Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the state.
"West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will participate in a meeting called by the Prime minister today. State Chief Secretary, Health Secretary along with district magistrates of nine other districts will also be present virtually," sources said.
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West Bengal Chief Minister's participation at the high-level meet comes after several such meetings being missed by her over the past few months.
On April 8, Mamata had reportedly skipped a meeting called by PM Modi to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the state.
This was not the first time the West Bengal Chief Minister has not attended a meeting convened by the Centre. Over the past few years, the West Bengal Chief Minister has on several occasions missed the meetings convened by Niti Aayog.
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She had also skipped the meeting of chief ministers chaired by the Prime Minister on March 17 over growing cases of COVID-19 and the vaccination drive. An official statement today said that PM Modi will interact with the DMs and field officials of 10 States-Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh.
PM Modi had on Tuesday held a meeting with field officials from states and districts about their experience in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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