Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik skipped the Niti Aayog meeting, which was held in Mumbai on Friday.
In Patnaik’s place, Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo attended the second meeting of the high-powered committee of Chief Ministers on ‘Transformation of Indian Agriculture’ organised by the Niti Aayog.
Sources said the at the meeting, Sahoo put forth various proposals of the State Government regarding income of farmers, development of their skills and agricultural productivity.
The meeting, which was chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, had discussions on seven-point agenda for bringing an overall development in the agriculture sector.