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d Details of Foreign Visits undertaken by the Officers of of NITI Aayog includingMembers & Vice Chairman from 01.07.2016 to 31.07.2016.

S. Name and Date of visit Countries/ Purpose Estimated expenditureNO designation Cities (Amount in Rs)

of the officer visited Borne by If byNITI Aayog Organizer

(Name)~. Shri Ami! July,2016 Singapore/ To participate in the International Rs.l,OO,OOO/- --

Bhardwaj, SRO Malaysia Immersion Programme to Singapore aspart of fiCA's Advance ProfessionalCourse in Competition Law and MarkeRegulation, 20 16.

2. Jitendra Kumar, 4-5 July,2016 Nepal To attend the fourth meeting of the 1,05,148/- --Adviser Governing Body ofPancheshwar

Development Authority (PDA) to be hin Pokhara, Nepal

3. Shri Alok 12-13 July, UK To participate as a key note speaker in 2,94,480/- --Kumar, Adviser 20]6 the Inaugural Conference on Nutrition

to be held in Oxford University.4. Indian 18-20 July, USA To attend the 20J6 High Level 10,08,808/- --

Delegation 20J6 Political Forum on Sustainable ,."~:f~~l-'~ I ,; r ," ~J.DJ·. Arvind .,., Development in New York, 'USA.

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Details of Foreign Visits undertaken by the Officers of of NITI Aayog includingMembers & Vice Chairman from 01.08.2016 to 31.08.2016.

S. Name and Date of visit Countries/ Purpose . Estimated expenditureNO designation Cities (Amount in Rs)

of the officer visited Borne by If byNIT! Aayog Organizer ,

(Name)1. Dr. Yogesh 22-26 August, USA To attend the foreign training 0.00 DAR& PG

Suri, Adviser 2016 programme on E-governance basedCitizen-Centric Service Delivery" heldat Institute of·Public Administration ofCanada (lP AC), Toronto,

2. Shri M. Vijaya 29 August - 31 South Korea to participate in Clean Air Asia's 17th 0.00 Clean AirKumar, Joint August, 20 I6 World Clean Air Congress and 9th AsiaAdviser Better Air Quality Conference to be

held in Busan, South Korea.3. Ms. Sun ita 29 Aug - 6 Singapore To participate 111 "Leaders 111 0.00 Govt. of

Sanghi, Adviser Sept, 2016 Governance Programme" to Singaporep Singapore

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Estimated expenditure(Amount in Rs)

PurposeS.NO

Name anddesignationof the officer

Date of visit Countries/Citiesvisited Borne by If by

NITI Aayog Organizer(Name)

To attend the G-20 Summit and 4th G-20 Sherpa Meeting In Hanghou,China.

4,43,6151-Dr. ArvindPanagariya,VCH

1-5 Hangzhou,September,20 16 China

1.

To assess the progress ofimplementation of the MangdechhuHEP in Bhutan.

Self0.00Shri V.P. Garg,ResearchAssociate

Mangdechhu,Bhutan

12-17September,2016

2.

To attend Ternasek Foundation's AsiaLeaders Connect 2016 in Singapore.

0.00 TemasekFoundation

Shri VikramSingh Gaur,Joi nt Secretary

16-17September.2016

Singapore3.

To attend the Australian Centre forInternational Agricultural Research(ACI;AR)'s 35th Policy AdvisoryCouncil (PAC) meeting in Canberra,Australia,

0.00 AC1ARProf. RarneshChand, Member

19-23September,2016

Canberra,Australia

4.II'

To attend Asian Age's annualseminar on "Sustainable EconomicGrowth of India and Bangladesh" inDhaka, Bangladesh

87334.00Shri BibekDebroy,Member

Dhaka,Bangladesh

25-29September,2016.

5.

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To participate in the InternationalLabour Organisation (TLO)'s trainingcourse on "SME Productivity andWorking Conditions" to be held 111

Bangkok, Thailand

0.00 ILOShriKumar,Adviser

Sudhir 26-29Joint September,

• 2016

Bangkok,Thailand

6.

I 'Shri GauravKumar, Director

To participate in the InternationalLabour Organisation (ILO)'s trainingcourse on "SME Productivity andWorking Conditions" to be held 111

Bangkok, Thailand

0.00 lLO26-29Septern bel',2016

Bangkok,Thailand

7.

30"' September, New York,2016 USA

To participate 111 the conference"Challenges Facing the World TradeSystem" at Columbia University ,New York, USA.

0.00 ColumbiaUniversity

Dr. ArvindPanagariya,Vice Chairman

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Dr. V.K.Saraswat,Member

Date of visit Countries/Citiesvisited

Purpose Estimated expenditure(Amount in Rs)

Name anddesignationof the officer

1. Prof. RameshChand, Member

.lyoti

I -5 October,2016

9-13 October,2016

9-13 October,2016

9-15 October,2016

Mexico City,Mexico

Indonesia

Indonesia

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Seoul, SouthKorea

Borne by If byNITI Aayog Organizer

(Name)To participate in the Annual Board ofTrustees Meeting of the CIMMYT inMexico City, Mexico.

