NITI Aayog said that it was set up as an institution with the mandate of cooperative federalism with a premise that strong states make a strong nation. A number of measures have already been put in place to work closely with states.
In response to the statement by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao here on Saturday, the NITI Aayog, in a release, clarified that in the last year alone more than 30 meetings have been held with the chief ministers of States by the Vice Chairman and or members of NITI Aayog.
“These meetings have resolved a number of issues pertaining to the States with various Central Ministries and paved way for greater collaboration between NITI Aayog and States. A delegation led by Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, met the Telangana Chief Minister in Hyderabad on January 21, 2021 to discuss development issues pertaining to the State. More recently, despite requests made by NITI Aayog for a meeting, the Chief Minister did not respond,” said the press release.
