NITI Aayog meet: PM Narendra Modi chairs the meeting with chief ministers in New Delhi
The governing council of the NITI Aayog is discussing the implementation of key policies relating to various sectors today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing the day-long meeting at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Union ministers, chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories and senior government officials are attending the ongoing event.
The council is likely to discuss important issues such as measures taken to double the income of farmers; the progress of flagship schemes such as
Ayushman Bharat, National Nutrition Mission, and Mission
Indradhanush; development of districts and celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, an official statement read.
The development agenda of "
New India 2022" is also expected to be approved in today's meeting, the statement said. In addition, the Governing Council will also review the work done in the last year and deliberate upon the future developmental priorities.
Here are the Highlights of the NITI Aayog's meet:
Chief ministers of 8 states did not attend the meeting: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar- 23 Chief Ministers s and 1 Lt Governor participated in the meeting
- all senior cabinet ministers of the central government were present
- 8 state chief ministers did not attend the meeting
- NE states could not attend because of floods
- Chief ministers received agenda in advance, they sent us written comments, PM Modi has asked us to follow up on these comments
- All chief ministers took turns to present their opinions and suggestions
- PM said we need to figure out how to solve issues with agriculture by using MNREGA
- PM said a committee of 7 CMs led by Shivraj should look into this
- Another topic was the full utilisation of hydro potential
Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar updates media about the meeting
PM's closing remarks at NITI Aayog Meeting : Important Pointers- PM called for widespread debate and consultations on simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas, keeping in view various aspects such as the resulting financial savings and consequent better utilisation of resources.
- PM said the world expects India to become a five trillion dollar economy soon.
- He called upon Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, to work together to make recommendations on a coordinated policy approach to the two subjects of "agriculture and MNREGA," including both pre-sowing, and post-harvest phases.
- The Prime Minister said that all villages of the country are now electrified, and under Saubhagya Yojana, 4 crore houses are now being provided with electricity connections.
- Prime Minister said that Swachh Bharat Mission is being discussed around the world. In the last four years, 7.70 crore toilets have been constructed. He called upon all present, to work towards 100 percent sanitation coverage by October 2, 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the NITI Aayog meet which was attended by chief ministers of states and other dignitaries.
We need to make special efforts to bring backward states like Bihar up to the level of the rest of the country. NITI Aayog should assess how schemes can be implemented depending on needs of specific states: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Delighted to interact with chief ministers, officials and other dignitaries at the 4th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog. This is a wonderful platform to bring historic transformation in the nation: PM Modi on Twitter
Participating at the NITI Aayog meet, I congratulated our PM Modiji for bringing reformation, performance & transformation for new India. I emphasised on airport at Itanagar, Smart City funding pattern 90:10 for north-eastern states & separate IAS, IPS, IFS cadre for Arunachal Pradesh: Chief Minister Pema Khandu
Mamata Banerjee, HD Kumaraswamy, N Chandrababu Naidu and Pinarayi Vijayan at the NITI Aayog meet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi.
We presented the budget electronically this year. We are at the forefront of implementation of major schemes such as #AyushmanBharat, Poshan Abhiyan & Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. We have also designed 3 & 7 year plans in line with sustainable development goals: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
At the NITI Aayog meet, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath focuses on the magnum initiatives taken in agriculture-minimum support price implementation, cane prices, grain purchase, irrigation. He also focussed on health, nutrition, education.
This gathering today represents the hopes and aspirations of the people of India. It is also the responsibility of this gathering to make all efforts to fulfil them: PM Modi
India has no shortage of capabilities, capacities and resources. In the current financial year, states are receiving over 11 lakh crore rupees from the centre, which is an increase of about 6 lakh crore rupees, from the last year of the previous government" PM Modi
The target is universal coverage in seven important welfare schemes:
Ujjwala,
Saubhagya,
Ujala,
Jan Dhan,
Jeevan Jyoti Yojana,
Suraksha Bima Yojana, and Mission
Indradhanush. This target was recently accomplished in about 17,000 villages: PM Modi
Gram Swaraj Abhiyan has emerged as a new model for implementation of schemes and has so far been extended to 45,000 villages in the Aspirational Districts: Prime Minister
1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres are being constructed under Ayushman Bharat. About 10 crore families will be provided health assurance worth Rs. 5 lakhs every year: PM Modi
Schemes such as Mudra Yojana, Jan Dhan Yojana and Stand Up India, are helping in greater financial inclusion. He emphasized the need for tackling economic imbalances on priority: PM Modi
The Governing Council has approached complex issues of governance as "Team India", in the spirit of cooperative & competitive federalism. A prime example of this spirit is the smooth roll-out & implementation of GST: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu delivers his speech & says that economic growth of nation needs to be 8% & major states like Andhra Pradesh should grow at 10-12%. He says that his state has been growing at 10.5% during last 4 years, tweeted Amitabh Kant.
PM Modi focused on health, education, agriculture & Aspirational Districts & emphasised the need for all to work for growth with equity, tweeted Amitabh Kant.
In his opening address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about cooperative & competitive federalism which holds the key to India's growth & progress. He appreciates the key role of the states in institutionalising the "One Nation, One Tax", GST, tweeted NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
Chief Ministers attend the NITI Aayog meet.
The fourth governing council meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, begins.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrive at Rashtrapati Bhawan for the meet.
Arvind Kejriwal will not attend the meet today. His sit-in protest, along with three other ministers, at Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's house has entered Day-7 today. The Delhi chief minister has vowed not to leave Mr Baijal's house until action is taken against the IAS officers who have been boycotting work for the last 4 months.
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh arrive for NITI Aayog's Governing Council meeting at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.