A District Level Review and Monitoring Committee has been constituted under Lok Sabha MP R.Radhakrishnan for the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
In April, Union Ministry of Urban Development, had spelt out the objective, composition, key tasks and functions of the District Level Review and Monitoring Committee for Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
According to a notification of Local Administration Department, based on the Government of India's guidelines, the District Level Review and Monitoring Committee in respect of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) has been constituted for the Districts of Puducherry and Karaikal.
The District Level Review and Monitoring Committee headed by Lok Sabha MP Mr. Radhakrishnan. The Rajya Sabha MP N. Gokulakrishnan will be vice-chairperson. MLAs and other officials will be members of the committee will ensure implementation of programs in accordance with the guidelines.
The committee also will review physical and financial progress of the Mission/Projects within the district and review the flow of funds including the funds allocated, funds released by both the Centre and the State utilisation and unspent balances.
One of the assigned duties is to undertake input monitoring such as whether resources are being mobilised as planned and output monitoring such as whether services and assets are being delivered on schedule.
It will also review bottlenecks in implementation of projects and the way forward apart from ensuring the selection of beneficiaries is strictly in accordance with the guidelines of the
Programme.
The committee has the authority to summon and inspect any record, in case of any irregularity and guide urban local bodies on the implementation of projects relating to infrastructure and services.
