Shimla, Sept. 13 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu welcomed Deputy Managing Director of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Goverdhan Singh Rawat, during a meeting at his official residence in Oak Over, on Saturday.

The Chief Minister appreciated the pivotal role played by NABARD's Regional Office in strengthening coordination between the State Government and NABARD's Head Office, thereby ensuring the speedy resolution of important issues, as stated in the release.

Sukhu asked NABARD to consider ground-mounted solar projects as eligible for funding under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), noting that such projects would help Panchayats achieve energy self-suffic...