Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (PTI Photo) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (PTI Photo)As deadlock continues in Parliament over the issue of demonetisation, the Centre is reaching out to states by forming a committee of chief ministers with a mandate to suggest ways to make India a cashless economy. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has spoken to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to head the chief ministers’ panel, for which Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik are also being co-opted. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan would also be part of the committee.

Source: Indian Express November 29, 2016 13:37 UTC