CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief secretary Anurag Verma on Friday chaired a program steering review meeting on the World Bank-funded Building Fiscal and Institutional Resilience (BFAIR) Project to improve the financial health of the state by increasing revenue generation and managing expenses more effectively.
Chairing the meeting, Verma said that the main aim was to enhance the State's financial management and institutional capacity. Emphasising the importance of timely completion and adherence to guidelines, Verma called for intensified collaboration and proactive measures to ensure the project's success. He underscored the need for implementing e-governance platforms for better service delivery and strengthening the capacity of municipal institutions.
Earlier, the administrative secretaries gave details of the financial management, capacity building, and challenges faced during implementation of the project.
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Read MoreVibhor Mohan is Special Correspondent with The Times of India’s Punjab Bureau at Chandigarh. He holds post-graduate degrees in Mass Communication and English and has nearly 15 years of experience, having covered important stations in Punjab. He covers news concerning Punjab politics, NRI affairs and the power sector, besides specializing in writing on architecture, especially on the works of Le Corbusier, the man who gave India its first designed city – Chandigarh.
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