GHMC Panel Allocates Rs.500 Cr to Cyberabad, Malkajgiri Civic Bodies
On Thursday, the standing committee also met at the head office of the Cyberabad corporation at Madhapur and at the Malkajgiri Corporation head office at Tarnaka.
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) standing committee on Thursday released Rs.500 crore each to Cyberabad and Malkajgiri corporations for carrying out works in their areas as all expenses of the newly created civic bodies will be funded by the GHMC.
Jayesh Ranjan, special chief secretary for metropolitan area and urban development (HMDA limits), convened the standing committee meeting — the first after the previous GHMC Council’s tenure ended on February 10 — in exercise of his powers of the special officer for the three municipal corporations.
The committee also constituted a task force under the Centre for Good Governance (CGG) to rationally allocate assets, liabilities and manpower among the three corporations. “The task force will undertake a detailed study of allocations and agreements and submit recommendations within 10 days,” said Jayesh Ranjan.
Speaking to reporters at the GHMC head office at Lower Tank Bund, Ranjan expressed confidence in the ability of task force experts to perform their job well. “The members of the task force are experts. These members were part of the state reorganisation cell formed during the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh.”
On Thursday, the standing committee also met at the head office of the Cyberabad corporation at Madhapur and at the Malkajgiri Corporation head office at Tarnaka.
Ranjan asserted that the three newly-constituted municipal corporations under the Core Urban Region (CURE) framework must strive to deliver responsive and efficient governance to citizens, referring to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s focus on good governance in the CURE region.
He directed the three commissioners, additional commissioners, zonal commissioners and senior officials to accelerate development works and enhance civic service delivery. He described the reorganisation as a significant opportunity to bring governance closer to the people and called for visible improvements at the circle and ward levels within six months.
Noting that the next six months would be a crucial working season, he instructed officials to focus on expediting Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP) and Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) works projects and road restoration works, ensuring pothole-free roads and proper street lighting across the city.
While certain reforms, particularly in IT-enabled services, may take time to yield results, Ranjan said effective functioning in municipal administration can produce instant and visible impact. Six months would be sufficient to bring about meaningful change in urban governance.
Before the meeting commenced at Lower Tank Bund, GHMC commissioner R.V. Karnan made a detailed PowerPoint presentation on sanitation, solid waste management, alternative proposals for dumping yards, waterlogging mitigation, infrastructure development, staff allocation, progress of SNDP and H-CITI works, monsoon preparedness, streetlight maintenance, public grievance redressal and road safety initiatives.
Describing Karnan as a result-oriented officer, Jayesh Ranjan said his previous work in food safety enforcement and as district collector in various districts, as well as his handling of complex issues such as municipal mergers and the reorganisation into three corporations.
