Gujarat CM in Delhi for two important meets

Gujarat CM in Delhi for two important meets

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday reached national capital New Delhi to participate in NITI Aayog’s 9th governing council meeting which is scheduled to be held on Saturday.

This is the first meeting of NITI Aayog being held after the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. In NITI Aayog meeting, the Chief Minister will be accompanied by the Chief Secretary and Secretary of General Administrative Department among other officials.  All Chief Ministers are invited to this meeting. However Congress Chief Ministers, Kerala and Tamil Nadu CMs have decided to boycott the meeting.

The council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all state chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories, and several Union ministers. Modi is the chairman of NITI Aayog.

After the meeting of NITI Aayog, a conclave of Chief Ministers of BJP ruled States is held at the national headquarters of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also remain present in this meet. DeshGujarat