Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has sanctioned the allocation of Rs 200 crore under Kayakalp scheme for the improvement of roads of urban bodies in the state. Departmental Minister Vijayvargiya has directed that the amount allocated to the civic bodies should be delivered soon. Commissioner Urban Development Bharat Yadav has asked the officials of urban bodies to prioritise road maintenance within their jurisdictions.
Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, during the review of departmental schemes in Bhopal instructed the officials to ensure that citizens in urban areas get basic facilities with no compromise in quality. He said that the roads in the urban areas should be according to the expectations of the general public. Minister Vijayvargiya has said that road construction should be undertaken on priority in the bodies where approval has been given under Kayakalp scheme. Under the scheme an amount of Rs 200 crore has been approved. Earlier, an amount of Rs 350 crore was released by the department under Kayakalp Scheme.
In the meeting, Urban Development Minister Vijayvargiya had given instructions to the departmental officers to ensure that the employees working in the civic bodies continue to get regular salaries and honorarium. The department has transferred an amount of Rs 226 crore 74 lakh as octroi compensation to the urban bodies. Minister Vijayvargiya has given instructions to utilize this amount for the right purpose. Minister Vijayvargiya met representatives of urban areas during his recent visit to the state. During his visit, he learnt about problems regarding salary and honorarium. It is in this context that this amount has been released. There are a total of 413 urban bodies in the state. Of these, the number of Municipal Corporations is 16, Municipal Councils are 99 and the number of City Councils is 298.