Niti Aayog fast-tracks development of poverty index to rank states

Niti Aayog fast-tracks development of poverty index to rank states

New Delhi: The Niti Aayog has fasttracked the development of India’s own poverty index to rank states on measures they have adopted to pull people out of poverty. The exercise, in line with the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), is aimed at compelling states to take aggressive poverty reductions measures. It is also an outcome … Read more

India attracts USD 22 billion FDI during COVID-19: Amitabh Kant

India attracts USD 22 billion FDI during COVID-19: Amitabh Kant

India’s FDI regime is the most liberal in the world, and even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has attracted over USD 22 billion worth of direct investments, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday. Kant further said that almost 90 per cent plus of the USD 22 billion foreign direct investment in India … Read more