Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

Society. The State has embarked on the ambitious National Land Records Modernization
Programme for interlinking land records with the property registration, automatic integration
between textual and spatial records and ushering into an era of conclusive titling. Under this
project 156 Fard Kendra will be opened at each tehsil and sub – tehsil level. 99 Fard Kendra
have already been opened and record of about 5000 villages have been computerized. Under
this programme, Government of India has released an amount of Rs. 8.14 crore and Rs. 8.75
crore during 2008-09 and 2010-11 respectively.
187. The state government is obliged to formulate state and districts disaster
management plans and standard operating procedures for various departments after a hazard
and vulnerability analysis under the enactment of National Disaster Management Act
(NDMA) 2005, During 2009-10, the state government has initiated training and awareness
programmes on a large scale, conducting 200 workshops across the state covering about
20,000 persons from government offices, NGOs, civil defence etc. The 13 th Finance
Commission has recommended grant-in-aid to the state governments to the tune of Rs 26373
crore for disaster relief including works of capacity building, funding for pooled procurement
and risk pooling and insurance. Out of this grant, an amount of Rs. 948.84 crore has been
allocated to the Punjab for 2010-15.
188. Government of India has fixed meager amounts for compensation/relief for
crop damage on account of natural calamities under Calamity Relief Fund(CRF), the state
government has revised the norms as below:-
% age of Loss GoI (Per Acre) Revised rates of State
Govt. (per acre)
26% to 50% Nil Rs. 2000/-
51% to 75% Rs. 1600/-
Rs. 3000/-
76% and above
Rs. 5000/-
189. The compensation of Rs. 1600/- per acre being provided by Government of
India is negligible as compared to the cost of inputs. This amount should be increased to at
least Rs. 15000/- per acre. Similarly, compensation for other items should also be increased
like household goods from Rs. 2,000/- per family to Rs. 50,000/- per family. During the last
three years, the state government has extended Rs. 376.00 crore towards relief and flood
preparation works out of which Rs. 181.00 crore is from state budget and Rs. 295 crore from
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