजी फसलों को आवारा पशुओं, रोजड़ों आदि से बचाने के लिए योजना।
      (iv) मुख्यमंत्री खेल मैदान विकास योजना – 150 करोड़ रुपये
      (v) मुक्तिधाम विकास योजना – 100 करोड़ रुपये
      (vi) दीनदयाल उपाध्याय कौशल विकास केन्द्र निर्माण एवं संचालन योजना।  
    • Scheme for fire tenders in Gram Panchayat with more than 15000 population.
    • Camps at Gram Panchayat Head Quarters.
    • Rs. 100 crore for Guru Govalkar Scheme.
    • Rs. 31.50 crore for housing for others selected categories.
    • 42 cluster level federation formed in ten blocks with Rs. 2.50 crore corpus each – 5000 women benefited.
    • 1500 women working as women community resource persons under RAJIVIKA.
    • 48000 families to be connected to micro enterprises.
    • Toll free call  centre started for SHGs
    • Programme to extended to 100 more blocks
    • 30000 SHGs to be formed and 4 lac women to be  benefited .

Digital Rajasthan and Good Governance

  • IT

    • Setting up of Command and Control Centres at 7 Divisionable Headquarters
    • IT enabled monitoring of forest and wildlife activities
    • Establishing cloud facility at state data centre. New building of state data centre to be constructed.

  • Planning

    • Rs. 115 crore for transferring Rs. 2000 to female bank accounts under Bhamashah.
    • Starting 15000 e-mitra pay points.
    • 389 new bank branches opened till now this year. 500 more to be opened next year.
    • Linking crop insurance subsidy, crop loan subsidy and MSP payment with Bhamashah. Linking all cash or non-cash transfer of different department’s scheme with Bhamashah in phased manner.
    • Bhamashah Authority to be formed through an Act
    • Benefits given through Bhamashah to be read out in gram sabhas twice a year. Rules to be amended accordingly.
    • Electronic screens for financial inclusion training etc. at all district headquarters.

  • Revenue and Soldier Welfare

    • Rs. 163 crore for new construction of buildings under revenue deptt.
    • Land record maintenance to through HRSI
    • GIS lab in all land record settlement offices
    • War widow hostel in Kota, 2 new soldier rest houses to be constructed and expansion of 1 soldier rest house.
    • Yudha Sewa medal series winners to get cash and land award

  • Home

    • 1000 subordinate houses to be constructed in 3 years – Rs. 190 crore
    • Rs. 28 crore for maintenance and repair of police lines and police stations.
    • Rs. 31 crore for under construction police office buildings.
    • Rs. 34 crore for police modernisation and Rs. 10 crore for vehicles.
    • Increase in capacity of PTS, Jhalawar.
    • Rs. 1.56 crore for new equipment for police communication network on POL NET technique.
    • Cyber Crime units established in each range.
    • Rs. 1 crore for strengthening of cyber crime police station.
    • Rs. 3.89 crore for expansion of ACB building.
    • Rs. 2.80 crore for construction of home guard building at Pratapgarh and Dungarpur.
    • Rs. 10 crore for ongoing construction works of new lab of SFL at Ajmer and Bikaner.
    • Rs. 65.57 crore for under construction and construction of new jail buildings.
    • Rs. 1.70 crore for connectivity of video conference facility at 34 places for courts.
    • Rs. 3.84 crore for upgradation of jammer at Jodhpur Central Jail.
    • Rs. 1.45 crore for CCTV at various jails.
    • Rs. 1.61 crore for ambulance, x-ray and sonography etc.
    • Rs. 1 crore for automatic chapatti machine etc.
    • Rs. 2.31 crore for new prosecution buildings

  • Justice Administration

    • new CJ and MM Courts at Malakhera and Jamvaramgarh
    • 4 family court at Bikaner, Jaipur and Kota
    • Motor Accident Claim Tribunal at Bharatpur
    • ADJ at  Fatehpur, Kherwara, Jaisalmer and Chirawa
    • Establishment of court complex at Banswara Headquarter – cost of Rs. 29.91 crore
    • Rs. 165.50 crore for new construction of court buildings.
    • Rs. 23.22 crore for rest room, ramps, parking and toilets etc. at various sub-ordinate courts.

