States like UP, Bihar holding India back: NITI Aayog CEO
Talking about India remaining backward on the Human Development Index, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan are holding India back. "Education and health are vital and in these two areas India is lagging behind...Unless we improve on these aspects, it will be difficult to grow," he added.