Monitorable Targets For 11 - Punjab State Planning Board

Scheme’, a sum of Rs.5000/- is deposited with Life Insurance Corporation for a girl born in BPL
families. The Corporation gives scholarship of Rs.1200/- and Rs.2400/- per annum to girls of 6-
12 and 13-18/21 years of age respectively. Rs. 10 Cr. is provided for a girl child programme
under “Nanhi Chhan” to be paid in staggered amounts at the time of birth and during her school
years.
109 The Ayurvedic and Homoeopathy services are also being upgraded. The State
Govt. is in the process of setting up of Guru Ravidass Ayurvedic University at Hoshiarpur.
Panchkarma Unit has been set up in the Civil Hospital, Mohali. Ayurvedic Wings have been set
up in the 14 district hospitals. For the first time, medicines worth Rs 3 crore were purchased and
supplied to the Ayurvedic dispensaries.
SOCIAL SECURITY
110. The State Government is conscious of its responsibility towards the weaker and
disadvantaged sections of the society. A dedicated Social Security Fund amounting to Rs. 550
crore funded by 5% cess on Electricity Duty and 3% additional Stamp Duty on urban land
transactions has been created to meet the State’s commitment in regard to old age and other
pensions, various scholarships to SC girls and boys and other beneficiaries schemes for the
disadvantaged groups. The State Government has paid monthly pension of Rs. 250/- to
13,48,170 old persons, 99,914 dependent children, 1,21,092 disabled persons and 2,33,630
widows. Against a total outlay of Rs. 468.00 crore for pensions to above-said 18,02,806 persons
during 2009-10, Rs.536.00 crore have been provided to cover about 19 lac pensioners during
2010-11.
111. Under National Social Assistance Programme (100% ACA), pension of Rs. 200
pm over and above the pension paid by the State Govt under State Level Pension Schemes will
be given by GoI to the beneficiaries of BPL families - 1,66,689 old age persons, 13,672 widows
and 3375 disabled persons. Besides, Rs.10,000 per beneficiary will be given to 2,672 BPL
families in case of death of their breadwinners.
112. Under Supplementary Nutrition Programme, the diet money for over 14 lac
children and pregnant mothers has been increased from Rs.2.25 to Rs.4.00 per child, from
Rs.2.50 to Rs.5.00 per mother and from Rs.3.00 to Rs.6.00 for severely malnourished children
per day for 300 days in a year. Rs. 125.00 crore have been provided for the purpose in 2010-11.
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