category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Development and Panchayats Minister Devender Singh Babli urged representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to expeditiously complete ongoing development projects using the allocated Rs. 1,100 crore. This prompt completion will ensure the release of additional development funds. He emphasized the need to utilize the already allocated funds, including Rs. 800 crore to Gram Panchayats, Rs. 165 crore to Block Committees, and Rs. 110 crore to Zila Parishad, to avoid delays in receiving future installments. Once these funds are fully utilized, the state government will release an additional Rs. 3,000 crore to PRIs. Minister Babli visited several villages in the Tohana Assembly constituency on Wednesday, including Tohana, Bidhai Kheda, Dangra, Maduwala, Ratakheda, Laloda, Lohakheda, Kanhadi, Bhimewala, Gajuwala, Hansewala, Chiten, Parata, Saniana, Pirthala, Phradhi, Fatehpuri, Chandadakalan, Chandakhurd, Indachhui, Mangheda, and Rasoolpur. He addressed public representatives and villagers after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for development projects worth Rs. 9.21 crore in Rasoolpur. Highlighting the state government s commitment to rural development, the Minister, Sh. Babli announced a budget of Rs. 7,202 crore allocated for development. This includes Rs. 1,100 crore released to PRIs for the last quarter of the 2022-23 financial year and a further Rs. 3,145 crore to be released in 2023-24. He shared plans to build 1,000 new parks and gymnasiums, open e-libraries in 1,000 gram panchayats, install street lights in 750 gram panchayats, and establish 780 women s culture centers and 468 well-equipped gymnasiums. Additionally, comprehensive solid waste management solutions are being implemented, including fecal sludge collection in 1,500 gram panchayats in the first phase. Sewage sludge treatment plants will also be established at block headquarters lacking facilities within a 20-kilometer radius. Zila Parishads are entrusted with paving roads less than four kilometers wide in fields and barns. They are also responsible for repairing Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board roads. (editor dailyworld.in)