New Delhi, May 24 -- India is at a turning point and at a take off stage where it can grow very, very rapidly, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said on Saturday and noted that several states have prepared, released or are on the verge of releasing their vision documents that are aligned with national priorities while being grounded in local realities.

Addressing a press conference here after the 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Subrahmanyam said India is poised to be the world's third-largest economy in about three years.

"India is at a turning point... I think the country is at a takeoff stage where it can grow very, very rapidly. The Prime Minister gave a call to all state...