Haryana govt release grants of over Rs 115.70 crore

Haryana Government has released grants amounting to over Rs 115.70 crore in first quarter for Urban Local Bodies Scheme for the year 2016-17.
The proposal has been approved by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The grants have been released under Rajiv Gandhi Urban Development Mission Haryana (RGUDMH), an official spokesperson said.
While over Rs 56.69 crore have been released out of Grant-in-aid General Scheme, more than Rs 59.01 crore have been released out of Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCSP) Scheme,
"All the Municipal Committees, Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations are eligible to get funds under the Mission," the spokesperson said.
About 50 per cent of the funds would be for financing urban sanitation, cleanliness, solid waste management and other civic infrastructure component.

She said that 25 per cent of the funds would be used for viability gap funding for financing projects under PPP mode.
The funds have been distributed as installment of first quarter on the basis of Infrastructure Gap Index as per Census 2001.