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Export preparedness: Tamil Nadu takes top spot, Gujarat slips to 4th

The ranking is based on four main pillars: Policy, business ecosystem, export ecosystem and export performance

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

Tamil Nadu tops NITI's Export Preparedness Index 2022 among coastal states

Tamil Nadu has pipped Maharashtra and Gujarat to emerge as the top state among coastal states in the Niti Aayog's Export Preparedness Index 2022. The index is aimed at assessing the readiness of the states in terms of their export potential and performance. Tamil Nadu is followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala in that order in the ranking of coastal states, according to the government think tank's report released on Monday. Among hilly/Himalayan states, Uttarakhand has ranked at the top position. It is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in that order. Haryana topped the chart among the landlocked regions. It was followed by Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. In the category of union territories/small states, Goa was ranked first. Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar and Ladakh were ranked second, third, fourth and fifth,

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 ...

India saw significant decline in multidimensional poverty in 5 years: NITI

Uttar Pradesh recorded the steepest decline in the number of poor with 34.3 million people escaping multidimensional poverty, according to the report

135 mn Indians move out of multidimensional poverty in 5 years: NITI Aayog

India witnessed 13.5 crore people moving out of multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21 with fastest reduction in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan, a Niti Aayog report said on Monday. The report -- 'National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A progress of Review 2023' -- was released by Suman Bery, Vice-Chairman, Niti Aayog. "India has registered a significant decline of 9.89 percentage points in number of India's multidimensionally poor from 24.85 per cent in 2015-16 to 14.96 per cent in 2019-21," it said. The National MPI measures simultaneous deprivations across three equally weighted dimensions of health, education, and standard of living that are represented by 12 sustainable development goal (SDG) aligned indicators. The report said rural areas witnessed the fastest decline in poverty from 32.59 per cent to 19.28 per cent, while the urban areas saw a reduction in poverty from 8.65 per cent to 5.27 per cent. Providing multidimensional pove

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

Jharkhand CM demands hike in coal royalty, foodgrains in NITI Aayog meeting

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren demanded a hike in royalty on coal at a meeting with a team from the NITI Aayog, officials said on Thursday. At the meeting, he also raised the issue of the release of compensation for land acquisition, which he said was pending with different coal companies. An eight-member team of NITI Aayog, led by its member Vinod Kumar Paul, is on a visit to the state to review its progress on various aspects. It held a meeting with the chief minister at the state secretariat on Wednesday. Soren said compensation of about Rs 80,000 crore is due with different coal companies against land acquisition, and only Rs 2,532 crore has been given. "Coal companies should pay compensation for the land they have acquired, even if mining work has not started on it," he said. It was agreed at the meeting that the coal companies will submit a report on how much land was acquired and how much compensation was paid, an official statement said. Soren also demanded that th

Is the Udan scheme viable? NITI Aayog to evaluate, and identify gaps

The Udan programme aims to connect over 100 unserved and underserved airports, heliports, and water aerodromes across India with over 1000 RCS routes by 2024

'India must revamp education system to make globally employable workforce'

India needs to revamp and improve its higher education system to take advantage of the declining working age population in developed countries like the US and European nations, former NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagryia said on Wednesday. "The global picture... what is happening really is that the populations in most of the countries are ageing, and as a part of this working age population -- 15 to 64 -- is declining in most of the major countries. It's going to decline in China, the United States and European nations," he said. India is really going to be the only large country aside from Africa, which would be contributing positively to the working age group of the world, he said at the release event of the report titled 'The Rise of India's Middle Class'. Citing the United Nations Population Division numbers, he said, India would be adding something close to 150 million individuals in the working age population category 15 to 64 by 2040. Given the shortages that could occu

States must focus on transparency with regard to finances: NITI Aayog CEO

NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam on Monday emphasised on the need to focus on transparency with regard to states' finances as greater transparency will help states raise resources from market at competitive rates. Participating in a seminar organised by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), he also made a case for having a fiscal council like institution to better manage the debt trajectory of the Centre and states. Transparency is more important than uniformity and states should ensure that everything gets reported in some form or the other because the market values transparency, he said. Citing an example, he said, five southern states accounted for 93 per cent of off- budget borrowing last year while all the high deficit states like West Bengal, Punjab and Rajasthan have low off-budget borrowing. "It is all because of market discipline...people are more willing to lend to these five states as compared to West Bengal, Punjab and Rajasthan," he said, adding, there a

