Oscar assures to look into demand for metro status to Bangalore

Bangalore, Sep 2 (UNI) Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes today assured to look into the demand for granting A-1 status to the city.

Mr Fernandes addresing a conference by the All India Postal Employees (Bangalore West division) here today said that he would look into the demand by them to notify the city as metro city and grant A-1 status as soon as possible.

The demand comes in the wake of the Centre giving the A-1 status to Hyderabad for the purpose of providing house rent allowance.

Praising the postal department for its dedicated service to the people of the country, he said there is a need to remodel the department to make it more applicable in extending service to the rural poor.

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