(a) whether the Government proposes to release an amount of Rs.
91.38 crore immediately for 14 Urban Infrastructure Development
Schemes for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) projects;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government is contemplating to recover the amount of
Rs. 2.07 crore spent on preparing DPRs by 12 municipalities; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI SAUGATA ROY)
(a) & (b): Release of 2nd installment for the ongoing projects
under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium
Towns (UIDSSMT) is dependent upon furnishing Utilization Certificate
(UC) to the extent of 70% of earlier released funds and completion of
Urban Sector Reforms as per committed timelines. As on date, 117 UCs
involving release of 2nd installment of Rs. 734.83 crore, including
14 UCs of Rajasthan for release of Rs. 93.01 crore as 2nd installment,
have not been processed due to non-completion of Urban Sector reforms.
(c) & (d): There is no such proposal.