Arunachal Pradesh CCI projects worth more than Rs 700 crore

The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI), under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, has cleared projects worth more than Rs 700 crore, an official statement said.

In a discussion on infrastructural needs across the state yesterday, the CCI approved among others the proposal of constructing a 'Directorate Complex, Itanagar' to house all directorates under one campus to increase efficiency, ensure the security of government employees and reduce unwarranted expenditure. It also decided to allocate fund for the creation of basic infrastructure for the newly created districts in the next budget.

The committee has decided to restrict the contingency charges of the project cost from the existing 3 percent to maximum 1.5 percent.

The CCI also decided that to have a uniform system for revision of project costs, all departments would submit such proposals to the planning department which would get it vetted by a committee of chief engineers constituted by the government.

The CCI has also directed the Public Works Department to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for connecting all the urban centers and administrative headquarters to ensure that roads are constructed for optimum utilization of resources.

The cabinet committee took serious note of the fact that a major chunk of governments resources is going for construction of retaining wall, protection of wall and boundary wall.

The resouces otherwise could be utilized in other critical infrastructures like schools, health centers, colleges, water supply, and electricity.

Accordingly, the committee decided that all the departments concerned must ensure that fund allocated to them should be utilized for their core activities only, the statement said. , The CCI consists of among others Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who is also the minister in charge of Planning, Finance and PWD and the chief secretary.

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