(a) whether the Government has provided any assistance to municipalities in Odisha during each of the last three years, city-wise;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the proposal submitted by the Government of Odisha during the last three years are pending with the Union Government;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the time by which these are likely to be cleared?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SAUGATA ROY)
(a) : Yes, the Government has provided Financial Assistance to Municipalities to State of Odisha during last three years under various schemes of MoUD.
(b) : The detail of the funds sanctioned and released city-wise is given at Annexure-1.
(c),(d)&(e): 12 proposals received from State Government of Odisha could not be considered as the State Government had already exhausted its budgetary allocation under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT).