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NITI Aayog governing council meeting under wayThe meeting was not convened in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first meeting of the council took place on February 8, 2015
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing the meeting. This is the first physical meeting of the Council after July 2019. Credit: PTI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing the meeting. This is the first physical meeting of the Council after July 2019. Credit: PTI Photo

NITI Aayog's seventh Governing Council meeting, which will discuss various issues such as crop diversification, urban development and implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), began on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing the meeting. This is the first physical meeting of the Council after July 2019.

The Council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories and several Union ministers. The prime minister is the Chairman of NITI Aayog.

Generally, a full council meeting happens every year.

The meeting was not convened in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first meeting of the council took place on February 8, 2015.

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(Published 07 August 2022, 13:17 IST)