SRINAGAR, June 23: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a crucial meeting of Housing & Urban Development Department to comprehensively review the progress on various works and schemes pivotal to transform the lives of people across the urban areas of J&K & Commissioner Secretary, H&UDD, Commissioner JMC/SMC; MD, J&K Housing Board; MD, NULM and other concerned officers while Deputy Commissioners from all districts joined the meeting virtually.
Chief Secretary emphasized on prompt completion of Smart City works that have been ongoing for several years.
He observed that many of these projects are in their final stages of completion so it is imperative that we push for their swift conclusion now to ensure the intended benefits reach our citizens without further delay.
Reviewing the housing schemes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)], being implemented through the J&K Housing Board, the Chief Secretary called for intensified efforts on completing houses under Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) verticals.
He asked the Housing Board to proactively engage with the beneficiaries to ensure dwelling units are completed within stipulated timeline. The performance of e-buses, introduced under the FAME project, also came under scrutiny.
The Chief Secretary asked for initiating measures to reduce the disparity between expenditure incurred and revenue realized by these buses plying on city roads in Jammu and Srinagar.
Commissioner Secretary, H&UDD, Mandeep Kaur, provided an overview, informing that out of 127 and 161 projects taken up under the Smart City Mission (SCM) in Jammu and Srinagar respectively, only 7 in Jammu and 8 in Srinagar are currently ongoing.
These projects represent a massive budgetary outlay of Rs 3581 crore for Jammu and Rs 3634 crore for Srinagar, integrating SCM funds with convergence modes.
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