Niti Aayog

NITI Aayog proposes rethinking the school-degree-job pipeline: Here's how

India needs to move beyond simply expanding higher education and training more people and instead build a system that better connects education, skills and employment, NITI Aayog said in a report

Who is Anurag Jain, the new NITI Aayog CEO succeeding BVR Subrahmanyam?

Anurag Jain recently served as Madhya Pradesh chief secretary, where he helped frame nearly 30 sector-specific investment policies covering trade and industry

NITI Aayog's remedy for manufacturing: Clusters and lower costs

The think tank has identified 12 sectors in which India can aspire to global leadership by 2047, with the first volume focusing on chemicals, textiles, telecom and solar PV

Institutionalising behavioural econ norms can reshape governance: NITI VC

Institutionalising the principle of behavioural economics can make governance more citizen-centric, outcome-oriented and fiscally efficient, Niti Aayog Vice Chairperson Ashok Lahiri said at an event.. While speaking at the inaugural Cheistha Kochhar Nudge Awards 2026, Lahiri said that the most important lesson he learnt from behavioural economics was not what a rational choice should be but how to make rational people actually behave. He said Jan Dhan Yojana and the LPG subsidy reforms demonstrate applications of behavioural principles to sanitation, gender equality, financial inclusion, and subsidy delivery. "India can institutionalise this approach through behavioural audits, field experiments, and the use of digital public infrastructure to test, measure, and rapidly scale what works. This can be Scale works. This can make governance more citizen-centric outcome-oriented and fiscally efficient," Lahiri said. The Cheistha Kochhar Nudge Awards, which have been instituted by New ..

NITI Aayog spent only 25% of FY26 Budget allocation for Atal Mission

The Ministry cited the need for "fresh due diligence" of beneficiaries as the reason for the under-utilisation - an explanation the Committee was unconvinced by

NITI Aayog's Gauba calls for land reforms to boost affordable housing

States and municipal authorities need to unlock land, ease development norms and improve access to finance to lower project costs and attract private investment

India must sustain 9.25% growth for 21 years to achieve 2047 goal: Lahiri

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Lahiri says India must sustain 9.25 per cent annual nominal growth for 21 years, backed by reforms, to achieve developed-country status by 2047

Niti proposes caregiver policy, eyes global shortage as opportunity

The government think tank has recommended a national caregiver policy, a dedicated council and a qualification framework to build a skilled workforce and tap rising domestic and global demand.

More dialogue with youth needed amid AI-driven job fears: Former NITI VC

Calling for sustained dialogue between policymakers and the young generation, former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said that the rise of Artificial Intelligence has created uncertainty and frustration among Indian youth regarding future job opportunities and employability. In an interview with PTI Videos, Kumar said that India's youth is very uncertain and very unclear about the future because of Artificial Intelligence (AI). "This is generating fears of both employability and employment generation," he said while replying to a question about youth's anger and recent NEET-related protests. Kumar said the recent periodic labour force survey (PLFS) data has shown that the youth unemployment rate in India for the 1529 age group has stood at around 20 per cent. "Now, if you are faced with their circumstances, then of course you will be frustrated. And, I think this is why we need to have an on-going dialogue with the youth," he said. According to the Periodic Labour Force Surve

Odisha, Goa, Jharkhand top NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index for FY24

States now account for nearly a third of India's total government debt, says a NITI Aayog report, urging them to follow fiscal deficit norms

Petroleum exports cut both ways for Gujarat as outbound trade slows

Despite topping NITI Aayog's Investor Friendliness Index, Gujarat's exports have declined for three years as falling petroleum shipments expose risks of sectoral dependence

States chase reforms away from limelight as deregulation gathers pace

States are accelerating deregulation and ease-of-doing-business reforms, with over three-fourths of the Centre's first-phase compliance reduction measures already implemented

Reforming the law for land: State capacity, productivity and growth

Unlocking factors of production - land, labour and capital - is crucial for growth in an AI-driven economy. Reducing administrative frictions in land markets will attract investments

New states challenge industrial giants, but both have work cut out

Contenders redraw India's economic map, yet ground-level reform struggles

Govt eyes overhaul of airport tariffs, terminal approvals: Report

A panel led by NITI Aayog's Rajiv Gauba has reportedly proposed simpler airport tariffs, self-certification for terminal changes, faster approvals and easier drone rules

Ashok Lahiri, S Mahendra Dev call for a shift in farming approach

NITI Aayog's Ashok Lahiri and EAC-PM Chairman S Mahendra Dev call for shifting agriculture towards value addition, rural non-farm jobs and higher farmer incomes

Best of BS Opinion: State reforms key to improve India's investment climate

From state-level investment reforms and food safety enforcement to next-generation FTAs, corporate living wills and a Tibetan memoir, here are today's top BS Opinion pieces

Centre names Anurag Jain as new NITI Aayog chief executive officer

The 1989-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre succeeds Nidhi Chibber, who was holding additional charge after B V R Subrahmanyam's exit

Improving investment climate: Reforms at the state level can drive growth

NITI Aayog's investment index highlights wide disparities among states, underscoring the need for governance reforms, stronger institutions and balanced regional growth

NITI Aayog's investment index: What separates top states from the rest?

NITI Aayog's first Investment Friendliness Index ranks states on investment readiness and highlights why some attract more private capital while others continue to lag