{"id":48171,"date":"2025-05-25T16:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=48171"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:01:19","slug":"niti-aayog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/niti-aayog\/","title":{"rendered":"NITI Aayog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NITI Aayog Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog was recently held in New Delhi, chaired by the Prime Minister, under the theme \u201cViksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>About NITI Aayog<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NITI Aayog<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0<strong>premier policy think-tank<\/strong>\u00a0of the Government of India, established through a\u00a0<strong>Union Cabinet resolution<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>January 2015<\/strong>, replacing the\u00a0<strong>erstwhile Planning Commission<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0<strong>neither a Constitutional body<\/strong>\u00a0nor a\u00a0<strong>statutory body<\/strong>, as it has been created\u00a0<strong>by an executive decision<\/strong>, not through legislation or constitutional amendment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NITI Aayog<\/strong>\u00a0has a\u00a0<strong>twin mandate<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>To\u00a0<strong>oversee the adoption, implementation, and monitoring<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0<strong>Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/strong>\u00a0across the country.<\/li>\n<li>To\u00a0<strong>promote both competitive and cooperative federalism<\/strong>\u00a0by enhancing the involvement of\u00a0<strong>States and Union Territories<\/strong>\u00a0in the development process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Composition and Organisational Structure<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Chairperson<\/strong>\u00a0of NITI Aayog is the\u00a0<strong>Prime Minister of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Governing Council<\/strong>\u00a0of NITI Aayog includes:\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Prime Minister<\/strong>\u00a0as its head,<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Chief Ministers<\/strong>\u00a0of all\u00a0<strong>States<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>UTs with legislatures<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lieutenant Governors<\/strong>\u00a0of other UTs,<\/li>\n<li>A maximum of\u00a0<strong>four Union Ministers<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<strong>ex-officio members<\/strong>, nominated by the Prime Minister,<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Vice-Chairperson<\/strong>, appointed by the Prime Minister,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Full-time Members<\/strong>\u00a0of NITI Aayog,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Invitees<\/strong>\u00a0(domain experts and specialists) nominated by the Prime Minister.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional Councils<\/strong>\u00a0are constituted for\u00a0<strong>specific durations<\/strong>\u00a0to address\u00a0<strong>particular regional issues<\/strong>\u00a0affecting more than one state. These councils are:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Convened by the Prime Minister<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n<li>Comprised of the\u00a0<strong>Chief Ministers and Lt. Governors<\/strong>\u00a0of the concerned region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Chief Executive Officer (CEO)<\/strong>\u00a0of NITI Aayog is:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appointed by the Prime Minister<\/strong>\u00a0for a\u00a0<strong>fixed tenure<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>Holds the rank of\u00a0<strong>Secretary to the Government of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Objectives of NITI Aayog<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To\u00a0<strong>formulate credible and inclusive development plans<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0<strong>village level<\/strong>, with a focus on the\u00a0<strong>marginalized and vulnerable sections<\/strong>\u00a0of society who risk being left out of economic growth.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure that\u00a0<strong>national security considerations<\/strong>\u00a0are integrated into the\u00a0<strong>formulation of economic policies and strategies<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>To establish a\u00a0<strong>knowledge-driven, innovation-friendly, and entrepreneurial ecosystem<\/strong>\u00a0that supports long-term sustainable development.<\/li>\n<li>To act as a\u00a0<strong>platform for the resolution of inter-sectoral and inter-departmental coordination issues<\/strong>, enabling smoother policy implementation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>NITI Aayog FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.\u00a0<\/strong>When was NITI Aayog established and what did it replace?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0NITI Aayog was established on 1st January 2015, replacing the Planning Commission of India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the full form of NITI Aayog?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0National Institution for Transforming India Aayog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3.\u00a0<\/strong>Who is the Chairperson of NITI Aayog?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0The Prime Minister of India is the ex-officio Chairperson of NITI Aayog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/pm-modi-niti-aayog-meeting-today-live-updates-viksit-rajya-10025736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NITI Aayog, India\u2019s premier policy think-tank, was established in January 2015 via a Union Cabinet resolution, replacing the Planning Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":48176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[390,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-48171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-niti-aayog","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}