Book of Integration Council New - Ministry of Home Affairs

On the social front, the Government is implementing a scheme titled
"Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Vivah Shagun Yojana", wherein Rs. 15,000
is given for the marriage of girls belonging to Scheduled Castes families.
Besides, special efforts are being made for generating self-employment, through
subsidy assistance of Rs. 159 crore given by the Scheduled Castes and Backward
Classes Corporations.
The State is committed to provide basic infrastructure like drinking water
and electicity facilities to all the vulnerable sections of the society. Under the "
Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Supply Scheme", water connections, including
storage tanks, are being provided free of cost to all the Scheduled Castes
housholds in rural and urban areas. The State is also effectively implementing
the "Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955" and the "SCs/STs (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989".
The State has 5.70% Muslim population and 5.54% Sikh population.
Muslims are largely concentrated in the Mewat region, which has since been
carved out into a separate district. A special scheme called "Rajiv Gandhi
Drinking Water Supply Scheme" with an outlay of Rs. 425 crore has been
launched in the Mewat district to ensure drinking water to all the villages. Similarly,
"Rajiv Gandhi Vidyut Pariyojana" is also being implemented to upgrade
electricity supply. Mewat Multi Sectoral Plan of Rs. 33 crore has been submitted
to the Ministry of Minority Affairs in the Government of India for strengthening
health and education sectors in the region. Similarly, a Rs. 15 crore plan for
Sirsa, a minority concentrated district of Sikhs, is also being drawn up. Further,
under the special scheme of the Government of India for promoting education
amongst minorities, funds to the tune of Rs. 2.75 crore are being spent on the
beneficiaries.
2. Economic Development
The growth of the manufacturing sector in Haryana has been significant,
particularly during the last three years and is constantly on the increase. This has
indirectly augmented the growth in the tertiary sector of the economy. The
revenue receipts of the State are also buoyant and the financial health of the
State is impressive. Haryana now has the second higher per capita income
among the States in India. The growth in the Groos State Domestic Product
(GSDP) at constant prices (1999-2000 levels) is nearly 10.5 per cent. The
State witnessed an unprecedented flow of investment to the tune of about
Rs.33,000 crore since 2005. Projects with an investment of more than
Rs.66,000 crore are also in pipeline.
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