Guwahati: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday called on Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen KT Parnaik at Raj Bhavan in Itanagar where they had discussion on financial assistance to the frontier state.
The Governor while sharing the observations during his district tours and remote administrative circles requested Sitharaman for a special one-time financial assistance for replacement of about 5,500 dilapidated administrative buildings built during the 1960s and 1970s.
He said there is no loan provision from international banks and Arunachal Pradesh depends on the Union government for financial assistance so the state needs to be helped with additional funds.
While sharing the financial challenges faced by Arunachal Pradesh, he requested for funds under special assistance for environmental, hydropower and border area development projects.
The Governor suggested one-stop centres for financial and non-financial services.
He also proposed the wholehearted participation of banks in the state government’s outreach welfare programme to further financial inclusion ensuring every adult member of a family in Arunachal Pradesh have a bank account, access to central as well as state schemes.
Sitharaman assured the Governor to provide necessary financial assistance to Arunachal Pradesh.
