The document summarizes the key features of planning in India after the establishment of NITI Aayog to replace the Planning Commission. It provides a brief history of the Planning Commission and introduces NITI Aayog, describing its structure, members, functions, and key differences from the Planning Commission. Some achievements of NITI Aayog are highlighted along with ongoing criticism and challenges.

1. BASIC FEATURES OF INDIAN
PLANNING AFTER ADOPTION OF
NITI AYOG
Presented by:
Samarpita Das, Ritika
Agarwal,Raj Kamal Bhandari,
Rituparna Gogoi,Ronuj Doley.

2. CONTENTS:
Brief history of Planning Commission
Introduction to NITI Aayog
Basics of NITI Aayog
Structure of NITI Aayog
Present members
Functions & Roles of NITI Aayog
Key difference between planning commission
and NITI Aayog
Works and Achievements of NITI Aayog
Conclusion
Bibliography

3. BRIEF HISTORY OF PLANNING COMMISSION
Planning commission was an institution formed in
March 15,1950 by govt. of India.
It was established in accordance with article 39 of
the constitution which is a part of directive principles
of state policy.
It formulated India’s five year plans.

4. WHY DOES INDIA NEED A CHANGE
FROM PLANNING COMMISION ?

5. INTRODUCTION TO NITI AYOG
 NITI Aayog is formed via executive action by the union
cabinet on january1,2015.
 It is a government of India Think-Tank policy .
 It is a non-statutory body.
 The stated aim for NITI Aayog’s creation is to foster
involvement and participation in the economic policy-
making process by the state government of India.
 One of the important mandates of NITI Aayog is to
bring co-operative competitive federalism and to
improve centre-state relation.

6. BASIC FEATURES OF NITI AYOG
 NITI Aayog basically represent the economic
interest of state governments and union territories
of India, which the previous planning structure
commission structure lacked.
 Instead of being in a controlling seat ;it is going to
be a provider of both directional and policy inputs.
 ‘NITI blogs’ provides public access to articles , field
reports as well as published opinions of the
officials.

7. STRUCTURE OF NITI AAYOG

8. PRESENT MEMBERS
 Chairperson: PMO India: Shri Narendra Modi.
 Vice-Chairman: Rajiv Kumar.
 CEO: Amitabh Kant.
 Members: (1) Bibek Debroy (Economist),(2) V. K.
Saraswat (Former DRDO Chief),(3)Ramesh Chand
(Agriculture Expert)
 Special Invitees: Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Zubin Irani and
Thawar Chand Gehlot.
 Governing Council: All Chief Ministers and Lieutenant
Governors of Union Territories.

9. FUNCTIONS & ROLES OF NITI AAYOG
 To evolve a shared vision of national development
with the active involvement of States.
 To develop credible plans at the village level and
aggregate these at higher levels of government.
 To foster cooperative federalism with the States on
a continuous basis, recognizing that strong States
make a strong nation.

10.  To focus on technology upgradation and
implementation of programs and initiatives.
 To encourage partnerships between national and
international like-minded ‘Think-tanks’, as well as
educational and research institutions.
 To create innovation and entrepreneurial support
system through national and international experts.
 To pay special attention to the sections of our
society that may not be adequately benefiting from
economic progress.

11.  To offer a platform for resolution of inter
departmental issues.
 To maintain a state-of-the-art Resource Centre.
 To actively monitor the implementation of programs
and initiatives.
 To undertake activities necessary for national
development agenda.

12. KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLANNING
COMMISSION AND NITI AAYOG
 IN FINANCIAL CLOUT
 STATE’S ROLE
 IN APPROACH STRATEGY

13.  ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
 MEMBERS
 NEHRUVIAN DECENTRALIZED PLANNING vs
MODI’S CENTRALIZED PLANNING

14. ACHIEVEMENTS & ACCOMPLISHMENT OF NITI
AAYOG
Compared to Planning Commission, which was 64
years old when replaced by NITI Aayog which is in
infancy. But the expectations from a high profile
institution, irrespective of its age(tenure) are always
high. Some of its achievements in this two years of
working are stated below.
 On Innovation and entrepreneurship.
 On Infrastructure and Energy Sector.
 On co–operative federalism.
 On agricultural development.
 Digitalization Movement.
 Increase in FDI.

15. CRITICISM AND CHALLENGES
Sustaining a growth of 7.5 per cent when there is
global slow down, shows that implementation of NITI
Aayog is on the right track. However,critics of this
new set up criticized it and some termed it as an old
wine in a new bottle,though some critics have also
argued positively in its favour.Some of the criticism
and challenges faced by NITI Aayog are:-
 An extra-constitutional body
 Contradictory Vision
 Not Obligatory
 Biased nature
 Practical implementation till date,limited only to
some states

16. WAY FORWARD
 What can be done to overcome these challenges??

17. CONCLUSION
 However, it is too early to comment on the efficacy
of the new institution related to planned
development, something is possible when it shifts
gears and moves into operation seriously. However,
the present move to decentralize planning and
allowing inputs from states to guide it, appears to
be a positive and effective steps.
 But NITI Aayog will always remain a hotbed political
topic with ambiguous opinions.

18. THANK
YOU

19. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NITI_Aayog
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 www.thetimesofindia.com
 Website of NITI Aayog : niti.gov.in
 Pib.nic.in : Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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