0.00 CIMMYT

2. Shri SumantNarain, Director

12-13 October,2016

Colombo,Srilanka

To participate III a study tour forattending training on Indonesiainitiatives and best practice III theprovision and access of FamilyPlanning Services and methods III

Indonesia.

0.00 PopulationFoundationof India

3. Ms.Khattar,ResearchOfficer'

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13-14 October,2016

Atlanta, USA

To participate 111 a study tour forattending training on Indonesiainitiatives and i.best practice in theprovision and'. access of FamilyPlanning 'Services and methods III

Indonesia

0.00 PopulationFoundation'of India

4. Dr. ManojSingh, Adviser

24-25 October,2016

Bangkok,Thailand

WashingtonD.C., USA

To attend a workshop under theCapacity Building Programme -Leaders Programme III UrbanTransport Planning (LUTP) under theWorld Bank - UNDP-GEF assistedSustainable Urban Transport Project(SUTP) to be held at Korea TransportInstitute (KaT!), Seoul, South Korea.

0.00 Ministry ofUrbanDevelopment

5.

6. Shri BibekDebroy,Member

24 October - 1November,2016

To attend Asian ProductivityOrganisation's "InternationalConference on Innovations &Applications of New Technologies toImprove Productivity" III Colombo,Sri Lanka.

3,78,963.00 --

Bill andMelindaGatesFoundation

7. Shri NeerajKumarSri vastava,Director

To attend the 7th US-India BusinessSummit in Atlanta, USA.

8,15,412.00

8. Shri AlokKumar, Adviser

To attend UNDP's workshop on"Regional Knowledge Exchange:-Implementing the 2030 Agenda forSustainable Development" III

Bangkok, Thailand.

0.00 UNDP

To participate in the course offered bythe World Bank Institute titled"Global Flagship Course on HealthSystems Strengthening andsustainable financing: -the challengesof Universal health coverage" III

Washington DC, USA:

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9. Shri Dinesh 26-27 October, Bangkok, To attend UNDP's workshop on 0.00 UNDPKapila, Director 20]6 Thailand "Linking Development Finance with

the SDGs - Consultation for theSecond High Level meeting of theGlobal partnershi p for effectiveDevelopment Cooperation" 111

Bangkok, Thailand.10. Shri Amitabh 28t11 October, Pennysylvania, To deliver Key Note address at the 4,94,805.00 --

Kant, CEO 2016 USA Wharton Nation Brand Conference onthe subject - Success of the Make inIndia Campaign Il1 the WhartonSchool, University of Pennysylvania,USA


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4~" Singapore" - ." To attend the" Capacity Building- 50,94,844.00,''",.

Delegation November, Programme workshop organized byI.Shri Alok 2016 NITI Aayog and SingaporeKumar, Addl. Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) Il1

Secy. Singapore.2. Ms. SunitaSanghiAdviser3.Shri Jeetendra

,Singh, DirectorAnd 17 otherofficers fro111

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(Name)1. Dr. Arvind Berlin, 12- J 3 To attend the l " G-20 Sherpa Meeting 4,98,334.00

Panagariya, Germany December, in Berlin, GermanyVice Chairman 2016

2. Dr. Manoj Washington 15 December, To participate in a one day seminar on 0.00 ERJASingh, Adviser D.C., USA 2016 "Quality Infrastructure i'n developing

Economics" 111 Washington D.C.,USA.

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3. Indian Munich, 13-15 To attend the 1st G-20 ESWG 8,14,916.00Delegation Germany December, Meeting in Munich, GermanyI.Shri Anil 2016Kumar Jain,Adviser2. Shri SurinderSingh Sur, JointAdviser

4. Dr. Yogesh New York, 15-16 To attend the Expert Group Meeting 3,48,648.00Suri , Adviser USA December, (EGM) on preparation for the 2017

2016 Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)to be made at the 2017 High levelPolitical forum in New York, USA.

