MiM Demands for Seprate Metropolitan Regional Development Board for Hyderabad

Majls e Ittehadul Muslimeen Party Headquarters Darrussalam on the eve of Milad u Nabi Meeting in Hyderabad , MiM MP Asaduddin Owaisi Can be seen adressing the Gathering .

Hyderabad, April 26: All India Majlis-e-Ittehaadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi on Thursday demanded the State Government to constitute a separate Metropolitan Regional Development Board for Hyderabad.

In a statement here, Akbaruddin Owaisi recalled that since 2004, the AIMI has been demanding the revival of the regional development boards for the three regions which were abolished by the previous Telugu DesamParty government way back in 1983.

He pointed out that the regional boards for Telangana , Andhra and Rayualaseema regions were established under the Six-Point Formula hammered out in September 1973 by the Central Government in the wake of separatist agitations in Telangana during 1969-71 and in Andhra region in 1972-73. However, in 1983, the then TDP Chief Minister N T Rama Rao had abolished these regional boards without any rhyme or reason.

While welcoming the decision of the Congress government now to revive the regional boards, he,however, questioned the rationale behind the creation of two regional boards for Coastal Andhra—one for three north coastal districts and another for six south coastal districts. Regional Development Boards for Telangana, Andhra and Rayalaseema regions are enough.

Instead of creating two regional development boards for Coastal Andhra, he asked Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy to constitute a separate metropolitan regional development board for Hyderabad. He pointed out that both the central and state governments are collecting taxes to the tune of Rs 25,000 crore every year from the t win cities of Hyderabad-Secunderabad and adjoining areas. However, both the governments are providing financial assistance of less than Rs 1,000 crore annually for the twin cities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and other state and central schemes implemented by the Municipal Corporation and other civic bodies.

He said that the State Government has proposed to form Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority besides creating the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, even though the latter issue is pending in the Supreme Court. In this backdrop, the State government should set up a separate Metropolitan Regional Development Board for Hyderabad with representation to elected representatives from the twin cities so that effective metropolitan development plans are drawn up and implemented.

MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi On Demands in Andhra Pradesh State Assembly

MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi Coming Out of AP Assembly Hall alomg with Opposition Members in Hyderabad.

MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi On Demands in Andhra Pradesh State Assembly

Hyderabad March 5 : The Minister for Minority welfare and Minority Finance Corporation would evolve a pucca system for distribution of scholarships and reimbursement of fees to minority students, said the Minister for Finance and legislative affairs K Rosaiah. Responding to the Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) demand over the specific time period towards the constitution of regional development board, Minister said that the government was seriously committed for Constituting regional development boards in the beginning of 2007-08.
Replying on the issues raised by the Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi on the budget clarifications, Minister K Rosaiah stated that the scholarships for minority is being distributed through minority finance corporation and if requested minority finance corporation and minority welfare would look into the matter for evolving pacca system for distribution of scholarships.

He asserted that the government would establish all the minority hostels in this year that's 2007-08. Minister added that under the old city package developmental works would be taken up gradually under different heads of departments by various departments and there's no specific agency kept taking up the works. He added that department would examine and take up the developmental works gradually. Minister said that government has provided 1.5 lakhs under the Aroggya Sree Health Insurance scheme and the limits goes to 2 lakhs. He added that the government would take all the issues raised by MIM positively.
Seeking clarifications on the budget reply by Minister K Rosaiah, MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi wanted the Government to increase the allocation of budget for minorities for Rs 500 crores towards eliminating the socio economic backwardness of minorities in the backdrop of Sachar committee report.

Who would distribute the scholarships to minority which is that nodal agency for distribution of scholarship and reimbursement of fees and the agency should be given sufficient staff required for disbursement of scholarships to minority students, he asked. He demanded the Minister for Finance to give specific time frame for establishing 12 Minority hostels sanctioned last year along with 36 hostels announced this year.

Akbaruddin Owaisi demanded the Government to consider the waiver of electricity arrears of power consumers of old city along with withdrawing of more than 1000 cases against the people in old city booked by Discom in last few years. He demanded the government to allocate 30 percent of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds for Urdu schools in all 15 districts where Urdu has been declared second official language.

He also demanded the government to extend the Jawahar Knowledge Centers (JKC) in the entire minority run professional colleges for having gainful employment to the students studying there. Akbaruddin Owaisi asked the minister for Finance to list out the details of works being taken under the old city development package under various heads in next year. Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajashekar Reddy was kind enough with old city by announcing special package of Rs 2025 crores. He demanded the government to give the task of old city development works under the Quli Qutub Shah Urban Development Authority (QQUSDA) by strengthening and providing adequate staff.

The state government proposing to generate revenue of Rs 8700 crores through land auction, he said and demand demanded the government to spell out which were land identified for auction and the price at which it would be auctioned. Minister for Finance said that the government would generate Rs 5000 crores through the sale of IMG lands.

