NITI Aayog team holds discussion with UP delegation

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New Delhi : A NITI Aayog team on February 13, 2018, held detailed discussion on central assistance to Uttar Pradesh (UP) with a delegation led by the State Health Minister SidharthNath Singh in the capital.

Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar, and CEO, NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant, took part in the deliberations with Uttar Pradesh ministers for agriculture, energy, finance, women and child development and human resource development along with the Advisers and officers of NITI Aayog.

The discussionswere focused on issues related to central assistance worth Rs 38,000 crore requested by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Expressing optimism with regard to Uttar Pradesh’s forward looking development path, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, hailed UP’s progress in schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) saying that it has potential to transform the villages in the state, according to a PIB release. He emphasized the need to focus on areas in UP such as Bundelkhand.

CEO ,NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant,  will hold a meeting next week to discuss various issues related to Bundelkhand. Also on the agenda will be performance of UP in utilizing dedicated funds for development of the region.

Terming the meeting as satisfactory, UP Health Minister SidharthNath Singh said that NITI Aayog has played a key role as a partner in the development of Uttar Pradesh. It has also been a forum for listening to the grievances of the state. He lauded the efforts of the NITI Aayog to ensure that funds are allotted for the upcoming Kumbh Mela 2018. Other issues which figured in the talks were those related to MSME & Export Promotion, Health & Family Welfare, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Social Welfare, Urban and Rural Development, Education and Minority Welfare.