The Nainital district planning committee meeting chaired by the Minister in charge of the district, Pritam Singh, approved an outlay of Rs59.67 crore for 2015-2016 on Friday.Approving the plan outlay, the Minister in-charge has asked the members of the district planning committee to propose their respective areas’ developmental works in the district plan. At the same time, he has also asked the officials concerned of the Nainital district administration to ensure inclusion of the developmental works proposed by the aforesaid members in the district plan.
Since the fund under the district plan is being released to all the districts in a single installment, therefore, all the officials concerned are supposed to ensure 100 per cent utilisation of developmental funds in time, the Minister in- charge emphasised. At the same time, he has also asked the officials concerned to pay special attention to works related to roads, drinking water, non-conventional energy and irrigation, to name a few sectors.
Speaking at the meeting, State Finance Minister and Haldwani MlA, Indira Haridayesh, stressed on the need to prepare developmental plans for the rural areas as per the aspirations of the people living there.Keeping in view drinking water needs of the region, the Finance Minister has asked the officials concerned to propose funds in both district plan and State for carrying out repair works of drinking water pipelines and tube-wells.
She has also emphasised on the need to promote horticulture, floriculture and unseasonal vegetables, to name a few in the district. Out of the plan outlay of Rs59.67 crore, the district planning committee approved Rs12.34 crore for PWD, Rs7.75 core for drinking water sector, Rs6.60 crore for jal sansthan, Rs46.75 lakh for minor irrigation, Rs78 lakh for UREDA, Rs5.05 crore for irrigation, Rs3.14 crore for health, Rs88 lakh for community development, Rs98 lakh for tourism, Rs2.91 crore for education, Rs75 lakh for sports, Rs1.15 crore for agriculture, among other departments.State Dairy Development Minister Harish Chandra Durgapal and MP from Nainital -Udham Singh Nagar Bhagat Singh Koshiyari were also present in the meeting.