Like urban bodies of states, Centre should give grants to MCD: Minister
The Morning Standard|August 02, 2024
DELHI minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday said the MCD, like other urban local bodies, should get grants from the Centre and that he will write to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking ₹5,200 crore for the civic body.
Like urban bodies of states, Centre should give grants to MCD: Minister

At a press conference here with Mayor Shelly Oberoi, the urban development minister said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) needs central grants to develop infrastructure like drains and roads.

Urban local bodies of cities in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, among other states, get grants from the Centre, he said.

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