Odisha CM Mohan Majhi To Attend NITI Aayog Meeting In Delhi Today

Bhubaneswar, July 27: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi left for New Delhi on Friday evening to attend the 9th Governing Council Meeting of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) in the national capital today.

According to the official sources, CM Majhi will attend the crucial meeting of NITI Aayog along with Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja.

CM Majhi is expected to highlight the issues related to Odisha's financial needs at the meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the meeting. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Viksit Bharat@2047,” with a central focus on making India a developed nation.

According to a statement by the Centre, the meeting aims to foster participative governance and collaboration between the Centre and state governments, enhancing the quality of life for both rural and urban populations by strengthening the delivery mechanisms of government interventions.

The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of NITI Aayog. Other attendees will include Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of States and Union Territories, Union Ministers as Ex-officio Members and Special Invitees, and the Vice Chairman and Members of NITI Aayog.

Chief Ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states are set to attend the meeting. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, an NDA ally, has not confirmed his attendance yet.

Several Chief Ministers belonging to the opposition parties have boycotted the meeting. However, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will attend the meeting, sources said.