p
Shimla , Jul 31 In an attempt to effectively deal with the developmental needs of the hill states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir today emphasised on setting up of a Trans Himalayan Development Authority.
Consensus to this effect emerged during a meeting of chief secretaries of Himachal Pradesh Asha Swaroop and Uttarakhand IK Pandey here, while chief secretary of J&K could not attend the meeting due to political situation in that state, official sources said.
adding but J-K is party to this consensus.
The meeting third of its kind was held at the instance of inter-state council.
After the meeting chief secretary HP Asha Swaroop told PTI that meeting stressed on the need for a special cell in the planning commission, which should speak on behalf of the hill states.
The two chief secretaries discussed the problems of ecology and environment. There was a consensus that hill states, should be properly compensated and a fund should also be set up in the planning commission for the purpose, Swaroop added.
HP Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal in the past had sought creation of a separate ministry for Himalayan states in the Union cabinet on the pattern of one existing for the North-Eastern states.
Source: PTI
Consensus to this effect emerged during a meeting of chief secretaries of Himachal Pradesh Asha Swaroop and Uttarakhand IK Pandey here, while chief secretary of J&K could not attend the meeting due to political situation in that state, official sources said.
adding but J-K is party to this consensus.
The meeting third of its kind was held at the instance of inter-state council.
After the meeting chief secretary HP Asha Swaroop told PTI that meeting stressed on the need for a special cell in the planning commission, which should speak on behalf of the hill states.
The two chief secretaries discussed the problems of ecology and environment. There was a consensus that hill states, should be properly compensated and a fund should also be set up in the planning commission for the purpose, Swaroop added.
HP Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal in the past had sought creation of a separate ministry for Himalayan states in the Union cabinet on the pattern of one existing for the North-Eastern states.
Source: PTI
No comments:
Post a Comment