India, Dec. 30 -- Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Monday stressed the need for providing basic amenities to the poor, saying the needs of such people should be taken care of. He was speaking after distributing keys to the beneficiaries of multi-storied tenements constructed at a cost of Rs 45.5 crore at Kumaragurupallam here under the Smart City Mission. He was also accorded a civic reception on his maiden visit to the union territory after becoming Vice President. He described as laudable, the Puducherry Government's initiative to meet the housing requirements of the poor. Radhakrishnan said that every citizen should be assured of food and shelter. "The Government was meeting these basic needs here and there was still every need to pr...