Niti Ayog today released three study reports on Scenario towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero, in New Delhi, focusing on an overall roadmap, macroeconomic implications and financing needs. During the launch, Chief Economic Adviser Dr V Anantha Nageswaran described the reports as a crucial pathway towards achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat. He underlined that energy transition remains a key pillar of India’s long- term growth strategy, as highlighted in the Economic Survey 2025-26. Dr Nageswaran noted that these reports will be the benchmark for future deliberations on the development of the country. He further highlighted the importance of strengthening manufacturing capabilities in line with the aspirations outlined in the Union Budget 2026-27.

During the event, Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog Suman Berry observed that as one of the world’s largest economies by 2070, India must be concerned for the welfare of its own citizens and for the world that they will inhabit in the coming decades.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Executive Officer of Niti Ayog BVR Subrahmanyam said that India has the immense potential to emerge as a developed economy by leveraging green technologies. Terming India’s growth journey as unprecedented, he added that the country seeks to achieve developed economic levels while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2070. Mr Subrahmanyam said that India’s developmental model will set the trend for other developing countries in the Global South.