Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed the state officials to form a committee at the earliest to decide the criteria for allotting land for a housing society meant for officers and employees at the Bandra government colony.

A delegation of office-bearers from the housing society for officers and employees met Shinde, who heads the housing and urban development department. During the meeting, it was announced that the government had decided to allocate land to the employees’ society for the construction of housing societies.