The 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog took place on May 24, 2025, in New Delhi . Here’s a summary of the key updates:
Key Theme: ‘Viksit Rajya’ for ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’ . The meeting focused on the idea that a developed India by 2047 can only be achieved through developed states .
Prime Minister’s Remarks:
- Stressed the need to increase the speed of development .
- Emphasized that no goal is impossible if the Centre and States work together as “Team India” .
- Urged states to remove policy bottlenecks to encourage investment and generate employment .
- Suggested states should develop at least one world-class tourist destination .
Operation Sindoor:
- All attendees unanimously supported Operation Sindoor, which targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir .
- Prime Minister Modi stated that Operation Sindoor should be a long-term approach and that India needs to modernize its civil preparedness .
State Asks/Suggestions:
- Telangana CM requested approval for the Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-II project and official recognition of the Hyderabad-Bangalore defence manufacturing corridor .
- Himachal Pradesh CM urged the government to consider the special needs of hill states and release pending funds .
- Jharkhand CM called for a provision in the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act requiring companies to return land to the state government after mining activities .
- Tamil Nadu CM requested the central government to disburse funds under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and increase the state’s share in central taxes to 50% .
- Uttarakhand CM called for a national-level plan to tackle drainage problems .
- Andhra Pradesh CM proposed sub-groups to NITI Aayog for fast-tracking Viksit Bharat-2047 .
- Haryana CM presented Vision Document-2047 outlining state’s roadmap .
Attendance:
- 31 out of 36 states and Union Territories attended the meeting .
- The states that did not attend were Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, and Puducherry .
The meeting served as a platform for discussing national priorities and strategies, with active involvement from the states, to accelerate the national development agenda .For national news click www.eminentnews.com
