PM to attend function to mark golden jubilee of Haryana’s

creation New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi willbe the chief guest at a function to be held on November 1 tomark the golden jubilee of Haryana’s creation. Modi has accepted the Haryana government’s invitation andgiven an assurance on participation in the golden jubileefunction, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said aftermeeting the Prime Minister here today. The state government is yet to decide on the place andvenue of the state-level golden jubilee function. The Prime Minister also congratulated the people ofHaryana for deciding to hold International Gita JayantiMahotsav in Kurukshetra from December 6 to 10 this year,Khattar said. Various other issues were discussed during the meeting,including HMT Pinjore, developing Hisar airport as aninternational one or as an integrated aviation hub and settingup of mass rapid transit system from Gurgaon to Bawal at acost of Rs 20,000 crore under the Delhi-Mumbai IndustrialCorridor, he said. Khattar informed the Prime Minister about variousprojects in the state, including WIN City to be developed inKharkhoda by Wanda Group of China, a kerosene-free Haryana by2017, savings through welfare policies with the use ofinformation technology, a state government release said. HMT Pinjore is a complex case and the Prime Ministersympathetically heard the issues concerning arrears payable toemployees, amendment in VRS proposal and land and assured toget these resolved through the ministry concerned, the ChiefMinister said. Khattar also demanded that an MRO facility be set up inthe state with the Defence Ministry’s assistance for repairand maintenance of aircraft and helicopters of the armedforces manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. This would be the second such maintenance, repair andoverhaul (MRO) facility in the country, the first having beenestablished at Bengaluru. PTI SKC NSDSC