10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog

Source: PIB

Context: The 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, themed ‘Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047’, will be chaired by Prime Minister of India at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, to strengthen Centre-State cooperation for national development.

About NITI Aayog Governing Council:

• What It Is? The Governing Council is the apex policy-formulating body of NITI Aayog that fosters cooperative federalism by bringing together the Centre and States.

• The Governing Council is the apex policy-formulating body of NITI Aayog that fosters cooperative federalism by bringing together the Centre and States.

• Members: Chairperson: Prime Minister of India Ex-Officio Members: Union Ministers Permanent Members: Chief Ministers of all States and UTs with legislature Lt Governors of UTs Vice Chairperson, Full-Time Members of NITI Aayog Special Invitees as nominated

• Chairperson: Prime Minister of India

• Ex-Officio Members: Union Ministers

• Permanent Members: Chief Ministers of all States and UTs with legislature

• Lt Governors of UTs

• Vice Chairperson, Full-Time Members of NITI Aayog

• Special Invitees as nominated

• Functions: Discuss national development issues and align State visions with national goals Promote coordination on inter-sectoral and inter-departmental issues Review progress on flagship initiatives like Viksit Bharat@2047 Provide a platform for collective policy formulation and decentralised planning Coordinate follow-ups and implementation of meeting outcomes

• Discuss national development issues and align State visions with national goals

• Promote coordination on inter-sectoral and inter-departmental issues

• Review progress on flagship initiatives like Viksit Bharat@2047

• Provide a platform for collective policy formulation and decentralised planning

• Coordinate follow-ups and implementation of meeting outcomes

About NITI Aayog:

• Established: January 1, 2015, replacing the Planning Commission

• Headquarters: New Delhi, India

• Key Members: Chairperson: Prime Minister of India Vice Chairperson: Appointed by PM Full-time Members: Experts in economics, governance, technology Ex-officio Members: Union Ministers nominated by PM CEO: Appointed by the Prime Minister

• Chairperson: Prime Minister of India

• Vice Chairperson: Appointed by PM

• Full-time Members: Experts in economics, governance, technology

• Ex-officio Members: Union Ministers nominated by PM

• CEO: Appointed by the Prime Minister

• Core Functions: Act as a policy think tank for the Government of India Foster cooperative and competitive federalism Monitor and evaluate implementation of national schemes Promote innovation, digitisation, and evidence-based governance Formulate long-term strategic plans like Strategy for New India @75. Facilitate knowledge sharing between states and global best practices

• Act as a policy think tank for the Government of India

• Foster cooperative and competitive federalism

• Monitor and evaluate implementation of national schemes

• Promote innovation, digitisation, and evidence-based governance

• Formulate long-term strategic plans like Strategy for New India @75.

• Facilitate knowledge sharing between states and global best practices