Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the NITI Aayog's ninth Governing Council meeting today to discuss important development issues and policy matters. While several Opposition chief ministers skipped the meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also a member of the INDIA bloc, attended the meeting.
The council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all state chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories, and several Union ministers. Modi is the Chairman of NITI Aayog.
A vision document is being prepared to help India become a developed economy of USD 30 trillion by 2047, the 100th year of its independence.
In 2023, NITI Aayog was entrusted with the task of consolidating the 10 sectoral thematic visions into a combined vision for Viksit Bharat @2047. The vision encompasses various aspects of development, including economic growth, social progress, environmental sustainability, and good governance, among others.
Meanwhile, chief ministers of three Congress-ruled states — Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah, Himachal Pradesh’s Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Telangana’s Revanth Reddy — have announced they will not attend the NITI Aayog meeting over alleged bias against their states in the Union Budget.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M K Stalin, Kerala’s CM and CPI(M) leader Pinnarayi Vijayan as well as Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab and Delhi governments have also announced to boycott the meeting.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra has supported the decision taken by opposition parties, and accused the Centre of denying states their share in the Budget.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji has said her party will take a decision based on the interests of the state. JMM is a INDIA bloc constituent.
(with inputs from PTI)
