Administrator
12 June 2026
*Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren at the 11th General Council Meeting of the Niti Yayog in New Delhi on June 11, 2026. Picture courtesy Instagram.
The 11th Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog was addressed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 11.
PM Modi asked states to pursue investments from partner countries by addressing grievances rapidly and to come up with district-level GDP estimates to deal with growth-related challenges at the grassroots level.
The meeting was attended by all Chief Ministers, including those appointed recently — Tamil Nadu’s C Joseph Vijay, West Bengal’s Suvendu Adhikari, Karnataka’s D K Shivakumar, and Kerala’s V D Satheesan and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
Soren said, to help youth get jobs in emerging sectors such as AI, green energy, and other tech industries, the state needs Central assistance for an estimated Rs 800-crore project to establish a Skill University and a FinTech University in the state.
Soren said rapid technological changes driven by AI, automation, and the green economy were reshaping the nature of work and that states needed to equip young people with future-ready skills.
Soren said Jharkhand was expanding training programmes in areas such as solar technology, EV repair, drone operations, healthcare, and digital services to improve employability and meet emerging industry demands.
