(a) whether the Union Government have provided an amount of Rs.100 crore directly to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi contrary to the established norms;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) the specific purpose for which this amount has been given; and
(d) the details regarding the agency to see that this special grant of Rs.100 crore is properly utilized on the implementation of works for which it has been granted?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a)to(d): The Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty
Alleviation has sanctioned funds to th tune of Rs.100 crores
from Urban Development Fund to Municipal Corporation of Delhi
for construction and strngthening of roads in Delhi. Rs.50
crores would be in the form of grant and remaining Rs.50 crores
shall be in the form of loan carrying an interest of 10% per
annum and to be repaid over a period of 20 years.
The total cost of the project is at Rs.150.54 crores.
The remaining amount of Rs.50.54 crores will be provided by
Municipal Corporation of Delhi out of its own resources. The
guidelines of Urban Development Fund provides for its
utilization for augmentation of services in Delhi by DDA/local
bodies. The implementation of the project would be monitored by
the Project Approval Committee already set up under the
Chairmanship of Minister of Urban Development & Poverty
Alleviation, as per the guidelines of Urban Development Fund.