He also wanted the government to know what steps being taken to check the growing price rise on essential Commodities. Owaisi asked the government to constitute a committee to check and tackle the abnormal price rise on essential commodities.

Owaisi expressed concern over the increase of public dept, asked how the Government would repay. He said that the public debt would reach 86,464 crores by March 2008 against 77,952 crores last year, an increase of 8,152 crores. He added that the state outstanding would cross one lakh crore by 2008-09. Responding on this minister said that the government was limiting its debts within 3 percent according FRBM act and would be repaid with the growing resources.

Owaisi demanded for taking up the Krishna phase III for meeting the growing needs of twin cities and stated that presently Hyderabad was supplying 230 crores MGD against the need of 480 MGD. Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajashekar Reddy promise of providing 24 hours water supply require 500MGD of water and the 3rd phase is essential to meet the needs of the growing drinking water demand. Along with that Fab city requires 25 MGD of water.
Referring to Land distribution taken by the government, he said that the Minorities were not getting their due share in land distribution taken by the government during the last three years.

Owaisi furnished the figures, early the Minister for Finance gave the land distribution figures of SC, ST and BC but not the Minorities. Disclosing the figures in the assembly, He said that under the first phase of land distribution Minority beneficiaries were only 1,568 which was gone down to 1.053 in second phase but in the third phase Minorities were totally neglected only 98 beneficiaries were given lands. The government distributed 4.33 lakh acres of land in which only 2819 were minority beneficiaries.

The same was the situation of Minorities in housing, He said that Schedule caste were given 38 percent while Schedule tribes 12 percent, Backward class 28 percent while 6 percent were given to Minorities, he added. He demanded the government should implement the GOs by providing 10 to 20 percent housing to Minorities.

On the speaker K R Suresh Reddy demand to complete the clarifications, Akbaruddin Owaisi said that the assembly was discussing the issues between Congress and TDP members and one question is discussed for more than five hours while the other parties in the assembly are ignored. He suggested the speaker to send the other parties or both the congress and TDP to old assembly building. Here we are not getting the opportunity to speak while one Urdu news paper is writing stories that MIM quit the discussion on Krishna 3rd phase, when the issue of Krishna 3rd phase was concerned it was the MIM that has given adjournment motion notice. They are playing like jokers writing stories as they like, he remarked. Reacting on this speaker K R Suresh Reddy said that the "house functions with certain rules and regulation". "Akbar don't inspire with such news articles". Owaisi said that already I have given two privilege motion notices but no action has been initiated on the notices, why action was not initiated he questioned. They are white collar criminals; one editor son was involved in rape case and sold the girl to the brothel house.

Owaisi asked when the government would repeal the Urban Land Ceiling Act in concurrence with the Central Government. Talking about the Argogya sree health insurance, how government has reduced the insurance scheme amount from 2 lakhs to 1.5 lakhs early the Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajashekar Reddy said that insurance amount would be 2 lakhs while the Minister K Rosaiah claiming 1.5 lakhs. He also wanted to know the budgetary allocations of MCH, HUDA and JNNURM.

He asked the minister for Finance K Rosaiah to give an assurance to the house that the government would spend the outlay of 2006-07 budgets before the financial year as it was noticed that there was shortfall of 4560 crores last year against the budget outlay.

MiM Seeks Fast Development Work in Old City

MiM Leaders with MCH Commissioner at a review Committee Meeting in Hyderabad.

