High-level committee on Centre-State relations calls on T.N. CM Stalin
The high-level committee, constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to review the Union government-State relations, called on Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in the Secretariat in Chennai on Monday (June 2, 2025).
The committee's chairman, retired Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph, and members, retired IAS officer K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty and former State Planning Commission vice-chairman M. Naganathan, met the Chief Minister.
Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam and senior officials of the Public Department were also present on the occasion.
Mr. Stalin, in April 2025, announced in the Legislative Assembly the formation of the three-member high-level committee to review the provisions of the Constitution, laws, and policies with respect to Centre-State relations, and recommend appropriate steps to strengthen the States' autonomy and federalism.
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