Centre asks States to push up in infrastructure projects in the next two months.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Jan 30 (ANI): The Central Government has urged the States to accelerate project work in sectors like infrastructure and urban and rural development to fight the economic slowdown. Chief Secretaries' meeting with the Cabinet Secretary on Friday focused on employment, primarily in important areas like surface transport, rural development and urban development. Planning Commission Secretary Subhas Pani said that the Centre could help states with infrastructure if they provide land for making houses at affordable prices. He informed that 63 mission cities in the country could undertake new programmes of Rs. 100 crore n. 1. Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly $5,000,000) s>. Noun 1. crore - the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million each and smaller cities of Rs. 50 crore each, and the financing will be done in the current fiscal. Pani said that after judging the performance of the states, the government may plan to hold dialogues with individual states on a personal basis, if the need was felt. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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