Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy leaves for Delhi, meets Nirmala Sitharaman
The Hindu
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will be attending the NITI Aayog general council meeting on May 27 and participate in the inauguration of new Parliament building on May 28; he is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy left for New Delhi on May 26 (Friday) to attend the NITI Aayog general council meeting scheduled to be held on May 27 (Saturday).
The Chief Minister met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss various issues relating to the State. He thanked the Union minister for releasing over ₹10,000 crore towards the revenue deficit and pending dues to Andhra Pradesh.
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other Union Ministers during his visit.
At the NITI Aayog meeting, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy would make a presentation, highlighting the government’s initiatives in the education and health sectors.
The health sector initiatives included construction of village health clinics, 17 medical colleges, primary healthcare centres, ‘108’ and ‘104’ ambulances, family doctor system and Aarogyasri. The initiative to provide nutritious food to pregnant women, lactating mothers and newborn babies too would be part of the presentation.
He would attend the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Mr. Modi on May 28 and return the same day.
Turning to Twitter, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated Mr. Modi on dedicating the new Parliament complex to the nation.
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