New Delhi, December 03: Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy is afraid of going to Parliament as the newly-elected MPs besiege him and ask for development funds but the ministry hardly has any money to spare.
“I am afraid of going to Parliament as newly-elected MPs want schemes for their cities. When urban development ministers of states want to see me, I avoid them as much as I can,” he said in a lighter vein.
He was referring to the sanction of schemes of over Rs one lakh crore under the JNNURM in the last four years which has left the ministry with hardly any funds to sanction now.
The remarks of Reddy at the national conference to mark the fourth anniversary of the JNNURM was meant to highlight the success of the mission, launched four years ago on December 3.
–PTI