In a first, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar holds meeting with CM Rekha Gupta in Delhi secretariat

While meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union ministers have been held over the last three months to discuss development work in Delhi, this is the first time such a meeting has been held at the Secretariat.

The Delhi government, in a statement, said that Khattar discussed land-related issues and assured that all necessary facilities would soon be made available to the people.

Addressing mediapersons after the meeting, Khattar said discussions were held on issues such as affordable housing, modern urban transport systems, reforms in the power sector, and redevelopment of public spaces. He added that there was mutual agreement on resolving long-pending issues left by previous governments and swiftly implementing citizen-centric priority projects.

He told mediapersons, “There have been issues for the last 15-20 years due to the inefficiency of previous governments. But ever since our sister Rekha Gupta took charge as CM, she and her Cabinet have been consistently working on how to solve these problems.”

“… there are some pension issues in the electricity department, which will be addressed soon… New policies will be introduced for Delhi’s development… We discussed issues related to land and soon Delhiites will get facilities and problems will be solved,” he added.

Gupta said the main goal of the meeting was to formulate concrete policies for Delhi, deliver relief to the public, and resolve longstanding problems. “Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in Delhi’s progress,” she added.

“The meeting is clear proof that when central and state agencies come together on a common platform, significant strides can be made toward coordinated and effective solutions,” Gupta said.

She further said that some key points discussed at the meeting included status of flats for jhuggi inhabitants, tree felling and afforestation, issues related to the Central Vista and traffic management, waterlogging in the city, water supply management during summer, and power related matters.

While the meeting was to be attended by heads of 13 departments, including transport, urban development, Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi Municipal Council, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Metro, and Delhi Traffic Police, the initial schedule did not mention that the Council of Ministers would also participate, said officials.