The Pioneer 31.07.2013
‘Construct CC roads in urban backward areas on priority’
The principal secretary said that the urban bodies, which already have received sanction for cement concrete roads, construction of the same should be completed by July 31. Director Urban Administration Dr Rohit Yadav and State Urban Development Authority additional chief executive officer Hem Shekhar Gupta were also present in the meeting.
Raut said that the State Government allocates funds to urban bodies for different schemes and the they deposit the amount in banks and after completion of works release payment to the parties. In this process the urban bodies earn good sum of interest on the amount deposited in banks for long time, but utilize the interest amount as per their plan. He instructed the urban bodies to deposit the interest amount in a separate account and utilize that amount for development works.
The principal secretary instructed all the Nagar Panchayats to appoint
teachers (Nagar Panchayat) compulsorily by August 10. As Nagar Panchayat
Kota has not started process to appoint regular employees so far , he
asked the director Urban Administration to stop allotment of grant
amount to Nagar Panchayat Kota. He
asked the director to provide separate funds for flood relief to Nagar
Panchayat Chandrapur, Shivarinarayan and Rajim and the like where river
water enters during rainy season. All
chief municipal officer of Nagar Panchayats of Bilaspur division and
senior officers of State Urban Development Authority were present in the
meeting.
