For the second year in a row, Chhattisgarh has bagged the national award for achieving targets under Mission Amrit, the State Government officials informed on Sunday.
In a programme held at Science Building in New Delhi, Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu awarded incentive of Rs 25 crore to the State Government for this achievement. This amount has been awarded, in addition to the sanction by Government of India for implementation of the projects.
last year, Chhattisgarh was awarded Rs 13 crore as an incentive. It is noteworthy that under Mission Amrit, nine urban development bodies namely Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon, Ambikapur, Jagdalpur, Naya Raipur and Korba has been included.
Under Mission Amrit, basic facilities such as water supply, sewerage management and also garden and green spots are developed in these urban bodies. Chhattisgarh has secured 91.37percent marks in target achievement under Mission Amrit.
Apart from the projects in nine cities included under the mission, Government of India has also set targets for reforms every year. Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajashthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh have performed better in achieving these targets. Government of India has appreciated the accelerated development works in cities of Chhattisgarh.