MP Government Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya’s statement regarding urban development and city administration has created a stir in the political circles. During a regional review meeting of urban development held in Bhopal, Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said in clear words that in the past many announcements were made due to political compulsions, but now it has become a big challenge to implement those announcements on the ground. The minister also admitted that adequate budget is required from the central government to carry forward many schemes related to urban development.

Kailash Vijayvargiya said that urbanization is increasing rapidly and along with it the demand for civic facilities has also increased continuously. In such a situation, it is the priority of the state government to fulfill the basic needs like roads, water supply, sewerage, housing and traffic.

However, he also indicated that it is not easy to complete all the schemes on time with only state resources and this requires the cooperation of the Central Government. Political analysts are linking this statement of the minister with the pace of schemes and budget management in the coming times.

Government is not able to fulfill the promises made to the public – Congress

After the statement of Minister Vijayvargiya, the opposition has directly attacked the government. Congress spokesperson Abhinav Barolia said that the BJP government had come to power by making big promises and announcements, but now it is not able to fulfill the promises made to the public.

Calling it a question on “Modi’s guarantee”, he said that it is clear from the minister’s statement that the government now seems incapable of providing basic facilities to the public. Abhinav Barolia said that there is a big difference between the claims made at the time of elections and the reality.

BJP rejected Congress’s allegations

Whereas BJP has completely rejected the allegations of Congress. BJP spokesperson Ajay Yadav said that Congress is doing politics unnecessarily. He claimed that no public welfare scheme has been stopped in the BJP government and the state government and the central government are continuously working together in the interest of the public. Ajay Yadav advised Congress to remember the “divided government” of its tenure and said that instead of doing politics on the issue of development, there should be positive cooperation.

Overall, Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya’s statement has once again brought the ongoing preparations for urban development, budget challenges and political allegations and counter-allegations into focus. Now it remains to be seen how the government deals with these challenges in the coming times and to what extent it is able to fulfill the promises made to the public.

Madhya Pradesh Government Cabinet Minister and Municipal Administration Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya gave a big statement in the regional meeting of urban development held in Bhopal. He said that due to political compulsions, fulfilling the announcements made has now become a big challenge for the states. He stressed the need for adequate budgetary support from the Central Government for urban development and described the current financial situation as serious.

Government’s thinking on urban development and target of 2047

Kailash Vijayvargiya said that whenever the Prime Minister talks about the future of the country, his concern about urbanization is clearly visible. The Prime Minister’s goal is that India should become a developed country by 2047 and the role of cities will be most important in this. He said that cities will have to sit in the driving seat and take responsibility for the development of their surrounding areas. The minister said that he has been the minister of the same department before and since then, large scale schemes and funds have been coming from the central government, for which the administrative capacity has had to be continuously increased.

Political compulsions and deteriorating budget balance

Minister Vijayvargiya said in clear words that the condition of the state budget has become very bad. The biggest reason behind this is political compulsions, due to which many big commitments are made during elections. He said that it has now become difficult to get the amount of budget required to fulfill these announcements. The Minister reiterated that due to this, there are problems in development works and the states have to look towards the Central Government with hopeful eyes.

Amrit Yojana, Self-reliant Municipal Corporation and Solar Energy

Referring to Amrit Yojana, Kailash Vijayvargiya said that many works under this scheme are incomplete in almost all the states of the country. He told that the budget received by the cities has reduced by about 70 percent and about 30 percent of the work is still pending. In such a situation, if the Central Government cooperates, then these schemes can be completed. The minister also mentioned the efforts being made towards a self-reliant municipal corporation. He told that through the property mapping system, property tax has increased by about 150 percent. Along with this, solar energy is being adopted in the energy sector and its own solar plant of about 250 MW capacity is being prepared, which will enable a major reduction in the electricity expenditure of the states.