Steering Committee set up to take forward Kyoto-Varanasi Partner City Agreement

Urban Development Ministry has set up a 11-member Steering Committee to operationalize the 'Partner City Affiliation Agreement' between the cities of Varanasi and Kyoto, Japan. Headed by Secretary (Urban Development), Government of India, the other members of the Committee include: Director General, Archeological Survey of India (ASI), Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary concerned of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Joint Secretary level officers of the Union Ministries of Culture, Human Resource Development, Finance, External Affairs and Urban Development besides Mayor and Municipal Commissioner of Varanasi and Chairman/Commissioner, Varanasi Development Authority.