Punjab gets 3 more municipal corporations
Sunday, 03/03/2019
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Chandigarh : The Punjab Council of Ministers today approved upgrade of Batala, Kapurthala and Abohar local bodies as municipal corporations, fulfilling the demand of residents of these areas. With this, Punjab will now have 14 municipal corporations.
The move is aimed at sprucing up infrastructure in the historic towns of Batala and Kapurthala as part of the 550th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev and strengthening the urban infrastructure in Abohar, an official release said. It will help ensure holistic development of these towns, it said.
With the upgrade of three towns as municipal corporation, the government would ensure proper devolution of funds to various departments and agencies, the government said.
