Lucknow. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has given instructions to speed up the approval and implementation of development works to be done from the MLA fund. He clearly said that there should not be unnecessary delay at any level in the public interest works proposed under the Legislative Area Development Fund. Along with getting all the works approved within the stipulated time frame, their quality should also be ensured.
The Deputy Chief Minister directed the officials to prepare and make available the estimates of the pending proposals of the MLA Fund soon. In the districts where the process of approval of works is pending, all the proposals should be expedited and approved within the stipulated time. The works which have not started despite getting approval, should be started immediately on priority basis. He also said that payment for the works should be done through the portal and payment of the second installment should be ensured only after the completion of the work.
Mobile app will be made to monitor the work of MLA fund
Keshav Maurya instructed the executing agencies to prepare detailed and updated progress reports of the ongoing works. He said that to increase transparency and monitoring of the work being done from the MLA fund, a mobile app will soon be made available along with the portal. Through this, public representatives and concerned officers will be able to easily get information related to the status of works.
He also stressed on maintenance of routes built from MLA funds, strengthening medical facilities, setting up smart classes in schools and providing necessary equipment. Besides, instructions were given to provide complete details of the remaining amount of MLA fund on time.
Approval should be issued soon to the eligible beneficiaries of PM Awas
The Deputy Chief Minister directed to immediately issue the approval of the remaining houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural as per the target set for the financial year 2026-27 and to immediately send the construction funds to the accounts of the eligible beneficiaries. He warned that if any irregularities or complaints are received in housing allotment, strict action will be taken against the concerned officers and employees.
He told the officials of the Rural Development Department that before the approval and allotment of houses, physical verification of the beneficiaries should be done compulsorily. Further process should be adopted only after the eligibility check is completed. The eligible families identified under the Zero Poverty Campaign should also be provided housing on priority basis as per the set target.
Keshav Maurya said that the objective of MLA Fund, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural and other schemes of Rural Development Department is to provide better facilities to the common people and improve the standard of living of needy families. Negligence and unnecessary delay in this will not be tolerated. All officers should ensure implementation of schemes with transparency, accountability and timeliness.