By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a two-day conference of state chief secretaries here Monday aimed at formalising the process of interaction with states and union territories.
The first of a kind conference would serve as a standing forum for exchange of views between the central and the state government and provide an occasion for interaction on internal matters, a government statement said.
“Issues relating to the latest trends in technology, emerging global challenges and opportunities and key security concerns and the role of state governments would be discussed. Global developments that have a bearing on the country would also be deliberated upon.”
Organised by the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions, the conference would be attended by Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Prithviraj Chavan, Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrashekhar and other senior officials.