Agartala, Oct 17, 2024, PIB

Agartala, Oct 17: Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita arrived at Agartala on Wednesday on a three-day visit to the state.

After reaching Agartala he had a courtesy call with Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu at Raj Bhavan. Earlier he had courtesy call with Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha at MBB Airport.

Speaking to the media after the meeting with the Governor at Raj Bhavan, the Union Minister said that during the meeting with the Governor and the Chief Minister they had discussion over development issues.

The Union Minister said that in order to expedite the development process in states, the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mandated Union Ministers to visit different states to oversee development projects and progress; and the main objective of his current visit to the state is focused on this.

Later in the evening, the Union Minister left for Khowai. He held a review meeting with senior officials of the district administration on progress of various centrally sponsored schemes in Khowai. He will visit ongoing projects under education, health, Jal Jeevan Mission, agriculture, infrastructure and skill development etc. 

Margherita is also scheduled to interact with women-run Self Help Groups. 

He will also visit the Handicraft Cluster Project at Shankhla in Simna, and Handloom Awareness Programme and ‘Samarth’ Training Centre under ICDS at Fatikchhara. He is also scheduled to visit Matabari in Udaipur during his visit to the state.