NEW DELHI, May 27 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Wednesday urged union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to accord priority to the state in various projects and allocate necessary funds, besides releasing the pending dues under the SSA scheme and GST platform.
In his first meeting to Delhi after assuming office as CM, VIjay met Ms Nirmala soon after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and submitted a memorandum.
In the memorandum, he said Tamil Nadu was one of the leading states in registering fast paced growth, according to an official release here.
Since investments in key infra projects has become inevitable to give a further boost to it, Vijay urged the union Finance Minister to accord priority in ports, highways, railway projects and creation of industrial corridors and allocate necessary funds for them.
With a view to further strengthening the education environment in the state, he stressed the need for setting up Insitutes of National Importance in TN and allocate funds for implementation of the Metro Rail Projects in Hosur, Coimbatore and Madurai, which has been contributing significanty to the state economic growth and industrial development, to upgrade the public transport system.
(UNI()
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