May 31st, 2018Government policy think tank, Niti Aayog is all geared up to boost production of medical devices in India. In its meeting held on Wednesday, the organisation discussed mull measures like tax-based incentives and caps on distributor and retailer margins, as reported by sources.
The meeting was held under the chairmanship of regulatory...
March 9th, 2018NITI Aayog, the policy institute of the Government of India launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) yesterday, to mark the International Women’s Day.
This project aims at building a sustainable environment for women across India to realize their entrepreneurial objectives, substantially increase state-of-the-art...
August 25th, 2017An issue of NPCI's premium treatment to BHIM app was brought up by several leading entrepreneurs in the payments sector, including Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma and PhonePe’s Sameer Nigam, at the NITI Aayog event held last week, reiterating the suggestions made by the Watal Committee.
They recommended the Prime Minister and the...
August 17th, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet 200 startup entrepreneurs and CEOs who have set up successful business right from the scratch; today to discuss on a range of issues including job creation, income growth and innovation at a session organized by federal policy think tank NITI Aayog.
This interaction session by PM Modi with...
December 28th, 2016Nasscom, telecom operators, and NITI Aayog have come together in creating a dedicated helpline 14444 for addressing all queries on digitial payments, as government takes strides to push for more digital transactions post demonetisation.
After the fourth meeting of the Committee of Chief Ministers on digital payments, Convenor and...
January 8th, 2016Amitabh Kant, secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, was on Thursday appointed as the chief executive officer of Niti Aayog.
He will take over the new job after his retirement, next month-end.
The competent authority has approved the appointment of Kant, a 1980 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, as CEO of...
