Gangtok, May 14 -- Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will attend the Sikkim Statehood Day celebrations during his visit to Sikkim on May 16.

According to official information, Scindia will also lay the foundation stone for various projects under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) during the visit.

The Union Minister is also scheduled to launch the flagship USP Organic Farming Project aimed at promoting sustainable and organic agricultural practices in the state.

Sikkim Statehood Day is observed annually on May 16 to commemorate the state's merger with the Indian Union in 1975.

Earlier, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, will arrive in Sik...