New Delhi, July 24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a marathon meeting with chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and asked them to ensure saturation level coverage of welfare schemes and boost business environment in the country.
The meeting, which lasted for more than four hours, was attended by chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of 18 states. BJP President JP Nadda was also present on the occasion.
During the meeting, Modi emphasized on better implementation of some of the government’s flagship schemes and initiatives such as Gatishakti, Har Ghar Jal, Swamitva, DBT implementation and others, the BJP said in a statement.
It said, “Prime Minister Modi emphasized the need to ensure saturation level coverage of all major schemes and said that BJP ruled states should move in this direction.”
Stressing on the need to ensure ease of doing business, Modi talked about the many initiatives taken by his government.
“He encouraged the states to take steps to further promote the business environment in the country,” the party statement said.
Modi asked the Chief Ministers to ensure that their states give due importance to sports and ensure availability of best facilities to encourage participation and engagement of a large number of youth.
Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav and party’s Good Governance Cell head Vinay Sahasrabuddhe were also present in the meeting.
Sources said chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of 18 states where the BJP is in power either on its own or in alliance with other parties, deliberated on achieving 100 per cent target of all centrally sponsored welfare schemes and flagship programmes.
The meeting was attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Nagaland Chief Minister Nefio Rio, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha are also present.
Several deputy chief ministers including Devendra Fadnavis and Tarkishore Prasad from Maharashtra and Renu Devi from Bihar attended the meeting.