The District Planning Committee (DPC) has approved the allocation of ₹160 crore for executing various projects under the annual Plan of the Kannur Corporation for the year 2022-23.
The projects include Plan fund (General), Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe fund, maintenance grant (road and non-road), and Finance Commission grant.
Some of the allocations include ₹39.4 crore for construction and maintenance of new roads, ₹4.79 crore for the upkeep of schools, hospitals, and Krishi Bhavans, ₹75 lakh for construction of anganwadis, ₹1.75 crore for a nutritional scheme for anganwadi children, ₹1.25 crore for providing scholarships and assistive devices to the differently abled, ₹41 lakh for purchasing laptops for SC students, ₹7.5 lakh for beds for senior citizens, and ₹50 lakh for financial assistance of dialysis patients.
