Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta today chaired a meeting to review the progress in transfer of Engineering Wings of the Urban Local Bodies.
He also gave several directions to the concerned authorities to complete the process in next 10 days and build capacities of the ULBs to undertake reforms.
The meeting was attended by the Commissioner JMC, Chief Engineer, PWD(R&B) Jammu, Director ULB, Jammu, Director Finance and Director Planning H&UDD. Commissioner, SMC, Director ULB Kashmir and SE, PWD(R&B), Srinagar and other senior officers of the H&UDD attended the meeting through video conferencing from SMC office, Srinagar.
The Principal Secretary issued directions to the Directors, ULB Kashmir/Jammu and Chief Engineers R&B Kashmir/Jammu to expedite the transfer of works and handing and taking over the relevant records immediately without any further delay.
“The transfer of all 76 ULBs shall be on fast track and completed within next 10 days by 24th February, 2020. This would ensure that the transfers are smooth and fast and the pace of execution of the ongoing and new works does not get delayed and hampered”, he directed.
The Chief Engineers R&B Kashmir and Jammu were asked to issue necessary directions for completion of ongoing works, as per the laid down norms. It was also noticed that till now, in terms of decision of the Administrative Council, the funds for these ongoing and new projects will be released by the ULBs themselves, they will have to be provided with the requisite funds in advance as the CEOs/Eos are not authorized to operate the treasuries.
The Directors of ULBs will accordingly submit the proposal for advance drawl of the funds and their transfer to the respective ULBs so that the matter could be taken with the Finance Department and the funds flow will also to be smooth.
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