Urban Administration, Development and Labor Minister Dr. Shivkumar Dahria has said that there is no shortage of resources with the urban bodies to provide basic facilities to the citizens. Adequate funds have been allocated to all the urban bodies of the state. He has directed the departmental officers to work with readiness, alertness and sensitivity for getting drinking water, sanitation, health, housing, roads and other works. The Urban Administration Minister, under a two-day program to review the functioning of urban bodies, conducted a thorough review of the works of the urban bodies of Raipur, Durg and Surguja divisions at Circuit House, Raipur, here today. Earlier on June 28, all the municipal corporations of the state, under Bastar and Bilaspur divisions, reviewed the works of Nagar Palika Parishad and Nagar Panchayat. Secretary, Urban Administration and Development Department, Mrs. Alarmel Mangai D. was present in this two-day meeting. The Urban Administration Minister has given instructions to conduct regular testing of mobile medical units of Mukhyamantri Slum Health Scheme and to make availability of medicines and health testing equipment continuously. . He said that so far more than 23 lakh patients have been treated in the state under the Slum Health Scheme. Mobile Medical Unit has become the need of the people of slums, so provide health test and treatment to the needy people with sensitivity and free medicines. A thorough review of the work of cleaning drains and drains was done. The Urban Administration Minister has instructed the officers to continuously monitor door to door garbage collection in all the cities. In the meeting, instructions have been given to maintain adequate availability of medicines to make available affordable medicines to the people in Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store. During the review, measures to increase the revenue income of urban bodies, the status of revenue collection and shop allocation of the bodies were reviewed. Similarly, during the rainy season, instructions were given to the officers to clean the drain, mark the waterlogged areas and make necessary arrangements. In the meeting, detailed information about rain water harvesting, tanker free drinking water supply, Krishna Kunj site selection and land availability was taken. Similarly, according to the announcement of the 14th and 15th Finance Commission and the Chief Minister, the action taken on the proposal of the Municipality President and Councilor Fund was reviewed. The officers were instructed to make timely payment of salaries to the officers and employees of the urban body. Director of Urban Administration and Development Department Dr. Priyanka Shukla, CEO of State Cooperative Development Authority Mr. Saumil Ranjan Choubey, senior officers of Urban Administration Department and officers in-charge of urban bodies were present in the meeting.
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