Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked the civic bodies to pay special attention Special attention must be paid to ensure that there is no drinking water crisis in any district.
He said necessary preparations should be made for this.
Chief Minister Chouhan said adequate amount is available in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
We must make efforts to ensure that the beneficiaries should not face any difficulty in getting installment on time, he said.
The roads must be repaired before the onset of monsoon, he said.
All the cities of the state have added to the pride of the state with excellent work under the Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana, he said.
The street vendors of urban areas who have repaid the loan of Rs 10 thousand, should now be motivated to take a loan of Rs 20 thousand, he said.
We must make efforts to get the highest star rating in the survey, he urged the civic bodies.
Better implementation of infrastructure development works must be ensured in urban areas, he said.
We must make efforts to bring better results in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and PM Street Vendors Scheme, he said.
He was releasing Rs.931.50 crore of the 15th Finance Commission’s for the financial year 2021-22 to the urban bodies of the state with a single click from the Mantralaya.
An amount of Rs 432.50 crore was transferred to million plus cities and Rs 499 crore to non million plus cities of the state, he said.
The chief minister said most of the cities have done excellent work in revenue collection.
This year the civic bodies have got about 35 percent more revenue than last year for which it deserves to be congratulated, he said.
The urban bodies and officers will be rewarded for their outstanding performance, he said.
The Urban Development Department is engaged in efforts to transform the cities. Urban development works are being undertaken at top speed, he said.
There are two categories of cities in the state.
The first category is of cities with million plus population.
Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior are included in the cities with a population of more than 10 lakhs in the state, he said. The second category includes cities with a population of less than 10 lakhs. The grants given to million plus cities can improve air quality, drinking water, sanitation and solid waste management, he said.