  • Information and Public Relation

    • Rs. 2 crore for strengthening of existing headquarter building
    • Rs. 1.92 crore for new information centre building at Jaisalmer and Chittorgarh
    • Use of info graphics for publicity of scheme.

  • Fiscal Management

    • Complete decentralisation of powers of GF&AR done after 23 years. Next year decentralisation of powers under PW&FR to be done   
    • Establishment of 14 new independent sub treasuries at various tehsils
    • Rs. 2 crore for construction of 8 new sub treasury buildings

  • Employee welfare

    • More than 80000 jobs provided in last 26 months. Nearly 1 lac recruitment process ongoing.
    • Construction of Rajasthan Sub-ordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board Head Quarter Building.
    • After issue of order by central government regarding 7th pay commission state government to constitute a committee for pay anomaly and pay revision.
    • New post multitask service (nontechnical) to be created.
    • Integration of SIPF Portal and Pay manager to nearly 7 lac employees.
    • Increase sum assured amount of state employees group accidental insurance.
    • Increase sum assured amount for mediclaim policy for employees of power companies.
    • Training facilities at HCM RIPA to be made of National Level Standards in phased manner. This year – Rs. 15 crore

  • Women
    • Rs. 75 crore in three years for repairs of govt. aanganbadi.
    • Increase in honorarium of aanganbari workers, sahayika, mini aanganbari workers, sathin and aasha sahyoganies more than 1.5 lac females to benefit.  
    • Garima Girl Child Protection Award to be started.
    • CM Shubha Mangla Yojana to be launched for girl child.
    • New scheme for creche on PPP basis.
    • Increase in amount of subsidy for community marriage.
    • 1.50 lac girls to be trained in self defence every year for next 3 years.
    • 4 family court at Bikaner, Jaipur and Kota
    • 42 cluster level federation formed in ten blocks with Rs. 2.50 crore corpus each – 5000 women benefited.
    • 1500 women working as women community resource persons under RAJIVIKA.
    • 48000 families to be connected to micro enterprises.
    • Toll free call  centre started for SHGs
    • RAJIVIKA Programme to extended to 100 more blocks
    • 30000 SHGs to be formed and 4 lac women to be  benefited under RAJIVIKA next year.
    • War widow hostel in Kota.
    • Increase in gift amount for widow remarriage to Rs. 30000.
    • Working Women Hostels to be run through NGOs. one time grant for repair of such govt. hostels.
    • Women entrepreneur allowed following additional incentives and benefits under RIPS-2014
    • Exemption in conversion charges will be enhanced to 100% in place of 50% now.
    • Limit of employment generation subsidy for general category employee will be increased to 30 thousand from 25 thousand now and in case of women employees it will be increased to 35 thousand from 30 thousand now.
    • Day care centre for working women land at the rate of 50% of the residential reserve price for maximum 500 sq mt. of land along with exemption from payment of conversion charges/land use charges.
  • Youth
    • Rs. 10 crore for new 500 capacity hostel in SMS stadium.
    • State level sports for 14 games in 2016-17. – Rs. 3.34 crore
    • Scholarship for talent identified under new state level talent search scheme. – Rs. 3 crore
    • Policy for out of term direct recruitment in selected departments of the government for players having won medal in reputed International Games
    • Rs. 4 crores for Indoor Hall in 5 blocks.
    • Rs. 17.41 crore for construction and maintenance in various stadiums.
    • Scheme for sports academy on PPP basis.
    • 1.50 lac girls to be trained in self defence every year for next 3 years.
    • RIICO and RSMM sponsor one state level team each in Kabbadi and Hockey
    • Rs. 173 crore for infrastructure development of colleges and universities.
    • Rs. 104.50 crore for new construction of college buildings.
    • 8 new colleges to be started.
    • New under graduate courses to be started in 13 colleges.
    • New post graduate courses to be started in 11 colleges.
    • wi-fi in 5 colleges on pilot basis.
    • 2 new entrepreneurship and small business management centres to be started in Jaipur and Kota.
    • Bikaner Technical University to be established.
    • 1.11 lac youth trained by RSLDC, 40000 youth given campus placement in ITIs govt. technical colleges etc. and 4.74 lac new EPF accounts created in last 26 months.  
    • More than 80000 jobs provided in last 26 months. Nearly 1 lac recruitment process ongoing.
    • Following steps will be taken for ITIs

    – 1.25 lac new seats added in govt. and private ITIs in last two years.

