DIMAPUR, Nov 13: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will arrive in Nagaland on Thursday for a three-day visit to review the implementation of central schemes and participate in a series of official programmes across the state.
According to the itinerary, Sitharaman will land at Dimapur airport and proceed to Kiphire, one of Nagaland’s aspirational districts, where she will review ongoing development projects and welfare initiatives. During her visit, she is expected to inspect the district hospital, interact with tribal leaders and ‘Lakhpati Didis’ of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), and chair a review meeting with district officials.
On Friday, the Finance Minister will take part in the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ at Hopongkyu Memorial Hall and engage with Anganwadi workers. She will also inaugurate the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Kiphire, launch NSRLM stalls and a credit outreach programme at the Government High School Ground, and interact with students.
Later, Sitharaman will move to Kohima, where she will witness the signing of an MoU between the Telangana State Network (T-SAT) and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT). She will also launch the ‘SAMARTH’ and digital hardware initiatives and interact with students at NIELIT–Kohima.
On Saturday, the Finance Minister will inaugurate the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence for Skilling at the Nagaland Tool Room & Training Centre (NTTC) in Dimapur. Her visit will conclude with a review of the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) at Niathu Resort, before returning to New Delhi.
