Sustained Economic Growth, Investment Critical For Security Reasons: NITI Aayog CEO India's economy has witnessed a substantial transformation over 30 years since 1991 with an average annual growth of 6.5 per cent," the NITI Aayog CEO said. Updated: March 13, 2021 6:09 pm IST The private sector needs to be brought in at the heart of India's economic growth, said NITI Aayog CEO NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday said India's power is truly represented by its sustained economic growth, which is a key to its future and critical for security reasons. Delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of ''Militaria@Jaipur-2021'', he said as a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic radical reforms were ushered in across a range of sectors and asserted that India has had the sharpest recovery among the major economies. Economic Growth is expected to rebound about 5.5 per cent after (-)3.5 per cent in 2020 which has been the worst since post-World War, Kant said, adding that pushing India towards a high growth trajectory was a key challenge.