Uttar Pradesh is key to India's development: NITI Ayog

Under the incumbent Adityanath government, this was the second visit by top Ayog officials to Lucknow

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Ayog on Thursday stressed that Uttar Pradesh was its topmost priority as it was key to the country’s economic development goals.

Niti Ayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said India would develop only when UP was steadfast on its path of economic progress given its large size and population.

“We are satisfied with the progress made by the state, especially since June 2017, when specific timelines and parameters were set. In fact, UP has more than achieved the targets in a few parameters,” Kumar said talking to the media.

Earlier in the day, Kumar, Niti Ayog