Former Union Minister and Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari has urged Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria to introduce targeted welfare measures for the city’s urban poor and lower middle-class households, including 300 units of free electricity and 20,000 litres of free water a month for families earning below Rs 20,000. In a four-page communication, Tewari highlighted the economic distress faced by vulnerable sections and called for policy intervention to ensure affordability and dignity in basic living. He said many families were struggling with rising food inflation, the escalating cost of living, and mounting financial pressures. Referring to his visits across Chandigarh over the past 23 months, including urban villages and rehabilitation colonies, Tewari said he had witnessed first-hand the hardship faced by residents.…