CM distributes cheques of Rs.1,652-crore for urban infrastructure projects

Gandhinagar, 24 September 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today called upon the administration as well elected representatives to take up the responsibility of monitoring urban infrastructure and other peoples’ welfare project from the stage of planning and ensure their completion in a transparent and time-bound manner. She even asked them to take interest in the entire municipal or municipal corporation areas, going beyond their wards or constituencies.

She was speaking at a function to mark distribution of cheques totaling Rs.1,652-crore to municipalities, municipal corporations and urban development authorities. This is in addition to Rs.1,910-crore handed over to the civic bodies under the progressive Gujarat government’s 100-day agenda.

Mrs. Patel said the urban planning has undergone drastic changes over the years and it becomes everybody’s responsibility to keep the cities clean. She called for observing September 25 to Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 as state-wide cleanliness campaign. As per the decision of the Council of Ministers, she said each citizen should personally clean one’s home and workplace (office, factory or shop) once a month.

She said that Gujarat should be on the forefront of the Prime Minister’s nationwide cleanliness campaign from 2014-15 to clean public places to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.

The Chief Minister set a target of constructing toilet in every home in two years. She expected handsome donation from voluntary organizations for this massive campaign. Orders have been issued for recruiting 454 people in different cadres. She also called for eradication or malnutrition and self-employment schemes for the youth.

Minister of State for Urban Housing Shankarbhai Chaudhary, Minister of State for Education Vasuben Trivedi, Additional Chief Secretary G.R. Aloria spoke on the occasion.

Bhavnagar Shipbuilding Association presented a cheque of Rs.25-lakh to the Chief Minister for the flood-hit in Kashmir.