PM Modi to interact with Chief secretaries on July 10

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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi will on July 10, 2017, interact with Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs here at the national conference of Chief Secretaries being organized by the NITI Aayog to further the spirit of cooperative and competitive federalism. Chief Secretaries from 30 States/UTs along with Planning Secretaries, Finance Secretaries, Health Secretaries, Agriculture Secretaries and Industry Secretaries will attend the conference.

The deliberations will cover a wide range of issues. The focus will be on best practices in social and economic sectors across states. Various developmental indicators developed by NITI Aayog in the areas of health, education, water management and digital transformation will be discussed to measure performance and progress of the states and rank them appropriately to instill healthy competition among them, according to a PIB release.

In addition, interactive sessions on ‘Agricultural Reforms’, ‘Health &Nutrition’ and ‘Developmental issues’ have also been planned. Discussions on the financial position of the States/UTs post Fourteenth Finance Commission, Outcome based monitoring, DBT implementation and its progress, ease of doing business figure as key element of the agenda of the day long national conference, according to the PIB release.