Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet state chief secretaries next month ahead of the annual conclave with chief ministers to finalize the near-term policy agenda, two persons aware of the development said.
The December meeting has been called by federal policy think tank Niti Aayog.
The three-day meeting starting 13 December will help identify key issues for the Prime Minister to take up with chief ministers at the next governing council meeting of Niti Aayog, said one of the persons quoted above.
The Niti Aayog governing council meeting is expected to hear from states about their expectations of the next Union budget. Parallelly, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be meeting her state counterparts on 20 December for budget consultations in Jaisalmer.
While states are keen to bring up resource allocation and fiscal support for schemes in Centre-state discussions, the union government is keen that states bring reforms that will help them attract more investments and spur development.
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