New Delhi Dec 21 PTI The Delhi Village Development Board on Tuesday approved an amount of Rs 399 crore for the implementation of 291 schemes in the national capitals rural areas an official statement saidThe board meeting held at the Delhi Secretariat was chaired by Development Minister Gopal Rai who asked officials to ensure the timely implementation of the schemesThe schemes include those for strengthening roads drains community centres parks sports grounds chaupals and gymnasiums in rural areas according to the statementThe Board has approved Rs 399 crore for the implementation of 291 schemes The Delhi government is committed to providing all the facilities to people residing in rural areas the statement saidDuring the meeting Rai instructed the Flood and Irrigation Department which is the main executing agency for rural development projects to complete estimates within the stipulated time and to speed up execution it saidThe board members also raised the issue of pending proposals in the meeting Taking note of this Rai directed the concerned officials to complete the file work within the given time frameThe Delhi government is taking necessary steps to ensure supply of water and electricity besides strengthening roads drains multipurpose community centres and other infrastructure the minister saidIn the current year the government has already taken up development work amounting to Rs 200 crore he saidThe Delhi government is dedicated to providing all facilities in the rural areas besides providing basic amenities in the urban areas Various government agencies including Flood and Irrigation Department and municipal corporations are carrying out the development work the statement said PTI VIT DIV DIV

New Delhi Dec 20 PTI A two-day session of the Delhi Assembly will be held from January 3 to take up legislative work an official bulletin said on MondayEarlier in the day Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that the Delhi Cabinet has approved the setting up of a Delhi Teachers University and said that a bill on it will be placed before the assembly in the coming sessionHonble Members are informed that the Fourth part of Second session of Seventh Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi will commence on Monday January 3 2022 at 11 am in the Assembly Hall the assembly bulletin saidThe sitting of the Legislative Assembly has been tentatively fixed for January 3 and 4 Subject to the exigencies of business the sitting of the House may be extended it saidIn view of the Covid threat the members will be required to wear a face mask and practice social distancing They will sit according to a sitting plan to ensure proper physical distance between them the bulletin statedThe members are compulsorily required to carry the final certificate for COVID-19 vaccination or a Covid-negative test report issued not earlier than 48 hours prior to the commencement of the session on January 3 it saidThe session will have Question Hour and the members will be able to raise issues of importance under special mention it said PTI VIT DIV DIV