Bhubaneswar, March 23 -- Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the performance of the Power and Urban Housing departments has been strong, with key initiatives progressing as planned.

Speaking after a review meeting with ministers from both departments, Khattar said discussions focused on infrastructure development and housing provisions.

"Today I felt very happy after attending the review meeting with the Ministers of Power department and Urban development for Housing department... The performance of both the departments is very good. Whether it is our Power Department or Housing Department, the performance of both has been very good," Khattar told reporters.

He noted that the initiative to provide one crore urban houses h...