Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will meet Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday to pursue the issue of GST waiver on langar and prasad, as well as settlement of Rs. 31000 crore CCL related debt to ease the cash-crunched state’s financial burden.

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will meet Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday to pursue the issue of GST waiver on langar and prasad, as well as settlement of Rs. 31000 crore CCL related debt to ease the cash-crunched state’s financial burden.

The Chief Minister has already taken up both these issues with the central government but will personally discuss the same with the finance minister, according to an official spokesperson. Captain Amarinder had decided to personally follow up on both these issues in view of their sensitivity and criticality to the state, said the spokesperson, adding that other issues of state interest could also be discussed at the meeting.