Two-day conference of Governors, Lieutenant Governors to begin today

A two-day Conference of Governors and Lieutenant Governors will begin today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. 

President Ram Nath Kovind will preside over the conference. It will be the 50th such Conference to be held in Rashtrapati Bhavan and the third Conference to be presided over by President Kovind.

The Conference will discuss important thematic issues in various sessions. It includes tribal issues, reforms in agriculture, Jal Jeevan Mission, new education policy for higher education and governance for ease of



living.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Poakhriyal Nishank, Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Maunda and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat will participate in the conference. 

Vice-Chairman and the CEO of NITI Aayog and other senior officials from various Ministries will also participate.