After lending an ear to startups and upcoming entrepreneurs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet more experienced hands from the industry today for their policy inputs to build a "New India".<br/><br/>The industry leaders will make presentations to the Prime Minister on policy initiatives for doubling farmer incomes, creating cities of tomorrow, taking forward Make in India, reforming financial sector, building world-class infrastructure under the aegis of `Champions of Change' initiative of government think tank Niti Aayog.<br/><br/>CEOs have been divided into six groups and tasked with formulating strategies on these topics. These groups may be atta ched to the ministries concerned as part of the instutionalisation process to ensure that they act as guiding lights to crucial issues.<br/><br/>Sixteen cabinet ministers and secretaries of various ministries and departments will also attend the presentation.<br/><br/>The Prime Minister last week met 212 startup founders and young entrepreneurs. After Monday's meeting, the PM would have interacted with 425 CEOs in a week's time seeking policy inputs.<br/><br/>Niti Aayog has been working closely with the groups to document their suggestions and will also look at how these are carried forward. The initiative aims at bringing fresh, innovative and practical thinking in the policy-making space.
News On AIR | August 21, 2017 8:12 AM
PM Modi to meet captains of industry today for policy inputs to build New India