Gujarat chief minister Nitin Patel attends Niti Aayog governing council meet in Delhi
in Delhi on Saturday, chief minister Bhupendra Patel said that the Gujarat State Institution for Transformation (GRIT) will institutionalise the vision of achieving the goals set for 2047.
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GRIT has been modelled on the lines of Niti Aayog. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the governing council meeting of Niti Aayog.
Quoting the CM, an official statement said that a digital dashboard and over 500 key performance indicators (KPIs) will be implemented for data-driven decision-making as part of the monitoring mechanism of the Viksit Gujarat@2047 vision.
The CM said that under the development of the implementation roadmap, strategies are being developed to implement projects in key sectors like water resources, agriculture, energy, sports, health, school education, and skill development.
Patel added that under the regional economic planning segment, the Surat Economic Region Development Master Plan is underway, and Regional Economic Master Plans are being prepared for five additional regions across the state.
Patel stated that Gujarat has prioritised green growth and renewable energy in alignment with the Union govt's vision. He added that under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, the state completed 3.36 lakh solar rooftop installations, accounting for 34% of the total installations under this scheme in the country.
The meeting in Delhi was attended by chief ministers of all states. State chief secretary Pankaj Joshi also attended the Niti Aayog governing council meeting, the statement added.
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