Chief Ministers of opposition-ruled states refuse to attend NITI Aayog meeting to be chaired by PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the Eighth Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog on the theme ‘Development India @ 2047: Role of Team India’ at the new Convention Center at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday. As the chairman of NITI Aayog, PM Modi will preside over the meeting. PM Modi will deliberate on issues related to health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development with the aim of making India a developed nation by 2047.

“During the day-long meeting, eight major themes will be discussed, including (i) Developed India @ 2047, (ii) Thrust on MSMEs, (iii) Infrastructure and Investment, (iv) Reducing Compliance, (v) ) women empowerment, (vi) health and nutrition, (vii) skill development, and (viii) driving force for area development and social infrastructure,” NITI Aayog said.

It added, “The meeting will have the participation of Chief Ministers/Lieutenant Governors of all States and Union Territories, Union Ministers as ex-officio members and Vice-Chairman and Members of NITI Aayog.” Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will skip the NITI Aayog Council meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Saturday. CM Gehlot has cited health reasons for not attending the meeting, while CM Vijayan has not given any specific reason for his absence. Apart from them, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar are expected to stay away from the meeting on Saturday.

As a preparation for the 8th Governing Council meeting, the 2nd Chief Secretaries’ Conference was held in January 2023, where these subjects were discussed extensively. It further added, “Extensive stakeholder consultations and brainstorming sessions with subject matter experts, academicians and practitioners were conducted prior to the conference so that the grassroots approach could be well developed.”

The second Chief Secretaries’ Conference, attended by the Prime Minister, brought together select Secretaries of the Government of India and Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs, who actively participated by sharing thematic best practices and policy insights, the release said. Has gone. The release said that as the world’s fifth largest economy and most populous country, India is on its economic development path where it can achieve accelerated growth in the next 25 years.

In this context, the 8th Governing Council meeting provides an opportunity to create a roadmap for a developed India by 2047 in which the Center and the States can work together as Team India. It will play an important role in the international context as India’s socioeconomic development and transformation can have a positive and multiplier effect across the world at large. NITI Aayog further said, “This 8th Governing Council meeting is also being held in the backdrop of India’s G20 Presidency. India’s G20 motto ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ reflects its civilizational values ​​and the role of each country.” lays out his vision for the future of our planet.”

The Commission said, “The emerging world has great expectations for India’s ability to provide value-based leadership and deliver large-scale growth. The Center and the States have played a key role in achieving this distinctive growth trajectory.” ” The development of India is closely linked with the development of the states. As the Prime Minister said in his 76th Independence Day address, ‘When our states grow, India grows’.

This will be the guiding spirit of an inclusive and sustainable vision of India for the next quarter century. To achieve this vision, the 8th Governing Council meeting will provide a platform to strengthen Centre-State cooperation and build partnerships to achieve the goal of a Developed India @2047.