Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will review the implementation of Central sector and Centrally-sponsored urban schemes in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior officials concerned will attend the meeting. This is the first such review meeting since the formation of Yogi Adityanath Government in UP.
Ministry sources said that being the most populous State of the country, the highest number of 62 cities and towns from the State are included in Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). For the development of basic urban infrastructure in these mission cities, centre has approved a total investment of Rs9,322 crore with a Central assistance of Rs5,043 crore.
Under Smart City Mission also, UP has got the highest number of 13 cities included in the mission. Of these four viz., lucknow, Agra, Kanpur and Varanasi have been selected through two rounds of competition for financing. A total investment of Rs8,770 crore has been approved by the centre with Central assistance of Rs2,000 crore. The remaining cities are participating in the third round of competition.
Mathura is included in the Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) for development of heritage related infrastructure with total central funding. Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), only a few proposals have been received from the earlier State Government based on which the Central Government approved construction of 20,682 affordable houses for urban poor with an investment of Rs1,058 cr for which Central assistance of Rs466 cr has been approved.