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UP Governor Ram Naik Promulgated `Uttar Pradesh Self Financed Schools
Ordinance 2018
UP Governor Ram Naik on Monday promulgated `Uttar Pradesh Self Financed schools (fee fixation) Ordinance 2018 .
The government had to bring the ordinance as the state Legislature is not in session. All
the minority educational institutions will also be covered by the Ordinance.
Under the Ordinance, a fee regulatory committee will be formed in every division with
special powers to resolve cases relating to fee hike.
As per the ordinance private schools, including minority-run, which charge at least Rs
20,000 as annual fee and hold classes from standard I to the secondary-level, will fall
under its ambit.
The objective of the Ordinance is to improve academic quality and provide relief to the
parents of additional financial burden.
The ordinance would include CBSE, ICSE as well as schools affiliated to UP secondary
Education Board.
The schools as per the ordinance will be required to upload their fee structure at least
60 days before the start of the academic session and would not be allowed to charge
“admission fee” every year from the same student.
The Ordinance provides for Rs 1-lakh fine for the first violation, Rs 5-lakh fine for a
repeat offence and a recommendation for DE-recognition for a third strike.
The “optional fee” will be applicable to only those who availed the optional facilities.
The Ordinance will not include the schools which run only classes from I to V.
The Finance Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Rajesh Agarwal, presented the Budget
for financial year 2018-19 on February 16, 2018.
Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal presents the second budget of Yogi Adityanath
government.
For the first time, a cabinet meeting was also called before the budget.
Finance minister presents Rs 4.28-lakh crore budget, 11.4% higher than last fiscal
Budget Highlights :
The Gross State Domestic Product of Uttar Pradesh for 2018-19 (at current prices)
is estimated to be Rs 14,88,934 crore. This is 8% higher than the revised estimates
for 2017-18.
Total expenditure for 2018-19 is estimated to be Rs 4,28,385 crore, a 16.3%
increase over the revised estimates of 2017-18. In 2017-18, there was a decrease of
Rs 16,259 crore (4.2%) in the expenditure over the budget estimates.
Total receipts (excluding borrowings) for 2018-19 are estimated to be Rs 3,53,784
crore, an increase of 15.9% as compared to the revised estimates of 2017-18. In
2017-18, total receipts (excluding borrowings) fell short of the budgeted estimate
by Rs 14,369 crore.
Revenue surplus for the next financial year is targeted at Rs 27,099
crore, or 1.82% of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).
Fiscal deficit is targeted at Rs 44,053 crore (2.96% of GSDP).
The allocations for energy, irrigation, and rural development are estimated to witness the highest increase in allocations over the previous year. Allocations for agriculture are expected to witness a 59% decrease.
Budget Estimates for 2018-19
The total expenditure in 2018-19 is targeted at Rs 4,28,385 crore. This
is 16.3% higher than the revised estimates of 2017-18.
This expenditure is proposed to be met through receipts (other than
borrowings) of Rs 3,53,784 crore and borrowings of Rs 67,115 crore.
Total receipts for 2018-19 (other than borrowings) are expected to be
15.9% higher than the revised estimates of 2017-18. Expenditure in 2018-19
Capital expenditure for 2018-19 is proposed to be Rs 1,06,864 crore,
which is an increase of 30.5% over the revised estimates of 2017-18.
This includes expenditure which affects the assets and liabilities of the
state, and leads to creation of assets (such as bridges and hospital),
and repayment of loans, among others.
Revenue expenditure for 2018-19 is proposed to be Rs 3,21,520 crore,
which is an increase of 12.2% over revised estimates of 2017-18. This
expenditure includes payment of salaries, maintenance, etc.
In 2018-19, Uttar Pradesh is expected to spend Rs 62,980 crore on
servicing its debt (i.e., Rs 30,547 crore on repaying loans, and Rs
32,434 crore on interest payments. This is 20.4% higher than the
revised estimates of 2017-18.
Uttar Pradesh is expected to spend Rs 11,564 crore on subsidies in
2018-19, which is 15% higher than the budget estimates of 2017-18.
Out of the allocations for 2018-19, Rs 6,200 crore will be for energy,
and Rs 2,067 crore for agriculture. The state is estimated to spend Rs
45,495 crore on pensions, a 22% increase over 2017-18.
Receipts in 2018-19 : The total revenue receipts for 2018-19 are estimated to
be Rs 3,48,619 crore, an increase of 14.3% over the revised estimates of 2017-18.
Of this, Rs 1,51,522 crore (43% of the revenue receipts) will be raised by the state
through its own resources, and Rs 1,97,098 crore (57% of the revenue receipts)
will be devolved by the centre in the form of grants and the state’s share in taxes.
Non Tax Revenue: Uttar Pradesh has estimated to generate Rs 28,822 crore
through non-tax sources in 2018-19. This is an increase of 64.7% over the revised
estimates of 2017-18. This is driven by a 187% increase (Rs 8,271 crore) in receipts
from the sinking fund (typically maintained to repay debt).
Uttar Pradesh witnessed a 15% fall in tax revenue collections during
2017-18 over the budget estimates. Collections from stamp duty
were 28% lower than the budget estimates.
Break up of state government receipts (Rs crore) Tax Revenue: Total own tax revenue of Uttar Pradesh is estimated to be
Rs 1,22,700 crore in 2018-19.
The tax to GSDP ratio is targeted at 8.2% in 2018-19, which is higher than
the revised estimate of 6.9% in 2017-18. This implies that growth in
collection of taxes is expected to be higher than the growth in the economy (8%).
Allocations:
For basic education department, Rs. 18,167 crore has been earmarked for Sarv
Siksha Abhiyan, Rs. 76 crore and Rs. 40 crore respectively for providing free books
and uniforms for all students of class 1-8th.