    – Rs. 58 crore for 29 ITIs in next 3 years.

    – Rs. 155.50 crore construction of new ITI buildings

    – 6 new trades in Neemrana ITI – Rs. 9.80 crore

    – KISMAT in all districts – Rs. 14.50 crore

    – Rs. 31.50 crore for tools and equipments

    – Rs. 2 crore for women ITI Bhilwara.

    – Workshop and class room for ITI Jaipur.

    – ITI building for Bikaner Jail.

    – Workshop and class room for jail ITI Jaipur.

    – Rs. 2 crore for Technical Education Directorate renovation.

    – Rs. 90 lac for divisional head office of Kota technical education  

    • 279 new skill development centres established.
    • 6% interest subvention for skill loans
    • Centre for excellence in creative manufacturing to be established in ITI Jaipur.
    • MoU signed with 11 big companies during Resurgent Rajasthan.
    • Rs. 354 crore for training 86 thousands youths under LIFE.
    • One dedicated apprenticeship exchange to be established.
    • 2.45 lac youths identified during gram sabhas for skill development similar gram sabhas to be held next year.
    • 74000 youth benefited in employment camps.
    • One employment camp to be held in each district every month from next year.
    • 10 new Centre of Excellence to be established.
    • Facilitation and Information centre for unorganised labour in each district – Rs. 8.25 crore.
    • Stamp duty exempted on education loan documents of up to Rs. 10 lacs taken by students.
    • Exemption from payment of one-time tax, registration fees, green cess and surcharge under the free Scooty distribution scheme for meritorious girls, girls under Devnarayan Yojna and girls under the TSP scheme.
    • Eligible Start ups under Rajasthan Start up Policy get exemption of stamp duty on loan documents of up to Rs. 10 lacs.
    • Loans up to 2 lacs for skilling courses exempt from stamp duty.
  • Specially abled
    • Rs. 6 crore for specially abled self employment scheme.
    • Rs. 4.13 crore for ramps – lifts in govt. offices.
    • Rs. 6.66 crore subsidy for 99 NGOs running special schools.
    • Reservation of 3% seats in cinemas for specially abled.
  • SC
    • Increase in mess allowance of SJED Hostels to Rs. 2000 per month per student.
    • Four times increase in mess allowance of SJED PPP Hostels
    • Rs. 1.50 crore for solar heater system in SJED Residential Schools.
    • Seven new hostel buildings at Rs. 15.75 crore.
    • Rs. 7.98 crore  for infrastructure gap in SJED Hostels.
    • Rs. 12.91 crore for 280 capacity residential schools for Pashupalak’s children in Jateshwar Dham Barmer.
    • Running of two 280 capacity residential schools in Barmer from next year Rs. 4.44 crore.
    • Coaching in Kota and Jaipur for one thousand eligible students for IIM, IIT etc.
  • ST
    • 750 seats to be increased in 30 hostels – Rs. 21 crore
    • 420 seats in three residential schools. – Rs. 10.50 crore
    • 100 new Ma-Bari Kendra. – Rs. 3.14 crore
    • Kitchen shed in 509 Ma-Bari Kendra. – Rs. 3.05 crore
    • Running of 4 college hostels by TAD from next year.
    • 200 automated milk collection unit for dairy societies in tribal area.- Rs. 2.38 crore
    • 20 new skill development centre in TSP areas.
    • Approach road for 62 hostels.
    • Development of tribal tourism circuit
  • FARMER
    • Rs. 2471 crore relief given to farmers for RABI-2015 hailstorm.
    • Rs. 676.37 crore for new Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme.
    • Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet to be organised in 2016.
    • Rs. 5.90 crore for Operationalising 1170 Krishi Seva Kendra
    • Scheme for nutrient kits for farmers based on report of soil health card.
    • Storage of 3 lac MT urea, 20000 MT DAP and 50000 MT gypsum.
    • Increase in subsidy for Drip, Sprinkler, Mini Sprinkler and Shade net to 50% and 70% for different categories of farmers.
    • Special scheme for Organic farming in eleven districts.
    • Centre of Excellence in Organic farming at FTI Jhalawar.
