NEW DELHI, Dec. 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet chief secretaries of states at a three-day conference in the capital starting Saturday to discuss deregulation at the state level, human capital development, technology in governance, and India's self-reliance and Swadeshi initiatives, an official statement said on Friday.

The fifth national conference of chief secretaries aims to strengthen Centre-state coordination on national development priorities, the statement added.

The meeting will serve as a forum for central and state governments to design a unified roadmap to maximize India's human capital potential and accelerate inclusive, future-ready growth. Traditionally, discussions at the chief secretaries' conference help fi...