New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's ninth Governing Council meeting, which will be held on July 27, discussing the 'Viksit Bharat@2047' document aimed at making India a developed nation. The council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all state chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories, and several Union ministers. PM Modi is the Chair of NITI Aayog.

Ahead of the Council meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to give a glimpse of the Viksit Bharat vision and action plan in the Budget on July 23, according to the official statement.

A vision document is being prepared for India to become a developed economy of $30 trillion by 2047, the 100th year of its independence. In 2023, NITI Aayog was entrusted with the task of consolidating the 10 sectoral thematic visions into a combined vision for Viksit Bharat@2047. The vision encompasses various aspects of development, including economic growth, social progress, environmental sustainability, and good governance, among others. /BI