The Delhi Village Development Board has approved schemes worth `1,000 crore so far in 2023-2024. Delhi’s Development Minister Gopal Rai chaired a meeting of the Village Development Board on Tuesday at the Delhi Secretariat to speed up the development works of the villages. Several development works related to roads, drains, water bodies, community centres, parks, crematoriums, sports grounds etc. are being done.
Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai said a six-member task force has also been formed to monitor the execution of projects as there were complaints of delay. The minister said 564 development projects worth Rs 759 crore were already approved by the board for the villages. So far, projects worth around Rs 1,000 crore have been passed by the board under this head, he added.
Rai stated that emphasis will be laid on the construction of roads in the villages. The board on Tuesday approved projects related to new roads worth `250 crores. During the board meeting, all the concerned officers were instructed to complete the projects of village development within the time limit. The minister said that a special camp was organized in the Delhi Secretariat to speed up the development work of the villages of Delhi.
In the Board Meeting, the members raised the issue of pending and new proposals. After this, Rai said that to ensure development in the villages of Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal had constituted Delhi Village Development Board. So far, projects worth about Rs 1000 crore have been approved in 2023-2024 for the development of city villages. Under this work will be done to provide better amenities in all the villages of Delhi.
“Till the last meeting, 564 projects worth about Rs 759 crore were approved in 2023-2024. Under this, development works are being done in 194 villages of the city. Along with this, during the meeting, the officers of all the concerned departments have been instructed to complete the project files related to village development within the time limit,” the minister added.
Delhi’s Development Minister mentioned, “A special camp has been set up in the Delhi Secretariat to expedite the development work related to the villages of Delhi. During this special camp, officers of all the concerned departments like the Development Department, Delhi Village Development Board, MCD, Irrigation and Flood Control Department and other departments were on the spot disposing or approving the proposals and pending projects related to the development works of the villages of Delhi.”
Rai further shared that the pending proposals for the development work of the Delhi villages have been worked on at a rapid pace through special camps, in the presence of all the MLAs and authorities.
Additionally, any questions or concerns regarding any MLA assembly’s files were also promptly addressed. In this special camp, the files have been approved /disposed of by the officers and agencies of the concerned department based on the area at each counter.”