NITI Aayog

Timeline

1. 21 Oct2026
   Schemes

   Centre forms Ramesh Chand committee on sugarcane farmers' issues¹²³

   The panel will study FRP returns, sugar minimum selling price, recovery measurement and weighment after talks with Karnataka and Maharashtra farmers.

   • Centre constituted a committee on 14 October 2026 chaired by Ramesh Chand, former NITI Aayog member
   • Will review the ex-mill minimum selling price of sugar, deductions on mechanically harvested cane, weighment and recovery
   • Formed after Karnataka and Maharashtra cane growers met the Agriculture and Food ministers; All India Kisan Sabha objects to the chair
2. 18 Jul2026
   Reports and indices

   Investment Friendliness Index scored 84 indicators across eight pillars⁴⁵

   The NITI Aayog Investment Friendliness Index 2026 uses 84 indicators across eight pillars, combining secondary data with a survey of about 1,850 investors. Top performers were Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha, all above 50.

   • The NITI Aayog Investment Friendliness Index 2026 uses 84 indicators across eight pillars, combining secondary data with a survey of about 1,850 investors
   • Top performers were Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha, all above 50
3. 17 Jul2026
   Reports and indices

   NITI Aayog Investment Friendliness Index 2026: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu lead⁶⁷⁸

   NITI Aayog's first Investment Friendliness Index (2026) ranked Gujarat first (56.6), then Maharashtra (53.7) and Tamil Nadu (53.3), followed by Goa (53.1) and Odisha (52.4). The index covers 28 states and 8 UTs; no state crossed a score of 60.

   • NITI Aayog's first Investment Friendliness Index (2026) ranked Gujarat first (56.6), then Maharashtra (53.7) and Tamil Nadu (53.3), followed by Goa (53.1) and Odisha (52.4)
   • The index covers 28 states and 8 UTs; no state crossed a score of 60
4. 24 Apr2026
   Appointments

   Ashok Lahiri named NITI Aayog vice chairperson^9101112

   Economist Ashok Kumar Lahiri, a former Chief Economic Adviser, was named Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog in a Cabinet Secretariat notification dated 24 April 2026, replacing Suman Bery, as the body was reconstituted with five full-time members.

   • Cabinet Secretariat notification dated 24 April 2026; reported 25 April
   • Replaces Suman Bery as Vice Chairperson
   • Lahiri is a former Chief Economic Adviser and member of the 15th Finance Commission
   • Full-time members named: Rajiv Gauba, K.V. Raju, Gobardhan Das, M. Srinivas and Abhay Karandikar
5. 11 Dec2025
   Reports and indices

   NITI Aayog report on deepening India's corporate bond market¹³

   NITI Aayog released a report on corporate bonds on 11 December. It noted the market grew from Rs 17.5 trillion in FY15 to Rs 53.6 trillion in FY25 and could exceed Rs 100 trillion by 2030.

   • Report 'Deepening the Corporate Bond Market in India' released December 2025
   • Corporate bond market grew from Rs 17.5 trillion (FY15) to Rs 53.6 trillion (FY25), about 12 percent CAGR
   • Potential to exceed Rs 100-120 trillion by 2030
   • CEO of NITI Aayog: B V R Subrahmanyam

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Sources

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