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The Election Commission has found no violation of the poll code in Niti Aayog sharing data with the prime minister's office on places where PM Narendra Modi was set to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.
Kumar had slammed the Congress' anti-poverty scheme Nyay, saying that its cost at 2 per cent of the GDP and 13 per cent of the Budget will ensure that the real needs of the people remained unsatisfied.
In his comments, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar had said Rahul Gandhi's promise of minimum income guarantee to poor is unimplementable.
Sources in the poll panel said, since Kumar is part of "bureaucratic executive", such remarks may be violative of the model code.
Kumar also opposed the idea of Universal Basic Income, often advocated by former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, saying he favoured incentives for population to work.
"Government did not release the data (on jobs) as it is still being processed. When the data is ready we will release it," Rajiv Kumar said today.
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The think tank on Wednesday came out with a national strategy for new India, which defines objectives for 2022-23.
It noted that reforms in civil services are a continuous process and several initiatives have been taken in recent years by the present government.
The NITI Aayog has called for accelerating the establishment of 1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) under the Ayushman Bharat programme.
However, he said short-term measures might be required in some states that are facing real farm distress.
Kumar’s statement assumes significance as it comes in the backdrop of Rahul Gandhi pressing the government on the issue, saying he will not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep until a loan waiver is given to all farmers.
“I have seen a report which quoted Subramanian as saying that demonetisation was against elite. I don’t know why he used the word elite. It was a step against those who are corrupt and had stored ill-gotten wealth,” Rajiv Kumar said.
Chidambaram had sought a debate with Kumar on the revised GDP data which showed economic growth during the current NDA regime was better than that in the UPA rule.
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said an extensive recalibration exercise using the latest data sources and methodological changes had led to a change in growth rates in the back series.
According to an official statement, it will focus on 'leveraging artificial intelligence for inclusive growth'.
Union ministers, policy makers, experts from different walks of life along with Niti Aayog vice chairman, CEO, members and other senior officials, will be among others present at the occasion.
"While India has focussed on innovation, infrastructure, structural reforms and ease of doing business, a lot of work still needs to be done on gender parity and exports and ensuring that India has growth with equity," Kant said while addressing the 98th Annual Session of Assocham here.
Making Indian cities pollution free is the prime focus of the two-day summit being organised by the NITI Aayog.
He said a lot of work has already been done on the one-nation-one-card policy after consultation with all stakeholders.
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