Earlier, the Planning Commission had also hired professionals from private sector
India has become the centre of innovation in many ways, said Amitabh Kant
India's FDI has gone up by 60% while the world's FDI has fallen by 16%, said Amitabh Kant
Infrastructure is a top priority and various efforts are already on to attract more investments
NITI Aayog must focus on resolving inter-state disputes such as water disputes
'The committee on model contract farming law will submit its report in 3 months,' a govt official said
Move is aimed to improve maternal mortality rate and health of the mother and child
The law is meant to connect farmers to the food processing industry
Govt said that details of the parameters are being still worked out
It can only be organised once the elections are over
Aayog has asked the states to submit their digital transaction data within next 10 days
Aayog favours expansion of the tax base to enable more people to pay taxes
It has been trying to assert its position as India's premier think-tank
The exercise involves the participation of several partners including technical assistance from the World Bank
The NITI Aayog has planned a scheme, including Rs one crore prize, for those who use digital payment systems the most
The top ten best performing districts will be awarded the Digital Payment Champions of India Award by NITI Aayog
Rs 10 will be given to the district administration for every individual who has shifted to digital payment mode and has made at least two digital transactions for day-to-day activities
Policy think-tank NITI Aayog on Wednesday constituted a Committee of Chief Ministers and experts to script an action plan and draw up a roadmap to implement the digital payment systems across the country.
"On November 24, 81,353 NGOs/VOs have signed up on NGO-DARPAN portal," MoS Rao Inderjit Singh said
The committee, on Monday they made a presentation before state chief secretaries on ways to promote digital payments