A high-level 25-member delegation of Niti Ayog would be visiting lucknow on May 10 to discuss a seven-point agenda to accelerate development in Uttar Pradesh.
The Niti Ayog team would be led by vice-chairman Dr Arvind Pangariya, who will be accomapnied by member Ramesh Chandra and its CEO Amitabh Kanth. The team would comprise of seven Secretaries, two Principal Secretaries and 13 other officials of Union government.
Health minister and government spokesman Sidharthnath Singh said in lucknow on Saturday that the team was coming on the invitation of CM Yogi Adityanath to discuss ways and means to transform the state.
Singh said that during the day-long meeting, the officials will discuss a seven-point agenda on transforming UP and encompass an overview, agriculture: doubling farmers income, ease of doing business, improving health outcomes, nutrition, rural development-water-sanitation and lastly, education.
Besides, discussions will be held with the team of Niti Aayog on budgetary provisions, capacity enhancement, implementation and improvement of various schemes and better departmental co-ordination. “We have high hopes from this meeting where the UP team would be led by CM Yogi Adityanath,” Singh said.