Committed to northeast's sustainable development: Modi

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 16 2015 | 12:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reiterated his government's resolve of ensuring rapid and sustainable development of the northeastern states.

In a meeting with chief ministers of the northeastern states here, Modi said the central government was committed for rapid and sustainable development of the region.

The chief ministers were briefed on infrastructure initiatives taken up by the central government in the region through a NITI Aayog presentation, an official release said.

The meeting was attended among others by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya.

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First Published: Jul 15 2015 | 11:18 PM IST

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