Dharamshala, March 8 -- Himachal public works department (PWD) minister Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday met Union minister for housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar and urged the him to relax the criteria fixed in the Urban Challenge Fund for redevelopment of cities. He requested for fixing criteria on the basis of 90:10 for the state keeping in view its hilly terrain.

He said that due to tough geographical conditions and small population, the cities of the state are not matching the criteria fixed in the Urban Challenge Fund.

He informed the Union minister that the state has launched the "Citizen Service Portal" under the National Urban Digital Mission. He demanded Rs.70 crore for the successful implementation of the scheme for ...