S. Name and Da te of visit Countries/ Purpose Estimated expenditureNO designation Cities (Amount in Rs)

of the officer visited Borne by If by

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<z : ~ ... rr _. ,·x;..; . ~._-: ,'0°.- +--- -~~-, ......~-.- - ". ..;. -,-_._-- . - - '-,- "--... ..- 1::': ShriBibek . -8th January, .~ - Seychelles To participate." in "'the Pravasi 0.00 rCCR

Debroy, 2017 Bharatiya Divas in Seychelles.Member

2. Shri Vikrarn 9-20 January, USA To attend customized training 29,772.00 --Singh Gaur, 2017 programme "Negotiation for PublicJ oi nr Secretary leaders"at California University,

Berkeley (UCB), USA.3. Indian 10-1 1 January, Japan To undertake and develop energy 3,45,932.00 --

(Delegation 2017 scenarios for Japan.1.Shri HarendraKumar, Jt. Adv.2.Shri ManojKumarUpadhyay, SRO

4. Prof Rarnesh 11-12 January, Colombo, To particrpate a conference on 0.00 Institute ofChand, Member 2017 Srilanka "Human Capital, Food Security and Policy

Economic Development 111 South Studies, SriAsia" in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Lanka

5. Shri Rajnath 16th January, Bangkok, To participate the in the UNESCAP's 83612.00 --Ram, Joint 2017 Thailand 20]7 Policy Dialogue on Energy forAdviser Sustainable Development in Asia and

the Pacific in Bangkok, ThailandShri Amitabh 17-20 January, Davos To attend the World Economic 4,73,780.00 --Kant, CEO 2017. Klosters, Forum's Annual Meeting 2017 111

Switzerland Davos Klosters, Switzerland.


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(Name)1. Shikha Juyal, 5-11 February, Hongkong To participate in an international study 0.00 World

Economic 2017 Taipei tour under module 4 of the Leaders in BankOfficer Urban Transport Planning (LUTP)

Programme in Hong Kong and Taipei.2. Dr. Arvind 6th February, New York, To deliver a distinguished public 0.00 Johns

Panagariya, 2017 USA lecture - Third "Kotak Family HopkinsVice Chairman Lecture" on "Economic Policy and University

Performance under Prime MinisterNarendra Modi" at ColumbiaUniversity's School ofInternational and Public Affairs,New. York, USA. - -. J -

3. Shri Jitendra ,§~7 February, _ Bangkok, To participate"; in ''the'i'United, ; , .0,00· UN..

,". ,-. -Kumar, Adviser" ,20JT ;;;'1;'. n{llil<iWa::'· Nati~ns Eco~8fnfC i\~nd,c:-S'o~ial '1"1" LESCAP

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Commission for Asia and Pacific(UN ESCAP)'s Sub-RegionalWorkshop on EnvironmentStatistics for South and South-West Asian Countries in Bangkok,Thailand


's Name and Date of visit Countries/ Purpose Estimated expenditureI N'O designation Cities (Amount in Rs)


(Name)1. Dr. Maninder 2-3 March, Incheon, To attend a Workshop on 2,46,657,00 --

Kaur Dwivedi, 2017 Republic of Preparati on for the 20 I7 Yo IuntaryAdviser Korea National Reviews (YNRs) at the

2017 High-Level Political Forum

Ito be hosted by the UN Office for

ISustainable Development,Incheon, Republic of Korea InIncheon, Republic of Korea.

2. Indian 20-23 March, Berlin, To attend two G-20 meeti ngs in 6,11,198.00 --Delegation 2017 Germany Berl in, Germany

11.Shri Anil Kr. .Jain, AS2.Shri SurinderSingh Sur, JA "


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3. Dr. Ranjan 22-23 March, Kathmandu, to attend the Regional Meeting of 1,03,129.00 --Pradhan, SRO 2017 Nepal the Asia-Pacific LDCs on

Sustainable Energy to be held inKathmandu, Nepal

4. Dr. Arvind 23-24 March, Frankfurt, To attend the 2nd G-20 Sherpa 3,86,094.00 --Panagari ya, 2017 Germany Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany

Vice Chairman

5. Shri Ashok 28-3 J March, Bangkok, To parti ci pate 111 a Regional 2,10,451.00 --Kumar Jain, 2017 Thailand Workshop on the preparation of 2017

Adviser Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) atthe 20 J 7 High Level Political Forum(HLPF); and attend the fourth sessionof Asia-Pacific Forum on SustainableDevelopment Eradicating Povertyand promoting prosperity 111 achanging Asia-Pacific to be held in atBangkok, Thailand

6. Ms. Anna Roy, 30th March, Cairo, Egypt. To address the business seminar on 2,12,762.00 --Adviser 2017 "India-Egypt Economic Engagement"

:':.:t ~~-t1. s ,,,".-..,.~,_-it~-,,,., '''"'' ""'7' ~~~"$, ~. .. and i provide a presentation: on j ", !

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:,:'.,:•. '7.:~_ •.,: . ,-' s~: Government's Flagship Programmesincluding Make 111 India, DigitalIndia, Skill India, Start Up India andSmart City Mission in Cairo, Egypt.

