PM Modi to chair NITI Aayog's Governing Council meet on Sunday
New Delhi, June 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday chair the fourth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhavan here, an offficial statement said on Friday.
During the meeting, the Council will discuss important subjects including measures taken to double farmers' income, progress of flagship schemes like Ayushman Bharat, National Nutrition Mission and Mission Indradhanush.
It will also discuss measures taken for development of aspirational districts and the celebration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an official statement said.
The day-long meeting will be attended by Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, Lt Governors of union territories and senior government officials.
The Governing Council of NITI Aayog is the premier body tasked with evolving a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and strategies with the active involvement of states in shaping the development narrative.
The Council reviews the work done during the previous year and deliberates upon the future developmental priorities.
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Bodies of wall collapse victims handed over to families
Bengaluru (PTI): Bodies of seven people, who were killed when the compound wall of a hospital collapsed due to heavy rains, were handed over to their families on Thursday after the postmortem, police sources said.
Among those who lost their lives, three were from Bengaluru, two from Kerala and one each from Bihar and Assam.
The victims from Kerala had come here as part of a study tour while the others were street vendors.
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The deceased included a child, who is said to be the daughter of a street vendor.
"Last night the autopsy was performed on the bodies and handed over to the families," a police officer said.
The tragedy occured when heavy rains, coupled with strong winds and a hailstorm, battered the area.
The victims took shelter near a wall and were trapped when it suddenly collapsed.
These victims were killed on the spot.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a solatium of Rs five lakh to the next to the kin of the victims and instructed officials to provide free treatment to the seven injured.
