Scope for increasing own revenue of the municipalities has been increased manifold
In the towns where the above IDSMT schemes have been completed, 2nd Phase of the programme is being implemented
The Central Government has released a total sum of Rs.23.64 crore as central share and Rs.39.40 crore including the State Share has been released to 27 municipalities
Considering the performance of this project, Central Government has enhanced the annual allocation from Rs.8.25 crore to Rs.17.15 crore during 2005-2006 financial year
For the purpose of reducing the pressure of population on the city of Kolkata by making Integrated
Development of Small and Medium Towns outside the Kolkata Municipal Area
and for the purpose of transforming those towns as centres of
development for providing additional scopes for employment the IDSMT
scheme was launched.
So far 84 municipalities out of the 85 municipalities outside the KMA
areas and 2 ULBs of KMA area have been brought under the purview of this
scheme and amongst them schemes for 64 Urban Local Bodies have already
been completed.
So far an amount of Rs.42.18
crore has been provided as Central Assistance to these schemes by the
Central Government, Beside this, the State Government has provided
Rs.31.72 crore and including this amount a total amount of Rs.72.87
crore have been allotted to the above-mentioned no. of municipalities.
Out of this allotment, expenditure to the tune of Rs. 70.00 crore has
already been incurred.
Infrastructures created
through these IDSMT schemes are :
Markets /business centres
102
Roads
87
Bridges
3
Bus / truck terminals
15
Guest houses
39
Sheds for cattle
3
Culverts
37
Industrial estates
9
Site and services schemes
12
Community latrines
70
Conversion of services latrines to sanitary latrines
22,000
By implementing the above
schemes, scope for increasing own revenue of the municipalities has been
increased manifold.
Further, in the towns where the above IDSMT schemes have been completed,
2nd Phase of the programme is being implemented.
Since 2002-2003, 27 towns have been included involving a total project
cost of Rs.143.48 crore, which have been approved by both the State
Level Sanctioning Committee and the Central Government.
The Central Government has released a total sum of Rs.23.64 crore as
central share and altogether Rs.39.40 crore including the State Share
has been released to 27 municipalities and work for implementation of
these schemes has already been started. So far, expenditure to the tune
of Rs. 30.04 crore has been incurred.
So far,
considering both Phase-I & II, Central Share to the tune of Rs.65.82 crore have been obtained. The State Government has so far provided its
share of an amount of Rs.47.48 crore. Both the State and the Central
share amounting to Rs.112.26 crore has been released to the concerned
ULBs against which expenditure has been incurred for Rs.78.49 crore.
In Phase
I, 84 municipalities out of the 85 municipalities outside the KMA areas
have been brought under the purview of this scheme and amongst them
projects for 64 Urban Local Bodies have already been completed. So far
an amount of Rs. 52.81 crore has been provided as Central Assistance to
these schemes. Beside this, the state Government has provided Rs. 34.75
crore. Out of this allotment, expenditure to the tune of Rs. 83.79 crore
has already been incurred.
Further, in Phase II, the towns where the work of Phase-I have been
completed, 2nd Phase of the programme has been implemented. Since
2002-2003, 37 towns have been included involving a total project cost of
Rs. 113 crore, which have been approved by both the State Level
Sanctioning Committee and the Central Government. The central Government
has released a total sum of Rs. 47.42 crore as central share and the
State Share has been released to 37 municipalities So far, expenditure
to the tune of Rs. 47.17 crore has been incurred.
So far, considering both phase I & II, Central Share to the tune of Rs.
100.23 crore have been obtained. The State Government has so far
provided its share of an amount of Rs. 63.28 crore. Both the State and
the Central share amounting to Rs. 151.35 crore has been released to the
concerned ULBs against which expenditure has been incurred for 130.96
crore. This scheme has been subsumed with JNNURM from the last financial
year.
