Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel sanctions Rs 240 crore for implementing Nirmal Gujarat 2.0

March 16, 2024

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has sanctioned Rs 240 crore for various initiatives under ‘Nirmal Gujarat 2.0’ to effectively strengthen the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a broader scale in Gujarat.

To enhance public awareness of cleanliness in urban areas and position Gujarat as a leading state in cleanliness nationwide, the Chief Minister has decided to allocate incentive grants to municipalities based on their tax collection performance in sanitation.

“Under this plan, “A” and “B” class municipalities will receive a 100 per cent incentive grant for achieving 71 to 80 per cent annual sanitation tax collection, 100 per cent for 81 to 90 per cent collection, and 200 per cent for 91 to 100 per cent collection. Similarly, for “C” and “D” class municipalities, the incentive grant standard is set at 50 per cent for tax collection ranging from 60 to 70 per cent, 100 per cent for 71 to 80 per cent collection, 200 per cent for 81 to 90 per cent collection, and 300 per cent for 91 to 100 per cent collection,” Information department of Gujarat said.

Each municipality will receive a matching grant of cleaning tax equivalent to the amount collected annually by that municipality.

As per the resolution issued by the Urban Development and Urban Housing Department of the state for the effective implementation of “Nirmal Gujarat 2.0”, the Chief Minister has sanctioned assistance for the development of major entry roads to towns and cities, as well as for the enhancement of one road within each town as an iconic road.

Municipalities are tasked with intensively cleaning roads up to 5 kilometres from city limits, while municipal corporations must clean roads up to 2 kilometres from city limits. Additionally, approach roads to towns will be cleaned, and one road will be designated as an iconic road.

For this purpose, the state government will provide financial assistance to municipalities and municipal corporations.