To promote people-centric planning and smooth execution of its flagship schemes such as Swachch Bharat Mission, the Ministry of Urban Development has approved setting up of district level advisory and monitoring panels, a first of its kind, to be headed by MPs and MlAs across the country.
A senior official from the Ministry said that Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has already approved setting up of such committees which will meet at least once in 3 months and submit reports.
These Committees will oversee, review and monitor implementation of urban development, affordable housing and urban poverty alleviation programmes.
Implementation of schemes to be monitored by these Committees are -Swachh Bharat Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) and Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban livelihoods Mission, the official explained.
States/UTs will appoint the senior most Member of Parliament as the chairperson of the Committee. Two more MPs, one each from Rajya Sabha and lok Sabha will be the Co-chairpersons. All MlAs from respective districts representing the urban local bodies, mayors and chairpersons of UlBs, chairpersons and chief executives of urban development authorities in districts, commissioners and chief executive officers of UlBs, senior most representatives of the department of public health engineering and senior most officials of parastatal bodies like water board, sewerage board will be the members of the District level Advisory and Monitoring Committees.
No daily allowance or travelling allowance would be paid any member for attending the meetings of the committees, the official clarified.