Two states breach NITI Aayog's e3W target seven years ahead of plan

4 others remain close on the heels of target

Internet has changed lives but comes with baggage: NITI Aayog member

Emphasizing the dangers of AI's influence on personal lives, he stated that the time has come again that parents, schools, and media to talk about the rightful and excessive use of the internet

Is India creating an economy productive enough to pay for a welfare system?

With manufacturing, merchandise exports and employment all lagging despite govt efforts, politicians have re-discovered the old idea of fiscal transfers through subsidies and payouts, writes T N Ninan

Heavy industry ministry's actions sabotaging FAME-II: SMEV to Niti Aayog

The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles has written to Niti Aayog, urging to conduct a comprehensive review of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) II scheme and claimed that actions of the heavy industries ministry are "sabotaging" the policy. In a letter to Niti Aayog Chairperson Suman K Berry, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) Secretary General Ajay Sharma said actions of the ministry over the past 18 months are likely to impact sales and substantially delay the process of electric vehicle (EV) adoption and penetration in the country. The industry body pointed out withholding subsidies, demanding retrospective clawbacks of subsidies given in 2019, delisting companies from the NAB (National Automotive Board) portal, and the latest move to slash subsidies by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) and called them "a series of detrimental actions". The "subsidy blockade, clawback notices, and embargo on future sales are ...

Centre to come up with a master app to check EV charging stations near you

The users will be able to discover the nearest EV charging station, book a slot in advance and make payments through the app

Seeking 'accuracy': Govt to come up with fresh logistics cost estimate soon

Initial indications suggest a number lower than 14-16%, says senior official

Sidbi ties up with the Niti Aayog to finance 50,000 EVs for MSMEs

Sidbi has tied up with the Niti Aayog, World Bank, Korea-World Bank partnership facility and Korean economic development cooperation fund to finance electric vehicles for small and medium industrial units. The financing will be done under a new project called Evolve, which is electric vehicle operations and lending for a vibrant ecosystem, under which Sidbi will give access to affordable commercial financing for EVs, the national bank said in a statement on Monday. While Niti Aayog will give technical support to Sidbi, financial assistance will come from the World Bank, Korea-World Bank partnership facility and the Korean economic development cooperation fund, Sidbi said. The bank has already launched two financing schemes -- direct lending to MSMEs and a scheme for lending to N, to help them offer lower-cost financing. The new scheme seeks to finance 50,000 EVs, S Ramann, chairman and managing director of Sidbi, said. Kim Kisang, the chief representative from the Korean economic

India committed to minimising digital health divide: VK Paul at G20 meet

Niti Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul on Monday said India is committed to minimising the digital health divide by promoting digital solutions and innovation to aid universal health coverage. Addressing an event related to 3rd Health Working Group of G20 India here, Dr Paul said India's digital goods are for the world, and that the country's digital infrastructure and capabilities are enablers of global economic growth and human development. He gave the keynote address for the event titled 'Digital Health Innovations and Solutions to Aid Universal Health Coverage and Improve Healthcare Service Delivery' during the second day of the G20 meet in the city. "India as the voice of Global South is committed to minimising the digital health divide by promoting digital solutions and innovation to aid universal health coverage," Dr Paul said. Quoting a previous statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Digital India, Dr Paul said, "I dream of a digital India with quality healthcare is ..

India has huge potential for recycling of electronic wastes: NITI Aayog CEO

NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam on Friday said that India has been trying to give a push to circular economy as there is a huge potential for recycling of electronic waste. Subrahmanyam also noted that India is extremely dependent on import of lithium and rare earth, key components in many electronic devices and various industrial applications, including medical technology, aerospace and defence. He pointed out that if electronic wastes are not recycled then it can damage and pollute the environment. "There is a huge potential for recycling of electronic waste," Subrahmanyam said. The NITI Aayog CEO said India is currently 5th largest economy and by 2030 it will become the third largest economy.