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NITI Aayog delegation meets UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow

| | May 11, 2017, at 04:47 am
Lucknow, May 10 (IBNS): Furthering its key mandate of fostering cooperative federalism, NITI Aayog on Wednesday played the crucial role of a knowledge partner for the Uttar Pradesh Government by lending its support in laying out a roadmap for the State’s development.

A 17-member delegation led by Vice Chairman NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya, held day-long deliberations on the way forward for Uttar Pradesh with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other top State officials in Lucknow today..

Subsequent to the day long deliberations it  has been decided that a Joint Working Group will be set up with three members from NITI Aayog (Member Ramesh Chand, CEO Mr. Amitabh Kant, and Adviser Alok Kumar) and three members from the State government (Minister of Health, Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Planning).

The joint working group will prepare a roadmap and identify action points for the development of UP within the next 15 days. Respective departments of the State Government will then implement these action points.

Chief Minister of the Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath sought the cooperation of NITI Aayog and the Central Government.

He recommended that habitations with populations between 250 and 499be taken up for connectivity with all-weather roads.

He has also suggested that the BPL survey be conducted once every five years.

The Chief Minister has also asked for extension of the Bundelkhand package and special assistance in areas of the State where drinking water has been affected by arsenic and fluoride contamination.

Members of the high-level delegation made a series of presentations on addressing key developmental needs of the State across sectors. 

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman, Dr.Panagariya, suggested important recommendations for the overall transformation of Uttar Pradesh, while CEO NITI Aayog,  Amitabh Kant, presented a detailed picture of the state’s current status.

NITI Aayog Member, Ramesh Chand, laid down the significance of Agricultural Growth for Economic Transformation of Uttar Pradesh.

Opportunities for the State by focusing on the Ease of Doing Business and the Start up program were presented by DIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek.

Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Amarjeet Sinha made critical recommendations focusing on Mission Antyodaya and other key rural development schemes.

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