Prime Minister of India will chair the 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, which is centred on "Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047"

Regarding the Governing Council of NITI Aayog:

What Is It?

The Governing Council serves as the highest policy-making entity of NITI Aayog, promoting cooperative federalism by uniting the Centre and States.

Participants:

Chair: Prime Minister of India

Members by Virtue of Office: Union Ministers

Permanent Members: Chief Ministers from all States and Union Territories with legislatures

Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories

Vice Chairperson, Permanent Members of NITI Aayog

Nominated Special Invitees

Functions:

• Address national development challenges and synchronize State objectives with national ambitions.
• Encourage collaboration on issues that span different sectors and departments.
• Assess advancements on key projects such as Viksit Bharat@2047.
• Establish a platform for collaborative policy development and decentralized planning.
• Organize follow-ups and execute meeting results.

Concerning NITI Aayog:

Founded: January 1, 2015, taking the place of the Planning Commission.

Head Office: New Delhi, India

Essential Members:

Chairperson: India's Prime Minister

Vice Chairperson: Designated by the Prime Minister

Members working full-time: Specialists in economics, governance, and technology.

Ex-officio Members: Union Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister.

CEO: Designated by the Prime Minister

Essential Functions:

• Function as a policy research organization for the Government of India.
• Encourage collaborative and competitive federalism
• Oversee and assess the execution of national initiatives.
• Encourage creativity, digital transformation, and data-driven administration.
• Develop extended strategic plans similar to the Strategy for New India @75.
• Promote the exchange of information between states and worldwide best practices.