Assured Center To Complete Works Under “Smart City Mission” Within Time
Hyderabad, June 30 (Maxim News): Keeping in view that the Central government has extended the term of the “Smart City Mission” by March 2025 and suggested completing the works at the earliest, the State government led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy assured to release funds for ongoing works on the first come first basis till September this year.
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Smart City Mission
According to the statement released by the Chief Minister’s office, today, it is said that the Center has responded positively to the appeal made by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy recently during a New Delhi visit on June 24, the Chief Minister met the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar and requested to extend the deadline for the Smart City Mission till June 2025.
The Centre has set the target of the completion of Smart City Mission by this month’s end. works have been taken up in Warangal and Karimnagar under Smart City Mission in the state. 45 works have already been completed in Warangal. Another 66 works at the cost of Rs. 518 crore are under progress. 25 works were completed and another 22 works costing Rs. 287 crore are in progress in Khammam. The Chief Minister already informed the status of the works to the Union Minister in the larger interests of the public.
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Chief Minister Revanth Reddy
CM Revanth Reddy pleaded with the Central government for the extension of the smart city mission until the works are completed. In a positive response, the Union government wrote a letter to the states on Saturday extending the Smart City Mission till March 31, 2025. The official letter clarified that the approved works will be continued and no new works will be sanctioned. (Maxim News)