States nudged to create infra, focus on urban reforms with funding extension

The Centre has extended a funding helpline to states, looking to push them to undertake reforms and hasten infrastructure creation in their jurisdictions. To fast-track infrastructure development and job creation, it has extended the 50-year interest-free loan by another year while topping the total funding to ₹1.30 lakh crore from about ₹1 lakh crore.