Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh is committed to achieve target of Rs 10 lakh crore GDP this year to make India a 5 trillion dollar economy by 2024. NITI Aayog’s six-point agenda will be implemented in State within time-limit. In private sector, initiative can be taken to generate solar energy and develop forests in degraded forest area spread over 30 lakh hectares in State. CM said that need of hour is to use amount received from monetisation of unusable public assets in a logical and scientific manner for development works.

 

He was expressing his views at sixth virtual meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog held under chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Mantralaya. Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains was also present in the meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Centre and States together worked against Corona, thus creating a good image of India in world. Working in unison always brings good results. PM said that priority must be given to Ease of Living along with Ease of Doing Business.

 

Unnecessary laws must be put to an end, focus should be on expectations of citizens. Governing Council of NITI Aayog ideal example of collaborative federalism: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Governing Council of NITI Aayog is an ideal platform for interaction between centre and states and is an ideal example of co-operative federalism. This has led to an effective mechanism for Center and State to deliberate and carry forward development agenda, which continues to be used with full authenticity.