Bhubaneswar: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar arrived in Bhubaneswar this morning on a three-day visit to Odisha.
He will hold discussions with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chief Secretary, Development Commissioner and other senoir officials at a high-level meeting, according to reports.
The Chief Minister is likely to raise a range of issues pertaining to the State’s interest.
The long-pending demand for “Special Focus State status” to Odisha and central grant for the development of aspirational districts, funds for the development of rural infrastructure are among the issues that are likely to feature in the meeting, reports added.
The Odisha Government may also demand approval of pending railway project, revision of coal royalty, clean energy cess, backward region grant fund.
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