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While last year, the Niti Aayog had prepared a three-year action agenda till the year 2019-2020 under which it had listed some “ambitious proposals for policy changes”, the development agenda will focus on actually achieving those goals by 2022.

Government sets ambitious farm, export, job targets for 2022

Aims to double farmers’ income, boost manufacturing, economy.

18 May 2018 3:39 AM

Niti Aayog, the premier policy-making think tank of the central government, will prepare a development agenda by June for 'New India 2022' and call for a chief ministers' meeting to discuss the matter.

Niti Aayog plans CMs' meet on 'New India 2022' strategy paper

Niti Aayog, the premier policy-making think tank of central govt, will prepare a development agenda by June for 'New India 2022'.

17 May 2018 5:19 PM

India needs to grow at about 10 per cent annually for the next three decades to be able to meet the ever-rising demands of its growing population.

India needs to grow at 10 pc for 30 yrs to meet population's demands

This order of growth however will not be achieved if the 'business-as-usual' approach to the use of scarce resources continues.

14 May 2018 7:36 PM

Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy on Friday said that 95 per cent of the entrepreneurial attempts fail in the country.

95 per cent entrepreneurial attempts fail in India, says Debroy

Debroy said that prime minister's initiatives of `Startup India' and `Stand-Up India' were not meant for the corporates.

11 May 2018 3:59 PM

PM Modi reviews Ayushman scheme status

Official sources indicated that it is likely to be launched later this year.

08 May 2018 1:26 AM

For the large mass of workers, a “formal” sector “good” job in the classic industrial sense of the term is becoming increasingly unlikely.

Jobs & nature of work: It may be time to rethink basics

India, unlike China, is largely informal and ineffectively regulated for work standards and safeguards.

05 May 2018 12:40 AM

Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday made a strong case for accelerating growth to provide good jobs to 'aspirational youths' and compete with China on various fronts.

High growth must for generating jobs, says Rajiv Kumar

Unless good jobs are created for growing population of youth, the demographic dividend will become demographic nightmare.

01 May 2018 6:26 PM

Mr Vijay said that Kerala use lottery for medical schemes, and other public welfare schemes.

‘Use lottery to generate funds for welfare’

Lottery distributors plan to approach Niti Aayog with the proposal.

01 May 2018 1:32 AM

NITI Aayog will soon come out with a development agenda for 'New India 2022', which will spell out strategy for expediting economic growth, its vice chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Monday.

NITI Aayog to come out with development agenda for 'New India 2022'

There should be no confusion about government's electric mobility policy.

30 Apr 2018 2:55 PM

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar expects India's economy to grow by at least 7.5 per cent in 2018-19.

Economic growth likely to hit 7.5 pc in FY19: Niti VC Rajiv Kumar

The government should now concentrate on consolidating the reform initiatives undertaken in the last 47 months, he added.

28 Apr 2018 2:31 PM

New Pension Scheme (NPS) data indicated the generation of 4.2 lakh new payroll during the given period.

35.3 lakh new payrolls generated from September-February

ESIC data also mirrored the payroll growth shown in the two sets of data from EPFO and PFRDA.

27 Apr 2018 10:10 AM

CEO Amitabh Kant had earlier said that states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are keeping India backward, especially on social indicators. (Photo: File)

Govt should apologise: Akhilesh Yadav on Niti Aayog CEO's comments

The Samajwadi Party president said the comments were a gross disgrace to the residents, for which the govt should also apologise.

25 Apr 2018 1:43 PM

Talking on 'Challenges of Transforming India' Kant said the southern and western part of India were doing reasonably well and growing rapidly. (Photo: File)

States like UP, Bihar keeping India backward, says NITI Aayog CEO

CEO Amitabh Kant said the southern and western part of India was doing reasonably well and growing rapidly.

24 Apr 2018 12:20 PM

Niti Aayog had earlier this month held a high level meeting with top officials of agriculture, drinking water & sanitation and other concerned ministries.

Government releases Rs 400 crore drought fund

Relief package to cover Bundelkhand region of UP and MP.

24 Apr 2018 1:17 AM

The PMO too is learnt to have expressed concern over sluggishness in decision making, especially in the banking and finance sectors.

Niti Aayog suffers a staff crunch, PMO takes notice

The advisors in Niti Aayog are all bureaucrats who are equivalent in rank to joint secretary level and above.

20 Apr 2018 1:11 AM

The proposal was made for increasing the speed of the Bengaluru-Chennai corridor to 150 kmph. (Representational Image)

India asks for China's help in speeding-up Bengaluru-Chennai train corridor

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said, 'We offered them speeding up of Bengaluru-Chennai railway corridor.'

16 Apr 2018 10:37 AM

The elements defined as strategic minerals or metals by Niti Aayog have limited reserves in our country and fall under the deficit category.

Minerals paucity can hit ‘Made in India’ dream

The demand for Indium and gallium could easily become as large as 500 times the current domestic consumption.

16 Apr 2018 2:25 AM

The proposal was made for increasing the speed of the corridor to 150 kmph. (Photo: Representational)

India looks to China for speeding-up of Bangalore-Chennai train corridor

The proposal was made at the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) held in Beijing between the two countries.

15 Apr 2018 8:36 PM

Health centre for Naxal-hit Bijapur

Modi to launch components of Ayushman Bharat Scheme on April 14.

13 Apr 2018 1:50 AM

According to highly-laced sources, a meeting of top Niti Aayog officials is scheduled for April 12 to discuss the contours of the relief package.

Parched Bundelkhand likely to get drought relief soon

This time though the Centre seems to have begun its preparations well in advance to mitigate the losses of farmers of the region.

12 Apr 2018 4:53 AM

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