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NITI Aayog to suggest development map for Rajasthan

After doing so for Uttar Pradesh, the NITI Aayog, is to prepare development maps and growth strategies for Rajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab.A high-level team from the Aayog is expected to visit Rajasthan in a few days for extensive discussion with state officials.For UP, a sub-committee under the Aayog of senior officials from the state and central government has suggested overhaul of the state's bureaucracy by merging or scrapping departments, including health and education.In the case of Rajasthan, officials said the Aayog and its team are expected to highlight the state's impressive performance in solar energy, agriculture, the 'Bhama Shah' project (direct benefits transfer of subsidies and other welfare delivery services) and e-mitra.The team is also expected to highlight the state's not so good record on managing the fiscal deficit, up from 3.1 per cent of Gross State Domestic Product in 2014-15 to 10 per cent and 5.6 per cent in 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively. The slow pace of ..

India needs single regulator to govern energy sector: NITI Aayog

To govern India's energy market to make its economy energy-ready in 2040

Corporatise 7 Coal India subsidiaries as independent firms: NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog has batted for comprehensive reforms in allocating coal blocks on commercial lines

Break up Coal India into seven smaller companies, suggests NITI Aayog

Fresh coal production should come from private sector mines, govt think-tank NITI Aayog said

Niti Aayog's top guns jet setting the world

Niti Aayog's vice chairman Arvind Panagariya topped the list of foreign visits

NITI's Panagariya makes presentation to PMO for reliable jobs data

Task force on employment data may recommend a complete revamp of country's data collection system

NITI Aayog creating jobless India, says RSS-backed BMS

Trade union demanded reorganisation of the govt's top policy-making body

NITI's employment task force may revamp country's data collection system

We need to have more frequent household surveys, says Panagariya

Niti Aayog approves Rs 18,000-cr project to increase train speeds

Mega project will bring about a paradigm shift in operations enabling trains to run at 160 km/hr

Institutions' autonomy hinges on academic quality: Niti Aayog

Government plans to introduce a three-tier autonomy mechanism for educational institutes

Five states in race for Niti Aayog's health programme

The think tank however did not disclose the names of the states that have been shortlisted

Niti Aayog to choose 3 states for health sector makeover

Amitabh Kant chaired meeting convened to help states give their health sector a makeover

Niti Aayog bats for cost-benefit structure for energy efficiency programmes

Outreach for energy efficiency needs to be expanded

NITI Aayog proposes a new outfit to check rail mishaps

Govt plans to spend Rs 1.19 lakh crore under the Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh

Panel recommends overhauling of UP's administrative depts

The NITI Aayog offered its expertise in streamlining govt depts by merging or restructuring them

Annual survey to gauge extent of hiring and unemployment in country: NITI

Panagariya says economy is expected to grow at 7.5% in FY18 and reach 8% before Modi's term ends

Indian economy will see good turnaround in April-June quarter: Niti Aayog

Panagariya said this after data showed that India's annual economic growth slipped to 6.1%

NITI to merge vision document, strategy paper for holistic economic roadmap

It also suggested closure of loss-making CPSEs and strategic disinvestment in 20 PSUs

Severe underemployment more serious than unemployment: Niti Aayog

The draft report was circulated among the Governing Council members of the Niti Aayog on April 23

Agriculture to land leasing: NITI Aayog's policy initiatives get PM nod

Niti Aayog has taken a lead in recommending and framing several major policy initiatives