Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the eighth governing council meeting of Niti Aayog. This day-long meeting will focus on the theme of ‘Viksit Bharat @2047: Role of Team India’ and will be taking place at a new Convention Centre in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
The meeting will include the participation of Chief Ministers/Lt Governors from all states and Union Territories along with Union Ministers and the Vice Chairman and Members of NITI Aayog. The discussions will center around health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development with the mission to transform India into a developed nation by 2047.
The event will cover eight prominent themes including Viksit Bharat@2047, Thrust on MSMEs, Infrastructure and Investments, Minimising Compliances, Women Empowerment, Health and Nutrition, Skill Development, and Gati Shakti for area development and social infrastructure. In order to gain well-rounded grassroots-level perspectives prior to the meeting, wide-ranging stakeholder consultations and brainstorming sessions with subject experts, academia and practitioners were conducted.
The 8th Governing Council Meeting provides an opportunity to create a roadmap for Viksit Bharat by 2047 in which the Centre and States can collaborate as Team India. This event holds great significance in the international context as India’s economy is among the most powerful in the world and its socioeconomic growth and transformation has a multiplier effect on the world.
In order to achieve this vision, the 8th Governing Council Meeting of Niti Aayog will emphasize on strengthening Centre-State cooperation and forging partnerships for ensuring the goal of Viksit Bharat @2047.
Niti Aayog was established in 2015 and comes under the Office of the Prime Minister of India. It serves as the Indian government’s policy think tank, aiming to achieve sustainable development goals with the help of cooperative federalism by fostering better interaction between the central and state governments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the Chairman of the Niti Aayog. He has taken significant steps to ensure that the country’s progress will be according to the vision of a “New India” in 2047. PM Modi has also been actively involved in conducting consultations along with officials of various ministries, stakeholders, and experts in several sectors for the country’s overall development.
