SME Times News Bureau | 23 Mar, 2018
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday called on Union
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and briefed him about the poor fiscal
health of the state especially in terms of block crunch as well as the
issue of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
Sangma, who also has the
Finance portfolio, discussed wide range of issues such as early sanction
of funds to ensure smooth implementation of government policies and
programmes.
Jaitley, who expressed concerned about the state's
financial situation, assured the Chief Minister of all possible help and
personally spoke to Union Secretary Expenditure Ajay Narayan Jha in
this connection. Later Sangma also met Jha.
The meeting came a day before Sangma will present the State's budget in the assembly on Friday.
The
Chief Minister also met Nriprendra Mishra, the Principal Secretary to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sought support to meet the state
government's dream of ensuring socio-economic development.
