Which ministry is partnering with the French Development Agency (AFD), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, European Union, and National Institute of Urban Affairs for the CITIIS 2.0 program?

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The Union Cabinet has approved a one lakh crore rupee scheme to increase grain storage capacity in the cooperative sector. The Cabinet  approved the constitution and empowerment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee for facilitation of the “World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector”. This will be done by convergence of various schemes of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Ministry of Food Processing Industries. Cabinet has also given its nod to City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0 for integrated urban management. CITIIS 2.0 is a program conceived by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, European Union, and National Institute of Urban Affairs. The program will run for a period of four years,  from 2023 till 2027. The program envisages to support competitively selected projects promoting circular economy with a focus on integrated waste management at the city level, climate-oriented reform actions at the State level, and institutional strengthening and knowledge dissemination at the National level.