AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chair the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog, to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, today.

Union ministers of defence, minister of home affairs, minister of finance and corporate affairs, minister of agriculture and farmers welfare, rural development and panchayati raj, as ex-officio members; vice-chairman, CEO and senior officers of NITI Aayog; and minister of road transport and highways, and micro, small and medium enterprises, minister of social justice and empowerment, minister of railways and commerce and industry, minister of state (independent charge) of ministry of statistics and programme implementation and ministry of planning, will be attending the event as special invitees to the Governing Council.

Special invitees to the fifth meeting include the national security adviser, minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, minister of Jal Shakti and the Minister of animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries.