Venkaiah Naidu visiting Gujarat this Monday
March 29, 2015
Gandhinagar
Urban Development Minister, Government of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu will visit Gujarat on Monday.
He will review the agriculture sector situation in Gujarat in connection with recent unseasonal rains.
At Swarnim Sankul in capital Gandhinagar, the Union Minister will hold meeting with Chief Minister, senior Ministers and senior officers of concerned government departments on Monday morning.
It should be mentioned here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently directed central ministers to visit the states affected by hailstorm and unseasonal showers so that assistance and compensation can be facilitated to the farmers.
The Centre in coordination with the state government would provide all possible help to the farmers, said Union Minister Arun Jaitley today in Rajasthan. He took an aerial survey to assess the damage to crops and was briefed by district collector.
-DeshGujarat
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