Punjab govt releases Rs 575 cr for development projects

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Sep 14 2018 | 7:55 PM IST

The Punjab government Friday released Rs 575 crore development projects including citizen centric services to the people and civic amenities.

The government has released Rs 125 crore to the Department of local government and Rs 50 crore to governance reforms, along with Rs 200 crore on account of retrial benefits up to July 15, 2018, an official release said here.

A sum of Rs 200 crore has also been released against power subsidy, the release said.

The funds released to the governance reforms departments would be utilised to provide citizen centric services to the people in a time-bound manner, while the local government would spend the money to provide civic amenities under urban development projects, the release said.

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First Published: Sep 14 2018 | 7:55 PM IST

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