Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 9th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog today (July 27) which was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in the national capital. This year’s theme is ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’, with a central focus on making India a developed nation.
“Viksit Bharat @ 2047 is the ambition of every Indian. States can play an active role to achieve this aim as they are directly connected with the people,” said PM Modi at the 9th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog.
During the conference, recommendations were made on five key themes — drinking water: access, quantity, and quality; electricity: quality, efficiency, and reliability; health: accessibility, affordability, and quality of care; schooling: access and quality and land and property: accessibility, digitisation, registration, and mutation.
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 other.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre to attend the NITI Aayog meet. The Chief Ministers of various BJP-ruled states participated in the meeting while several Opposition CMs boycotted.
According to an official release, “The meeting aims to foster participative governance and collaboration between the Centre and State Governments, enhancing the quality of life for both rural and urban populations by strengthening the delivery mechanisms of government interventions. The meeting will also see detailed deliberations on the role of states in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat @2047.”
The governing council of NITI Aayog also focuses on the recommendations of the 3rd National Conference of Chief Secretaries held during December 27-29, 2023. Additionally, special sessions were also held to deliberate on cyber security, the aspirational districts and blocks programme, the role of states, and AI in governance which were also discussed during the 3rd National Conference of Chief Secretaries.