THIRUVANANTHAPURAM A grant of ₹256 crore has been transferred to seven cities in the State, along with towns and outgrowths adjacent to them, which have been chosen as part of the 15th Finance Commission's Million Plus Urban Agglomerations programme. The seven cities and the adjacent urban local bodies, all with a total population of above 10 lakh, will get funds of ₹1,402 crore over the next five years to be spent on improving service-level benchmarks, especially in sanitation, solid waste management and provision of clean drinking water.
Kochi and the urban areas around it have got the maximum share of ₹45 crore, while Kollam has got the least at ₹23 crore. Thiruvananthapuram with a share of ₹35 crore, Kozhikode ₹43 crore, Thrissur ₹39 crore, Malappuram ₹36 crore and Kannur with ₹35 crore are the other cities which have been chosen for the programme.
