NITI Aayog is launching a series of five National Workshops from November 2026 to October 2027 to document governance lessons from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years as Head of Government, marking his continuous tenure from Chief Minister of Gujarat (7 October 2001) to Prime Minister (May 2014 onwards). The workshop series aims to study this quarter century of public leadership anchored in the principles of Pradhan Sevak, Antyodaya, Jan Bhagidari, and Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas, with the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The first workshop on "Leadership as Mission" will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 17 November 2026, featuring keynote addresses by Dr. P.K. Mishra (Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister) and Uday Kotak (Founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank). The workshop will include four first-hand accounts: Shri Rajeev Topno (Additional Chief Secretary, Gujarat) on Kutch reconstruction post-2001 earthquake, Ms. Preeti Sudan (former Union Health Secretary) on Covid-19 response, Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh (former Secretary, Rural Development) on Lakhpati Didi, and Dr. S. Somanath (former ISRO Chairman) on space economy opening.
Approximately 900 participants are expected, including 150 government officers (Secretaries, senior Union/State officers, District Collectors of Aspirational Districts), 25 students from leading institutions, and 50 community partners and beneficiaries of national flagship schemes. The proceedings will be streamed on the iGOT Karmayogi platform, and Dr. T.V. Somanathan (Cabinet Secretary) will launch the Karmayogi Sankalpa for civil servants to commit to leadership practice changes.