KCR Unfolded The Implementation Of 10-Day ‘Pattana Pragathi’ Programme

CM K Chandrashekhar Rao unfolded the blueprint for the implementation of “Pattana Pragathi,” the urban version of the Statewide village development program.

The CM had a four-hour-long interactive session with mayors, municipal commissioners, and chairpersons, district collectors, additional collectors, among others, at Pragathi Bhavan to cover the entire gamut of functioning of corporations and municipalities along with the responsibilities of elected representatives, their conduct and attitude towards the public, need for comprehensive planning for development, sanitation, infrastructure, and green drive.

Pattana Pragathi program aimed at overall development and maintenance of all the towns and cities in the State will kick-start on February 24 and will stretch for 10 days till March 4. Together with Palle Pragathi, the one-of-its-kind initiative by the TRS government is aimed at overall and uniform development of the State that is expected to be a continuous process.

“Pattana Pragathi program should be conducted all over the State on the well-laid foundation of Palle Pragathi,” the Chief Minister said. He also issued clear instructions that all padayatras, programs and rallies by public representatives should begin from Dalit bastis where a majority of the poor life is.

The CM, making it clear that he meant business, warned the MLAs, Mayors, Chairpersons and Commissioners that they will have to own up responsibility for failure in their respective areas of jurisdiction and may even wind up losing their jobs.

Roadmap for Pattana Pragathi

District Collectors and additional collectors in consultation with corporators/councilors to prepare ward-wise plans and annual/ five-year town/city plans.

Minimum civic facilities needed in cities and towns to be identified and given top priority such as public toilets to be constructed within three months.

Government to sanction Rs 148 crores per month for ULBs from Finance Commission funds, every municipality to have a financial plan, financial discipline to be maintained while spending funds.

Power network to be made accident-free, twisted and rusted poles, poles in the middle of roads and transformers on pavements to be replaced/removed.

Street vending zones to be created in towns and cities with proper infrastructure.

No harassment to street-vendors till arrangements made.

Councilors, corporators will be responsible for the green drive in towns/cities and for ensuring 85% survival rate plants, nurseries to be arranged based on requirements of towns.

Awareness to be generated among people on the new Municipal Act, stringent action to be initiated against irregularities.

Government to take up a program to make TS a literate State, councilors and corporators will be responsible for implementing a literacy program.

Public representatives advised against making false promises to people, proper planning to be undertaken before executing any work.