With reference to the institutional framework and structural differences between the Planning Commission of India and NITI Aayog, consider the following statements:
1. The Planning Commission possessed the power to allocate central funds to state ministries and state governments, whereas NITI Aayog is an advisory think tank with no powers to allocate funds.
2. The Governing Council of NITI Aayog includes the Chief Ministers of all States and Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories to promote cooperative federalism.
3. NITI Aayog relies primarily on a top-down planning approach, mandating uniform state-level development plans from the central executive.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2 onlyCevap
- B2 and 3 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Cevap
The correct option is the one stating that statements 1 and 2 only are correct.
The combination declaring statements 1 and 2 as correct is accurate because NITI Aayog was established on January 1, 2015, as a policy think tank without financial allocation powers (which were transferred to the Ministry of Finance). Furthermore, its Governing Council incorporates Chief Ministers and Lt. Governors to drive cooperative federalism. Statement 3 is incorrect because NITI Aayog functions on a bottom-up approach rather than a top-down model.
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