PM to Chair 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog

📌 Summary:

• PM Narendra Modi to chair the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog on June 11, 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi
• Theme: "Inclusive Human Development for Viksit Bharat @2047" — well-being of every Indian regardless of age, region, gender or socio-economic background
• Brings together Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors; built on four pillars: (i) Foundational Human Capital & Future-Ready Skills; (ii) Productive Employment, Entrepreneurship & Decentralised Growth; (iii) Health, Nutrition & Wellbeing; (iv) Equity and Dignity for All
• Focus on an Implementation Roadmap leveraging Governance, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Convergence, Partnerships and Data-driven Systems, with outcome-tracking for accountability
• Aims to align State Visions with the National Vision; also takes up recommendations of the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries (Dec 2025) on education, skilling and sports

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — cooperative federalism, Centre-State coordination, role of NITI Aayog as a policy think-tank and forum

📝 Prelims Facts:

• NITI Aayog Governing Council comprises the PM (Chair), all CMs, LGs/Administrators of UTs, ex-officio Union Ministers, and NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman/Members/CEO
• 11th meeting theme: "Inclusive Human Development for Viksit Bharat @2047"; venue Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre
• NITI Aayog is a non-statutory, non-constitutional advisory body (est. 2015), replacing the Planning Commission

🔑 Key Term: Governing Council — the apex body of NITI Aayog that fosters cooperative federalism by bringing Centre and States onto a common platform for development priorities.