The meeting was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre in New Delhi today.
PM speaking on the issue of rapid urbanisation in nation, stated that it should be treated as a strength instead of weakness by leveraging technology to ensure ease of living, transparent service delivery, and improvement in the quality of life.
He said that India should become self-sufficient in the production of edible oil.
The Prime Minister also spoke about the upcoming India's presidency of the G-20 in 2023. India will hold the G20 Presidency from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023. G20 comprises of the world’s major developed and developing economies, accounting for 85% of global GDP, 75% of international trade and two-thirds of the world population, making it the premier forum for international economic cooperation.
With a view to deriving maximum possible benefit from the initiative, PM Modi asked the states to set up dedicated teams for G-20.
The meeting was attended by 23 chief ministers, 3 Lieutenant Governors and 2 Administrators and Union ministers.
NITI Aayog Governing Council
The Governing Council is the premier body tasked with evolving a shared vision of national priorities and strategies, with the active involvement of States, in shaping the development narrative.
The Governing Council, which embodies the objectives of cooperative federalism, presents a platform to discuss inter-sectoral, inter-departmental and federal issues to accelerate the implementation of the national development agenda.
The Governing Council meeting held on Sunday, discussed four key agenda items
- crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in pulses, oilseeds and other agri-commodities
- implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) in school education
- implementation of NEP in higher education and
- urban governance
