PM Narendra Modi to chair first NITI Aayog meeting today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the first meeting of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog on Sunday.

According to reports, this meet will provide suggestions on setting efficient processes and mechanism of interactions between Centre and states and also between NITI Aayog.

The states have also been asked to extend their suggestions to make new initiatives of the Centre, including 'Swachh Bharat Mission', 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao', 'Smart Cities' and 'Make in India', put the economy on high growth trajectory.

The formation of the NITI Aayog was announced on August 15 last year by the Prime Minister during his maiden Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort.