Composition
The Prime Minister of India chairs the NITI Aayog
-Governing Council, is made up of the Chief Ministers of all Indian states, as well as the Chief Ministers of Union Territories and legislators.
– Regional Councils are constituted to deal with unique concerns and situations that affect multiple states or regions. The Prime Minister convenes these meetings, which are attended by the Chief Ministers of States and Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories in the region. The NITI Aayog Chairperson or his nominee chairs these meetings. Special invitees are experts, professionals, and practitioners with extensive domain knowledge who have been nominated by the Prime Minister.
-Full-time Organizational Framework: It includes the Prime Minister as Chairperson, as well as other members.
-Vice-Chairperson: The Prime Minister appoints him. He holds the position of Cabinet Minister.
– Members: Full-time. They enjoy the rank of a Minister of State.
– Part-time Members: Maximum of 2, from leading universities, research organisations and other relevant institutions in an ex-officio capacity.
– Ex-Officio Members: Maximum of 4 members of the Union Council of Ministers to be nominated by the PM.
– Chief Executive Officer: He is appointed by the Prime Minister. They enjoy the rank of a Minister of State.
-Part-time Members: Maximum of 2, from leading universities, research organisations and other relevant institutions in an ex-officio capacity.
– Ex-Officio Members: Maximum of 4 members of the Union Council of Ministers to be nominated by the PM.
– Chief Executive Officer: He is appointed by the Prime Minister.
NITI Aayog: National Institute for Transforming India
On August 13, 2014, the Modi government disbanded the 65-year-old Planning Commission, stating that it would be replaced by a new organisation. As a result, on January 1, 2015, the NITI Aayog (National Institute for Transforming India) was established. NITI Aayog, like the Planning Commission, was established by an executive decree of the Indian government. As a result, it is neither constitutionally nor statutorily protected. It is a non-constitutional or extra-constitutional body, meaning it was created outside of the Constitution. It’s also a non-statutory organisation, which means it wasn’t created by a law passed by the legislature. NITI Aayog is the Government of India’s top policy ‘Think Tank’, providing both strategic and policy input. While creating long-term and strategic plans and programmes.
The new institution will serve as a development catalyst, developing an overall enabling environment through a holistic approach to development that goes beyond the public sector and the Indian government. The following pillars will be used to construct this:
1) Empowering states to participate in national development as equal partners; bringing the Cooperative Federalism ideal into practice.
2) An internal and external resource hub that serves as a library of good governance best practices and a Think Tank that provides domain knowledge and strategic expertise to all levels of government.
3) A collaborative platform for tracking progress, fixing gaps, and bringing together disparate ministries at the federal and state levels in the pursuit of a single goal to make implementation easier.
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