When was the “NITI Aayog” constituted?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 1st January 2015
The Government of India replaced the Planning Commission with a new institution named NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), which came into existence on 1 January 2015.
Note: NITI Aayog is in the 2023-24, 2025-26 and 2026-27 NCERT books; the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, does not mention it.
NCERT (2026-27): Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 3: Politics of Planned Development
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