The Ministry of Urban Development has approved of Rs 802 crore for investment in the National Capital between 2015 and 2020 under the various schemes for Delhi.
This has been decided at a review meeting of all Union Territories, chaired by Union Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu.
As per data received from the Urban Development Ministry, the Centre has allocated Rs 802 crore for three years under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme to Delhi. And Delhi has received the first instalment of Rs 44 crore of the Rs 223 crore allocated in 2015-16. In 2016-17, the allocation was of Rs 265 crore and Rs 313 crore for the year 2017-18. Officials said that the state government has failed to submit proposals under these schemes despite several reminders. During the meeting, officials informed that under the Swachchh Mission, only three individual household toilets were built so far, out of 201 for which the ministry has received the demand. 11,138 of the 22,891 community and public toilet seats required have also been constructed.