New Delhi: Niti Ayog on Thursday said 31.1 lakh new jobs were created in the formal sector between September 2017 to February 2018, stressing that these “eye-opening” numbers put end to all “speculations” on job creation. The government think tank said this was based on the additions made in payrolls from[Read More…]
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Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee skipped Niti Aayog meeting
On Sunday, two Chief Ministers namely, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skipped the third Governing Council meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. “West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could not come to attend the Governing Council meeting today at Rashtrapati Bhavan,”[Read More…]
PM Narendra Modi pitches the vision of ‘New India’ at the Niti Aayog meet
Opening the third governing council of NITI Aayog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that having been a Chief Minister in the past, he was convinced that “the vision of New India can only be realised through the combined effort and cooperation of all States and Chief Ministers.” “The NITI Aayog[Read More…]
NITI Aayog announces reward schemes to encourage digital transactions
In a bid to promote electronic transactions, NITI Aayog has launched two schemes – Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi Dhan Vyapari Yojana – involving a rewards programme entailing a spending of Rs 340 crore. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said “Lucky Grahak Yojana” or ‘Lucky Grahak Scheme” has been launched[Read More…]
Newsd Exclusive: Nandan Nilekani asked to join Niti Aayog as ‘digital advisor’
Nandan Nilekani, the man behind Aadhar has been asked by Union Ministry of Finance, Arun Jaitley to advise the government on digital payments, especially on linking governmental banking services directly to its employees, including the Army, judiciary and paramilitary forces. Sources told Newsd that Nilekani, who contested the 2014 Lok[Read More…]