This story is from July 17, 2020

Eye on polls, government readies roadmap for development in Purvanchal & Bundelkhand

Eye on polls, government readies roadmap for development in Purvanchal & Bundelkhand
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LUCKNOW: Gearing up for the 2022 Assembly elections, the BJP government has stepped up development activities by pooling in funds in development boards constituted for socio-economically backward Purvanchal and Bundelkhand regions. Boards for these regions were constituted and approved by the state cabinet two years ago.
According to a series of communiques sent by PWD to the chief development officers (CDOs) of Gonda, Jaunpur, Ambedkarnagar, Sultanpur and Siddharthnagar, the state government has earmarked a slew of funds for development of roads in districts coming under the Purvanchal Development Board.

For Bundelkhand, the government has kickstarted development activities by earmarking funds for development of district roads in Banda. A senior PWD official said a host of projects got affected due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Road construction needs to be stepped up in economically backward regions,” he said.
As per the state government guidelines, funds would be utilized in road construction projects only. Any diversion of funds would amount to financial anomaly on the part of district administration. Development activities would be carried out as per the rules framed by the state government on March 24, when lockdown was imposed.
Special instructions have been issued to CDOs who would keep a close watch on development activities and ensure that government funds are not misused.
The CDOs have also been asked to ensure quality in construction work and that there is no duplicacy of funds for the same project.
Administrative officials of districts concerned have also been asked to ensure that funds allocated in the past are fully utilised and proper inspection of sites is conducted. Funds will not be availed in one go but as per requirement.
District officials have also been asked to get the drawing/design of the project approved by a competent authority. The project will be examined by the execution agency and a report will be sent to the principal secretary, public works department.
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