KCR unveils blueprint of 'Pattana Pragathi' programme

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday unfolded the blueprint for the implementation of “Pattana Pragathi,” the urban version of the State-wide village development programme.

The Chief Minister, who had a four-hour long interactive session with mayors, municipal commissioners and chairpersons, district collectors, additional collectors, among others, at Pragathi Bhavan here, covered the entire gamut of functioning of corporations and municipalities, the responsibilities of elected representatives, their conduct and attitude towards the public, need for comprehensive planning for development, sanitation, infrastructure and green drive.

The ambitious Pattana Pragathi programme aimed at overall development and maintenance of all the cities and towns in the State will kick-start on February 24 and will stretch for 10 days till March 4. Together with Palle Pragathi, the one-of-its-kind initiative by the TRS government is aimed at overall and uniform development of the State that is expected to be a continuous process.

“Pattana Pragathi programme should be conducted all over the State on the well laid foundation of Palle Pragathi,” the Chief Minister said, and issued clear instructions that all padayatras, programmes and rallies by public representatives



should begin from Dalit bastis where a majority of the poor live.

Stating that focus should be on places where SCs, STs and Minorities live, Chandrashekhar Rao said that town development action plans should be chalked out Ward-wise and subsequent works should also be taken up Ward-wise. Construction of public toilets in all the towns and cities should be completed within three months and power-related issues should be solved within 8 months, he said, even as he lent a patient hearing to the doubts raised by the participants.

The Chief Minister, making it clear that he meant business, warned the MLAs, Mayors, Chairpersons and Commissioners that they will have to own up responsibility for failure in their respective areas of jurisdiction and may even wind up losing their jobs. “There should be complete discipline in fiscal matters and funds should be spent only as per the chalked out plans,” he asserted.

Chandrashekhar Rao gave vent to his ire against Mandal Panchayat Raj Officers who had been negligent and failed to undertake tours of villages to review the progress of the programme. “District Collectors should stay overnight in villages and conduct padayatras to achieve the Palle Pragathi targets,” he said.