After the ninth assembly of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog, CEO of NITI Aayog BVR Subramaniam held a press convention. He mentioned that CMs of 10 states have been absent from the assembly. Chief Ministers of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Bihar, Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Puducherry didn’t attend the assembly. Together with this, after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, NITI Aayog has additionally given clarification on the allegation of Mamta Banerjee switching off the mic.
On the allegation of Mamata Banerjee switching off the mike, NITI Aayog mentioned that the Chief Minister of West Bengal was current within the assembly, she requested to be given time earlier than lunch. Throughout this time she (Mamata) gave her assertion. Everybody was given 7 minutes within the assembly. The Protection Minister had solely indicated concerning the time. We respectfully listened to Mamata Banerjee and took notes. Even after Mamata left the assembly, her Chief Secretary was ready within the room.
What was the agenda of the assembly?
CEO of Niti Aayog mentioned that the agenda of the assembly was developed India. Imaginative and prescient doc was offered by Niti Aayog on making life simpler, ingesting water sanitation and land. Uttarakhand, UP have imaginative and prescient paperwork. Whereas MP, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar are in queue to make imaginative and prescient paperwork.
'Planning is important for quickly ageing inhabitants'
Niti Aayog mentioned that the states don’t have a system just like the Authorities of India to observe these developments, there’s a have to plan now for the quickly getting older inhabitants after 2047. Some states have crossed this restrict. Maybe they’re transferring in the direction of a declining inhabitants, excited about managing demography is one thing we by no means considered 20 years in the past. The Prime Minister talked about zero poverty. Now our goal is zero poverty, so the query is whether or not we are able to declare villages as zero poverty.
'Chandrababu Naidu obtained 20 minutes whereas I obtained solely 5 minutes'
Earlier than the clarification of Niti Aayog, Mamta Banerjee mentioned in Kolkata that Chandrababu Naidu obtained 20 minutes to talk within the assembly. The Chief Ministers of Assam, Arunachal, Chhattisgarh and Goa additionally offered their views for 15-20 minutes. However I used to be allowed to talk for under 5 minutes. Individuals began ringing the bell and stopping me, I mentioned okay you don't wish to hearken to Bengal and I boycotted the assembly and left.
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