Question

 Which one of the following is not an objective of NITI Aayog?

1. It provides a critical direction and strategic input for development process.
2. It functions as a ‘think tank’ in providing key elements of policy.
3. It monitors and_ evaluates the implementation of the programmes.
4. It offers a platform for resolution of inter-state conflicts as ‘provider of first and last resort’.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : It offers a platform for resolution of inter-state conflicts as ‘provider of first and last resort’.

The correct answer is It offers a platform for resolution of inter-state conflicts as ‘provider of first and last resort’.

• Planning Commission was replaced by a new institution – NITI AAYYOG (National Institution for Transforming India) on January 1, 2015.
  • It focuses upon the ‘Bottom-Up’ approach of Planning.
• Administrative Skeltal:
  • Amitabh Kant is the current CEO and Rajiv Kumar is the current Vice Chairman of the same.
  • Chairperson: Prime Minister.
• Objectives:
  • To provide advice and encourage partnerships between key stakeholders and national and international like-minded Think Tanks, as well as educational and policy research institutions.
  • To offer a platform for the resolution of inter-sectoral and inter-departmental issues to accelerate the implementation of the development agenda.
  • To maintain a state-of-the-art Resource Centre, be a repository of research on good governance and best practices in sustainable and equitable development as well as help their dissemination to stake-holders.
  • To develop mechanisms to formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government.
  • To create a knowledge, innovation, and entrepreneurial support system through a collaborative community of national and international experts, practitioners, and other partners.
  • To ensure, on areas that are specifically referred to it, that the interests of national security are incorporated in economic strategy and policy.

• Arvind Panagariya is a Professor of Economics, served as the first vice-chairman of the government of India's think-tank NITI Aayog between January 2015 and August 2017.
• Planning Commission was established on 15 March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the chairman.