Punjab Newsline, New Delhi, September 26-
Himachal Pradesh Urban Development Minister Vikramaditya Singh participated as Guest of Honour and Panelist in the National Urban Convention 2024 organised by the Praja Foundation at New Delhi today. Urban Governance Index 2024 was also launched on the occasion.
Speaking in the discussion on Reimagining Municipal Governance, Vikramaditya Singh said that about ten percent of population in Himachal Pradesh resides in urban areas and state government strives to transform them as vibrant and developed urban centres in coming times. He said that Dharamsala and Shimla are coming up as smart cities .
He said that state government took an initiative to implement Urban Platform for Delivery of Online Governance ( UPYOG ) under National Urban Digital Mission ( NUDM ). This initiative aims to revolutionise the citizen experience of municipal public services by offering integrated end to end solutions through a comprehensive state wide service delivery infrastructure. He said that this will provide range of government services and information to citizens through a single digital platform for all 60 urban local bodies ( One State One Portal ) besides improving efficiency , transparency and accessibility of government services.