Bihar cabinet approves piped drinking water project for every household

Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to provide piped drinking water to every household.

The scheme would be implemented under the Mukhyamantri Grameen Payjal Nischay Yojana and every gram panchayat would get Rs 1.66 crore for the purpose.

The scheme would be implemented under the supervision of Panchayat ward members.

Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) would implement 40 per cent of the project, while the remaining 60 per cent would be implemented by Panchayati Raj Department.

Of the total expenditure, 40 per cent would be spent from the fund received from 14th Finance Commission, 45 per cent from state’s finance department and remaining 15 per cent would be state’s plan expenditure.

To protect Kharif crops and to tide over any eventuality of monsoon in the 2016-17 the cabinet sanctioned Rs 145.71 crore for distribution among farmers diesel subsidy for irrigation.

It also sanctioned Rs 24.28 crore for spending on Contingency Crop Scheme under which alternate crops would be cultivated in the event of scanty rainfall or drought. Thus a total of Rs 170 crore has been earmarked for both diesel subsidy and contingency crop plan.

In all 13 decisions were taken at the cabinet meeting.