Which of the following is/are correct with respect to NITI Aayog? 1. NITI Aayog’s Regional councils are chaired by the Home Minister. 2. Full-time members of NITI Aayog enjoy the rank of a Minister of State. 3. The NITI Aayog’s creation has two hubs called “Team India Hub” and “Knowledge and Innovation Hub”. Choose the correct option given below:
Which of the following is/are correct with respect to NITI Aayog? 1. NITI Aayog’s Regional councils are chaired by the Home Minister. 2. Full-time members of NITI Aayog enjoy the rank of a Minister of State. 3. The NITI Aayog’s creation has two hubs called “Team India Hub” and “Knowledge and Innovation Hub”. Choose the correct option given below: Correct Answer 2 and 3 only
The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.
Key Points
- Planning Commission was replaced by a new institution NITI AAYYOG on January 1, 2015, with emphasis on the ‘Bottom –Up’ approach to envisage the vision of Maximum Governance, Minimum Government, echoing the spirit of cooperative federalism.
- NITI stands for “National Institution for Transforming India”.
- The NITI Aayog will comprise the following -
- Prime Minister of India is the Chairperson
- Governing Council consists of the Chief Ministers of all the States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories in India.
- Regional Councils will be created to address particular issues and possibilities affecting more than one state.
- These will be formed for a fixed term. It will be summoned by the Prime Minister.
- It will consist of the Chief Ministers of States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories.
- These will be chaired by the Chairperson of the NITI Aayog or his nominee. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
- NITI Aayog's full-time members had the rank of Minister of State. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
- NITI Aayog’s creation has two hubs called “Team India Hub” and “Knowledge and Innovation Hub”. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
- Team India - It leads to the participation of Indian states with the central government.
- The Knowledge and Innovation Hub - It builds the institution’s think tank capabilities.
Additional Information
- Composition of NITI Ayog-
- Chairman - Narendra Modi
- Vice-Chairman - Dr. Suman Bery
- CEO - Parameswaran Iyer
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