{"id":313324,"date":"2019-06-14T06:56:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T06:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=313324"},"modified":"2019-06-14T06:56:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T06:56:59","slug":"pm-narendra-modi-to-chair-fifth-governing-council-meeting-of-niti-aayog-on-june-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/pm-narendra-modi-to-chair-fifth-governing-council-meeting-of-niti-aayog-on-june-15\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Narendra Modi to chair fifth governing council meeting of NITI Aayog on June 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-312641 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/modi-varanasi-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/05\/modi-varanasi-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/05\/modi-varanasi-356x220.jpg 356w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/05\/modi-varanasi-696x428.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/05\/modi-varanasi-683x420.jpg 683w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/05\/modi-varanasi.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In keeping with the spirit of SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas and SabkaVishwaas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Union Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Finance &amp; Corporate Affairs, Minister of Defence, Minister of Agriculture &amp; Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, will attend the meeting as ex-officio members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Union Minister of Road Transport &amp; Highways, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Ministry of Planning will be attending the event as special invitees to the Governing Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Special invitees to the fifth meeting include the National Security Adviser, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and the Minister of Jal Shakti<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Vice Chairman, Members, CEO and senior officers of NITI Aayog will take part in the proceeding at the Governing\u00a0Council meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">High on the agenda before the Fifth Council Meeting are the following items:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Rain-Water Harvesting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Drought Situation and Relief Measures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Aspirational Districts Programme \u2013 Achievements And Challenges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Transforming Agriculture: Need For Structural Reforms With Special Emphasis On:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Essential Commodities Act (ECA)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Security Related Issues with Specific Focus On LWE Districts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Governing Council reviews the action taken on the agenda items of the previous meeting and deliberates upon the future developmental priorities. So far, four meetings of the Governing Council have been held under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister with the Chief Ministers\/ Lt. Governors of the States\/ UTs and other members of NITI Aayog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe first meeting was held on February 8, 2015, at which the Prime Minister laid down the key mandates of NITI Aayog such as fostering cooperative federalism and addressing national issues through active participation of the States,&#8221; the release said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe second meeting of the Governing Council took place on July 15,2015 and the third meeting was held on April 23, 2017, which laid down milestones in shaping the country\u2019s development agenda through strategy and vision documents,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe Fourth meeting of the Governing Council was held on June 17, 2018 and included reviewing measures taken for doubling farmers\u2019 income and progress made under flagship schemes such as the Ayushman Bharat, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Mission Indradhanush,\u201d it added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In keeping with the spirit of SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas and SabkaVishwaas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 15. 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