The State Government has put up Rs 34,000 crore special grants proposals before the 14th Finance Commission in a meeting held on Thursday.
The demands were raised before the Chairman of the Commission Dr YV Reddy and members in the presence of Chief Minister Raman Singh and senior Government officials at the Mantralaya here.
The grants sought by the State Government includes Rs 8,882 crore for urban infrastructure development, Rs 4926 crore for rural road connectivity and maintenance of ‘Prime Minister Road Scheme’ and Rs 4410 crore for works to fortify Panchayati Raj institutions.
In the urban infrastructure development special grants proposed before the Commission, the State government has sought Rs 7,670 crores for development of Naya Raipur Capital Township, Rs 518 crore for solid waste management schemes in cities, Rs 360 crore for development and construction of water bodies in urban areas, Rs 200 crore for urban water supply based on surface water sources, Rs 100 crore for total sanitation programmes and Rs 34 crores for fire services.
In the Urban Housing Scheme, proposal of Rs 7,879 crores special grants had been made by the State government for construction of houses in new districts for Rs 3,377 crore.
Similarly Rs 4302 crore have been sought for police housing and Rs 200 crore for residential requirements for the Health Department.
For development of infrastructure related to Education, Rs 678 crore has been demanded and Rs 274 crore has been demanded for establishment of 16 ‘livelihood colleges.’ Department wise presentations were given by the officers before the Commission to justify the demands and importance of the demands.