Central aid installment to Belgaum ZP released

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 16:47 [IST]

Bangalore, Feb 26 (UNI) The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released the second installment of Central assistance, amounting to Rs 2.52 crore, to Belgaum Zilla Parishad for implementation of the Indira Awas Yojana for the current year.

The grant should be utilised for construction of new houses or upgradation of kucha houses into pucca houses as per the guidelines of the project. The expenditure on the implementation was shared between the Centre and the State in the ratio of 75:25, an official release here said today.

UNI

Topics: DEVELOPMENT-KARNATAKA-CENTRAL AID

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