    • Rs. 7205 crore to be given a subsidy to DISCOMs for subsidised power to farmers.
    • Rs. 1000 per day honorarium for honorary extension workers. At least 10 new honorary extension workers to be added in each district.  
    • e-Mandi portal for online sale of produce.
    • Payment by Rajasthan Seed Corporation directly to farmer’s bank account and linked with Bhamashah Yojna.
    • Rs. 2 crore one time grant for new self financed integrated course of agriculture and MBA in Jobner Agriculture University.
    • Creation of 2.32 lac MT storage capacity by RSWC at cost of Rs. 162 crore.
    • 1000 new animal husbandry health sub-centres. Construction cost of Rs. 80 crore and recurring Rs. 20 crore.
    • New Bhamashah Animal Insurance Scheme with 50 to 70% subsidy for premium amount payment for different category of Pashupalak.
    • Rs. 2 crore for repair of one thousand animal husbandry health centres.
    • Rs. 5.76 crore for new building of Joint Director, AH, and multipurpose animal hospital, Dausa.
    • Increase in allowance for PG and PhD. students in animal health.
    • 47.55% increase in provision for agriculture and allied activities as compared to revised estimates 2015-16.
    • More than Rs. 12 000 crore of new projects announced in irrigation.
    • Rajasthan Water Sector Livelihood improvement project  to be implemented in 24 districts at cost of Rs. 3461 crore.
    • Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring  Project  for desert area to be implemented in 8 districts at cost of Rs. 3264 crore.
    • PARWAN project to be executed at cost of Rs. 4824 crore to benefit Kota, Baran and Jhalawar districts. Provision of Rs. 700 crore next year.
    • Rs. 213.53 crore project for revamping canals in CAD areas.
    • Ambapura Lift Irrigation Scheme-I (Mahi back water) work to be started. Cost of project Rs. 60 crore.
    • Renovation and repair work of Deeg escape channel in Bharatpur District.
    • 11 anicuts in 9 districts at cost of Rs. 25.74 crore.
    • Renovation of canal of Chanwali Irrigation Scheme, District Jhalawar at                  Rs. 9.45 crore
    • DPR for use of extra water of parwati, kali sindh rivers.
    • DPR for use of extra water of Sabarmati basin.
    • DPR for new scheme use of water of sadle dam of Mahi for irrigation purpose.
    • Rs. 128 crore to be spent in next 8 years for hydrological information system.
    • Rs. 370 crore for interest subvention scheme for agriculture crop loan and maintenance of CRAR of three Co-operative banks.
    • Cooperative Banks also allowed for Long term agriculture loans interest subvention scheme at 2% subvention.  
    • Rs. 10 crore for construction of godowns by 100 GSS.
    • Documents of agricultural loan will registered after being taken form bank online. Linkage will be provided to banks on departmental e-panjiyan software for this purpose. Linkage will be provided to banks on departmental software for furnishing details of stamp duty payable on their loan documents.
    • Food processing sector is declared as thrust sector under RIPS-2014. Simultaneously food processing units established in Food Park will be given special concessions and subsidy.
    • State Government will organize Agritech-2016 in November, 2016 for investment promotion in agro based industries. Simultaneously vegetable milling enterprises investing more than Rs. 2 crores and malt manufacturing enterprises will be given benefits under RIPS-2014. Fish feed manufacturing enterprises will be given interest subsidy.
    • The interest payable on the outstanding installments towards land allotment in such areas shall be waived off on lump sum deposition of the due installments during the period from 01.04.2016 to 30.09.2016.
    • No land conversion required for setting up micro and small industries by the farmers in one acre land.
    • Lump sum tax on Tractor and Tractor Trolley used for commercial purposes reduced from 9% to 1%.

