Sitharaman assures all support for Himalayan states

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday assured all support for the overall development of the Himalayan states and consider all their vital issues.

Addressing a Himalayan conclave of the 10 Himalayan statesat the hill resort of Mussoorie, Sitharaman said the Centre would provide allnecessary help to address the issues related to the Himalayan states. “TheHimalayan states are on the top priority list of the Centre,” she said.

   

All the vital issues which were discussed in the conclavewould be considered by the Centre, she said.

Stating that the Himalayan states are the vital part ofIndia, she lauded the efforts to hold such conclave saying it was being feltfor a long time that such conference should be held.

To bring down the scourge of the widespread migration fromthe hills, she said special efforts are needed to solve this issue. PanchayatiRaj institutions can play vital role in this regard, the Finance Minister said.She said start-ups can also play big role in these areas to provide employmentopportunities and create new employment opportunities for the youths.

For carrying out the developmental activities in theseareas, she said the vital environmental concerns should not be ignored.”We have to carry out sustainable development in these areas,” shesaid.Stating that the local people have played bigrole in these states, Sitharaman called for providing more facilities to themand also strengthen the local democratic institutions.

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