Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 2

The correct answer is 1 only.

• The National Institution for Transforming India is also called NITI Aayog.
• The Government, in January 2015, replaced the Planning Commission with NITI Aayog.
• The primary objective is to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and to enhance cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.
• NITI Aayog’s entire gamut of activities can be divided into four main heads - 
  • Design Policy & Programme Framework
  • Foster Cooperative Federalism
  • Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Think Tank and Knowledge & Innovation Hub
• The Prime Minister of India is the de-facto Chairman of NITI Aayog. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• The Governing Council comprises all the Chief Ministers of all states and Lt. Governors of Union Territories. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
• The NITI Aayog is based on the 7 pillars of effective Governance -
  • Pro-people: it fulfils the aspirations of society as well as individuals
  • Pro-activity: in anticipation of and response to citizen needs
  • Participation: involvement of the citizenry
  • Empowering: Empowering, especially women in all aspects
  • Inclusion of all: inclusion of all people irrespective of caste, creed, and gender
  • Equality: Providing equal opportunity to all especially for youth
  • Transparency: Making the government visible and responsive