MiM Seeks Fast Development Work in Old City

Hyderabad December 26: The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) have completed 1885 works in five assembly constituencies within 9 months period in the current financial year. MCH Commissioner Sanjay Jaju informing the details said that 340 works in five assembly constituencies worth 20 crores were under progress at various stages while another 850 works worth 52 crores are sanctioned that are under tendering and grounding stage.
The highest number of works sanctioned and completed was in Chandrayangutta assembly constituency with 780 and 544 respectively in the current financial year worth 22.61 crores, said the MCH Commissioner while reviewing the developmental works in old city with Majlis e Ithedul Muslimeen (MIM) MP and MLAs.
Here today Commissioner MCH Sanjay Jaju along with other officials reviewed the developmental works with Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, MIM Floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi MLA Chandrayangutta, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, MLA Yakutpura, Muqtada Afsar Khan, MLA Karwan, Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri Chariminar MLA and Mohd Mouzzam Khan MLA Asif Nagar. The officers include Additional Commissioner Projects Dhananjay Reddy, Additional Commissioner Traffic and transport NVS Reddy. Comparing with last year the works, commissioner said that works completed in record period and listed out the works. He said that 780 works were sanctioned in Chandrayangutta Constituency, in which 544 were completed while 73 works costing 4.15 crores are under progress and another 163 works costing around 7.63 crores sanctioned and would be grounded shortly. Out of 433 works sanctioned in Yakutpura Constituency a major chunk that’s 266 were completed under 144 were sanctioned would be started shortly, rest are under final stages.
Sanjay Jaju said that in Charminar constituency 481 works were sanctioned in which 354 were completed while 165 would be started shortly that under are tendering stage, the rest 62 are under progress. In Karwan Assembly constituency a total of 306 works were completed while 164 works sanctioned to tune of 7.63 crores. The rest 116 works are under progress costing 6.71 crores.Under Asif Nagar assembly constituency, out of the total 579 works about 315 works were completed while 206 works costing 14 crores are sanctioned would commenced shortly, the rest 58 works tuning 3.1 crores were under progress. The Commissioner also informed that corporation has proposed about 143 crores works under urban community development (UCB) fund with central government, in which the constituencies from old city were having share of about 47 crores. The works may likely get sanctioned in another two months.
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi Demanded that the works sanctioned should be completed along with preparing fresh estimates for newly proposed works by the concerned MLAs in their respective constituency. The Contractors are delaying the ongoing works since they are bidding for several works pending the ongoing works and he requested the Corporation for restricting the contractors for having 4 to five works at a time so that the works are completed on time. He also asked the Commissioner that priority be given to proposals send by the MLAs by clearing them at the earliest.
MIM Floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi annoyed against the officers for neglecting the minority populated areas and asked to give priority to the works recommended by MLAs concerned, taking up on the priority basis. He also wanted that the immediate steps be taken in completing on the going works and the works sanctioned earlier cited the works of Habeeb Nagar nala, First Lancer Nala, Bakapur nala Murki Nala etc. He came down heavily over not taking up the works sanctioned on the ground at Talab katta during the visit of MiM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi and MCH Commissioner Sanjay Jaju.
Akbaruddin Owaisi, Mumtaz Ahmed and others also complained that the constructions of community halls were being pending for past one and half years, in spite of several reminders works were not yet started. Nawab Sahab kunta bridge estimate would be prepared that would be included under UCB project. Sattarbagh by pass drain lane which earlier proposed have been changed to non suitability of the project and work would be taken up beside that lane.
MiM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi also inquired about the progress of Balapur, Hafez babanagar Nala recalling the inundated water in that locality earlier. The works were sanctioned but could not be taken since large number of properties being affected if acted in accordance with Krilosakar committee report said the officers. Suggesting the plan, he said that the water from Balapur Lake could be diverted through the existing Nalas in Babanagar. The MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi along with officials from Corporation would make visit to Hafez babanagar day after tomorrow to get on hand information on the Hafez Baba Nagar Nala and Murki Nala works which need to expedited.
The Kishan Bagh stadium in Bhadarpura would be designed costing around 1.5 crores, said the Commissioner. He also informed that corporation wants to include several projects under JNNURM central government funded scheme. He informed that the works for Habeeb Nagar Nala, First Lancer costing around 1.99 crores and 60 lakhs were sanctioned. On the complained from MLAs that the works being pending for the past 2 years, he said that the works could not be taken up due poor response from contractors and stated that two Nalas will be taken at the earliest. He added that Balakpur Nala project cost 21 crores were prepared and was included under JNNURM.
Only 30 to 40 percent of street lights were seen glowing in Chandrayangutta, Charminar, Asif Nagar, Karwan, Yakutpura, on which Commissioner Sanjay Jaju stated that corporation, would not hesitate in canceling and recalling the fresh contracts to others for maintaining the cent percent street light glowing. The MLAs also complained that contractors were going unheard the complaints for repairs and having poor maintenance of street lights.
The Chariminar MLA complained about the high Mask lights, he said that in spite of getting 20 high light masks sanctioned only 8 were grounded while others were left pending. The same situation was with other constituencies. Mouzzam khan complained that not even semi high mask lights were installed in Asif Nagar constituency. Yakuthupura MLA Mumtaz Ahmed Khan criticized that the officials were not putting dumper bins for collecting garbage in several parts of old city and if putting were decayed bins which the commissioner rejected. But Khan asked Commissioner to make visit to Yakuthpura Bada bazaar to witness the dumper bins.
The MiM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi also asked the commissioner for construction of international standard swimming pool and the proposed project likely to be set up at Bandalaguda. He also asked the Commissioner to modernize the Moghalpura Swimming pool which was being kept pending in spite of budget allocation by the concerned corporator, on the line of Multi sports complex at Chandulal baradari that’s being taken up with estimated cost of 3.5 crores. The Road over bridge at Kandikal gate and Uppuguda projects were included under JNNURM project said the commissioner Sanjay Jaju, when asked by the Akbaruddin Owaisi. He also wanted that the corporation immediately take up the works for Gowlipura Bridge which was at dilapidated condition.