STATE TIMES NEWS
NEW DELHI: Kerala Minister for Industries, Commerce and Sports, E.P Jayarajan called on MoS PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh here and discussed a wide range of issues related to his State and also conveyed good wishes on behalf of the new Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan who took over last month on 25th May after the change of government following the State Assembly elections. Singh reciprocated by conveying his best wishes to the new Chief Minister and said, he looked forward to meet him in near future.
Singh said, the present Union Government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, works in a spirit of cooperative federalism and ensures genuine support as well as fair deal for every State of the Union. He referred to some of the path-breaking reforms brought in by the Government in last two years, which included the abolition of interviews for selection to junior level posts and said, the State Governments are also being pursued to carry forward the same.
Jayarajan brought to the notice of Singh that recently, the Indian Olympic Association had sought the Kerala Government’s willingness to host the 6th Asian Beach Games in 2018, regarding which, the final call is to be taken by the Olympic Council of Asia. Jayarajan handed over to Singh, a written request to enable the State of Kerala to host this international event jointly with the Government of India.
Singh assured Jayarajan that he would look into the matter and find out all the details from the concerned.
