Section Annexure-1

1. Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card System: This system will ensure availability of ration to beneficiaries under National Food Safety Act (NFSA) and other welfare schemes, especially the migrant workers and their families, at any Fair Price Shop (FPS) across the country, and enable better targeting of beneficiaries, elimination of bogus/duplicate/ineligible card holders. Thus it will enhance welfare and reduce leakage. To ensure seamless inter-state portability of a ration card, Aadhar seeding of all ration cards as well as biometric authentication of beneficiaries through automation of all Fair prices shops (FPSs) with installation of electronic point of sale (e-poS) devices are essential. Therefore, it has been decided to allow additional borrowing limit of 0.25 percent of GSDP on completion of both of the following actions: (i) Aadhar Seeding of all the ration cards and beneficiaries in the state. (ii) Automation of all the FPSs in the State. The State Should complete the above mentioned actions by 31st December, 2020. The States which complete them earlier, or have already completed them, can seek additional borrowing limit immediately, Department of Food and public Distribution will be the nodal Ministry to assess the progress of the State and recommend release of additional borrowing limit. The last date for recommendation to reach Department of expenditure (DoE) is 15th January, 2021. 2. Implementation of District Level and Licensing Reforms for Ease of Doing Business: Ease of Doing Business is an important indicator of investment friendly business climate in the country and improvements in ease of doing business will enable faster future growth of the state economy. Therefore, in order to incentivize implementation of district level and licensing reforms for ease of doing business it has been decided to allow additional borrowing limit of 0.25 percent of GSDP for the year 2020-21 on undertaking all the following actions by the State Government: i. The State will complete the first assessment of ‘District Level Business Reform Action Plan’ as intimated by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). ii. The State will eliminate the requirements of renewal of certificates/approvals/Licenses obtained by businesses for various activities from the authorities at the State level as per list circulated by DPIIT. (However, mere collection of reasonable fees with automatic non-discretionary deemed renewal will be permissible if done in a transparent online, non-discretionary & automatic manner.) To become eligible, elimination of renewal at least of the specific items mentioned in the Annexure-2 should be completed by 31st January, 2021. iii. The State will implement computerized central random inspection system under the Acts as per list circulated by DPIIT wherein allocation of inspections inspectors is done centrally, the same inspector is not assigned to the same unit in subsequent years, prior inspection notice is provided to business owner, and inspection report is uploaded within 48 hours of inspection. To become eligible, implementation of computerized central random inspection system at least under the Acts mentioned in the Annexure-2 should be completed by 31st January, 2021. DPIIT will be the nodal ministry to assess the progress and recommend the release of additional borrowing. The cut-off date for this will be 15th February, 2021. 3. Reforms for Strengthening local Bodies: To enable better public health and sanitation as well as provision of good civic infrastructure, which in turn promote economic growth and well-being, there is a pressing need to augment resources of urban local bodies (ULBs) and urban utilities, it has been decided to allow additional borrowing limit of 0.25 per cent of GSDP for the year 2020-21 on undertaking the following reforms by the State Government: (i) The State Government will notify (a) floor rates of property tax in ULBs which are in consonance with the prevailing circle rates (i.e. guideline rate for property Transactions) and (b) floor rates of user charges in respect of the provision of water-supply, drainage and sewerage which reflect current costs/past inflation. (ii) The State will put in place a system of periodic increase in floor rates the property tax/user charges in line with prices increases. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will be the nodal ministry to assess the progress and recommend the release of additional borrowing limit. The cut-off date for this will be 15th January, 2021 4. Power Sector Reforms: Robust Systemic reforms are required to be undertaken by the State governments to ensure that the subsidies reach farmers/ intended beneficiaries without leakage and to improve the health of the power sector, in addition to alleviating the liquidity stress of the DISCOMS. It has been decided to allow additional borrowing limit for the following actions in the manner given below: (i) For reduction in Aggregate Technical & Commercial losses in a State as per targets, an additional borrowing limit of 0.05 percent of its GSDP shall be allowed.