PM-chaired NITI governing council to debate NEP, crop diversification; Telangana CM to skip meet

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the seventh Governing Council assembly of the NITI Aayog on Sunday which is able to talk about varied points comparable to crop diversification, city governance and implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP).

The Council, the apex physique of NITI Aayog, consists of all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories and a number of other Union ministers.

The prime minister is the chairman of NITI Aayog.

This would be the first bodily assembly of the Council after July 2019.

To be held on the Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, the agenda of the assembly consists of crop diversification, attaining self-sufficiency in oilseeds, pulses and agri-communities, implementation of the National Education Policy and concrete governance.

Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday advised the prime minister that he might be boycotting the assembly as a mark of protest in opposition to the current “discriminating” development of the Centre in the direction of the states.

In a strong-worded letter to Modi, KCR, as Rao is thought, stated India as a powerful nation can develop solely when the states develop.

Strong and economically vibrant states alone could make India a powerful nation, he stated.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated he’ll increase a number of points, together with a authorized assure to the minimal help value (MSP) for crops on the assembly.

He stated it was after three years any consultant from Punjab was going to attend the NITI Aayog assembly.

Punjab was among the many 4 states which didn’t attend the earlier Governing Council’s assembly held in February 2021.

Meanwhile, NITI Aayog termed the Telangana chief minister’s resolution to boycott the Governing Council assembly ‘unlucky’.

“It is unfortunate that the Chief Minister of Telangana has chosen not to participate in the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog to be held on August 7,” the Aayog stated whereas dismissing the costs levelled by Rao.

According to an official assertion issued on Friday, within the drive in the direction of constructing a gradual, sustainable and inclusive India, the seventh Governing Council assembly of NITI Aayog will pave the best way for synergies in the direction of a brand new period of collaboration and cooperation between the Centre and states/Union Territories.

“The meeting would also lay emphasis on the importance of the Presidency for India for the federal system and the role that states can play in highlighting their progress at the G-20 Platform,” the assertion had stated.

As a part of preparations for the assembly, the National Conference of Chief Secretaries was held in Dharamshala in June 2022.

The convention was chaired by the prime minister and attended by the chief secretaries of all states and UTs, together with senior officers of the central and state governments.

The seventh Governing Council assembly will endeavour to finalise a roadmap and outcome-oriented motion plan on every of the above themes, the assertion added.

Generally, the complete council assembly occurs yearly and final 12 months, it was held on February 20.

The chief ministers of West Bengal, Punjab, Telangana and Gujarat didn’t attend the final Governing Council’s assembly.

The then Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani additionally skipped the meet as a consequence of well being causes.

The council assembly was not convened in 2020 as a result of coronavirus pandemic.

The first assembly of the council occurred on February 8, 2015.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the seventh Governing Council assembly of the NITI Aayog on Sunday which is able to talk about varied points comparable to crop diversification, city governance and implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP).

The Council, the apex physique of NITI Aayog, consists of all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories and a number of other Union ministers.

The prime minister is the chairman of NITI Aayog.

This would be the first bodily assembly of the Council after July 2019.

To be held on the Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, the agenda of the assembly consists of crop diversification, attaining self-sufficiency in oilseeds, pulses and agri-communities, implementation of the National Education Policy and concrete governance.

Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday advised the prime minister that he might be boycotting the assembly as a mark of protest in opposition to the current “discriminating” development of the Centre in the direction of the states.

In a strong-worded letter to Modi, KCR, as Rao is thought, stated India as a powerful nation can develop solely when the states develop.

Strong and economically vibrant states alone could make India a powerful nation, he stated.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated he’ll increase a number of points, together with a authorized assure to the minimal help value (MSP) for crops on the assembly.

He stated it was after three years any consultant from Punjab was going to attend the NITI Aayog assembly.

Punjab was among the many 4 states which didn’t attend the earlier Governing Council’s assembly held in February 2021.

Meanwhile, NITI Aayog termed the Telangana chief minister’s resolution to boycott the Governing Council assembly ‘unlucky’.

“It is unfortunate that the Chief Minister of Telangana has chosen not to participate in the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog to be held on August 7,” the Aayog stated whereas dismissing the costs levelled by Rao.

According to an official assertion issued on Friday, within the drive in the direction of constructing a gradual, sustainable and inclusive India, the seventh Governing Council assembly of NITI Aayog will pave the best way for synergies in the direction of a brand new period of collaboration and cooperation between the Centre and states/Union Territories.

“The meeting would also lay emphasis on the importance of the Presidency for India for the federal system and the role that states can play in highlighting their progress at the G-20 Platform,” the assertion had stated.

As a part of preparations for the assembly, the National Conference of Chief Secretaries was held in Dharamshala in June 2022.

The convention was chaired by the prime minister and attended by the chief secretaries of all states and UTs, together with senior officers of the central and state governments.

The seventh Governing Council assembly will endeavour to finalise a roadmap and outcome-oriented motion plan on every of the above themes, the assertion added.

Generally, the complete council assembly occurs yearly and final 12 months, it was held on February 20.

The chief ministers of West Bengal, Punjab, Telangana and Gujarat didn’t attend the final Governing Council’s assembly.

The then Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani additionally skipped the meet as a consequence of well being causes.

The council assembly was not convened in 2020 as a result of coronavirus pandemic.

The first assembly of the council occurred on February 8, 2015.