Prez to preside over two-day Conference of Governors

"The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will preside over a two day Conference of Governors on February 11 and 12, 2015 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This is the 46th such Conference to be held in Rashtrapati Bhavan and the third Conference to be presided over by Shri Pranab Mukherjee," said a statement issued by the President's Secretariat.

Twenty-one Governors and two Lt. Governors of the States and Union Territories will attend the Conference.

"The Prime Minister; Union Ministers of Home Affairs, External Affairs, Finance, Urban Development, Defence, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Tribal Affairs; Minister of State (I/C) of Ministry of Labour and Employment, Minister of State (I/C) of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Minister of State (I/C) of Development of North Eastern Region; Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and National Security Advisor will also participate," it said.

The Conference will deliberate on the following agenda items:

1. Security- internal and external with special focus on border security in States sharing international frontiers;

2. Financial inclusion;

3. Employment generation and employability- making skill development programmes effective;

4. Sanitation – achieving the goal of Swachh Bharat by 2019 on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary; and

5. Issues relating to Fifth and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India and development related issues of North Eastern Areas.