Karnataka Economic Survey (2023-24) Lecture 3 PDF

Master Current Affairs to clear KAS Exam KARNATAKA ECONOMIC SURVEY (2023-24) LECTURE-1,2,3 &4  KARNATAKA ECONOMIC SURVEY (2023-24) LECTURE-3 There are total 13 Chapters Chapters to be covered in Lecture-3 7. Natural Resource Management and Environment 8. Ind...

Master Current Affairs to clear KAS Exam KARNATAKA ECONOMIC SURVEY (2023-24) LECTURE-1,2,3 &4  KARNATAKA ECONOMIC SURVEY (2023-24) LECTURE-3 There are total 13 Chapters Chapters to be covered in Lecture-3 7. Natural Resource Management and Environment 8. Industry 9. SKILL, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR WELFARE  CHAPTER-7 Natural Resource Management & Environment About 60% of the Western Ghats of the country are in the State. To protect and develop biodiversity, the State has formed 6554 Biodiversity Management Committees at Grama Panchayat level. Bio-diversity heritage sites (such as the 400-year-old tamarind grooves at Nallur, Devanahalli taluk) have been developed to conserve and develop unique genetic diversities. Karnataka, the seventh largest state of country with a geographical area of 1,91,791 sq. km. constitutes 5.83% of the geographical area of the country. As per Champion and Seth classification of the Forest Types (1968), the forests in Karnataka belong to 8 forest type groups, which are further divided into 21 forest types. The total area of forest in Karnataka is 40649.30 sq.km. which includes Reserved Forests, Protected Forests, Village Forests, Private Forests and Notified Forests, Unclassed Forests and Forests as per statutory provisions. Forest cover in Karnataka is 20.21% to total geographical area of the state as per Forest Survey of India. Whereas, in southern states Kerala has highest proportion of forest cover to its total area.  National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries (KRN) The state has 5 national parks and 36 sanctuaries (including 5 Tiger Reserves) covering an area of 11,004.734 Sq. km Apart from the National Parks and Sanctuaries, the state has 17 Conservation Reserves and 1 Community Reserve.  The state has 25% of the country’s elephant population. As per the 2023 population estimation, there are 6395 elephants in the state. The state has five Tiger Reserves. As per 2022 tiger estimation, the State is now ranked as the number two Tiger State in the country with an estimated population of 563 Tigers. 1) Hiresulekere Sloth Bear Conservation Reserve– Koppal Division Siri Chandana Vana: The area of sandalwood plantation and naturally grown sandalwood trees is protected and maintained through the installation of chain link mesh, watch and ward, soil working, cultural operations and other protective measures. “Krishi Aranya ProtsahaYojane”(KAPY) programme: In the year 2023-24, a total of Rs.1000.00 lakh has been allocated for the disbursement of incentive funds to farmers under the Agricultural Forestry Incentive Scheme program. Roadside Plantation Scheme: Karnataka State has an area of about 4000 km of national highway, 21,000 km of state highway and 38,000 km of district roads under various afforestation programmes. Hasiru Karnataka: With more emphasis on social forestry, indigenous species of trees will be extensively planted on government lands around small hills, mangroves and lakes. In this regard, it has been announced to implement the “Green Karnataka” program in the budget of 2018-19 with an expenditure of Rs. 10.00 crore to grow a tree for every house, a forest for a village, a small forest for a taluk, and a forest for a district, with the active involvement of school and college students and environmental organizations. National Bamboo Mission: The Department of Agricultural and Co-Operation, the Government of India has launched a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme titled National Bamboo Mission with 100% Central assistance from 2007-08 onwards. The main objective of the Scheme is to develop bamboo in forest lands through Forest Development Agencies (FDA’s) with the support of Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC’s) and in non-forest areas through Bamboo Development Agencies (BDA’s). Sasyashyamala scheme has been announced by Education Department in co-ordination with Forest Department during the current year to distribute more number of seedlings to Schools. Karnataka Biodiversity Board was established vide section 22 of Biological Diversity Act, 2002, by Government of Karnataka on 01.08.2003. Declaration of Bio-diversity Heritage Sites Under section-37 of the Biological Diversity Act- 2002 the following areas are proposed to declare as Biodiversity Heritage Sites: ¯ Kagga paddy region of Aghanashini estuary in Kumata taluk (U.K. dist.) ¯ Antaragange hill in Kolar District. ¯ Sri Lakshmi Adinarayana hill in Gudibande Taluk (Chikkaballapura District) ¯ Mahima Ranga hill in Kuluvanahalli Grama panchayat, Nelamangala (B.Rural District). ¯ Urumbi village stretch of Kumaradhara River” in Sullya taluk (Dakshina Kannada district) ¯ Ramapthre Jaddi in Katthalekhan Forest, Siddapura taluk, Uttara Kannada District ¯ Devikarani and Rorich Estate (Thathaguni Estate), Bangalore urban. International Day for Biological Diversity 2023 (22nd May) on the theme of “From Agreement to Action build back Biodiversity”  Coastal Regulation Zone Management (CRZM): The coastal stretches up to 500 metres from the HTL towards the landward side all along the coast, area up to 12 nautical miles in the sea, river, creeks, bays, estuaries and backwaters up to a point till the tidal influence is felt and the land on either side of these tidally influenced water bodies up to a maximum of 100 metres is declared as “Coastal Regulation Zone”. Karnataka State Coastal Zone Management Authority has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment for ensuring compliance to the provisions of CRZ Notification.  Water for irrigation purpose comes from various sources such as wells, ponds, canals, rivers, dams, reservoirs, rainfall etc. Source-wise irrigation developed during 2022-23 is given in Table 7.2.4. Among all the sources of irrigation, the net area irrigated from the tubewells is highest (i.e.56.55%). The second important source is canals covering 21.02% and 7.86% area are covered by wells. Historically, though tanks have been considered the principal source of irrigation, their contribution is very minute (i.e.2.07%).  Yettinahole Drinking Water Project: To mitigate the problem of acute drinking water in drought prone areas especially in Chikkaballapura, Kolar Districts and other needy areas of Hassan, Chitradurga, Tumakuru, Ramanagar and Bengaluru Rural Districts, the Govt. of Karnataka has accorded administrative approval to re-revised DPR of Yettinahole Drinking Water Project amounting to Rs.23,251.66 Crore vide G.O. Dtd:10.01.2023 for diverting 24.01 TMC of water to cater the drinking water needs and filling up of 527 MI Tanks to its 50% capacity for ground water recharge. Yagachi Project: The project envisages the construction of a composite Dam across Yagachi River a tributary of Hemavathy near Chikkabyadagere village in Belur taluk of Hassan district. Kachenahally LIS The project envisages to lift 0.73 TMC of water in 3 Stages from Hemavathy River near Kachenahalli Village in Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan District. National Hydrology Project (NHP) is taken up in the State with World Bank Assistance (100% Central funded project). The National Hydrology Project (NHP) aims at establishment/modernization of new and existing hydro met observation networks to automated, real time monitoring systems for both surface water and ground water. Under this project, the works of establishment of Telemetric rain gauge stations, Automatic weather stations, Digital Water Level Recorder, Hydrological observations stations are being taken up.  Karnataka State has established “Dam Safety Organisation” (DSO) in January 2022 in accordance with the Dam Safety Act-2021. The State of Karnataka has brought in “State Water Policy, 2022” in August-2022. The policy is framed to address the new challenges and to make it more comprehensively Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) oriented in order to address the growing inter-sectoral demands of water and ensure water, food and economic security of the State. A ‘High Level Water Policy Committee’ under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary to Government and An ‘Inter-Departmental State Water Resources Authority’ under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister for Water Resources were constituted.  Minor Irrigation ( Surface water) Projects having up to 2,000 Ha. are classified as Minor Irrigation schemes. Projects having between 40 Ha to 2,000 Ha are under the jurisdiction of the Minor Irrigation Department. These include tanks, pickup, Bhandaras, Barrages and Lift Irrigation Schemes. Pashchima Vahini: Vented dams are constructed under “PaschimaVahini” project to collect and store water flowing in west-flowing rivers of coastal district. Atal Bhujal Yojana is a community-led sustainable groundwater management program being implemented in 1,199 water stressed Gram Panchayats across 41 blocks of 14 districts. (The Government of India (GoI) and World Bank) is being implemented over a period of five years (FY 2020-21 – FY 2024-25).  As per the section 9(C) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015, all the major mineral lease holders are required to pay 2% of the royalty to the National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) constituted by the Government of India. Amendment Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994: Provision has been made to consider all the applications seeking grant of quarrying lease prior to 12-08-2016 and dispose of the same within two years after obtaining No Objection Certificates from the Revenue and Forest Departments. Provision has been made that all the quarry lease holders who have been granted Quarrying Lease areas in Government lands before and after 12-08-2016 shall pay royalty and an additional amount of 40% of royalty and also 10% of royalty towards District Mineral Foundation Fund. Provision has