Punjab gets 3 more municipal corporations

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 2

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.