PM Modi chairs NITI Aayog meeting; eight chief ministers absent
New Delhi, May 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the eighth meeting of the Niti Aayog's governing council on Saturday.
The meeting's theme is 'Viksit Bharat @2047: Role of Team India.' It is being held at the new Convention Centre in the national capital's Pragati Maidan.
PM Modi presided over the meeting as chairman of NITI Aayog, which discussed issues such as health, skill development, women empowerment, and infrastructure development, with the goal of making India a developed nation by 2047.
Several state chief ministers attended the council meeting, which was also attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The meeting was attended by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
"Eight prominent themes will be discussed during the day-long Meeting including (i) Viksit Bharat@2047, (ii) Thrust on MSMEs, (iii) Infrastructure and Investments, (iv) Minimising Compliances, (v) Women Empowerment, (vi) Health and Nutrition, (vii) Skill Development, and (viii) Gati Shakti for area development and social infrastructure," the NITI Aayog stated.
"The Meeting will see the participation of Chief Ministers/Lt Governors of all States and Union Territories, Union Ministers as ex-officio Members, and the Vice Chairman and Members of NITI Aayog."
Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi, Bhagwant Mann of Punjab, Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal, K Chandrashekar Rao of Telangana, Ashok Gehlot of Rajasthan, Nitish Kumar of Bihar, and Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala were among the seven chief ministers who did not attend the Niti Aayog meeting. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, who is in Japan, was also absent from today's meeting.
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- ANI
