All the public community comfort stations (toilets) operated in urban areas in State of Chhattisgarh can be used by citizens free of cost. State Government under the ‘Swachhata Shringaar Yojana’ had withdrawn the specified fees, said Urban Administration and Development Minister Amar Agrawal.
He was addressing the inaugural session of ‘Cleanliness Survey-2019’ related state level Workshop organised at capital city, Raipur. He also inaugurated the second phase of Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay National Urban Development livelihood Mission and for resolving the problems of public, the ‘Nidaan-1100’.
Now both the schemes would benefit all residents of 168 towns of state. He also released the CHS portal of ‘Pandit Deendayal Path Prakash Yojana’.
Urban administration minister on the occasion also released the publicity materials prepared by SUDA mainly video CD and different types of publicity printed materials. Under ‘Shahar Sandhan Yojana’, the around 46 girl students of different colleges of state having done the internship were given total Rs 4 lakh stipend and certificates to felicitate them.
As Chief Minister Agrawal said that under Swachh Bharat Mission along with other public oriented schemes in state, the civic bodies are doing better work. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge of completing the towns as ODF by October 2, 2019 state has already declared 168 urban units as ODF on October 2, 2017. The cleanliness survey 2018 was successful. More than 4000 towns of state participated and Chhattisgarh got third position. In Innovative category, Ambikapur town stood first position. The civic body would appoint agency and it would be given Rs 15,000 monthly for 20-seater while more than 20-seats it would be given Rs 18,000 per month.
Minister said that state government is bound to provide house to all homeless families in urban areas. Under Prime Minister Housing Scheme the target is up to 2022. In urban bodies around 3.5 lakh applications have been received. Till date around 5000 houses have been completed and state is placed in 5th ranking in country.
Raipur Mayor Pramod Dubey, social worker and Padma Shree Phulbasan Yadav, urban administration department special secretary Niranjan Das, Government of India Housing for All Scheme director R.S. Singh among others were present.