Governing council of Niti Aayog

  • February 21, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Governing council of Niti Aayog

Subject: Polity

Context: The 6th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held yesterday.

Concept:

PM’s focus in meeting

  • Making India a manufacturing house
  • Re-imagining agriculture
  • Improving physical infrastructure
  • Accelerating human resource development
  • Improving service delivery at the grassroot level
  • Health and nutrition

About Governing Council of Niti Aayog

  • The Governing Council presents a platform to discuss inter-sectoral, inter-departmental and federal issues. It comprises the Prime Minister (chairperson), Chief Ministers of States and Union Territories (UTs), with Legislatures and Lt Governors of other UTs. It also includes Ex officio Members of the NITI Aayog, Vice-Chairperson and Full-time Members of NITI Aayog.
  • The special invitee of the Niti Aayog is also special invitee of the governing council.
  • The council was reconstituted for the entry of Ladakh for the first time, in addition to the participation of Jammu and Kashmir as a UT.
  • It presents one of the biggest platforms to promote cooperative federalism in India.
Governing council of Niti Aayog Polity