The Newz Radar
The state government aims to complete four antifreeze drinking water projects in Kinnaur, Chamba, and Lahaul-Spiti.
To manage waste in urban areas more effectively and monitor it, a new environmental cell will be established at the state level in the Urban Development Directorate.
The construction work of drinking water projects with a capacity of 135 Litres Per Capita Per Day (LPCD) in Jwali, Hamirpur, Baijnath-Paprola, and Nera Chowk will be completed.
Drinking water improvement projects in Nahan, Arki Nirmand, Palampur, and Jogindernagar will commence soon.
Upgradation of 500 kilometers of roads, construction of 325 kilometers of new roads, and 8 new bridges are planned.
15 settlements will be connected to roads.
Under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)’s Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), construction will be done for 305 kilometers of new roads, 205 cross-drainage structures on 425 kilometers of tarred roads, and 27 bridges.
Under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF), the development of 5 approved roads, the improvement of Jia-Manikaran Road, Shahpur-Singuhta-Chuwadi Marg, and Bagchhal Maheire-Badsar road, construction of bridges connecting Yass River, and a bridge over the Swan River in Pandoga Tiyuri will take place.
Calcium chloride and Brine Solution will be used on roads at higher altitudes to prevent snow accumulation in winters and avoid potential accidents.
The “Industrial Promotion and Investment Policy, 2024” is launched.
A new “Startup Policy, 2024” is launched to encourage entrepreneurship in the industrial sector.
The increased Electricity Duty (ED) will not be applicable to those consumers who were exempted from paying ED until the expiration of the acceptable period under the ‘Himachal Pradesh Industrial Policy, 2019‘.
A road will be constructed from Sheetla to Jagatkhana, which will connect Kheriwal to the Medical Device Park.
Implementation of the Himachal Pradesh Film Policy, 2024, to promote film shooting in the state.
Establishment of a “Film Facilitation Cell” in the Information and Public Relations Department.
Establishment of a web portal to facilitate online application for shooting films.
Approval of the Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (UIDF) under the National Housing Bank for priority schemes in five urban assembly constituencies.
Nasha Mukt Himachal
Establishment of an “Ideal Drug De-addiction Center” in Kandaghat with all facilities at the state level.
Establishment of an effective monitoring and reporting system from the sub-divisional to the state level officials to prevent drug addiction.
Construction of indoor stadiums in Panjot and Una for sports.
Construction of an indoor sports stadium in Manali-Bandrol.
Construction of swimming pools with indoor stadiums in Rewalsar and Dehra.
Construction of an indoor multipurpose sports complex in Kharidi, Bandrol bypass, Kasumpti, Jay Singhpur, and Dhalli.
Prize money of 5 crore rupees for winning a gold medal, 2.5 crore rupees for a silver medal, and 1.5 crore rupees for a bronze medal in the Olympics.
Prize money of 3 crore rupees for winning a gold medal, 2 crore rupees for a silver medal, and 1 crore rupees for a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games.
Equal share of the prize money for each player in the team competitions based on the medal won.
AC 3 Tier fare for players to participate in sports competitions up to 200 kilometers and economy class airfare for locations beyond 200 kilometers.
Inclusion of outstanding athletes in various positions in government departments under the 3% sports quota, increasing the number of current 43 sports.
A daily diet allowance of 250 rupees for athletes participating in state-level games at the primary education level.
A daily diet allowance of 400 rupees for all athletes participating in state-level games.
A daily diet allowance of 500 rupees for all athletes participating in games outside the state.
A daily diet allowance of 250 rupees and 400 rupees for all athletes staying in the state’s sports hostels.
Avaidh Khanan Mukt Himachal
Availability of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) / Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras at all transportation barriers to end tax theft and provide additional resources to the government.
Initiation of a ‘mobile app’ for the payment of VAT and other taxes for the convenience of taxpayers.
Initiation of the “Taxpayer Dialogue Campaign” to take feedback from various taxpayers and to inform them about the emerging issues.
Initiation of a GIS Based App to prevent illegal and unscientific mining.
Samriddh aur Sampann Himachal
Inclusion of 40,000 new beneficiaries of old age pension, widow pension, single women pension, disabled pension, leprosy patients, and transgender pension schemes.
Establishment of a “Centre of Excellence for Education of Divyangjans” in Kandaghat for the higher education of disabled people. It will provide residential facilities, sports fields, and economic assistance for renting to eligible disabled children.
Residential facilities, sports fields, and other facilities for disabled children up to the age of 27 years.
The “Institute for Children with Special Disabilities (ICSA, Dhalli)” will be transferred to the “Centre of Excellence for Education of Divyangjans”.
Initiation of a new scheme “Chief Minister Sukh Arogya Yojana” under which all those elderly people in the state who are not paying income tax will be provided free medical facilities.
Initiation of a new scheme “Chief Minister Sukh-Shiksha Yojana” under which the state government will bear the education expenses of all children up to 27 years of widows who are not paying income tax.
Expanding the GST, Tally, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, and Auto-CAD courses for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other backward classes.
Initiation of a new scheme “Maharishi Valmiki Workers Housing Scheme” for relief in housing construction for Valmiki community women and workers.
Increase of 60 rupees in MGNREGA wages for widows, single/baseless/ handicapped women MGNREGA workers, assistance of up to one lakh rupees for building houses for widows, single/baseless/ handicapped women MGNREGA workers.
Increasing the amount from 1.5 lakh rupees to 3 lakh rupees for all beneficiaries under the “Chief Minister Widows and Single Women Housing Scheme” for home construction.
Allocation of 363 houses to economically weaker sections/slumdwellers in Municipal Corporations Dharamshala, Solan, and Shimla, and Municipal Councils Nalagarh and Parwanoo.
Commencement of work plan for evidence-based policy making using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics.
Upgradation of the State Data Centre (SDC) will be completed by August 2024.
After the successful implementation of the Himachal Family Registry, various citizen services will be integrated with it.
Provision of e-Challan and e-POS Machines for departmental officers for online challan payments.
