Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik left for New Delhi on a five-day tour on Saturday.
Besides attending a joint conference of CMs and Chief Justices of States on judicial reforms on Sunday, he will also meet some Central Ministers on matters relating to Odisha during his stay in the national capital, official sources said.
Chief Secretary AP Padhi is also scheduled to attend the conference of CMs and Chief Justices. Sources said the conference, which is scheduled to be addressed by the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Union law Minister, would discuss how the judicial process can be expedited. Patnaik will return to Bhubaneswar on April 27.