(a) the details of the issues discussed between the Government and States in the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog;
(b) the reaction of the Government on the said points including Cooperative federalism; and
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government on the said points?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING
AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
RAO INDERJIT SINGH
(a) & (b) In the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog, held on February 8, 2015, it was decided to constitute three Sub-Groups of the Chief Ministers on (i) Rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (ii) Skill Development and (iii) Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and two Task Forces viz. (i) Task Force on Agriculture Development and (ii) Task Force on Elimination of Poverty in India under the Chairpersonship of the Vice Chairman NITI Aayog.
(c) As a follow up action of the decision of the First Meeting of Governing Council, all the three Sub-Groups and two Task Forces were constituted and the three Sub Groups have submitted their report to the Government.