PM Modi to chair NITI Aayog's governing council meeting on May 27
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to preside over the governing council meeting of NITI Aayog on 27th May, media reports said.
During the meeting, national priorities for the upcoming year will be determined through discussions with state chief ministers, the reports said.
PM Modi is the chairman of NITI Aayog.
As the government aims to transform the country into a developed economy over the next 25 years, inputs and suggestions from states will be sought to accomplish this goal.
The meeting will also focus on the progress in the development and implementation of welfare schemes in over 100 of the most backward districts in the country, according to the reports, Mint reported.
Usually, the full council meeting takes place on an annual basis. In the previous year, it was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 7.
In 2020, the meeting was not convened due to coronavirus.
The first meeting of the NITI Aayog Council was held in 2015.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
CRR cut, AI ethics push, and SORR benchmark: Experts hail RBI’s pragmatic policy moves
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% while the cash reserve ratio (CRR) has been slashed by 50 basis points to 4 percent, media reports said.
JP Morgan gives 'overweight' rating to Adani Group bonds
Mumbai: US investment bank JP Morgan has assigned an 'overweight' rating to four bonds issued by the Adani Group, citing the group's capacity to scale and grow through internal cash flows, which reduces the likelihood of credit stress.
LG Electronics files DRPH with SEBI; IPO size expected to be over RS 15,000 cr
Mumbai: South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday for the proposed public listing of its Indian business, according to a notification on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
De-dollarisation not on India's agenda; derisking domestic trade is: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
Mumbai: India has not initiated any steps towards de-dollarisation and is solely focused on mitigating risks to domestic trade from geopolitical uncertainties, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das clarified on Friday, media reports said.
Latest News
With heavy hearts, devotees bid farewell to Goddess Durga across Northeast
13, including 10 children, die in two separate Durga idol immersion tragedies in Madhya Pradesh
Prez Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on birth anniversaries
Centre orders probe into Tamil Nadu-based cargo firm Wintrack Inc’s charges against Chennai Customs
