Dehradun: Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan held a meeting in the Secretariat on Friday regarding the preparations for the Uttarakhand tour of the 16th Finance Commission. The Chief Secretary reviewed the entire program, meetings and other preparations of the Finance Commission’s visit to Uttarakhand.
The Chief Secretary said that proper arrangements should be made from the arrival of the Finance Commission to its departure. He said that contact officers and other arrangements should be ensured as per the protocol. Proper arrangements should be ensured for various proposed meetings and press conferences etc. to be held by the Commission with stakeholders in Dehradun and Nainital.
The Chief Secretary said that the points to be placed before the Commission should be presented with a focused approach. He said that if the weather is bad during the Commission’s visit to Badrinath and Kedarnath, then alternative arrangements should also be ensured for such a situation.
On this occasion, Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, heads of departments and senior officers of all the concerned departments were present.
