Sitharaman concedes Amarinder Singh to resolve Rs 31,000 cr food issue

CHANDIGARH: A day after her cabinet colleague Ram Vilas Paswan acceded to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s request for a joint meeting with the finance ministry to resolve the Rs 31000 crore food account debt legacy issue, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also agreed to the proposal.

Sitharaman told Captain Amarinder Singh, who called on her this afternoon, that the meeting could be arranged after the budget session as the Centre was also keen to settle the issue once and for all.

The Chief Minister informed Sitharaman that Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, had already accepted his proposal for a joint meeting on the matter. She responded positively, said the Chief Minister, in response to a question later from mediapersons.