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Transforming Human Capital),
NITI Aayog and its knowledge
partners will provide strategic,
technical and implementation
support to three states for each
sector.
A Committee comprising of
Member, NITI Aayog, Mr Bibek
Debroy, CEO, Amitabh Kant,
Advisers of NITI Aayog and
representatives of Health and
Education Ministry spent two days
assessing and vetting presentations
by 14 States for each of the two
social sectors. The States showcased
the initiatives undertaken by
them thus far, their willingness
to accelerate improvement and
justified why they should be
selected for the institutional
support being offered by NITI
Aayog under the program.
In health sector, five States have
been shortlisted as run up to the
final selection of three. These
are, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam,
Karnataka and Gujarat. Similarly,
in education, the shortlisted States
are Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and
Andhra Pradesh. In both sectors,
the States have to commit to a time-
bound focus, governance reforms
and delivery of outcomes for final
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selection for the partnership.
Depending on the promptness
of the response of governance
commitments posed to them, the
final selection of the three States in
each of the sectors is expected to be
completed in July 2017.
PRESIDENT OF INDIA
INAUGURATES BOSE INSTITUTE’S
UNIFIED CAMPUS AT KOLKATA
The President
of India,
Mr Pranab
Mukherjee
inaugurated
the Bose
Institute’s
Unified Campus at Salt Lake,
Kolkata recently. Speaking on the
occasion, the President said that
it was indeed a privilege for him
to be present on the occasion of
inauguration of the unified campus
of the prestigious Bose Institute.
He stated that almost a century ago,
J.C. Bose, dedicated this Institute,
the first of its kind in the country
fully devoted towards scientific
research, to the service of the
nation. With the inauguration of
this new campus, Bose Institute is
embarking upon a fresh phase in
its journey, more so befitting as the