Yogi Adityanath Announces Grants and Infrastructure Developments for Municipal Bodies

Strategic Insights -

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has approved plans for significant infrastructure developments and grant allocations for municipal bodies in Lucknow, with an aim to make them smart and developed. The projects include the construction of Gaurav Path, pink toilets, urban facility centers, smart classrooms, anganwadis, and theme-based parks, as well as the development of an international-standard shooting range and a multipurpose sports complex on a Public-Private Partnership basis. The scheme, called the Smart-Developed Municipality Scheme, also prioritizes heritage conservation, revival of reservoirs, setting up EV charging stations, and digital services in municipalities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Smart-Developed Municipality Scheme allocates grants of Rs.4 crore to Rs.10 crore each to municipal bodies to develop urban infrastructure, with the objective of making localities modern, self-reliant, and citizen-centric.
  • The scheme encompasses the construction of various facilities, including Gaurav Path, pink toilets, urban facility centers, smart classrooms, anganwadis, and theme-based parks.
  • Heritage conservation, revival of reservoirs, setting up EV charging stations, and digital services are also considered priorities in the scheme.
  • Municipal bodies will be granted enhanced financial powers to function with greater autonomy, in line with the spirit of the 74th Constitutional Amendment.
  • One District, One Product-based structures will be set up to strengthen the local economy.
  • A proposal has been made to ply 200 electric buses in Lucknow and Kanpur and directly purchase 650 buses in other cities.
  • The chief minister proposed a hub-and-spoke model to interlink smaller municipalities with centralised command centers in cities like Lucknow and Gorakhpur.
  • Every urban body will have its own functional building, as directed by the chief minister.

Statistics:

  • Grants of Rs.4 crore to Rs.10 crore will be allocated to municipal bodies.
  • The scheme prioritizes the construction of 200 electric buses in Lucknow and Kanpur and 650 buses in other cities.
  • The proposal for the hub-and-spoke model involves interlinking smaller municipalities with centralised command centers in cities like Lucknow and Gorakhpur.
  • Every urban body will have its own functional building.

Sources:

  • Hindustan Times, "Yogi Adityanath announces grants and infrastructure developments for municipal bodies"