Ease of doing business, Commercial Tax Department

  • Business community
    • e-GRAS (Government Receipt Accounting System) now linked with SBI e-pay Gateway by which payment can be made dealer through 33 banks instead of 8 banks earlier.  
    • Information regarding verification of dealers search, payment, PAN, Forms & Certificates and status of all types of application will be available to dealers  on anytime anywhere basis on the mobile.  
    • Facility of online suggestions and grievance redressal provided on departmental portal and by mobile app to address tax related problem of dealers and common men.  
    • Facility of online appeal under Entry Tax, Luxury Tax and Entertainment tax has been provided with unified appeal form for filing appeal.
    • Facility of online refund under Entry Tax, Luxury Tax and Entertainment tax.
    • Centralized litigation tracking system will be introduced for effective monitoring of cases under litigation.
    • Time limit of 60 days to complete the departmental procedures for changing the principal place of business of a dealer will now be reduced to 30 days.
    • Waiver of late fee for not filing hard copy of return by a dealer.  
    • Late fees waived for dealers filing VAT-10  who sells taxable goods left out in a project
    • Early refund or refund adjustment to the dealers where time period on challan is wrongly mentioned or excess amount has been deposited so that dealers do not face problem of liquidity.
    • Procedure of online refund to the dealers simplified with online refund directly through Central Refund Officer.
    • Disposal of rectification application of dealers reduced to six months.  
    • Provisions for digital signature for invoice along with normal signatures made for dealers.
    • TDS certificate automatically generated in dealer’s profile in case awarder files VAT-40E online. Dealers not required collecting TDS certificate from awarder and presenting it to assessing authority.
    • Facility for revising form VAT-40E given to awarder till after 3 months from the close of the financial year.
    • Dealers allowed exercising option regarding place of audit to be conducted under business audit.
    • Time period for finalizing assessments is extended up to 31.07.2016.
    • Builders and Developers now given facility of depositing project wise lump sum tax instead of depositing lump sum tax for all the projects.
    • Generating included in capital goods with a view to facilitate industrial units.
    • Stamp duty reduced on conversion of partnership and company into LLP.
    • Stamp duty on documents of conversion of partnership and company into LLP reduced.
    • Provisions made for levy of stamp duty on documents of incorporation, amalgamation, demerger, reconstruction, winding up and dissolution of LLP and documents of conversion of partnership and company into LLP.
    • Government has extended benefits to enterprises in Japanese and Korean Zone. CST for these units will continue to be 0.25% till 31.03.2017 or implementation of GST, whichever is earlier.
    • Urban Cess and Water Conservation Cess on captive power generation will be exempted with retrospective effect.
    • Rate of TDS reduced to 3% instead of 6% looking to the problem of liquidity of contractors.
  • General Masses
    • The facilities of registration of documents on e-panjiyan software to be expanded.
    • Advance time slot booking facility shall be provided public for registration of documents in e-panjiyan software.
    • Facility of online search of documents to be made available.
    • Provisions made for legalising service of notice by e-mail.
    • Sub Tehsil Kalwad of district Jaipur and sub Tehsils Nokh, Sam and Ramgarh of district Jaisalmer have been authorised for registration of documents.
    • No increase in rates of valuation of land (DLC) in 2016-17.
    • Stamp duty reduced on bank guarantee and renewal of bank guarantee executed before 9.3.2015.
    • Stamp duty reduced on unstamped and unregistered pattas issued after regularisation by Local Urban Bodies.
    • Stamp duty reduced on documents of land conversion and land use change.
    • Proportionate valuation of land reduced from 50% to 40% third floor or above in multi-storeyed buildings.
    • Registration fee on some documents of agreements, hypothecation deed, further charge and mortgage deed reduced from 1% to 0.1% maximum Rs. 50,000.
    • Rate of stamp duty on documents of further charge reduced from 2% to 0.15%.
    • Stamp duty reduced on pattas which could not be registered due to restriction on registration during the period from 11.7.2013 to 2.3.2014 in Jasol and Pachpadra.
    • Interest payable during the period from date of execution to date of order of Collector (Stamps) under sections 35 and 36 of Rajasthan Stamp Act exempted.
    • To provide relief to the lease holders under local bodies/authorities/UITs and housing board, 50% of the interest payable on the outstanding lease rent along with the lease amount of current financial year and 100% of the interest payable on the outstanding lease rent along with the lease amount of future years lump sum shall be waived off till 30.09.2016.
  • Economically weaker section (EWS) and Low Income Group (LIG)

