The Centre on Sunday launched a Rs 1,000 crore Hill and Himalayan Cities Focused Fund to accelerate solid waste management in these ecologically sensitive regions under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0.

Announcing the launch of the fund at the National Urban Conclave here, Union Minister of State, Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said: "We are moving beyond the model of poverty alleviation towards one of empowerment and entrepreneurship. To sustain this transformation, we must maintain coordination and commitment among the Centre, states, urban local bodies, and the private sector."

During the valedictory session of the two-day conclave, the minister also launched an exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Uttar Pr

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