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S. Name and Date of visit Countries/ Purpose Estimated expenditureNO , designation Cities (Amount in Rs)


(Name)l. Prof. Ramesh 2-5 April, Mexico City, To participate in the Annual Board of 0.00 CIMMYT

Chand, Member 2017 Mexico Trustees Meeting of the InternationalMaize and Wheat lrn provementCentre (CIMMYT) to be held Il1

Mexico City, Mexico.2. Indian 6-7 April, Sydney, To attend the Capacity building 0.00 University of

Delegation 2017 Australia workshop regarding Smart Cities and New SouthI.Ms.Sunita Informed Urbanisation organized by WalesSanghi, Adviser the NIT] Aayog in collaboration with2.Ms. Sonal University of New South Wales to beGoyal, held in Sydney, Australia.MunicipalCommi -ssioner,Faridabad

3. Yaduvendra 7-8 April, Dubai, UAE To address the Members of the UAE 0.00 ICAI, DubaiMathur, Addl. 2017 (Dubai) Chapter of the ICAI at theSecretary 35th Annual International Conference

on the theme "Future of Future" 111

p Dubai, UAE.


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4. Shri Rajnath 10-11 April, To attend a two day conference for 0.00 ProductivityRam, Joint 2017 participants of Twinning programme Commission,Adviser of the Productivity Commission of Australia

Australia in Melbourne, Australia5. Shri Amit 15-23 April, To participate in IlCA's International 78,974 NITI Aayog

Bhardwaj,SRO 2017 Immersion Programme to Malaysiaand Singapore.

Shri ManojKumarUpadhyay, SRO

6. Ms. Kratika 18-19 April, To attend the Regional Workshop for 0.00 World BankMittal, SRO 2017 settingSDG baseline and targets for

water, sanitation and hygiene to beheld in Bangkok, Thailand


S:Ir .Name - -and- Date-of visit- Countries! " Purpose I 4) 'n'f' ~nrl i I l.,1 . Estimated.expenditure I

NO designation -.,. ""~'Y.. ;; .Cities __4. -- i ~(} ; d(~';l~'II}ltlUl! , (Amount il!~).". ;

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(Name)Shri Vikram 1-5 May, 2017 Geneva, To attend the 27th Session of 4,51,762.00 ISingh Gaur, Switzerland Universal Period Report of theJoint Secretary UNHRC 111 Geneva, Switzerl and

during 1-5 May, 2017Shri Harendra 2-4 May, 2017 Hamburg. To participate in Energy Sustainability 2,32,000.00K umar, Joint Germany Working Group Meeting at Hamburg,

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Adviser Germany.Ms. Sukhgeet 1-5May,2017 New Zealand To attend the function of Edmund 9750.00Kaur, Director Hillary Fellowship Award 111 New

I Zealand.,Shri Ashok 8-12 May, Geneva, To attend the 20U1 Annual Session of 3,96,000.00Kumar Jain 2017 Switzerland CSTD to be held by the Secretariat of

the UN Commission on Science &Technology in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ms. Sunita 11-12May, Geneva, To parti cipate 111 the International 0.00 lLOSanghi, Adviser 2017 Switzerland Labour Organisation (I LO)'s

International Conference on Jobs andSkills Mismatch to be held in Geneva,Switzerland

I Shri Punit Kr. I1-12May, Geneva, -do- 0.00 ILOShukla, YP 2017 Switzerlandc-- ..Ms. Dandapani 14-21 May, USA To participate 1I1 the Intel 10,43,000.00 AtaJVarsha YP and 2017 International Science and Engineering Innovation9 other Students Fair (ISEF) 111 Los Angeles, Mission of

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California, USA during 14-19 May, NITI Aayog2017 in the Maker Faire in SanFrancisco, USA during 20-21 May,2017 ..

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Dr. Arvind 18-19May, Munich, To attend the third G-20 Sherpa 5, 11,242.00Panagariya, 2017 Germany Meeting in Munich, Germany.Vice ChairmanIndian 19-24 May, Israel To hold discussions under Atal AtalDelegation 2017 Innovation Mission with Israeli InnovationI. Dr. Unnat counterparts to prepare the Action 7,18,347.00 Mission ofPandit, Manager, Plan for the Hon'ble Prime Minister's NITI AayogAIM visit to Israel in July, 2017.2 .. Shri MuditNarainManager, AIM



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(Name)1. Dr. Maninder 2nd June, 2017 USA To parti ci pate as a Speaker for a 39,522.00 --

Kaur Dwivedi, discussion titled " TransformingAdviser Global Education - Systemically and

Systematically" at University ofChicago, USA

2, Shri Alok 19June-7 UK To attend DFFT training of DaPT in 50,000.00 --Kumar, Adviser July,2017 UK

3. Indian 13-14 June, Tokyo, Japan To attend the 5th Joint Committee 7,71,282,00 --( Delegation 2017 meeting ofMAHSR in Tokyo, Japan

I.Dr. ArvindPanagariya,VCH2. Shri ManojSingh, Adviser

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