Shimla, Sept. 14 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu advocated separate norms for hill states in state-wise allocations by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

Deputy managing director of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Goverdhan Singh Rawat, called on Sukhu at his official residence, Oak Over, on Saturday.

The CM appreciated the pivotal role played by NABARD's regional office in strengthening coordination between the state government and NABARD's head office, thereby ensuring speedy resolution of important issues.

Sukhu asked NABARD to consider ground-mounted solar projects as eligible for funding under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), noting that such pr...