Finance Minister launches NITI NCAER States Economic Forum portal
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the NITI NCAER States Economic Forum portal, a repository of about 30 years of data on state finances, in New Delhi on 1 April 2025.
Summary
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the 'NITI NCAER States Economic Forum' portal in New Delhi on 1 April 2025. Developed by NITI Aayog with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the portal is a repository of data on social, economic and fiscal parameters, research reports, papers and expert commentary on state finances for about 30 years, from 1990-91 to 2022-23. Sitharaman said the portal will help states make more meaningful interventions in raising revenues, managing debt and learning from peers. NCAER Director General Poonam Gupta presented the portal, and NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said it would create fiscal learning across states.
Key facts
- Portal
- NITI NCAER States Economic Forum
- Launched by
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, 1 April 2025
- Developed by
- NITI Aayog with NCAER
- Data period
- About 30 years, 1990-91 to 2022-23
- Content
- Social, economic and fiscal data; reports and commentary on state finances
- NCAER DG
- Poonam Gupta
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The NITI NCAER States Economic Forum portal, launched on 1 April 2025, mainly provides data and analysis on:
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Correct answer: B — State finances
PIB (NITI Aayog): the portal is a comprehensive repository of data on social, economic and fiscal parameters, research reports, papers and expert commentary on State Finances.
The NITI NCAER States Economic Forum portal covers state finance data for which period?
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Correct answer: C — 1990-91 to 2022-23
PIB (NITI Aayog): the portal covers a period of about 30 years, i.e. 1990-91 to 2022-23.