Modi to Talk Leveraging Demographic Dividend with States

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PM to Chair 4^th National Conference of Chief Secretaries

By Raisina Correspondent

New Delhi, December 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the fourth meeting of the National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi on 14th and 15th December 2024. Theme of the conference is ‘Promoting Entrepreneurship, Employment & Skilling – Leveraging the Demographic Dividend’.

The PM Office (PMO) said in a media statement that the “major areas for discussion include manufacturing, services, renewable energy, circular economy among others”. “Special sessions will be held on frontier technology for Viksit Bharat, developing cities as economic growth hubs, economic reforms in States for investment and growth and capacity building through Mission Karmayogi,” added the PMO in the statement.
The PMO said that the “best practices from States/ UTs will be presented at the Conference to encourage cross-learning”. “It will be another key step towards further boosting the partnership between the Centre and the State Governments,” added the PMO.

The PMO said that the “Conference of Chief Secretaries is driven by the vision of the Prime Minister to strengthen cooperative federalism and ensure better coordination between Centre and States to achieve faster growth and development”.

“The Conference has been held annually for the last three years. First Chief Secretaries Conference was held in June 2022 at Dharamshala, followed by second and third conference at New Delhi in January 2023 and December 2023 respectively,” added the PMO in the statement.

The three-day Conference to be held from 13th to 15th December 2024 will emphasise on the evolution and implementation of a common development agenda and blueprint for cohesive action in partnership with the States. “It will lay the ground for collaborative action to harness India’s demographic dividend by promoting entrepreneurship, enhancing skilling initiatives, and creating sustainable employment opportunities for both rural and urban populations,” added the PMO.

It stated that “based on the extensive deliberations between Central Ministries/Departments, NITI Aayog, States/UTs and domain experts, the fourth National Conference will focus on the theme ‘Promoting Entrepreneurship, Employment & Skilling – Leveraging the Demographic Dividend’ covering best practices and strategies for States/UTs to follow”.

The PMO also listed six focus areas of manufacturing, services, rural non-farm, urban, renewable energy, and circular economy. “Besides, focused deliberations over meals would be held on Atmanirbharata in Agriculture: Edible Oils & Pulses, Care Economy for the Ageing Population, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana Implementation, and Bharatiya Gyan Parampara,” added the PMO.

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