Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday took potshots at the rival Shiv Sena over its minister not finding a place in the reconstituted NITI Aayog.
Before taking over as the CEO of National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog), he was Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, which has been rechristened as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
The Aayog has been mandated to serve as a policy think-tank for the central as well as state governments
The most immediate challenge for growth is the disruption of the global economy brought about by the Ukraine war and related sanctions, the Covid shutdowns in China and the rising tide of inflation, points out Nitin Desai.
NITI Aayog plans to hire a Chief Economist to conduct research on India's economic policy issues.
The prime minister also visited the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi after the milestone was achieved and interacted with hospital officials.
State governments are expected to play a more significant role
'Anyone can string together a few alliterative words, but are they a substitute for serious thought?' 'And do they make for a strategy or plan for coherent action?' asks T N Ninan.
Debroy worked as a consultant in the Department of Economic Affairs in Finance Ministry.
Erstwhile Planning Commission Secretary Sindhushree Khullar is believed to have been appointed as CEO of the newly formed NITI Aayog.
At least 14 people were killed in Laptap village when their homes were swept away in the landslide on July 11.
Planning Commission had got into a big controversy on this issue.
Within hours of the government announcing a new body to replace Planning Commission, the Yojana Bhawan staff began hectic preparations to welcome new Vice-Chairman of Niti Aayog and other members who are likely to be appointed shortly.
Trade unions have called for a nation-wide strike on September 2.
The two part-time members of the new body would be from leading universities and research organisations.
An official announcement to this effect would be made next week. The vice-chairman would be of Cabinet rank.
India has adopted a bilateral strategies with its immediate neighbouring countries for mutual benefits
Modi asks states to focus on job creation.
At the first meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek views of Chief Ministers.
In the first meeting of NITI Aayog on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with eminent economists and experts across sectors along with the existing members of the newly constituted body.
The second meeting of the NITI Aayog's governing council, was, however, attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Aayog feels expansion of the lowest base will enable more people to pay taxes.
The Planning Commission was better than the Niti Aayog as it used to take up the issues of the states with the ministries concerned.
Cereals like millets can help alleviate malnutrition and improve public health, reports Surinder Sud.
Hectic preparations are on at the newly-formed Niti Aayog to welcome the first Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya and other members whose appointments were approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
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Indian-American economist Arvind Panagariya has said that he is "honoured" to be appointed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the first Vice Chairman of the newly created NITI Aayog, which replaces the 65-year-old Planning Commission.
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Eminent free market economist Arvind Panagariya has been appointed to run Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Policy Commission, set up to modernise economic strategy after decades of Soviet-style central planning.
Niti Aayog has come out with an initiative to improve governance in states.
The perspective planning division might get a new lease of life.
Experts will give their inputs for Budget.
NITI Aayog spent a considerable time on restructuring the setup.
Ahead of his government's first full year budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought ideas from economists to attract investments, create jobs and finance infrastructure to put India back on high growth path.
Corporatisation of NHAI was one of the achievements of the NDA govt.
Economist Arvind Panagariya is the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog, while economist Bibek Debroy and scientist V K Saraswat are the two full-time members of the Aayog.
Pro-growth economist Arvind Panagariya has been appointed as first vice-chairman of the newly announced NITI Aayog, which has replaced the Planning Commission.
The prime minister's economic advisory council was disbanded early on, and not reconstituted.
On Friday, the nameplate of the erstwhile commission on the railings of the Yojana Bhawan was pulled down and replaced with NITI Aayog.
The Planning Commission, which was established in 1950, will be called 'Neeti Ayog' in its new avatar, months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that it will replaced by a new body.
He was most recently credited as one of the brains behind labour law reforms in Rajasthan
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