Aizawl: Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya M. Scindia will undertake a two-day visit to Mizoram on October 12 and 13, during which he will inaugurate projects and lay foundation stones for 10 development initiatives, officials said on Sunday.
Scindia will also attend the North East Bankers’ Conclave 3.0 during his visit, they added.
The visit will be Scindia’s second to Mizoram since he took charge of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
According to officials, Scindia will arrive in Aizawl on Monday, October 12, and travel to Tuivamit on the western outskirts of the capital. There, he will inaugurate completed projects and lay foundation stones for new initiatives in the presence of Chief Minister Lalduhoma.
The Union Minister will subsequently visit Mizoram University to interact with students, including participants in the Ministry of DoNER’s Ashtalakshmi Darshan Programme.
On October 13, Scindia will inaugurate the North East Bankers’ Conclave 3.0 and deliver the keynote address at Mizoram University, officials said.
The conclave is expected to bring together representatives from the banking sector to discuss ways to strengthen financial inclusion, expand access to institutional credit and promote economic growth across the northeastern states.
Officials said the visit aims to strengthen the Centre’s development partnership with the Northeast while creating opportunities for engagement with students, civil society representatives and stakeholders from the financial sector.
Scindia will return to Delhi after attending the conclave on October 13, they added.