NITI calls for special initiative for red-zone projects in Chhattisgarh

Officials of the govt think tank conducted a high-level meeting with state authorities on Friday

NITI Aayog would be taking up special initiatives to implement development plans in several pockets of Chhattisgarh, considered to be hotbeds of Left Wing Extremism (LWE).

The NITI Aayog team led by Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar held a high-level meeting with state authorities on Friday to discuss development plans within the state. Chief Minister Raman Singh said Naxalite violence was the primary reason for the state’s inability to carry out rapid development work in remote areas.

Singh suggested that a separate meeting should be held between NITI Aayog experts and senior state government officials for the proposed projects in Bastar.