Urban Development Department (UDD) discussed in details on how to plan schemes and how to spend allotted money for the development of urban centres of Jharkhand. The executive officers were asked to plan schemes and notify UDD by July 15 so that the department can allocate funds for the schemes.“Eighty per cent of funds have been released to all the Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat of the State. So an overview of schemes should be submitted to UDD. And if this is not followed then necessary action will be taken against them. There is a lack of proper monitoring which is the main root cause for under development,” said UDD Deputy Secretary Shashi Bhusan Mehra.
He said this while reviewing implementation of Swachchh Bharat Mission, AMRUT, Smart City Mission and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. All the executive officer from all the Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat of the state were present with their data operators.The workshop started with welcome address of Director Municipal Administration, UDD Shashi Ranjan Prasad. He stressed on collection of water usage charge revenue and holding tax revenue in different districts and blocks. “After collecting the tax, the department should notify it. This will help in maintaining transparency and transparency will bring accountability,” he said and further added that if wards do not pay these taxes then their allocation would be cut down.This workshop took place in light of the Smart City Mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The workshop was hold to decide the name of the city of Jharkhand which would be transformed in Smart City.