NITI Aayog to suggest development map for Rajasthan

The team is also expected to highlight state's not so good record on managing the fiscal deficit

After doing so for Uttar Pradesh, the NITI Aayog, is to prepare development maps and growth strategies for Rajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab.

A high-level team from the Aayog is expected to visit Rajasthan in a few days for extensive discussion with state officials.

For UP, a sub-committee under the Aayog of senior officials from the state and central government has suggested overhaul of the state's bureaucracy by merging or scrapping departments, including health and education.

In the case of Rajasthan, officials said the Aayog and its team are expected to highlight the state's impressive performance in solar energy, agriculture, the 'Bhama Shah' project