Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to hold a national level function to mark the eight years of the NDA government at
the Centre on May 31 in Himachal Pradesh.
Thakur, who called on PM Modi in New Delhi, said that Himachal Pradesh would be
honored to hold this national level function in which all districts of the country will join, a
government statement said. Inviting the PM to visit Himachal Pradesh, Thakur also
thanked him for his special affection to the state and its people and expressed gratitude
for supporting the state government in every way for the speedy development of the
state.
The Chief Minister also discussed various ongoing projects in the state with the prime
minister and also apprised him of the sincere efforts of the state government towards
making Himachal Pradesh a green state, a spokesperson said. The prime minister
appreciated the efforts of the state government towards achieving this objective and he
assured of all possible support to the state, he added.
Earlier, Thakur also spoke to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and
requested her to visit Himachal Pradesh. The CM urged her to participate in a
conference with heads of all banks in Himachal Pradesh to hold fruitful deliberations for
increasing the credit-deposit ratio in the state and to explore possibilities to provide
more loans to women and self-help groups to empower them.