First G-20 meeting to take place in Puducherry on Jan 31

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Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said Puducherry would host the first G20 meeting on January 31.

An overview of the news

• The Lt Governor released stickers, badges and posters with the G20 logo and also inaugurated a selfie booth in the presence of Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy at an event.

• Representatives of different countries will participate in the meeting and many important decisions will be taken.

• These programs will be organised in different parts of the country in different segments. Kolkata will host the first meeting on the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion.

• A working group meeting will be held on health in Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai will host a meeting on education, while Guwahati will host the first sustainable financial meeting and Chandigarh will host the first financial architecture meeting.