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Arunachal on a path toward sustainable & integrated growth, says Dy CM Mein

Itanagar, Mar 21 (UNI)Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Friday held a crucial meeting with a visiting delegation from NITI Aayog at the State Civil Secretariat here, discussing strategies to accelerate the state’s development.
Expressing gratitude for NITI Aayog’s continuous support, Mein highlighted the state’s impressive socio-economic progress and announced the establishment of the Institute for Transforming Arunachal (ITA)—a policy think tank modeled after NITI Aayog. He sought technical and strategic assistance under the State Support Mission (SSM) to enhance its functioning.
He informed that the State Government has recently taken a decision to establish the Institute for Transforming Arunachal (ITA), modeled after NITI Aayog. He said that ITA would act as a think tank, setting the direction of development (Disha) and monitoring the impact (Dasha) to formulate effective policies. He sought technical and strategic support under the State Support Mission (SSM) for the functioning of ITA.
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