WB chief to meet Jaitley today, Modi on Wednesday

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World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will on Tuesday meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and thereafter Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to review key development priorities Kim, who reached India on Monday, visited the state of Tamil Nadu. "Tamil Nadu continues to be a source of development knowledge for projects across the world," Kim said.

Kim would meet the Finance Minister on Tuesday and the Prime Minister day after, a source said. The World Bank group feels urbanisation can improve lives as 10 million people move into towns and cities every year in India.It also feels power utilities in India are not run on commercial lines, leading to poor performance.

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