Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday asked all the District Municipal Commissioners to prepare the budget of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) like the State Governments and link it with the data of Parivar Pehchan Patra so that the budget can be allocated according to the existing population of the cities.

Khattar said this while presiding over the review meeting of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) Department held at Haryana Niwas in Chandigarh.

He also directed all the ULBs to complete the marking work of parking areas in urban areas by September. This would enhance the beauty of the cities as well as facilitate people to park their vehicles. Besides this, the chief minister also directed the officers concerned to prepare an action plan for the construction of multi-level parking in the cities. Urban Local Bodies Minister, Dr. Kamal Gupta also remained present during the meeting.

Khattar said that after linking the data with PPP, more transparency will be ensured. Giving priority to development, all ULBs should prepare their budget and upload the same on the portal.

The Chief Minister said that everyone needs to pay more attention towards ensuring cleanliness in the cities. A portal related to Swachhata Campaign should be developed. The Municipal Corporation should be divided into different zones and in-charges should be appointed for ensuring cleanliness in different areas. The in-charges should personally upload their report on the cleanliness in the city on the portal every day. Even after this, if any complaint regarding cleanliness gets reported from any area, then the required action must be taken.

Khattar said that the functioning of all ULBs should become completely online. No work should be done manually or through files. Along with this, if CCTVs are installed in all the Corporation offices, then close vigil should be kept as this will bring transparency in the offices and public works will also be done smoothly, said the Chie Minister.

 Chief Minister said that just like in villages, drone mapping will be done in cities as well. All the colonies will be surveyed. All ULBs should take special care that no illegal colony should develop in their areas and illegal properties should be identified. Whatever planning is required should be done by the department, he directed. Khattar has further directed the officers concerned to complete the work of SVAMITVA Yojana expeditiously. Through the Nagar Darshan Portal, an awareness campaign should be run so as to redress the grievances of people living in urban areas on the portal.  The Chief Minister also reviewed Haryana Engineering Works Portal, Solid Waste Management, Social Media Grievances, and Property Tax among others.