CM meets Union ministers to discuss Raj's devpt projects
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Sharma pressed for the timely release of financial grants under the annual work plan and deliberated on educational innovations and the new education policy with Pradhan. In a separate meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Sharma discussed development initiatives and welfare schemes.
Sharma met Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya to discuss the Khelo India University Games-2025, emphasising sports development in Rajasthan and with CR Patil on water projects, including the Ramjal Setu Link Project. Sharma also conferred with Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Prahlad Joshi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Arjun Ram Meghwal on various state issues, concluding with a meeting with Jitendra Singh on civil service matters.
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