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| State wins no award for central flagship housing schemes | | President explodes JK Govt's development myth | | Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, Jan 21: Dismal performance of Jammu and Kashmir regarding implementation of Central Flagship Housing Policies got vindication today when President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented awards to States and Cities for outstanding performance in Flagship Schemes of Ministry of Housing where J&K and its cities stand nowhere in the list.
Flabbergasting for the State of Jammu and Kashmir was the list of recipient poor states of the country including Odisha, Bihar and some of the North-Eastern states including Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram with their cities including Sonamura in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur.
These two cities of North-Eastern states of Tripura and Manipur got the award for being the Best Cities in implementation of IHSDP for ULBs in Small and Special Category States and Union Territories whereas Mizoram got the award for Best Performing State under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in North East and Special Category States.
One of the foremost reason for failure of Jammu and Kashmir to get the award is that it (J&K Government) has till date failed to hold the elections of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) for which it has earlier lost an amount of Rs 47 Crore out of the total additional assistance under Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) scheme of Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, which was deducted for not bringing urban reforms in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir has also shown poor record in completion of pilot phase of the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) in a time bound manner as it could not prepare the Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for some of the districts whereas out of total six districts proposed under the scheme, it has failed to take off the project due to reasons best known to the State Government.
Andhra-Pradesh received the Award for the Best State for promoting Community Organisations, Bihar got the award for the Best State for Skill Training of Urban Poor. Odisha got the award for the Best State for providing Self-Employment to Urban Poor and amongst the Small States and Union Territories and Mizoram got the Award for Best State for overall performance.
Amongst other cities termed best in the award category were Vishakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Durg which received the awards for best cities under Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban Poor (IHSDP) amongst Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Large States and Union Territories. Thiruvanantapuram and Thane jointly shared awards for Best Community Mobilization efforts under BSUP and IHSDP. Thiruvanthapuram City was also adjudged the Best City for use of Cost Effective Building Technology in construction of Houses under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Chandigarh got the award for Best City for Planned Habitat for Urban Poor. Ajmer received the award for the best city for outstanding efforts for preparation of slum-free city plan of action and pilot projects under Rajiv Awas Yojana. Vishakhapatnam got the award for the best city in effective enforcement of three pro-poor reforms. Under JNNURM, the awards for the cities comprised a trophy, a letter of appreciation and cash incentive of Rs. 3.00 lakhs and the States a trophy, a letter of appreciation and cash incentive of Rs. 5.00 lakhs. |
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