Kohima: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will begin a three-day visit to Nagaland on Thursday to attend several official events and review the progress of central schemes in the state.
According to an official statement, Sitharaman will arrive at Dimapur airport and proceed to Kiphire, one of Nagaland’s aspirational districts, where she will review ongoing developmental and welfare projects. She will visit the district hospital, interact with tribal leaders and ‘Lakhpati Didis’ under the National Rural Livelihood Mission, and chair a review meeting with senior officials.
On Friday, the finance minister will meet Anganwadi workers and take part in the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ at Hopongkyu Memorial Hall. She will also inaugurate the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Kiphire, interact with students, and launch the NSRLM stalls and credit outreach programme at the Government High School Ground.
Later in the day, Sitharaman will travel to Kohima to witness the signing of an MoU between Telangana State Network (T-SAT) and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT). She will also launch the ‘SAMARTH’ and digital hardware initiatives and interact with students at NIELIT-Kohima.
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On Saturday, the finance minister will inaugurate the AI Centre of Excellence for Skilling at the Nagaland Tool Room & Training Centre (NTTC) in Dimapur. Her visit will conclude with a review meeting on the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme at Niathu Resort before departing for New Delhi.
