Reacting to media leakage of the National Sample Survey Office's periodic labour force survey (PLFS) showing India's unemployment rate at a 45-year high of 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, the Niti Aayog on Thursday described it as a draft report yet to be finalised and jobs data was still being processed on the basis of correct methodology

The fourth annual meeting of the NITI Aayog's Governing Council was conducted on Sunday in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who chaired the meet, gave the target of achieving double digit economic growth as well as the idea to link MNREGA employment with agriculture, among other things.

The Congress on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for presenting a "rosy picture of economy" at the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog here, saying his address was a mix of "half truths" and "tall tales".

Niti Aayog said the monthly payroll data was released by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

For India to consistently grow at nine to 10 per cent over a three decade period, there is a need for "technological leap-frogging" which can happen only if an ecosystem is created to promote start-ups, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday.

In a huge relief to the farmers across the nation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rules out any plan to impose any tax on agricultural income.

With India embracing applications of technologies at an accelerated pace, digital transactions will be done through mobile wallets and biometric modes and credit and debit cards as also ATMs were set to disappear, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said.

Nasscom, telecom operators, and NITI Aayog have come together in creating a dedicated helpline - 14444 - for addressing all queries on digital payments, as government takes strides to push for more digital transactions post demonetisation.

In a bid to convert India into a cashless economy, the government is now gearing up to make Aadhaar card its useful tool in maximum cashless transactions.

The Union Cabinet will be meeting on Thursday to discuss proposals for strategic sales in a number of state-owned companies, which are majorly causing losses to the government.