NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired the eighth governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog at the new convention centre in Pragati Maidan.
Union ministers Amit Shah, Niramala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and many chief ministers were among key members who attended the meeting.
The council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories and several Union ministers. The prime minister is the Chairman of NITI Aayog.
However, some opposition chief ministers like Nitish Kumar, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal were not present at the meeting.
Generally, the full council meeting happens every year and last year, it was held under the chairmanship of Modi on August 7. The council meeting was not convened in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
(With inputs from agencies)
Union ministers Amit Shah, Niramala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and many chief ministers were among key members who attended the meeting.
The council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories and several Union ministers. The prime minister is the Chairman of NITI Aayog.
However, some opposition chief ministers like Nitish Kumar, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal were not present at the meeting.
Generally, the full council meeting happens every year and last year, it was held under the chairmanship of Modi on August 7. The council meeting was not convened in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
(With inputs from agencies)
