India, May 12 -- Goa's demand for special assistance of Rs.652.61 crore for providing 24x7 Drink from Tap (DfT) water supply project will be considered, central government officials said following a meeting between Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday.

Further, based on the demands made by Sawant and Goa's urban development minister Vishwajit Rane, Khattar asked MoHUA (ministry of housing and urban affairs) officials to make necessary policy changes in the tourist states to provide enhanced central government support under AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) 2.0 and SBM-U (Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban) 2.0 to better serve the significantly hi...