NITI Aayog::: M LAXMIKANTH

Chap 52

NITI AAYOG

--Created by “Executive Resolution”….resolution of Cabinet.
--Therefore its neither a constitutional body nor Statutory body(not by Parliament)
--Replaced “Top to Bottom” approach of Planning commission.
--NEED= after liberalization>>>diff states achieved diff economic stage>>>diff requirement>>> “one size filts all” formulae of top to bottom  = now redundant.

Compostion: (follows structure of Council of minister):
--Chairman = PM
--Vice Chairman= Appointed by PM (rank of Cabinet minister)
--Members =(of Minister rank)
   >Full time(Permanent)=Expert in the field …..appointed by PM
   >Part time(temp)= Max 2…from leading University+Reserch institute……Appointed by PM
   >Ex-officio= like ministers at centre….Ex- Amit shah, Home minister…..Appointed by PM.
   >CEO=(rank of union council of minister) Appointed by PM

--Other members:
  >Forming “Governing Council” =CMs+LG (where no CM)
  >Forming “Regional Council” =CMs+LG(where no CM) =belonging to the region selected(can be 1 or more states).

--3 wings:
   >Research wing= in house expertise.
   >Consultancy Wing= market place for vetted panelist(Experts)
   >Team India= deals with Governing council.

Issues:
--Both NDC(National Development Council) and Governing Council have almost same role.
--infact since NITI Aayog…..no meeting of NDC occurred.
--NDCè è chairman=PM ; Members= CMs ==è role similar to Governing council.
--NDC or Governing council should be given Constitutional status under Article 263.

Reserch Wing=National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD)
--research and data collection in relation to all major aspects of development
--education and training in all aspects of Human Capital Planning,
-- Human Resource Development
--Monitoring and Evaluation.