GOVERNING COUNCIL (NITI AAYOG)

About: 

• What is it? The Governing Council, which embodies NITI Aayog's objectives of cooperative federalism, presents a platform to discuss inter-sectoral and federal issues to accelerate the implementation of the national development agenda. 
  
  
• Timeline: The First Meeting was held in February 2015, the Second Meeting in July 2015, the Third Meeting in 2017 and the Fourth meeting in June 2018. 
  
  
• Composition: The Governing Council of NITI Aayog comprises the – 
  • Prime Minister of India, Chief Ministers of all the States and UTs with Legislatures and Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 
    
    
  • four Union Ministers as ex-officio members and 
    
    
  • three Union Ministers as Special Invitees.