Prez to chair Governors conference on Aug 2,3

NEW DELHI, July 30: President Droupadi Murmu will preside over a conference of Governors on August 2 and 3 when issues like implementation of three criminal laws, reforms in higher education and development in tribal areas will be discussed.
This will be the first conference of the Governors to be presided over by the President, a release by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers, senior officials from the PMO, Cabinet Secretariat and other Central Ministries will attend the conference.
The agenda of the conference includes implementation of three criminal laws, reforms in higher education and accreditation of universities, development of focus areas like tribal areas, aspirational districts and blocks and border areas, the release said.
The Governors’ role in campaigns like ‘MYBharat’, ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ and ‘Ek Vriksha Maa ke Naam’, and natural farming, enhancing public connect and role of Governors in better coordination between various Central agencies in the State will be discussed at the conference.
The Governors will deliberate these agenda items in various breakaway groups. In the concluding session, these groups will make presentation before the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and other participants, the release said. (PTI)