Agartala, May 15 -- Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday chaired a second high-level meeting of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).

The meeting, held virtually at the Secretariat, was attended by the Tripura CM Manik Saha, Chief Secretary JK Sinha, secretaries, and top officials from various state government departments.

During the meeting, CM Saha has drawn the attention of the Union DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, seeking his intervention for establishing AIIMS in the state.

CM Saha sought the cooperation of the DoNER Ministry on various matters related to the state's interests, including starting international flight services from Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (or Agartala Airport), declaring t...