NITI Aayog

June 24, 2025 3:03 PM

NITI Aayog releases third edition of ‘Future Front’ series, emphasizes need for high-quality data in governance

NITI Aayog on Tuesday released the third edition of its quarterly insights series Future Front, titled “India’s Data Imperative: The Pivot Towards Quality.” The report focuses on the critical need to enhance data quality in order to strengthen digital governance, build public trust, and improve service delivery mechanisms across the country. The publication addresses the persistent challenges caused by poor data quality in public systems and introduces two key tools to help tackle the iss...

June 18, 2025 1:04 PM

Centre approves ₹2,006 crore for Himachal’s post-disaster recovery

The Centre has approved over ₹2,000 crore in financial assistance to Himachal Pradesh for recovery and reconstruction work after landslides and cloudbursts caused widespread damage across the state during the 2023 monsoon. The decision was taken by a high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The committee, which includes the finance minister, agriculture minister and vice chairperson of NITI Aayog, cleared the proposal under the Recovery and Reconstruction funding window ...

May 26, 2025 6:38 PM

Medium enterprises hold the key to India’s economic future: NITI Aayog report

The NITI Aayog on Monday released a report titled “Designing a Policy for Medium Enterprises”, emphasizing the strategic importance of medium-sized businesses in driving India’s economic growth. Despite accounting for just 0.3 percent of registered MSMEs, these enterprises contribute nearly 40 percent of the sector’s exports—highlighting their untapped potential and crucial role in fostering innovation, scaling operations, and enhancing global competitiveness. The report lays out a si...

May 2, 2025 1:31 PM

GAME and NITI Aayog collaborate to foster local entrepreneurship ecosystems across India

The Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) and NITI Aayog have announced a strategic partnership aimed at nurturing vibrant, place-based entrepreneurship ecosystems across India. This collaboration will initially focus on pilot sites in Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, and Uttar Pradesh, with plans to expand to other regions. The initiative seeks to empower local entrepreneurs by bringing together key stakeholders—including government bodies, corporates, educational institutions, financial or...

April 15, 2025 10:11 PM

India targets 10% global market share in power tools, 25% in hand tools

India is aiming to significantly expand its footprint in the global hand and power tools market, with a target of achieving $25 billion in exports over the next decade. According to a new report released by NITI Aayog on Tuesday, the country could potentially capture 10 percent of the global market in power tools and 25 percent in hand tools, generating approximately 35 lakh jobs in the process. The report, titled "Unlocking $25+ Billion Export Potential – India’s Hand & Power Tools Sec...

April 3, 2025 3:02 PM

Rajnath Singh addresses Army Commanders’ conference, flags off mountaineering expeditions

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the senior leadership of the Indian Army during the ongoing Army Commanders’ Conference, a biannual event being held in New Delhi from April 1 to 4. The conference serves as a crucial platform for deliberating on security scenarios, border situations, organisational restructuring, logistics, modernisation, and the integration of niche technologies into defence strategies. During his address, the Defence Minister reaffirmed the faith of India’s billio...

April 2, 2025 10:38 AM

FM Sitharaman launches ‘NITI NCAER states Economic Forum’ portal to strengthen fiscal data access

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled the “NITI NCAER States Economic Forum” portal in New Delhi. Developed by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the portal serves as a comprehensive repository of State finances, providing data on social, economic, and fiscal parameters from 1990-91 to 2022-23, according to NITI Aayog. Speaking at the launch event, Sitharaman highlighted the portal’s role in ensuring authentic and ...

March 26, 2025 4:39 PM

Challenges faced by MSMEs must be addressed in clusters, not in isolation: NITI Aayog CEO

BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO of NITI Aayog, on Wednesday said that MSMEs cannot exist in isolation and their challenges must be tackled in clusters and groups. Speaking at an event organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, Subrahmanyam said that today’s MSMEs are going to be the large enterprises of tomorrow. He said that the government “must handhold them and transform them from micro to small, small to medium, and medium to large enterprises.” The NITI Aayog CEO u...

March 24, 2025 1:20 PM

NITI Aayog organizes workshop on building synergies to drive innovation ecosystem forward

In a major step toward strengthening India’s innovation landscape, NITI Aayog organized a National Workshop on "Building Synergies in Indian Innovation Ecosystem" at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, according to an official statement by NITI Aayog on Saturday. The event was hosted by the Gujarat Council on Science & Technology (GUJCOST), under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of Gujarat, and aimed to foster dialogue and collaboration among key stakeholders in the ...

March 3, 2025 4:13 PM

Women in India driving financial growth, increasing credit awareness: NITI Aayog report

Women in India are increasingly taking charge of their financial futures by actively seeking credit and monitoring their credit scores, according to a report launched by NITI Aayog on Monday. Titled "From Borrowers to Builders: Women's Role in India's Financial Growth Story", the report was unveiled by NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam. It highlights a significant rise in financial awareness among women, with 27 million actively monitoring their credit as of December 2024—a sharp 42 percent inc...