Around Rs 23 crores schemes proposal under Backward Regional Grand Fund (BRGF) for Ranchi district got approved in the Ranchi District Council assembly on Monday.The schemes include construction of roads, bridges and lanes in all the 303 panchayat of Ranchi district.
BRGF which aims to catalyze development in backward areas by strengthening Panchayat and Municipality level governance with more appropriate capacity building to facilitate participatory planning, decision making and implementation and monitoring to reflect local felt needs was approved by Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) in August 2006.
Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) Sant Kumar Verma after going the proposal gave his consent. The proposal will now be placed in the District Planning committee meeting scheduled on June 2. After their consent the plan will be placed on the table of central government for its funding.The allocation of sanctioned fund will be in the following pattern. Around 60 per cent of the sanctioned money will be given to Gram Panchayat, 20 per cent to panchayat Samiti and 20 per cent to District Council.
Meanwhile, details regarding fund investment of last financial year (2013-14) was also presented in the meeting. Coming down heavily on the District Engineer Shyam Das Singh for failure in proper disbursement of the provided fund Verma asked him to fasten the work procedure and complete the pending work within two months. District Council President Sundri Tirkey, District heads and members attended were present in the meeting.