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PM Modi to chair second conference of chief secretaries
The three-day conference, which begins on January 5, will host discussions on six themes: encompassing MSMEs, infrastructure and investments, minimising compliances, women’s empowerment, health and nutrition and skill development, a statement from PMO said
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra will chair the second conference of chief secretaries in the Capital with a focus on job creation and inclusive human development in order to meet the goal of “Viksit Bharat” (developed India) by 2047.
The three-day conference, which begins on January 5, will host discussions on six themes: encompassing MSMEs, infrastructure and investments, minimising compliances, women’s empowerment, health and nutrition and skill development, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. The PM is scheduled to attend the conference on January 6 and 7.
“The conference will lay the ground for collaborative action for achieving a Viksit Bharat with a thrust on growth and job creation and inclusive human development,” the statement said.
Organised by the NITI Aayog, the meeting will be held at ICAR-India Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa Road. Senior officials from the Union government, state governments and Union territories will attend the conference.
The meeting will also discuss in detail women empowerment, health sector and skill development under the second sub-theme of inclusive human development.
“Best practices from states/ UTs under each of the themes would also be presented at the conference so that the states learn from each other,” said the statement. “As per the directions of the Prime Minister, three virtual conferences were also held with the states and UTs prior to the main conference on the themes of (i)Districts as Fulcrum of Development (ii) Circular Economy; (iii) Model UTs. The outcomes of these virtual conferences would be presented in the National Conference of Chief Secretaries.”
NITI officials said that states and UTs will also share their best practices and learn from each other in addressing key challenges.
“These six sub-themes have been finalised after several rounds of brainstorming sessions between officials of the central government and state governments and UTs in the past three months,” said a senior official, requesting anonymity. “The idea of the conference is to exchange knowledge and identify the challenges in the identified sectors for India to become a developed nation.”
