The Planning Commission of India was replaced by NITI Aayog in ________.

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  1. 2016
  2. 2015
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The correct answer is 2015.

Key Points 

  • The Planning Commission was charged with the responsibility of making assessments of all resources of the country, augmenting deficient resources, formulating plans for the most effective and balanced utilization of resources, and determining priorities.
  • On 1 January 2015, a Cabinet resolution was passed to replace the Planning Commission with the newly formed NITI Aayog.

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  • NITI-National Institution for Transforming India
    • NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India which replaced the Planning Commission of India. It was established with the aim of achieving sustainable development goals with cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of State Governments in economic policies.
    • One of the objectives of NITI Aayog is to develop mechanisms to formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government.
    • Chairman of NITI Aayog- PM Narendra Modi
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