Rs 2048 crore allocated for mid day meal. Rs 167 crore to distribute fruits to school children
The government earmarked Rs. 500 crore for furniture, potable water and boundary
walls of schools run by Basic education department.
In a bid to improve secondary education, Rs. 480 crore has been allotted while Rs. 26
crore for operating Deen Dayal Upadhyay government model schools.
Rs 404 crore allocated for madrassa modernization, Ahilyabai Free Education Scheme gets Rs 21 crore.
The Saryu Nehar Programme has been allocated Rs 1,614 crore.
Madhya Ganga Nehar Programme has been allocated Rs 1,701 crore.
The government will launch ‘Ek Janpad, Ek Utpaad’ scheme to promote artisans at
the district-level, 250 crore has been allocated.
The state has implemented the ‘Uttar Pradesh Khanan Neeti-2017’ for the mining
sector.
The policy seeks to control illegal mining and bring transparency. The government
will implement an evolved mining system in the state, with assistance from the
central government, for satellite tracking of mining activities Solar energy: The state has set a target of generating 10,700 MW of power using solar energy by 2022.
The budget allocates Rs 25 crore for setting up grid-connected rooftop
solar power plants.
Further, Rs 30 crore has been allocated for the Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Solar Street Light scheme.
For power sector schemes, Rs. 29,883 crore has been allocated
while Rs. 1,500 crore has been kept for the Kumbh Mela in 2019 in
Allahabad
And Rs. 98.5 lakh for Kanha Gaushala and Besahara Pashu Ashray Yojna
The government has kept Rs 2,757 crore for minorities welfare, of which Rs 404 crore has been allocated for modernization scheme for ‘Arabi-Farsi madrassas’ and Rs 486 crore for Arabic Schools.
A budgetary grant of Rs 2.15 billion has been made for 246 permanently recognized Arabic-Persian madrasas at ‘Aalia level’.
Rs 13.50 crores has been announced for increasing security of UP Secretariat in Lucknow.
The government had also given additional funds of Rs 100 million for
setting up of multipurpose educational hubs in minority-dominated
areas of UP. Govt to make changes in the Mandi rules to make it easy for
farmers to sell their produce. Organic farming to get a push
Social forestry scheme has been launched to boost MNREGA. Rs 250
crore allocated for one district one product scheme.
CM fruit horticulture scheme has been launched, the FM said. 20
new agriculture centres to be opened. 5500 centres to be opened to
buy wheat from farmers.
More than Rs 7000 crore sought from the Centre for the river Ganga
The government also provided Rs. 600 crore for Industrial Investment Policy, 2012
and Rs 500 crore for new industrial policy.
Budgetary provision of Rs 250 crore has been made for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut
corridor Regional Rapid Transit project and Rs 500 crore for the metro projects
The government, which has laid emphasis on the tourism sector, has earmarked Rs
100 crore for improving the infrastructural facilities under the Brij Tirth Vikas
Parishad. It has proposed Rs 10 crore for holding of different functions like the
Deepotsav in Ayodhya, Holi in Barsana, Dev Deepawali in Kanshi, among others
In the cultural arena, Rs. 29.50 crore has been earmarked for a modern auditorium in
Gorakhpur and Rs 94.26 crore for the construction of Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan in
Ghaziabad.
The budget has proposed Rs 98.5 crore for Kanha Gau-shala and Besahara Pashu
Ashray Yojana and Rs 100 crore for Rashtriya Pashu Swastha Tatha Rog Niyantran
programme.
In the social sector, the government has earmarked Rs 7,858 crore for
the development and welfare schemes meant for the general category
and scheduled castes and Rs 2,560 crore for old age and farmers pension
scheme.
Rs 1,650 crore has been allocated for the Smart Cities Mission. Cities
selected under the Mission are Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Varanasi,
Allahabad, Aligarh, Jhansi, Moradabad, Bareli, and Saharanpur.
For the development of health sector, the government has announced
to open 100 new Ayurvedic hospitals in Uttar Pradesh villages, while
AIIMS in Greater Noida will get 100 MBBS seats.
Healthcare: A 500-bed super speciality hospital, and paramedical and nursing
college will be constructed at the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical
Sciences, Lucknow.
Further, the emergency medicine department at the Sanjay Gandhi
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences will be expanded, and an additional
200 beds will be added.
Gorakhpur Link Expressway has been allocated Rs 550 crore.
Rs 1,000 crore has been allocated for the Purvanchal Expressway.
Rs 500 crore has been allocated for the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
Rs 650 crore has been allocated for Bundelkhand Expressway,
For agriculture and related services, the government has earmarked Rs 131 crore for water scarce.
Bundelkhand’s Khet Talab Yojana, while Rs 24 crore has been earmarked for Sprinkler
Irrigation scheme. The state budget has set a target of 581.60 lakh metric tonnes of food production and 11.28 lakh metric tonnes for oil seeds production, besides giving fillip to dairy, horticulture and fisheries in line with the Central government’s plan to double farmers’ income.
To promote pilgrimage, the government has announced establishment of ‘Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan’ in Ghaziabad, and has allocated over Rs 94 crore for the purpose.
The project is scheduled to be completed this year. The government has also given Rs 70 crores for development of Ramayana, Krishna and Sufi circuits, while Rs 100 crore has been allocated for Braj Teerth Vikas Parsihad. The minister said that Lal Bahadur Shastri’s Varanasi home will be turned into a museum.
BJP bags 9 out of 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha polls, SP wins one
In a day of high drama in Lucknow with cross-voting being reported from both sides, BJP has won nine out of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats in UP, with its ninth candidate Anil Agrawal trouncing BSP’s candidate B.R. Ambedkar by second preference vote count.
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