C’garh urban bodies financially empowered

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C’garh urban bodies financially empowered

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 | Staff Reporter | RAIPUR

The Chhattisgarh           government has       financially empowered urban local bodies across the state.

By notifying the   amendment in the Municipal Act of 1998, the Municipal Commissioners of Municipal Corporations with more than 10 lakh  people will now have financial power of Rs 1.5 crore.

The corporation will have a financial power of Rs 6-10 crore.

Similarly, the Municipal Commissioners of municipalities having a population 3-10 lakhs will have a financial power of Rs 1 crore while the municipality will have a power of Rs 10 crore.

Following this, the Urban Administration and Development Department has provided ward wise amount to all the municipal corporations.

The department has asked the commissioners of all municipal corporations to send proposals for      infrastructure development works, giving information about the approval of the amount.

The Urban Administration and Development Department has sanctioned Rs 10.50 crore for wards in Raipur Municipal Corporation at the rate of Rs 15 lakh per ward.

For Bhilai and Bilaspur Municipal Corporations, a total of Rs 7 crore each has been approved at the rate of Rs 10 lakh per ward.

An amount of Rs 8 lakh has been sanctioned for Korba, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Jagdalpur, Raigarh, Ambikapur, Birgaon, Dhamtari, Bhilai-Charoda, Risali and Chirmiri Municipal Corporations.

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