SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Monday chaired a meeting of the UT Steering Committee on COVID-19 to review the progress of vaccination drives that were rolled out in January 2021.
Punjab cabinet approves 22 ADC Urban Development posts ANI | Updated: Feb 19, 2021 22:34 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 19: To bolster efficiency in the functioning of urban local bodies, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday approved the creation of 22 posts of Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development) at all district headquarters in the state in place of regional deputy directors.
Consequent to this approval, the existing posts of ADC (Development) shall be re-designated as ADC (Rural Development). These ADCs shall be given power exercisable under the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 and Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995.
The Cabinet also authorised the Chief Minister to take the final decision with regard to the responsibilities to be assigned to ADC (Urban Development), powers to be delegated to these officers under different Acts of law, regulatory powers under
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
The Jammu and Kashmir government last week handed over a cheque of Rs 250 crore to Jammu and Kashmir Bank as the second instalment of 5 per cent Interest Subvention under Economic Package, as Covid-19 relief for the business sector.
Till date, around 3.41 lakh small and big business establishments have availed the benefits of the Interest Subvention. Highlighting the initiatives taken by the government for bringing reforms in the economic sector in J&K, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that an amount to the tune of Rs 264 crore was disbursed as financial assistance to 16,800 youth identified to become entrepreneurs under the
District collectors asked to execute effective strategy for management of construction and demolition waste PNN
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked district collectors to implement the strategy prepared for effective management of construction and demolition waste in the jurisdictions of urban local bodies (ULBs). Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) secretary G Mathi Vathanan has issued instructions to the collectors in this regard.
The H&UD department has planned to engage ‘Mission Shakti’ and transgender groups for decentralised management of the construction and demolition waste in the ULBs.
The members of Mission Shakti groups / transgender groups will collect the waste from the generators and transport the same to processing facility. Decentralised facilities with up to five tonne per day (TPD) processing capacity will be established and managed in partnership with the Mission Shakti and transgender groups.