Focus on creation of basic amenities across 115 ULBs

Bhubaneswar: A review meeting on MUKTA, the state funded flagship scheme of the government was recently held under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, H&UDD G Mathhi Vathhanan.

The meeting focused on preparation of ward-wise Annual Action Plan under MUKTA for 2023-24 across 115 ULBs for creation of basic amenities.

ULB officials were appraised on guiding principles for preparation of demand driven action plans in a participatory approach involving all stakeholders, where focus would be given for creation of ward-wise basic amenities in a saturation mode across all 2,055 wards of 115 ULBs of the state.

ULB-wise Action Plans will be approved by the chief minister before execution. Moreover, the Action Plan should be demand driven and need to include low-cost, technically feasible, sustainable and labour oriented works. Focus should be given for creation of ward-wise basic amenities in a saturation mode (slum/non-slum) based on government land.

Land clearance must be ensured before preparation of plan and estimates of the proposed projects, said Mathhi vathanan. He added that no Ward should be left out and investments need to be well spread out without concentrating in a few wards.

Moreover, 2,055 open air gym and 2,055 child play station to be set up across the 115 ULBs. Every ward of the ULBs should have at least one open air gym and one child play station. Existing ward level and ULB level committees should be actively involved to select suitable projects and identification of potential Mission Shakti Groups/SDA as implementing agency.

Among others Sangramjit Nayak, Director Municipal Administration, Sanjay Parmanik, OSD-Sple Secy, Pravat Mahapatra Addl. Secy, Director SUDA, Sarada Prasad Panda were present in the meeting while Municipal Commissioner, Executive Officers, Engineers and professionals based at the ULBs attended the meeting virtually.