**Executive Summary**
The Prime Minister will chair the fifth National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi on December 27th and 28th, 2025. The conference, themed "Human Capital for Viksit Bharat," aims to strengthen Centre-State partnership and finalize a common development agenda. The conference dates are December 26th to December 28th, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Conference Overview**
* Fifth National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi.
* Dates: December 27-28, 2025. Preceded by deliberations from December 26th, 2025.
* Theme: Human Capital for Viksit Bharat.
* Objective: Strengthen Centre-State partnership and finalize a common development agenda.
* The conference serves as the forum where Centre and States collaborate.
* **Key Discussion Areas**
* Early Childhood Education.
* Schooling.
* Skilling.
* Higher Education.
* Sports and Extracurricular activities.
* **Special Sessions**
* Deregulation in States.
* Technology in Governance.
* AgriStack.
* One State, One World Class Tourist Destination.
* Atmanirbhar Bharat & Swadeshi.
* Plans for a Post-LWE Future.
* **Additional Deliberations**
* Heritage & Manuscript Preservation and Digitisation.
* Ayush for All – Integrating Knowledge in Primary Healthcare Delivery.
* **Attendees**
* Chief Secretaries of all States/Union Territories.
* Senior officials from States/Union Territories.
* Domain experts.
**Impact Analysis**
**States/Union Territories**
* **Impact**: The conference will focus on best practices and strategies for states/UTs to follow.
* **Action Required**: Participate in deliberations to contribute to the common development agenda.
**Central Ministries/Departments, NITI Aayog**
* **Impact**: Collaboration with States/UTs and domain experts to finalize development strategies.
* **Action Required**: Contribute expertise and insights to the conference discussions.
Key Entities Referenced
National Conference of Chief Secretaries: An annual conference organized by the Prime Minister's Office to facilitate dialogue between the Centre and States, focusing on national development priorities. The fifth conference will focus on Human Capital for Viksit Bharat.
Viksit Bharat: The overarching theme for the fifth National Conference of Chief Secretaries, focusing on India's development.
NITI Aayog: The National Institution for Transforming India, which participates in the conference deliberations.
Delhi: Location of the National Conference of Chief Secretaries
Prime Minister's Office
PM to chair the fifth National Conference of Chief
Secretaries in Delhi on 27th and 28th December
Overarching theme of the conference: Human Capital for
Viksit Bharat
Key areas for discussion include Early Childhood Education,
Schooling, Skilling, Higher Education, Sports &
Extracurricular activities
Special sessions to be held on Deregulation in States;
Technology in Governance; AgriStack; One State, One World
Class Tourist Destination; Atmanirbhar Bharat & Swadeshi
and Plans for a Post-LWE Future
प्रव तथ: 26 DEC 2025 11:06AM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will chair the fifth National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi
on 27th and 28th December 2025. The Conference marks another important milestone in strengthening
Centre–State partnership through structured and sustained dialogue on national development priorities.
Anchored in the Prime Minister’s vision of cooperative federalism, this Conference serves as the forum
where Centre and States collaborate, designing a unified roadmap to maximise India’s Human Capital
potential and accelerate inclusive, future-ready growth.
The three day Conference to be held from 26th to 28th December 2025 will be devoted to intensive
deliberations aimed at finalising a common development agenda. It will lay the ground for collaborative
action to move beyond viewing India’s population merely as a demographic dividend and instead position
citizens as human capital by developing concrete strategies to strengthen education systems, advance
skilling initiatives and generate future-ready employment opportunities across the country.
Based on the extensive deliberations between Central Ministries/Departments, NITI Aayog, States/UTs
and domain experts, the fifth National Conference will focus on the theme ‘Human Capital for Viksit
Bharat’ covering best practices and strategies for states/UTs to follow.
Under this overarching theme, special emphasis will be placed on five key areas: Early Childhood
Education, Schooling, Skilling, Higher Education, Sports and Extracurricular activities, which have been
identified for detailed discussion.
Six special sessions will also be held on Deregulation in States; Technology in Governance: Opportunities,
Risks & Mitigation; AgriStack for Smart Supply Chain & Market Linkages; One State, One World Class
Tourist Destination; Atmanirbhar Bharat & Swadeshi and Plans for a Post-LWE Future.Besides, focused deliberations over meals would be held on Heritage & Manuscript Preservation and
Digitisation and Ayush for All – Integrating Knowledge in Primary Healthcare Delivery.
The National Conference of Chief Secretaries has been organised annually over the past four years. The
first Conference was held in Dharamshala in June 2022, followed by subsequent Conferences in New
Delhi in January 2023, December 2023 and December 2024.
Chief Secretaries, senior officials of all States/Union Territories, domain experts among others will be
present at the Conference.
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