Aizawl, Nov 1 (PTI) Sudha Pillai, member secretary of
the Planning Commission, arrived here today on a two-day
maiden visit as the state has been facing serious financial
crunch.
Pillai would meet beneficiaries of the New Land Use
Policy (NLUP), the flagship programme of the state government
during her visit to nearby Sihphir village tomorrow.
Her visit came after the state chief minister Lal
Thanhawla's meeting with Union Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee where Mizoram government asked additional fund under
plan and non-plan sectors to tide over the current fiscal
problems arising out of payment of enhanced salaries to the
employees in accordance with the recommendations of the sixth
central pay commission.
Lal Thanhawla also met Sonia Gandhi and sought her
help for the fund-strapped state.