Aadil Mir, New Delhi, July 1: In a significant
development Union Minister of Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs Arun
Jaitley will visit the state along with the Chief of Army Staff after the
Parliament session.
He conveyed the same to CM Nabam Tuki when the latter
called on him at New Delhi to discuss the matters related to the Union Ministry
of Finance. Jaitley will visit Tawang and also inaugurate the National
Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) at Dirang.
In response to Chief Minister Tuki’s appeal for a
special dispensation for the development of border areas in the state to check
migration to urban centers, Jaitley agreed to an Integrated Package to usher in
holistic development in border areas.
This announcement comes in the wake of
the Chief Minister special impetus on boosting connectivity and the enhancement
of administrative and basic essential services in the border areas. The Finance
Minister assured the CM that he would take up the border roads development
issues with Border Roads Organization (BRO) to expedite the completion of
various projects.
The FM also mentioned that he would take measures to connect
the 10 un-connected administrative centers to expand the scope of public
delivery services in the state. While discussing the fiscal condition of the
state, the FM assured all possible help from his side with respect to the
release of pending TFC funds and other financial support due to the state.
In
accordance with the PM’s positive response regarding the matter of a separate
window of domestic funding in lieu of projects funded by externally agencies
like ADB and World Bank, the FM assured to resolve the matter on priority to
compensate the state.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by PWD Minister
Gojen Gadi , Secretary Planning Sonam Chombay and Resident Commissioner Sanjay
Saxena.
Source: 'Themetrolive.com'
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