India is dealing with an unprecedented economic slow-down these days and government's think tank Niti Ayog is prepping up extraordinary steps to cure it.

Niti Ayog on Wednesday suggested to cap upper age limit of Civil Services Examination as 27 years, current age limit is 30 for general category.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday chair the fourth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhavan here, an offficial statement said on Friday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she will not be able to attend the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled on June 16, as it coincides with Eid-ul-Fitr falling on the day.

Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the top-three large states in the country in terms of annual incremental performance on health indicators, the NITI Aayog said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the states to consider advancing the financial year to January-December, saying that in a country where agricultural income is exceedingly important, budget should be prepared immediately after its receipt for the year.

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Sunday presented a draft of the three-year action agenda for the nation's development at its Governing Council meeting here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday applauded Chief Ministers of states for setting aside ideological and political differences for a consensus on the GST regime which he said will "go down in history as a great illustration of cooperative federalism".

A roadmap for rapid transformation of India will be presented at the NITI Aayog Governing Council's third meeting on Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhavan here, which will be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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.