Centre vs States: What have NITI Aayog governing council meets discussed so far?

The seventh governing council meeting of NITI Aayog is being held with Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing it. Let's take a look at what was discussed in the six meetings that took place throughout the years. At the time of its inception, the NITI Aayog governing council was billed as a forum for cooperative federalism between the Centre and states. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the seventh meeting of the council on Sunday, sparks have started flying between the two. The governing council of NITI Aayog comprises the prime minister, the chief ministers of all the states and UTs with the legislature, and others. On Saturday, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao decided to boycott the meeting, alleging states are not being treated as equal partners. He also said that important national issues are not discussed in such meetings.
In response, the NITI Aayog termed his allegations as "unfounded" and said 30 meetings had been held between state chief ministers and top NITI officials on various issues in the last year alone. It said the agenda for today's meeting was prepared in consultation with states.
Other chief ministers of Opposition-ruled states are also expected to discuss various contentious issues. As the meeting gets underway in a short while, let us take a look at the major discussion points in the previous six NITI Aayog governing council meetings chaired by Prime Minister Modi.