Niti Aayog sets up task force to brainstorm on agriculture reforms
New Delhi: Federal policy think tank Niti Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday decided to set up a task force of state chief ministers and central ministers to prepare a blueprint for structural reforms in agriculture, vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said during a briefing. At the meeting of the Niti Aayog's Governing Council, states sought central government assistance for tackling drought situation, improving logistics for exports and support for tackling problems related to their local economy. Central ministers and state chief ministers also discussed ways of boosting manufacturing activities and exports to realise the goal of the Indian economy expanding to $5 trillion by 2024. "We cannot be a $5 trillion economy unless states become champions in manufacturing and exports," Niti Aayog chief executive officer Amitabh Kant said.



















PM Narendra Modi to chair fourth meeting of NITI Aayog's governing council today

Narendra Modi to chair 4th meeting of Niti Aayog’s governing council on 17 June










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