Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the tenth Governing Council assembly of NITI Aayog in New Delhi at the moment, with Opposition chief ministers from Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Telangana, and Himachal Pradesh — who had skipped the final assembly — set to attend. To be convened at Bharat Mandapam, the assembly will concentrate on how states may be the “constructing blocks” in India’s journey to turning into a developed nation.
The earlier Governing Council assembly of India’s apex public coverage assume tank in July 2024 was boycotted by all Opposition CMs, besides West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, in protest towards what they known as a “discriminatory” Union Price range introduced days earlier. Banerjee, the lone Opposition attendee, had walked out mid-meeting, alleging she wasn’t given sufficient time to talk.
This time, Banerjee isn’t anticipated to attend the assembly, together with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, who had additionally skipped final 12 months.
Tamil Nadu, Punjab CMs to lift grievances
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (DMK) had led final 12 months’s boycott of the ninth Governing Council assembly, on grounds that the Union Price range “utterly ignored” the state. Set to attend the assembly this time, Stalin will increase the difficulty of funds allocation to Tamil Nadu.
In a submit on X on Could 21, Stalin stated, “I’m going to Delhi on the twenty fourth to specific my assist for truthful monetary rights for Tamil Nadu on the #NITIAayog assembly… I’ll stand agency on my coverage! I’ll struggle to get funds for Tamil Nadu!”.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (AAP), who may even be in attendance, stated on Could 22 he’ll increase the deployment of 296 CISF personnel to safe the Nangal dam with PM Modi on the NITI Aayog assembly.
“The transfer is aimed toward stealing the water of the state by deploying the central forces. It means we get our water looted and likewise pay for it. We is not going to permit this,” Mann stated.
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The Centre had sanctioned a contingent of armed CISF personnel for offering safety cowl to the Nangal dam on Could 21 following a standoff between Punjab and Haryana over sharing of water from the dam.
தமிழ்நாட்டிற்கான நியாயமான நிதி உரிமையை #NITIAayog கூட்டத்தில் வெளிப்படுத்த 24-ஆம் தேதி டெல்லி செல்கிறேன்!
சசிகலா முதல் அமித் ஷா வரை ஆள் மாறினாலும், டேபிளுக்கு அடியில் காலைப் பிடிக்கும் பழக்கம் மாறாத எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவர் பழனிசாமிக்கு இதனைக் கண்டு ஏன் வலிக்கிறது?
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— M.Ok.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 21, 2025
Agenda for the assembly
Along with PM Modi, who chairs the Governing Council, and state CMs, the assembly’s attendees embrace Lieutenant Governors of states and Union Territories, Union Ministers, and the vice chairperson and members of NITI Aayog.
“The tenth Governing Council assembly gives a platform to the Centre and States/Union Territories to deliberate on improvement challenges going through the nation and constructing consensus on how States may be the constructing blocks for making India a developed nation, i.e., Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat,” a Press Info Bureau (PIB) launch stated.
“Measures for selling entrepreneurship, enhancing skilling, and creating sustainable employment alternatives throughout the nation, may even be deliberated within the assembly,” it added.
Who else is predicted; what occurred final 12 months
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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (INC) and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (INC) may even attend the assembly. Reddy would be the first CM from his state to attend the Governing Council assembly since 2018. He’s anticipated to current a particular report on targets set to be achieved by Telangana by 2047, and the assist anticipated from the Centre for a similar.
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu (TDP) may even attend the assembly as a part of his two-day go to to New Delhi. Naidu’s TDP is a key alliance associate of the BJP-led NDA.
On Friday, his first day within the capital, Naidu had conferences with a number of Union ministers to develop centre-state coordination for infrastructure improvement, renewable vitality, and water useful resource administration.
Final 12 months, the assembly was attended by CMs and LGs representing 20 states and 6 UTs. Then, PM Modi had stated India must make its insurance policies “conducive for worldwide investments”.
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PM Modi had additionally known as for united efforts by the Centre and states to grasp the Viksit Bharat @2047 imaginative and prescient. He cited India’s financial progress and urged states to concentrate on skilling, innovation, poverty discount, and agricultural reforms. Emphasising grassroots improvement, he inspired every state and district to draft its personal 2047 roadmap and praised NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Programme for driving native progress.