Tag: Aayog

Telangana has emerged a frontrunner in the multidimensional poverty index (MPI), witnessing a steep decline from 13.18 percentage points in 2015-16 to 3.76 percentage points in 2022-23 Published Date - 16 January 2024, 11:15 PM Hyderabad: Telangana has emerged a frontrunner in the multidimensional poverty ...

New Delhi: Arvind Panagariya, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog and Professor at Columbia University, has been appointed as the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, according to the official notification by the Union Ministry of Finance.The commission makes recommendations about the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes ...

New Delhi: NITI Aayog’s eighth Governing Council meeting, which will deliberate on several issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with an aim to make India a developed nation by 2047, began here on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing the meeting. The Council, the ...

Among major changes that Indian underwent in 2014, the decades old planning commission was rebranded as NITI Aayog, a think-tank to guide India towards development goals. The body which provides strategic and technical advice, is chaired by the Prime Minister and has members handpicked from universities and research institutes. ...

NEW DELHI, Dec 21: Only 27-28 per cent of India’s eligible population have taken the precaution dose of COVID-19, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul on Wednesday and advised people to take the jab and wear masks in crowded places. He urged people not to panic and ...

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery on Sunday expressed concern over the revival of Old Pension Scheme by some states, saying it would burden future taxpayers at a time when India needs to focus on fiscal prudence and promoting sustained growth.In an interview to PTI, Bery also underlined the ...

Niti Aayog member and scientist V K Saraswat NEW DELHI, Aug 7: NITI Aayog member and scientist V. K. Saraswat on Sunday suggested that the government should focus on setting up small modular reactors as it would help meet India’s energy needs and also in replacing aging thermal power ...

NEW DELHI, Aug 5:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the seventh governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog on Sunday and this, his office said, will pave the way for a new era of collaboration between the Centre and the states.This will be the first physical meeting of the ...

NITI Aayog praises JK Ayush for Covid work Srinagar, Jul 04: NITI Ayog has termed the efforts of the Department of AYUSH J&K for tracking of COVID patients as an example of excellence. NITI Aayog’s compendium of Ayush-based practices from states and union territories said that J&K Ayush has reached over ...

Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar resigns Kumar had taken over as Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman in August 2017 New Delhi, April 22 NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar resigned on Friday, top policy-making body sources said. The sources said Kumar had this afternoon announced his decision to step down to other ...