New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at New Delhi on Friday. Thakur requested Sitharaman for special consideration for Himachal Pradesh in fiscal transfers from the Central Government. The chief minister also requested for providing funds for the proposed Greenfield Airport at Nagchala.
Principal Private Secretary of the Chief Minister Dr R.N. Batta was also present in the meeting.
Chief Minister appealed to the Union Minister to accord speedy approval to the ADB project worth 233.22 million US dollars submitted by the state government for development of tourism infrastructure in the state.
He said, "Himachal attracts huge tourists round the year and in order to create the world-class infrastructure to tourists, the state government has prepared a project for developing tourist infrastructure with the financial assistance of ADB."
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Thakur said that the state government has undertaken extensive consultations before submitting the project however the project approval was still pending in the department of Economic Affairs. He requested the minister for expediting sanction for the external financial assistance.
Earlier in the day, Jai Ram Thakur also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him for Silver Jubliee celebrations in the state.
