During his visit to the national capital, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat also met various Union Ministers and the Bharatiya Janata Party national president Amit Shah among others on Wednesday.
Making a courtesy visit to the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Rawat informed him about the priorities of the Uttarakhand State Government. The Union Home Minister expressed hope that the State Government headed by Rawat will meet the expectations of the public. He also assured Rawat of all required cooperation from the Union Governement. Rawat also gifted Singh water of the Ganga river and a coffee table book on tourism in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Chief secretary and other bureaucrats were also present at the meet.
Rawat also met senior BJP leader lal Krishna Advani, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley and Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. Talking to the media persons after meeting the senior leader and Ministers, Rawat said that he had talked to Jaitley regarding the financial issues of Uttarakhand. The Union Finance Minister assured that the Union Government will accord full cooperation to Uttarakhand State in its financial matters. Rawat said that he had discussed the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme with the Union Urban Development Minister. Naidu assured the Chief Minister that the Union Government will ensure no lack of funding for proposal submitted by the State Government under the AMRUT scheme.