been made under Rule 31-ZC of Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2016 for the grant of Quarrying Lease (for a period of one year) by continuing to receive applications from the persons who have established/will establish M-Sand Unit through non auction. Provision has been made to grant quarrying leases for a period of 50 Years in case of Specified minor minerals and 30 years in case of non-specified minor minerals. Rules have been framed for Registration of Mineral Based Industry  Provision has been made to grant Quarrying Leases without auction to the Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribes and for the persons who are solely dependent on quarrying for their livelihood by considering the persons/organizations from the above category at Taluk level. Provision has been made to grant quarrying leases at a safer distance of 50 meters from the public structures like road, school, temple, railway line, residential areas etc. for quarrying without blasting and 100 meters safe distance for quarrying using control blasting techniques and 200 meters safe distance in cases where quarrying is being conducted by using blasting. Rules have been framed to grant license for quarrying of sand in Patta Lands at a distance of 50 meters from the river bank or 10% of the width of the existing river, whichever is higher. 24x7 Interactive Help Desk “VARUNA MITRA” The weather information and forecast services are of great importance in planning and managing the activities of various other sectors including Industries, Urban Development, Disaster Management, etc. The Urban Local Bodies in the State are responsible for collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of municipal solid waste as per SWM Rules 2016 notified by Government of India.  CHAPTER-8 INDUSTRY As per SDG India Index 2020 of NITI Aayog, Karnataka has ranked 6th among states with respect to SDG 9 on Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure with a score of 64 out of 100. Government of Karnataka has announced New Industrial Policy 2020-2025 and other polices viz New Textile and Garment Policy, Industries facilitation (Amendment) act etc., with an objective of increasing GSDP, to strengthen the manufacturing sector, to generate additional employment in different sectors, to promote diversified Industrial base to reduce regional imbalances and also to increase the share of exports from Karnataka. A total of 11.76 lakh units are registered as on November 2023 in the state on the Government of India’s Udyam web portal. Government of Karnataka was first in the country announced Electric Vehicle Policy 2017. As part of its measures to transform the state into a Green Mobility Hub, the Government unveiled a revised draft of the Clean Mobility Policy, with the objective of attracting investment up to INR 50,000 crore and create more than one lakh jobs.  A New scheme Prime Minister - Vishwakarma has been launched during 2023 by Government of India to provide end to end support/assistance the traditional artisans/crafts persons covering 18 activities. Under the scheme-ID card, skill development, toolkit incentives, credit facilities, incentives for digital transactions and marketing support facilities are provided to the artisans. Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) Under this scheme, the loan up to Rs.50.00 lakh for manufacturing sector and upto Rs.20 lakh for Service Sector is extended through various banks. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India (GoI) has adopted the Cluster Development approach as a key strategy for enhancing the productivity and competitiveness as well as capacity building of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and their collectives in the country. Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC) participated in IITF (India International Trade Fair) held at Delhi to facilitate the market opportunities for the MSME and Artisans.  Private Industrial Parks: Government proposes to encourage establishment of industrial areas and estates in the State either by private investors or through PPP model. Category wise minimum acreage approved for Private Industrial Parks and Minimum Acreage for Knowledge Based Industries is Flatted Factories-5 acres, Logistics-50 acres, Multi / Sector Specific Industrial Parks-75 acres and Integrated Industrial Parks-250 acres. The Food Karnataka Limited (FKL) is a special purpose vehicle to provide state of art infrastructure to food parks which is under the administrative control of Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation Limited (KAPPEC). It is proposed to establish IT park on PPP model in 3.25 acre land at Mangaluru with a built-up area of 3.43 lakh sq.ft. at a cost of Rs. 90.29 crore.  