<h1>State asks bank to adopt hill-state norms, allow RIDF for solar and buses, seek Section 118 reform</h1> A state chief executive requested that annual state-wise allocations adopt separate norms for hill states, incorporating parameters like forest cover and ecological contribution, and urged a development bank to permit RIDF funding for ground-mounted solar projects and electric buses. The state sought bank assistance to build supply and value chains in fisheries and animal husbandry, and requested procedural reforms to allow greater state flexibility for project-specific changes during execution of bank-approved programmes. Bank officers flagged legal constraints under Section 118 affecting cooperative societies, proposed assigning milk procurement to PACS and fast-tracking PACS computerisation; both sides agreed to pursue guideline revisions.