The Planning Commission has been superseded by the NITI Aayog, which has a 65-year history. For a long time, the Planning Commission's value and relevance have been questioned. The replacement appears to be more relevant and sensitive to the country's current economic demands and situation.
For the UPSC civil services test, the NITI Aayog is a crucial topic. It is a crucial organisation that will undoubtedly play an important part in the country's growth. As a result, you should learn everything you can about the NITI Aayog because it will be covered in both the UPSC prelims and mains exams.
- NITI Aayog Chairman – Narendra Modi
- NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman – Dr. Rajiv Kumar (September 2017 – present) is the current Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog.
Latest News about Niti Ayog:
The Niti Aayog Governing Council's recent agenda item is the "One District, One Product Policy." Its goal is to increase district-level exports.
The Niti Aayog will commission a study on the impact of Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal decisions on India's economy.
National Action Plan for Migrant Workers is underway and for the same Niti Aayog is a responsible authority.
The NITI Aayog has drafted a model Act on conclusive land titles, which it expects states would accept and apply. The goal is to make it easier for farmers to get credit and to minimise the frequency of land-related lawsuits, as well as to encourage transparent real estate transactions and land acquisition for infrastructure projects.
The Government would establish the production-linked incentive (PLI) plan for new industries to stimulate domestic manufacturing, according to the vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog. The PLI scheme's goal is to encourage investors in this nation to build capacity that is internationally equivalent in terms of scale and competitiveness. The PLI plan has already been implemented by the Indian government for pharmaceutical, medical device, mobile phone, and electronic manufacturing industries. It is currently exploring expanding the programme to other industries.
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NITI Aayog Evolution
On January 1, 2015, the NITI Aayog was established. The term "NITI" denotes "morality," "behaviour," "direction," and other things in Sanskrit. However, it now refers to policy, and the NITI stands for "National Institution for Transforming India." It is the country's most powerful policymaking body, with the goal of boosting the country's economic growth. Its goal is to build a strong state that will aid in the development of a vibrant and powerful country. This aids India's rise to prominence as a global economic power. The “Team India Hub” and the “Knowledge and Innovation Hub” are two of the NITI Aayog's creations.\
- Team India: It leads to the participation of Indian states with the central government.
- The Knowledge and Innovation Hub: it builds the institution’s think tank capabilities.
NITI Aayog is also establishing itself as a State-of-the-Art Resource Center, with the necessary resources, expertise, and abilities to enable it to move quickly, accelerate research and innovation, provide the government with critical policy vision, and deal with unanticipated difficulties. People expected progress and progress in the government as a result of their engagement, which is why the NITI Aayog was established. This need administrative reforms as well as active strategic alterations that may seed and support large-scale change.
Objectives of NITI Aayog
- States' active engagement in light of national objectives and the development of a framework "national agenda."
- Promoting cooperative federalism on a continuous basis through well-ordered assistance programmes and procedures with the States.
- To develop procedures for forming a dependable plan at the village level, and to eventually aggregate these at higher levels of government.
- An economic policy that takes national security concerns into account.
- Pay special attention to those segments of society who may be at danger of not benefiting sufficiently from economic advancement.
- Propose strategic and long-term policy and programme frameworks and initiatives, as well as assess their progress and efficacy.
- To provide guidance and stimulate collaboration between key stakeholders, national-international Think Tanks, and educational and policy research institutes.
- Through a shared community of national and international specialists, etc., to develop knowledge, creativity, and an entrepreneurial support system.
- To facilitate the realisation of the progressive agenda by providing a platform for the resolution of inter-sectoral and inter-departmental issues.
- To maintain a cutting-edge Resource Centre, to serve as a repository for research on good governance and best practises in sustainable and equitable development, and among assist in their dissemination to participants.
- To effectively screen and analyse the execution of programmes and initiatives, including identifying the resources required to increase the chances of success.
- To focus on technology advancements and capacity growth in order to deliver programmes and objectives.
- To undertake other necessary activities to the implementation of the national development agenda, and the objectives.
7 pillars of effective governance envisaged by NITI Aayog
The NITI Aayog is based on the 7 pillars of effective Governance. They are:
- It is pro-people in that it satisfies the ambitions of both society and individuals.
- Proactivity: anticipating and responding to the needs of citizens.
- Participation entails the engagement of the general public.
- Empowering: Empowering people, especially women, in all parts of their lives.
- Inclusion of all individuals: regardless of caste, creed, or gender, all people are included.
- Equality: ensuring that all people, particularly young people, have equal access to opportunities.
- Making the government transparent and responsive is referred to as transparency.
NITI Aayog Composition
The NITI Aayog will comprise the following:
- The Prime Minister of India chairs the Governing Council, which is made up of the Chief Ministers of all Indian states and the Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories.
- Regional Councils will be established to handle specific challenges and opportunities that touch many states. These will be generated for a specific period of time. The Prime Minister will call it together. The Chief Ministers of States and the Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories will make up the group. The Chairperson of the NITI Aayog or his designee shall preside over these meetings.
- Guests of honour: The Prime Minister will designate eminent experts, specialists with appropriate domain expertise.
- The full-time organizational framework will include, in addition to the Prime Minister as the Chairperson:
- Vice-Chairperson (appointed by the Prime Minister)
- Members:
- Full-time
- Part-time members: Maximum of 2 members from foremost universities, leading research organizations, and other innovative organizations in an ex-officio capacity. Part-time members will be on a rotational basis.
- Ex Officio members: Maximum of 4 members of the Council of Ministers which is to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
- Chief Executive Officer: CEO will be appointed by the Prime Minister for a fixed tenure. He will be in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
Niti Aayog – Achievements
The latest report 2019-20 mentions the achievements of Niti Aayog:
- MAFAP (Monitoring and Analyzing Food and Agricultural Policies) is an Indian initiative that monitors and analyses food and agricultural policies. It is a joint research effort between Niti Aayog and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- Its goal is to keep track of, analyse, and change food and agriculture policy
- The MAFAP program's first phase ran from September 23 to December 31, 2019.
- For selected agricultural product marketing committees and districts, the National Agriculture Price Policy and National Food Security Policy were reported.
- The MAFAP program's second phase is set to begin on January 1, 2020, and end on December 31, 2021.
- The governing council of Niti Aayog endorsed Zero Budget Natural Farming.
- Natural farming is also encouraged as part of the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana's "Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati" initiative (PKVY).
- The notion of a village storage scheme has been developed. Similarly, the Dhaanya Lakshmi Village Storage Scheme was suggested in the Union Budget 2021, although it has yet to be implemented.
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