Which of the following statement is true in relation to the NITI Aayog?
Statement 01: NITI Aayog is a Constitutional body.
Statement 02: The President of India is the Chairman of NITI Aayog.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
Both Statements are false.
Statement 01 : NITI Aayog is a non-constitutional body.
Statement 02 : The Prime Minister of India is the Chairman of NITI Aayog.
The Planning Commission was set up in March 1950 by a simple resolution of the Government of India.
The Prime Minister was its Chairperson.
It was an extra-constitutional and non-statutory body.
It became the most influential & central machinery for deciding what path & strategy India would adopt for its development.
It had an advisory role and its recommendations became effective only when the Union Cabinet approved these.
The Government of India replaced the Planning Commission with a new institution named NITI Aayog.
NITI Aayog stands for National Institution for Transforming India.
The NITI Aayog came into existence on 1 January 2015.