India, July 8 -- A delegation of four Smaller States from the Northeast Region (NER) visited New Delhi to hold a deliberation with the Chairman and the members of the 16th Finance Commission, hosted by the Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K. Sangma.

The delegation comprised of Conrad K. Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, P Lalduhoma, Chief Minister of Mizoram, Pranajit Singha Roy, Finance Minister of Tripura and officials of the Sikkim government. The delegation expressed its gratitude to Dr Arvind Panagariya, Hon'ble Chairman, and the Hon'ble members of the 16th Finance Commission for giving the smaller NER States the opportunity to articulate the challenges and the region's priorities.

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