2015 REPUBLIC DAY SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS - UDUPI

A series of development plans for the district was undertaken by the state government which include several pro-people initiatives and social welfare programmes ever since the Congress government came to power in the state.

Importance has been given to uphold social justice. Importance has been given to development through a clean, secure and transparent administration.

1.       Regularizing of occupation of government land under section 94 C of Land Revenue Act . Title deeds to be issued. Udupi has received 26,000 applications and they will be disposed soon.

2.       Under social security programme, 1,01,586 people are receiving pension. Keeping in view the interest of farmers, problems in RTC are being solved through Kandaya (revenue) Adalat. Already 110 Kandaya Adalats have been held in district.

3.       A mini Vidhana Soudha has been sanctioned for Udupi. The work on mini Vidhana Soudha in Kundapur is in its final stage and it will be inaugurated soon.

4.       Under minortiy welfare programme Rs 52.363 lac has already been spent. Forty-two have availed benefits worth Rs 21 lac under the Bidaai scheme.

5.       A granted of Rs 19.95 lac for renovation of two churches have been issued.

6.       1,326 families have benefited under the construction of "houses for minorities " the projects worth of Rs 250.69 lac.

7.       Rs 159.21 lac has been sanctioned for constructing roads stretching 747.57 km in rural areas. Also, 8,713 toilets have been built under Nirmal Bharat programme.

8.       With assistance from World Bank and 75 percent of funds from the union government and 25 percent from the state government, a multi-purpose sheltler, 29 roads, three bridges and others works worth Rs 4,000 lac will be undertaken in Tekkatte of Kundapur and Kaup in Udupi, under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP). A proposal in this regard has already been sent to the union government.

9.       Under second phase of Nagarothana scheme, Rs 45 crore has been sanctioned by the government for drinking water project and other works. Out of this, Rs 33 crore has already been released and work started,

10.   Rs 85 crore has been set aside for Udupi municipal multi-purpose drinking water project and drainage project.

11.   A 10-acre land has been earmarked for the construction Kendriya Vidyalaya in Udupi taluk.

12.   Land has already been given for establishing a police training school in Uppoor, Brahmavar, and a five acre land for laying a computerised driving track."

13.   68 acres of land has been earmarked in Belapu industrial are under the Industrial Development Board.

14.   Beach development will be taken up at a cost of Rs 9.13 crore and an action plan has already been prepared for this. Also, Rs 1,055 lac will be granted for construction of eight roads under tourism department.