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Amarinder seeks necessary amendment for utilisation of 14th Fin Comm grants

Chandigarh, Mar 29 (UNI) To combat the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to amend the conditions for utilisation of the 14th Finance Commission grants for emergency relief in urban areas.
Seeking the personal intervention of the Union Finance Minister, Capt Amarinder asked her to advise the Ministries of Housing & Urban Affairs and Panchayati Raj to initiate immediate action in this regard so that the said grants could be used to make provision of emergency relief (medicines, food) for the poorest sections by the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as a fit charge.
The ULBs and PRIs should be allowed to utilize grants received under 14th Finance Commission for emergency provision of relief to mitigate the suffering caused in towns and villages due to the lockdown imposed in the country on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Minister said.
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