Punjab, Himachal Seek Special Financial Packages at NITI Aayog Meet

Punjab, Himachal seek special financial packages at NITI Aayog meet

Chief Ministers flag step-motherly treatment, pending dues, and demand support for border and hill state needs

NITI Aayog Meeting: Mann Seeks Special Industrial Package for Border Districts in Punjab

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday sought a special industrial package for the state's six districts that share borders with Pakistan and also demanded a cash incentive for maize cultivation to replace the water-guzzling paddy crop. India News | NITI Aayog Meeting: Mann Seeks Special Industrial Package for Border Districts in Punjab.

NITI Aayog meeting: Mann seeks special industrial package for border districts in Punjab

Chandigarh, May 24 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday sought a special industrial package for the state's six districts that share borders with Pakistan and also demanded a cash incentive for maize cultivation to replace the water-guzzling paddy crop. At the meeting of the 10th governing council of the NITI Aayog in Delhi, Mann affirmed Punjab's full alignment with the vision of 'Viksit Bharat @2047', and said that his governm…