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Punjab govt to use 15th Finance Commission to give priority to rural piped water connections

Chandigarh, Sep 17 (UNI) Punjab government has decided to accord first priority to providing Functional House Tap Connections (FHTCs) in the remaining 17.59 lakh households from the tied grants for water under 15th Finance Commission to meet its 2022 target of 100 per cent piped water connectivity.
Of the 17.59 lakh households that still remain to be connected, 7.60 lakhs with FHTCs would be covered in 2020-21 and 9.99 lakh in 2021-22, as per the decision taken on Thursday at a virtual Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.
The Cabinet also decided to give top priority to Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) SBM(G) Phase II, for making all villages in the state ODF-plus in the next 5 years, from allocations available under tied grants for sanitation under the 15th Finance Commission.
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