The third meeting of Niti Aayog's Governing Council began on Sunday with the main agenda of deliberating on the 15-year Vision Document to accelerate the country's economic development.
The third meeting of NITI Aayog's Governing Council began on Sunday with the main agenda of deliberating on the 15-year Vision Document to accelerate the country's economic development.
The day-long meeting of the Council is being held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Addressing the meet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the vision of 'New India' can be realised only through the combined efforts of all the states and the chief ministers.
Meanwhile, Modi also told the gathering that GST reflects the spirit of 'one nation, one aspiration, one determination'.
"Consensus on GST will go down in history as a great illustration of cooperative federalism," he added.
He also asked the chief ministers of the states to speed up capital expenditure and infrastructure creation. The PM requested for a state-wise detailed plan to speed up FDI.
Among the opposition ruled states, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami are at the meeting.
Others who were present include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed, and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
However, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among those who skipped Niti Aayog's Governing Council meet.
The council, which is the apex body of the Niti Aayog, is headed by the Prime Minister and includes all chief ministers and members.
(With agency inputs)
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