CHAPTER 9: SKILL, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR WELFARE The Government of Karnataka has set up the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL) in 2016 to enable the state’s youth to acquire necessary skills for decent employment and to promote sustainable livelihood. Koushalya Mission: State, District and Taluka Kaushalya Missions have been constituted under Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Department to undertake Skill Development on Mission Mode. Skill Mission Unit at the State level and District Skill Development offices at district level have been created to achieve output and outcomes by undertaking implementation of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood activities through Mission Mode. Extensively utilizing and amplify existing capacity of higher education in the state and ensuring increase of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) from present 29% (KJA report, 2016) to 70% by 2030.  Chief Minister’s Kaushalya Karnataka Yojane: Market driven skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling of youth in the age group of 18-35 years, recognizing their prior learning and provide them higher skills and make them capable of getting decent employment. Yuvanidhi Scheme As per Budget Para 198 in the 2023-24 Budget Speech of Hon’ble CM, an unemployment allowance of Rs.3000/- and Rs.1500/- per month to Graduates and Diploma holders will be given respectively for those who have completed degree/diploma in 2023 and do not get a job even after 180 days. This allowance given for period of 2 years or till they get employment whichever is earlier. Local Operating System (LokOS): LokOS was officially launched and implemented state-wide on 1st April 2023. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojane – Gramin (PMAY – G) The initiative aims to integrate PMAY-G beneficiaries into the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) framework. Nal Jal Mitra: Under this scheme, the target is fixed to train 11924 local SHG women in multiple skills viz., Plumbing, Electrical works and Machinery. The course duration is 510 hours and the training is imparted by Karnataka Skill Development Corporation which includes soft Skills & Employability Skills.  Deen Dayal Upadyaya Grameena Koushalya Yojane (DDU GKY) DDUGKY a skill programme of MORD earlier known as Aajeevika Skills Yojane renamed as a Deen Dayal Upadyaya Grameena Koushalya Yojane envisages providing jobs after trained by training partners. PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) – A Special Micro Credit Facility for Street Vendors The scheme is implemented from July 01, 2020 to March-2022. 50 lakhs beneficiaries will be covered under this scheme at national level. This scheme is fully 100% sponsored by the central Govt. Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Small Finance Banks (SFBs),Cooperative Banks, Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs), Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) & SHG Banks etc., can lend. Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of Karnataka (CEDOK), Dharwad. Skill on Wheels: Karnataka Skill Development Corporation has piloted mobile training centres as part of the “Skill on Wheels” initiative. One District, One Skill: The Karnataka Skill Development Corporation has initiated the “One District One Skill” program, 31 Districts are in the process of training 100 artisans in modern techniques and equipment for the traditional skills of their region, to empower them in self employment and entrepreneurship.  Kalike Jothe Kaushalya: In July Budget Speech 2023-24, Hon’ble Chief Minister announced that “ in skill training which was earlier imparted through the private institutions will now be imparted through our ITI, GITC, Polytechnic Institutions. Skill training would be institutionalized and systematized by coordinating with industry and academy”. Karnataka Skill Development Corporation in collaboration with Departments of Samagra Shikshana Karnataka and Pre-University Education has announced a career guidance program Karnataka Career Planning Program with the motto “My Job My Choice” for Government school students from class 8th to 12th and many other supplementary programs will be held. Ambedkar Karmika Sahaya Hastha Scheme: Smart card Benefit: Under this scheme the Board is registering through online and issuing Smart Cards to the 11 Categories of the Unorganised workers such as Hamalis, Domestic Workers, Rag Pickers, Tailors, Mechanics, Washer men, Barbers, Gold Smiths, Iron Smiths, Potters and Kiln Workers. During the period 11,069 workers have applied for registration.  Karnataka State Gig Workers Insurance Scheme: In the Budget Speech for the year 2023-24, Hon’ble Chief Minister has announced to provide a total insurance facility of Rs. 4.00 lakh including life insurance facility of Rs. 2.00 lakh and accident insurance facility of Rs. 2.00 lakh to the gig workers working in e-commerce sectors. A strategy is being developed to register the gig workers in the Seva Sindhu portal and steps are being taken for the implementation of the scheme. Under e-SHRAM portal (www.eshram.gov.in), for creating a National Data Base of Unorganised Workers (NDUW). Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): In Karnataka as per GoI PLFS- 2022-23 LFPR for persons aged 15-59 years according to approach is 62.9% whereas all India average is 61.6%.