NITI Aayog | 2nd In-House Lecture on India’s Reforms Story- The Last 8 years

The second lecture of NITI Aayog’s in-house lecture series, on the theme ‘India’s Reforms Story – The Last 8 Years’, was held today, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi.

The keynote address was delivered by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Vice President Gautam Chikermane, followed by a Panel discussion moderated by NITI Aayog CEO Parameswaran lyer. The discussion was held amongst –  Department of School Education & Literacy Secretary Anita Karwal, ORF Vice President Gautam Chikermane and FICCI Senior Vice President Subhrakant Panda.

Reforms are essentially evolutionary in nature. It is also crucial that we celebrate the reformers for their vision and grit to stand by their vision of bringing a transformational change: @orfonline Vice President @gchikermane pic.twitter.com/MGGegor2lK

— NITI Aayog (@NITIAayog) October 31, 2022

There is a definite relation between social sector reforms and economic reforms, they go hand in hand. For example, #NEP2020 is based on the social culture context of India, that focuses on instilling curiosity and an innovative mindset: @DselEduMinistry Secretary Anita Karwal pic.twitter.com/yvaMjgo7dZ

— NITI Aayog (@NITIAayog) October 31, 2022

The #PLI scheme aims to create global manufacturing champions and our next focus should be to make #India an innovation hub, and for that we need to move away from the jugaad mindset: @FICCI_India Sr. Vice President @subhrakantpanda pic.twitter.com/F4Hqsn7eFJ

— NITI Aayog (@NITIAayog) October 31, 2022

In his closing remarks, NITI Aayog Vice Chair Suman Bery said, ‘In an economy, we have to always think about growth, but also about distribution dimensions, especially in a data-driven country like ours. The big change that has taken place between 2014 and 2022 is the mastery of scale. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there have been a lot of independent initiatives. What we see now with UPI, Jhan Dhan Yojana and Ayushman Bharat is the remarkable ability to deliver.’

The inaugural lecture of the series, ‘Covid-19 Vaccination: The India Story’, was held on 30 September 2022. The India Development Strategies lecture series will be held every month. The lectures will focus on national developmental priorities, policies for inclusive growth, best practices in various sectors, initiatives to promote cooperative and competitive federalism.

Today’s lecture was attended by over 300 people including the senior leadership, joint secretaries, advisers and lateral entrants.

View the live stream here –