Giving nod to the proposal of Water Supply and Sanitation Department for sewerage system in rural areas, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday approved 142 villages to be covered under Centre’s Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. Rs 1,215 crore would be spent on the scheme which would benefit nearly 10.56 lakh people living in these villages having population of more than 5,000, said a spokesperson of the CM’s Office.
As per guidelines of flexi funds under the NBA scheme, 75 per cent grant is contributed by the Centre and remaining 25 per cent by the State Government, he added. Thus, of Rs 1215 crore, nearly Rs 300 crore would be given by the State Government for laying sewerage in these villages.