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Taking steps to improve: Conrad admits Meghalaya's poor NITI Aayog ranking

Admitting to NITI Aayog ranking of Meghalaya as one of the poorest states in the country, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma assured that the state's situation will improve in the next five years. Meghalaya has been ranked among the five poorest states in India in the 'National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): A Progress Review 2023' report released by Niti Aayog on July 17. The chief minister said he accepted the report and admitted that even if action has been taken, the results may take some time to be seen. We have to accept we have challenges and are lagging behind. We have to start by accepting where we are, what are the challenges we face and work towards improving them, Conrad told PTI. He said, All steps we have taken in the last five years have been towards improving the situation. I am sure that in the next five years, we will see a huge improvement in these numbers. The CM said though the state has a lot of challenges, there are areas where the government has achieved

135 million escaped poverty in five years, says NITI Aayog report

The report also highlighted that the Centre's welfare support during the peak of the Covid pandemic helped reduce the incidence of multidimensional poverty

135 mn people moved out of poverty in India in 5 years: Niti Aayog

As many as 13.5 crore people in five years ended March 2021 moved out of multidimensional poverty, measured by improvement in health, education and standard of living, with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh registering the fastest reduction, said a Niti Aayog report on Monday. India has registered a significant decline of 9.89 percentage points in the number of India's multidimensionally poor from 24.85 per cent in 2015-16 to 14.96 per cent in 2019-2021, according to the second edition of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). While rural areas witnessed the fastest decline in poverty from 32.59 per cent to 19.28 per cent, urban areas saw a reduction in poverty from 8.65 per cent to 5.27 per cent. "A record 13.5 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21," said the report 'National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023' released by Suman Bery, Vice-Chairman, Niti Aayog. The National MPI measures simultaneous ...

NITI Aayog to unveil EPI report on India's readiness for global trade

This Export Preparedness Index will discuss how well India performed in terms of exports in the global trade context during the financial year 2022 and how prepared the country is for the coming year

Union govt ready to launch flagship scheme for Scheduled castes, tribes

The latest mission replaces two major programmes. As things stand, the two programmes are run by 41 central ministries and departments

PM Modi to meet economists at NITI Aayog today ahead of Union Budget

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a meeting with economists at NITI Aayog on Friday, sources said

Can NITI Aayogs replace State Planning Boards to spur economic growth?

Experts believe merely replacing the state planning boards with such bodies won't make them effective

Less women delivered at institutional facilities amid Covid: Niti Aayog

The number of women who delivered in institutional facilities declined during October-December 2020 compared to that of the same period before the outbreak of COVID-19, according to a report by government think-tank Niti Aayog. During October-December 2020, nearly 53,48,000 women delivered in institutional facilities, which was lower than the pre-pandemic level (October-December 2019) of 54,98,000, said the report titled 'Preserving progress on nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in pandemic times'. Besides, approximately 30,52,000 beneficiaries received post-partum check-ups between 48 hours and 14 days of birth during the October-December 2020 period against 31,31,000 such beneficiaries during the pre-pandemic (October-December 2019) period. The report also pointed out that the number of institutional deliveries conducted (including C-section) reduced in most states and UTs (32 out of 35 states/UTs) compared with the number of such cases recorded during the pre-pandemic period. Th

Karnataka, Manipur, Cahandigarh top NITI ranking for innovation, growth

Chhattisgarh is last among major states in index based on seven broad parameters and 66 indicators

Niti Aayog releases NER District SDG Index report; East Sikkim tops chart

East Sikkim has topped in terms of meeting sustainable development goals in the Niti Aayog's North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report 2021-22 and Nagaland's Kiphire featured at the bottom

Asset monetisation pipeline: Govt used 4 methods to value Rs 6-trn assets

Experts say estimates should not be used as reserve price during bidding

Industrial reforms, low carbon emissions exalt Odisha in Niti Aayog ranking

Over the years, Odisha has rolled out a suite of reforms on the industrial front to ease worries for investors

NITI floats draft documents for discussion on private passenger trains

The Ministry of Railways and the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog are spearheading participation of private entities in operation of passenger trains on 100 routes

Kerala tops Niti's SDG Index, Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal worst performers

According to 'SDG India Index 2019', Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim have shown maximum improvement, but states like Gujarat have not shown any progress vis-a-vis 2018 rankings

Govt to now offer coal mines to private companies only for commercial work

Captive production allowed, companies can sell coal in open market

Towards a sensible gold policy

The industry should not be overregulated in the name of developing it or curbing black money

40% of Indians will have no access to drinking water by 2030: NITI Aayog

India holds about 4% of global freshwater and 16% of its population

NITI report not views of think tank or Centre

The Aayog had released the survey on Monday, with its logo and India's national emblem on the cover

Electric vehicles to save $60 bn in fuel costs by 2030: Niti Aayog Report

The report estimates India can save up to 37% of carbon emission by 2030