Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu to visit Sikkim on June 15-16

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu is scheduled to visit Sikkim for two days starting from June 15, an official release said.

As per the itinerary, Naidu is scheduled to attend the convocation of ICFAI University in the state, it said.

He is also scheduled to attend an official programme at the National Research Centre for Orchids in Pakyong.

The vice-president will interact with the scientists of the research centre.

Sikkim's Chief Secretary A K Shrivastava held a coordination meeting yesterday to discuss the detailed agenda of the vice-president's scheduled visit to the state, the Information and Public Relations Department (IPR) said in a release.

Top officials of the state government, central government, Army officials, the vice-chancellor of the ICFAI University and Airports Authority of India officials posted at the Pakyong airport were also present at the meeting, the IPR release said.