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1. Governing Council of NITI Aayog 2. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram statehood days
1. Governing Council of NITI Aayog
Context:
6th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog.
Details:
The Agenda for the Sixth Council Meeting comprised the following items:
- Making India a Manufacturing Powerhouse
- Reimagining Agriculture
- Improving Physical Infrastructure
- Accelerating Human Resources Development
- Improving Service Delivery at Grassroots Level
- Health and Nutrition
About the Governing Council of NITI Aayog
- The Governing Council of NITI Aayog comprises the Prime Minister of India, Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories with Legislature, Lt Governors of other UTs, Ex-Officio Members and Special Invitees.Â
- It 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.Â
- The current one was the sixth Governing Council meeting.
2. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram statehood days
Context:
PM Modi greets people of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram on Statehood Days.
Details:
- Both states attained statehood on 20 February 1987.
Mizoram:
- The Mizo hills area became the Lushai Hills district within Assam at the time of independence. Further, in 1954 it was renamed the Mizo Hills District of Assam.
- Mizoram was given UT status in 1972.
- The Union Territory of Mizoram was conferred the status of a full state after the signing of a memorandum of settlement (Mizoram Peace Accord) between the Central government and the Mizo National Front, ending a two-decade-old Insurgency.
To know more about the statehood of Arunachal Pradesh, check CNA dated Feb 20, 2021.
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