    Stamp duty reduced on documents of residential units allotted under Chief Minister Jan Avas Yojana to persons of economically weaker section (EWS) and Low Income Group (LIG).

  • Micro and Small Enterprises

    Stamp duty exempted on loan documents of up to Rs. 10 lacs under MUDRA Yojana.

  • Stamp vendors

    Stamp vendors, who are linked to e-stamp system of the department authorised to sale stamp papers of up to Rs.1 lac instead of Rs. 50,000/-.

  • SC/ ST and Persons with Disability
    • Exemption in conversion charges will be enhanced to 100% in place of 50% now.
    • Limit of employment generation subsidy for general category employee will be increased to 30 thousand from 25 thousand now and in case of women employees it will be increased to 35 thousand from 30 thousand now.
  • Incentives for investment in backward area and most backward area
    • Enterprises establish in municipal areas of backward and most backwards districts to be given benefits of backward and most backwards areas.
    • Enterprises established in backward and most backwards areas to  be given following benefits:-
    • 100% exemption of electricity duty instead of 50%.
    • EFCI limit will not be applicable for investment subsidy and employment generation subsidy.
    • Additional Special interest subsidy of 0.5% to be given to the enterprises being established backward area and 1% in most backward areas.
  • Incentives to Agro industries/food processing/Bio technology sector
    • Bio technology sectors will be included in thrust sector under RIPS-2014 and following benefits will be given:-
    • Enterprises investing more than Rs. 5 crores and up to 25 crores will be given 60% investment subsidy and 10% employment generation subsidy. For enterprises investing more than Rs. 25 crores limit of investment subsidy will be 70%.
    • 100% exemption in Entry Tax on import of capital goods.
    • Benefit of customized package will be given on investment of Rs. 100 crores and employment generation 200 persons.
    • In order to create favourable environment for investors and to promote investment in the State, the concessional rate of CST 0.25% on interstate sale by the enterprises established in Japanese Zone and Korean Zone is extended up to 31.03.2017 or implementation of GST whichever is earlier.
    • For the enterprises which have sold or transferred due to circumstances, the remaining benefits under RIPS-2010 and 2014 will be given to the new owner or purchaser.
    • Benefits of exemption of ED under RIPS-2010 will be given to service sector enterprises also.
  • Senior Citizens

    Exemption from stamp duty provided to reverse mortgage loans taken by senior citizens.

  • Industrial and commercial institution

    50% relief in payment of special road tax for contract carriage buses used by industrial and commercial institution on long term contract.

  • Cow Conservation

    10% surcharge on stamp duty liveable on some documents for conservation and propagation of cow and its progeny.

Vol. 1 : Summary Volume

Vol. 2a : Revenue Receipts Volume

Vol. 2b : Revenue Expenditure-General Services

Vol. 2c : Revenue Expenditure-Social Services

Vol. 2d : Revenue Expenditure-Economic Services

Vol. 3a : Capital Expenditure

Vol. 3b : Public Debt, Loan, Public Account Volume

Vol. 4a : Post Volume

Vol. 4b : Grant/Loan/Investment

Vol. 4c : Details of PWD Works Part I

Vol. 4c : Details of PWD Works Part II -1

Vol. 4c : Details of PWD Works Part II – 2

Vol. 4c : Details of PWD Works Part II – 3

Vol. 4c : Details of PWD Works Part II – 4

Budget related Analytical Statement

Video of Budget Speech by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Rajasthan on 8th March, 2016

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