Northeast Chief Ministers To Attend Niti Aayog Meet On June 15

NEW DELHI: All the Chief Ministers of the north-eastern States are expected to attend the June 15 Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair Niti Aayog's Governing Council meeting.

Official sources said that the meeting will discuss various issues concerning security aspect, water management, agriculture among others.

It is learnt that Chief Ministers of the northeastern states have been asked to prepare a detailed report over an all-round issues pertaining to the region.

Headed by the Prime Minister, the Governing Council meets regularly, and its first meeting took place on February 8, 2015.

This meeting assumes significance for Northeast following Narendra Modi's special attention towards the region.

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Tuesday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and briefed him about the proposed meeting.

Niti Aayog’s Governing Council includes all Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories, several Union Ministers and senior government officials.

This will be the first governing council meeting under the new regime of the Narendra Modi government.

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