Greater Chennai Corporation's budget session for FY 2023-24 tabled

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation's budget session for the financial year 2023-2024 began today under the chairmanship of Mayor R Priya, for the second consecutive year.

Here are the updates:

• Chennai Corporation school teachers were given Rs 1,500 incentives for those who give 100% pass percentage.

• In the academic year 2023 - 2024, the incentive will be increased to Rs 3,000. The scheme will be implemented for at least 400 teachers at a cost of Rs 12 lakh.

• Rs 50 lakh allocated to provide music instrument for 20 Chennai Corporation schools.

• Science lab infrastructure would be development step by step in Chennai Corporation schools.

  In the first phase,

  Rs 2 crore will be alloted for 10 higher secondary school to improve science labs, says Mayor

• Snacks will be provided for higher and higher secondary students studying in evening schools and remedial schools for 2023 -24 academic year, till exams. Rs 1 crore will be alloted for this scheme.

• Prize amount for students who score centum in Class 12 board exams will be increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,000. For this, Rs 10 lakh will be allocated.

• Under Nan Mudhalavan scheme, special classes will be conducted for students from Classes 6 to 8 who need extra attention.

• Chennai city to get six new vehicles to catch stray dogs at a cost of Rs 60 lakh. Also, Rs 1.35 crore will be allocated for five vehicles to catch stray cattle.

• All vector larvae control workers will be provided with a 'vector control kit ' worth of Rs 35 lakh, to control vector reproductions.

• Automatic bells will be installed in all Chennai Corporation schools at an estimated cost of Rs.27.17 lakhs

• Rs 3.25 crore allocated for specially-designed uniforms for 10,002 sanitation workers who work at nights at Zones 4 to 8.

• To create competitiveness among wards to keep the city clean and hygiene, solid waste management activities will be monitored and best 3 wards in each zone will be awarded every year.

• Under the Singara Chennai 2.0 project, 452 bus route roads and interior roads will be relaid for a length of 78.01 km at an estimated cost of Rs 55.61 crore. Rs 149.55 crore allocated under TURIF to relay 1335 bus route and interior roads.

• At least 2,687 BRR and interior roads to be relaid at a total cost of Rs 327.63 crore under NSMT project.

• To create integrated stormwater drain project in Kosasthalaiyar river basin in zone 1,2,3,6,7, Rs 1,000 crore will be funded by Asian Development Bank in 2023-24 financial year.

  The project will be separated as 46 packets and stormwater drain will be constructed rapidly.

• 584 Corporation parks will be maintained with high conduct and good standards in low cost, maintenance work will be carried out by contractors. Rs 48 crore will be allocated for this scheme.

• To maintain 35 commercial complex and 63 community welfare centres under Chennai Corporation, Rs 10 crore will be allocated in 2023-24.

• Rs 2.20 crore allocated to install 105 CCTV cameras in Marina beach, Anna Nagar Tower park, Cooum river basin, Adyar river basin, and BOV stations.

• Medical equipment worth Rs 75 lakh will be procured to Chennai Corporation Child Care Centre in Puzhal Zone 4

• Ward Councillors development fund increased from Rs 35 lakh to Rs 40 lakh.