GUWAHATI: Union Minister of Textiles, Women and Child Development Smriti Irani arrived Guwahati and chaired a meeting with Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal at Brahmaputra Guest House to hold discussions on a number of issues.
Irani reviewed the implementation of various welfare schemes of her ministry in the state.
"Assam has used just 11% of the total budget of 'Poshan Abhiyan' - a project implemented to fight child malnutrition," stated Irani.
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She expressed grave concern over the state of affairs and gave 11 months to the Assam government to resolve all the issues and take the scheme forward.
Irani emphasized on putting extra effort so that people avail maximum benefits of the schemes.
Two senior ministers of the state – Pramila Rani Brahma and Ranjit Dutta – were also present during the meeting.