In his first visit to the national capital after taking oath as the Uttarakhand Chief Minister for a second term, Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, and submitted a memorandum of demands pertaining to the hilly State.
During his meeting with Mr. Modi, Mr. Dhami sought an increase in the duration of GST compensation for Uttarakhand due to the State's limited financial resources and urged for a centre each of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research to boost innovation and research there, a statement said.
