The State level High Powered Steering Committee (SHPSC) in Haryana under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) on Monday approved the State annual action plan.
The plan would now be forwarded to the Union Ministry of Urban Development for approval.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of SHPSC presided over by the Chief Secretary DS Dhesi. The meeting of SHPSC under Swachh Bharat Mission and Smart City Project was also held on Monday.
A spokesman of the State Government said that the state annual action plan was prepared on the basis of Service level Improvement Plans (SlIPs) submitted by 18 Urban local Bodies (UlBs).
During the current financial year 2015-16, a provision of Rs 439.02 crore including Rs 219.01 crore as central share and Rs 220.01 crore as state share has been made in the state budget for the AMRUT, said he.
In view of various initiatives undertaken by different stakeholders in Haryana, Dhesi directed that cleanliness should be ensured with suitable arrangements to be made at all bus stands at district level and sub-divisional level. Further, as a first step of making surrounding clean, all municipalities should ensure cleanliness and be made litter free.
He said that the projects at Gurgaon and Karnal should be taken up on priority basis.
During the meeting, it was also informed that the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Solid Waste Management of Faridabad cluster at Bandhwari site has been approved in principle by the Chief Minister. The same has been submitted to the Committee of Secretaries on Infrastructure (CoSI) for approval, said the spokesaman.
The Chief Secretary also reviewed various activities being undertaken for finalizing the Smart City Project of Faridabad and Karnal, added he.