Manipur government to launch State Institute of Transformation under NITI Aayog: CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh

Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said that the state government would soon launch the State Institute of Transformation (SIT) under NITI Aayog to formulate strategies for the state's development, officials said.

The Chief Minister made the statement during a meeting with NITI Aayog Member Joram Aniya, who concluded her four-day visit to Manipur on Wednesday.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister and the NITI Aayog Member discussed various issues concerning Manipur and the state's development priorities, a senior official said.

Aniya, who visited Manipur from September 27 to 30, held discussions with state government officials and visited various institutions and developmental sites to gain first-hand insight into the state's priorities, ongoing initiatives and key challenges.

She also met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and subsequently convened a meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Imphal with Chief Secretary Rajeev Singh Thakur and senior officials of the departments of Tourism, Art and Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, and School Education.

During the review meeting, the departments presented an overview of their respective sectors, highlighting recent initiatives, upcoming projects and key operational challenges.

Following the presentations, directions were issued to the departments of Tourism, Art and Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, School Education, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Health, and Agriculture and Allied sectors to ensure meticulous planning of developmental programmes.

The departments were also asked to align and converge existing schemes and programmes with the broader national objective of achieving a 'Viksit Bharat', the official said.