Ahead of the inauguration of Malerkotla district on June 5, the Punjab cupboard on Wednesday gave its formal approval to vary the historic metropolis because the twenty third district of the state. It additionally accredited development of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for operation and upkeep of huge multi-village floor water provide schemes throughout the state.
Just a few days again, CM Amarinder Singh had declared Malerkotla as a brand new district. The cupboard additionally accredited the upgradation of Sub-Tehsil Amargarh, which was part of Malerkotla Sub-Division, as Sub-Division/Tehsil.
The assembly was held just about with some ministers tenting in Delhi because of the ongoing three-member committee conferences in Delhi.
With this, Malerkotla district will now comprise of three sub-divisions – Malerkotla, Ahmedgarh and Amargarh.
Malerkotla district will embrace 192 villages, 62 Patwar circles and 6 Kanungo circles.
The Cabinet has accredited Police, Rural Development and Panchayats, Social Justice and Minorities, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Social Security and Women and Child Development, Health, Education (Primary and Secondary), Social Security, Employment Generation, Industry and Commerce, Food, Civil Supplies. and Consumer Affairs and Finance.
On May 14, on the event of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Chief Minister had introduced to make Malerkotla a full-fledged district.
rural water provide
In one other choice, to make sure provide of ingesting water on a long-term sustainable foundation in rural areas, the cupboard accredited development of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for operation and upkeep of huge multi-village floor water provide schemes throughout the state. .
This first of its variety SPV might be a utility firm ‘Punjab Gramin Jal (Utility) Company’ beneath the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation.
The cupboard accredited the opening of an account within the title of the SPV, with seed cash of Rs 25 crore allotted from World Bank funds (64 per cent) and state budgets (36 per cent), for the preliminary 5 to assist its functioning within the 12 months of operation. The allotment will assist meet shortfall, if any, in income assortment to fulfill the contractual obligations of the SPV and its administrative bills.
The cupboard additionally licensed the CM, because the chairman of the State Water Supply and Sanitation Mission, to approve any amendments to the required construction, function and tasks, funding sample in future.
The division is presently within the technique of implementing 5 new multi-village floor water provide initiatives overlaying 612 villages in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts and one other venture overlaying 408 villages in fluoride affected blocks of Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib districts. is in. These initiatives are beneath development.
Another venture overlaying 39 villages of Ropar district (Nurpurbedi block) was commissioned in 2019.
Giving particulars of the SPV construction, a authorities spokesperson stated that the property created beneath the initiatives can be owned by this SPV.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
