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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Governing Council of NITI Aayog is the apex deliberative body comprising the Prime Minister, all state chief ministers, Union Territory lieutenant governors, and select Union ministers.
- How is the Governing Council of NITI Aayog different from the National Development Council?
- Who are the members of the Governing Council?
- Does the Governing Council have constitutional status?
- Why have some chief ministers boycotted Governing Council meetings?

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## Timeline

1. 1 January 2015

   The Governing Council of NITI Aayog was established by the Union Cabinet resolution dated that created the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI…

2. 15 March 1950

   The Governing Council of NITI Aayog was established by the Union Cabinet resolution dated 1 January 2015 that created the National Institution for Transformi…

3. 8 February 2015

   The first meeting was held on in New Delhi.

4. 17 June 2018

   The fourth meeting, on , launched the cooperative-federalism push around agricultural reform and the Aspirational Districts Programme.

5. 20 February 2021

   The sixth Governing Council meeting on was conducted virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

6. 7 August 2022

   The seventh meeting on in Rashtrapati Bhavan focused on crop diversification, edible-oil self-sufficiency, and the National Education Policy implementation.

7. 27 July 2024

   The ninth meeting on , themed "Viksit Bharat @2047," was notably boycotted in part by several opposition-ruled states, and the chief minister of West Bengal…

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On 27 July 2024 in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the ninth Governing Council meeting on "Viksit Bharat @2047," which several opposition chief ministers boycotted and West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee left in protest over speaking time.

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