Achievements
SETTING
UP OF AN INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT CELL IN THE DIRECTORATE
Government
vide G.O.(Rt) No:659/2002/LSGD dated 23/03/2002 has decided
to constitute and Infrastructure Development Cell in the
Directorate so as to help the urban local bodies in the
state to prepare Economically viable projects. It has also
been decided to a State level monetary Committee consisting
of the following persons to supervise the activities of
the Cell.
| Secretary.
LSGD |
Chairman |
| Director
of Urban Affairs |
Convener |
| Chief
Town Planner |
Member |
| Managing
Director, KUDFC |
Member |
| Representative
from pollution control Board |
Member |
| Executive
Director, Kudumbasree |
Member |
Computerisation
in Urban Local Bodies
Action
is being taken to install computers in 26 Municipalities.
The Development of Software for Revenue, Health, Town Planning
Departments of Urban Local Bodies has been finalised in
consultation with Information Kerala Mission. The first
phase of training to the staff has been scheduled for the
month of may 2002.
Revision
of property tax in Urban local bodies
Government
has appointed a expert committee to study the problems being
faced by the Urban Local Bodies in the imposition of property
tax. The Committee has already submitted the report. The
recommendation of the committee is being examined at the
Government level.
4.
All Urban Local Bodies in the State are directed to urgent
steps to upgrade the management system in the Urban Local
Body by utilising the expendise of the best institution.
Action has already being taken by the Government to deploy
employee from other department as per the recommendations
of the Administrative Reforms Committee.
Successful
Implementation of Plan Schemes
Total Budgeting allocation for all the schemes intended be
implemented during the last year was Rs.16527 lakhs out of
which an amount of Rs.12251803 has been utilized. This comes
74% of the total allocation. The actual expenditure under
the Centrally sponsored scheme of I.D.S.M.T was Rs.448.63
lakhs against the actual Budgetary allocation of Rs.250 lakhs.
This is a major achievement as far as this department is concerned.
This was possible due to the receipt of more central allocation
to the State considering the best performance of the Urban
Local Bodies where the scheme is successfully implemented.
More over two more town viz. Pala and Ponnani has been brought
under this centrally sponsored scheme during the last month
with a total project cost of Rs. 757 lakhs.
(II)
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
More
emphatic has been given for setting up of modern solid waste
disposals projects in 6 urban local bodies RS 75 lakhs has
been released to the six municipalities (viz. Kasargod,
Pathanamthitta, Aluva, Thodupuzha, Pala and Mattannur) to
set up Modern Scientific solid waste Disposal system.
Other Important activities
During
the last year this department has taken up a new challenge
to conduct urban house holding survey in the Urban Local
Bodies to identify the Urban poor to residing below poverty
line. The survey has successfully been completed inspite
of many odds. All Urban Local Bodies in the State has published
the ward wise draft list on 15th November 2001.
Action is under way to publish the final report after rectifying
the defects pointed out by the parties for inclusion and
exclusion on the draft list.
The responsibility to issue supervisory license to the Engineers,
Supervisors etc. as envisaged under Kerala Building rules
vested with this department more than 6000 licenses were
already been issued. This has done without creating any
additional staff.
This
department has been designating as the nodal department
to implement the recast centrally sponsored scheme of Balika
Samridhi Yojana RS 10.51 lakhs allocated to this department
by the Social Welfare Department will be reallocating to
urban local bodies this year itself.
for
DIRECTOR
OF URBAN AFFAIRS.
Statement
showing the Financial Achievement Made by the Department
of Municipal Administration During 2001-2002
Sl
no |
Name
of Scheme |
Budgetary
Allocation |
Expenditure |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
| 1. |
I.D.S.M.T |
250.00
|
448.63 |
| 2. |
Modernization
of slaughter House |
60.00
|
35.00 |
| 3. |
S.J.S.R.Y |
600.00
|
|
| 4. |
Solid
waste Disposal system |
100.00
|
75.00 |
| 5. |
Kochi
Urban Poverty Reduction scheme |
880.00
|
880.00 |
| 6. |
Computerisation |
10.00
|
|
| 7. |
Infrastructure
Development cell |
5.00
|
|
| 8. |
National
slum Development programme |
1000.00
|
529.68 |
| 9. |
Decentralised
Planning Municipality |
7470.24
|
5580.93 |
| 10. |
Decentralised
Planning Corporation |
6151.76
|
463.82 |
| Total |
16527.00
|
12251.80 |
Percentage
of Expenditure – 74.13
Rs.263.06
lakhs released by Central Government towards the Central
assistance of S.J.S.R.Y is made available to Kudumbasree
without channelising the expenditure through the state budget.
For
Director
of Municipal Admin.
