"There is a clear need for states to effectively implement the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, a report stated.
As per the index report for large states, Kerala was followed by Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
Amitabh Kant was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the government think tank on February 17, 2016 for a two-year term.
"It is indeed a positive budget... Not only did the Finance Minister (in his Budget speech) say that the Minimum Support Price for Kharif crops would be 1.5 times the input cost," Kumar said
The emphasis of the meeting was on sharing the expert views on the road ahead for the economic policy to steer the nation towards a New India envisioned by the prime minister.
PM Modi will interact with leading economists and sectoral experts today to deliberate on economic policy roadmap for promoting growth and employment.
Rajiv Kumar's remarks came after Chief Statistician T.C.A. Anant announced that Indian economy was expected to grow at a slower 6.5 per cent in 2017-18 compared to the 7.1 per cent in 2016-17.
Asked why private investments are not picking up, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar pointed out that most people use only the figure of credit offtake on public sector banks (PSBs) as the proxy for private sector investment.
The "quick pilot" project includes 55 locations with 135 charging stations. Of these, 46 are DC quick charging stations and 89 are slower AC charging stations.
The advisory panel also stressed the need for linking economic growth indicators with social indicators and said it was evolving the design of a new "economy tracking monitor" to do that.
India jumped 30 places to rank 100th in the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' ranking, helped by a slew of reforms in taxation, licensing, investor protection and bankruptcy resolution.
Government think tank Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism.
Ramesh Chand said that PM Narendra Modi has asked the NITI Aayog "to do something to bring about transformation in agriculture and doubling of farmer income".
At least four states -- Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Daman -- have announced plans to bar liquor sales, adding to the list that includes Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland and Manipur which are already dry.
Rajiv Kumar admitted that there have been problems on account of demonetisation and GST implementation. However, he added that now people have adapted to the new tax regime.
Noted economist and NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy will head the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday
Transaction cost on payments made by credit cards stand at 3.5 per cent while payments through debit cards attract 1.25-1.50 per cent transaction charges
The NITI Aayog on Wednesday constituted an Expert Task Force led by its Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar to boost employment in the country through increased exports.
The strategy is a road-map which will help in achieving nutrition objectives, said the government body.
India's GDP growth rate slid to a 3-year low of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter (April-June), mainly on account of slump in manufacturing
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