CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Patna, Nitish government has divided the financial powers in the Chief Minister Urban Development Scheme for the development of cities, and has also formed a new committee for determining the schemes. This proposal was approved in the state cabinet meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A total of 46 proposals were approved in the meeting.

After the cabinet meeting, Additional Chief Secretary of the Cabinet Dr. S Siddharth said that under the Chief Minister Urban Development Scheme for the development of cities, the District Magistrate will be able to approve development plans up to one crore rupees. At the same time, the Divisional Commissioner will approve plans above one crore and up to two and a half crore rupees, while a state level steering committee will be formed to determine the schemes. The committee will be chaired by the minister in charge of the district. The MLA and MLC of the local city will be its members. The District Magistrate will be the member secretary of the committee. Other members include the District SP, Municipal Commissioner or Executive Officer of the Municipality, Executive Engineer of BUIDCO (Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation) will also be its members.