NITI Aayog to hold next governing council meeting on July 27; Viksit Bharat to be discussed

NITI Aayog is likely to hold its ninth governing council meeting on July 27 to deliberate on the government’s Vision 2047 for a Viksit Bharat. The meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to be attended by chief ministers of all states and lieutenant governors of union territories besides the top minister of the Modi cabinet.

Governing council is the apex body of NITI Aayog. The Aayog has been pursuing the policy of cooperative federalism and has regularly called upon all states to deliberate on important matters pertaining to the economic growth of the country as it feels India’s growth is closely linked with that of states.

Prior to this, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to lay out the blueprint for a Viksit Bharat while presenting the full Union Budget on July 23.


NITI Aayog, in consultation with all ministries and departments, has been working on the Vision Document that envisions India to be a developed economy of $30 trillion by 2047, the 100th year of its Independence.

In 2023, the Aayog was entrusted with the task of consolidating the 10 sectoral thematic visions into a combined vision for Viksit Bharat in 2047. The vision encompasses various aspects of development, including economic growth, social progress, environmental sustainability, and good governance, among others.

The ten sectoral group of secretaries formed for the purpose included rural and agriculture, infrastructure, resources, social vision, welfare, finance & economy, commerce and industry, technology, governance, and security and foreign affairs.