Indian Polity · Polity
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) replaced the Planning Commission in 2015 primarily because:
- 1The Planning Commission's top-down, centralised resource allocation model was considered incompatible with India's federal structure and market-oriented economy✓
- 2India had completed all Five-Year Plans and no longer required planning institutions
- 3The Planning Commission lacked a constitutional mandate and was abolished by the Supreme Court
- 4The World Bank recommended dissolution of the Planning Commission as a condition for foreign aid
Correct answer
The Planning Commission's top-down, centralised resource allocation model was considered incompatible with India's federal structure and market-oriented economy
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