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

A. To evolve a shared vision of national development
B. To foster cooperative federation
C. To design long term policy
D. To monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes
E. To formulate foreign policy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

E only

The correct answer is Option (4) - E only

A. To evolve a shared vision of national development
B. To foster cooperative federation
C. To design long term policy
D. To monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes
E. To formulate foreign policy (answer)

NITI Aayog's focus is on domestic policy and development strategies for India. Formulating foreign policy falls under the purview of the Ministry of External Affairs.

NITI Aayog:

After independence, a Planning Commission based on socialist model was formed for the planned development of India. But in the era of globalization, especially in the 21st century, it was becoming ineffective and irrelevant, particularly in terms of coping with the pressing challenges of development. Hence, during his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about the abolition of the Planning Commission. NITI Aayog was constitutedin place of Planning Commission on 1 January 2015 with the objective of providing the necessary and technical advice to the Union Government regarding policy making at the Central and State levels. The Prime Minister of India is the ex-officio Chairman of NITI Aayog and he appoints the Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog.

To harmonize the interests of national security and economic policy and to prepare strategic and long-term framework of policy and program, NITI Aayog acts as a think tank of the Union Government. By adopting a ‘Bottom-Up Approach’, the NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of cooperative federalism as it ensures equal participation of all states in the country.