Question : PROJECTS FINANCED BY NCRPB

(a) whether there is an haphazard development in various cities including Meerut and Hapur which come under the ambit of National Capital Region;

(b) if so, the facts in this regard;

(c) the details of projects implemented and financed by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) alongwith amount of loan assistance provided to each project during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise and city-wise;

(d) the details of the achievements made by NCRPB in this regard during the said period alongwith the details of utilization of loan assistance by State Governments/implementing agencies during the said period;

(e) whether the Board has indentified any areas of weakness/bottlenecks in bringing about development in the cities under the National Capital Region including Meerut and Hapur; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken/to be taken by NCRPB in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT(SHRI SAUGATA ROY)

(a)& (b): Based on the information provided by Government of Uttar Pradesh, NCRPB has informed that haphazard development does take place in some parts of the National Capital Region. However, check on haphazard development is done under the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 and other relevant laws by the Development Authority concerned.

(c): The NCRPB provides loan assistance to constituent State Governments, including the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, and their development agencies/Urban Local Bodies for select infrastructure development projects that are according to the policies laid down in the Regional Plan-2021.

The details of loan provided by NCRPB to the State Governments / their implementing agencies for infrastructure development projects along with amount of loan assistance provided to each project during each of last three years and current year state-wise and city- wise is at Annexure.

(d): As informed by NCRPB, an expenditure of Rs.6323.39 crore has been reported by the State Government/implementing agencies against the 131 ongoing projects for which the NCRPB has released a total loan of Rs.3327.17 crore. Of this, during the last three years, and upto February, 2010, an amount of Rs.2264 crore was released to these agencies by the NCRPB against these projects.

(e) & (f) : The NCRPB has informed that the major bottleneck in bringing about development in the region is lack of sufficient financial resources. However, NCRPB is making effort to raise additional resources, which is a continuous process.