NITI Aayog

NITI AAYOG (National Institution for Transforming India):

The NITI Aayog, is a think tank of the Government of India, established on 1 January 2015 as are placement for the Planning Commission. . The Prime Minister serves as the Ex-officio chairman, and the first meeting of NITI Aayog was chaired by Narendra Modi on February 8, 2015.

NITI AAYOG National Institution for Transforming India

Chairman - Prime Minister

Vice Chairman - Dr. Rajiv Kumar (Economist)

CEO:- Planning Commission Secretary Mr. Amitabh kani - have been appointed as CEO of the NITI Aayog.

Full Time Member - Mr. Bibek Debroy (Economist Mr. V.K. Saraswat (Former DRDO Chief), Ramesh chand (Agricultural Expert), Dr. V.K. Paul (Professor and Public health Expert)

Ex-Officio Member - Mr. Rajnath Singh, Mr. Ani Jaitely, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Mr. Radha Mohan Singh.

Special Invites - Mr, Nitin Gadkari, Prakash Javadekar, Mr Tanwar Chand Gehlot

NITI Aayog has replaced the previous Planning Commissions Of India

The Main Objectives of NITI Aayog:

An administration paradigm in which the Government is an "enabler" rather than a "provider of first and last resort"

Progress from "food security" to focus on a mix of agricultural production, as well as actual returns that farmers get from their produce

Ensure that India is an active player in the debates and deliberations on the global commons

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Sample Questions

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Question : 1

Who grants final approval to the Five Year Plan in India ?
A. Planning Commission	B. Finance Commission	C. National Development Council	D. None of these
Right Option : C
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Explanation

National Development Council is the final approval authority for the five year plans. It is presided over by the Prime Minister and constitutes the Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers or representatives of all states and Union territories and members of the NITI Aayog. The Council deliberates and makes decisions for the development of the country.

The National Development Council is one of the key organizations of the planning system in India.
It symbolizes the federal approach to planning and is the instrument for ensuring that the planning system adopts a truly national perspective.
The NDC has experienced numerous ups and downs in its fortunes. Its status has been determined by the prevailing political climate and the support provided to it by the government in power at the centre and the effectiveness of the pressures exerted by state governments.
Notwithstanding the vicissitudes that it has faced during the past six decades, its continuing presence in the apex policy structure has always been felt.
Way back in 1946, the Planning Advisory Board under the chairmanship of KC Neogi, had recommended the setting up of an advisory organization that would include representatives of the provinces, princely states and other interests. Although this idea was not implemented before independence, its rationale was well appreciated.
The Planning Commission of the Government of India, in the initial days of its inception, had recognised the potential utility of such a coordinating body.
In the Draft First Five Year Plan, it was stressed by the Planning Commission that in a vast country like India, where under the constitution, the states enjoy autonomy in the performance of their functions, there was a need for a body like the National Development Council that may facilitate the periodical evaluation of planning and its various facets by the Prime Minister and the state Chief Ministers.

Accordingly, the National Development Council was set up by a proposal of the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of India in August 1952.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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Constitutional Development in India

Non-Constitutional Organisation

Art, Architecture & Culture of India

The State Legislature

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