LUCKNOW: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath has said that all land records in the state including nazul land and urban ceiling will be digitized within the next two years. He added that a master plan for each city will be developed, wherein only urban planners will be involved in the planning process by the Urban Development Department. A major challenge for the Urban Development authorities is unplanned development.
During a presentation made on the urban development sector, the CM asked the Urban Development Department to prepare building bye-laws. He said that the urban population constitute 24 per cent of the state’s total population, while they contribute 65 per cent to the GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product). He added that his government commits to a pollution-free urban development and e-governance in the state.
He also urged the urban authorities to become financially self-reliant and expand it’s land bank. He insisted that the authorities should endeavour to make their working transparent.
CM Adityanath asked the officials to speed up the construction of 2.52 lakh houses in urban areas under the PM Awas Yojna. In keeping with the trend of electronic vehicles in the country, the CM announced that battery or electronic buses should be used as public transport in major cities as well as the fleet of e-buses should be doubled in cities in the next 100 days. The department was also tasked with building 10,000 pink toilets for women in the next 100 days.
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