In a bid to further strengthen the urban bodies and expand their capacities, the Yogi Adityanath government is going to start the Aspirational Cities Programme.
A budget of Rs 100 crore has been set aside by the Urban Development department for the implementation of this scheme.
In the next three months, using this budget, the Urban Development department will select 100 aspirational bodies on the basis of prescribed parameters. Along with this, CM Fellows will also be posted in the respective districts. The Urban Development department has confirmed through an action plan to spend the allocated budget in the next three months in the schemes operated under the new plan in 2023-24. This action has been taken by the Yogi government to ensure proper development of the municipal bodies.
It is expected that apart from ensuring the quality of work in the urban bodies through this scheme, the implementation of the schemes will also accelerate.
The Urban Development department has stated that 16 parameters will be framed with assistance from for the implementation of the thematic project in the action plan for the upcoming three months. By using these parameters, data will be gathered at the district level.
On the basis of data collection, 100 aspirational bodies will be selected from the state. The thematic plan will be launched with all these selected 100 aspirational bodies. Along with this, CM Fellows will also be deployed for thematic planning in the respective districts. These CM Fellows will work under chief development officers (CDOs) and district magistrates (DMs) and expedite implementation of schemes besides ensuring the quality of work.