Monitorable Targets For 11 - Punjab State Planning Board

44. Work for conversion of 3 phase 4 wire to 3 phase 3 wire of villages and rural
water works for providing uninterrupted power supply (UPS) on 100% turn key basis through
out sourcing has been initiated. 991 rural water works and 2391 villages at a cost of Rs. 132.30
crore have been identified which shall be completed in a phased manner.
45. To promote sustainable development measures, the Government has made the
provision of Energy efficient lighting mandatory. Accordingly, PSEB has formulated a Rs. 270
crore project to ensure use of Compact Florescent Lamps (CFLs) by its 50 lac consumers. The
project would help save 610 MW of power when fully implemented. 195 villages have been
fully covered under CFL. Moreover, the State has made use of CFLs compulsory for all
government offices.
46. The major thrust would be adoption of information technology for providing
quality services to the consumers. Consumers will now be able to avail domestic connections
without coming to the offices of PSEB for which a scheme called "Ghar Baithay Bijlee Da
Connection" has been introduced in Ludhiana as a pilot project. Subsequently entire State
would be covered under this scheme.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
47. New Industrial Policy, 2009 of Punjab has been notified, under which special
package of concessions has been provided for Information Technology & Knowledge based
industries, agro based industries and food processing industries. A dedicated fund of Rs 25
crore has been provided in 2010-11 for creation and upgradation of industrial infrastructure and
Rs 5 Cr. provided for completion of NIIFT building at Mohali. In order to boost the
development of Special Economic Zones, Punjab Special Economic Zones Act, 2009 has been
enacted. Government of India has been approached for removing the condition of minimum
requirement of land by a developer for setting up of a Special Economic Zone.
48. A 9 million metric tones per annum Guru Gobind Singh refinery at an estimated
cost of Rs. 19000 crore is being set up at Bathinda by M/s Mittal Energy Ltd. in collaboration
with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited. The refinery is at an advanced stage of
implementation and likely to be commissioned in early 2011. The State Government has
requested the Government of India to extend both the Mumbai – Delhi – Ludhiana Industrial
Corridor and the Eastern Rail Freight Corridor from Kolkata to Ludhiana upto Amritsar and link
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