PWD MINISTER CALLS ON UNION MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, March 8 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:

PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh called on Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar at New Delhi last evening.

PWD Minister urged the Union Minister to reconsider and relax the criteria fixed in the Urban Challenge Fund for redevelopment of cities. He requested for fixing criteria on 90:10 basis 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 State has launched "Citizen Service Por...