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Q42 (IAS/2015) Polity & Governance › Governance, Policies & Social Justice › Planning and coordination bodies Official Key

The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

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On January 1, 2015, a Cabinet resolution was passed to replace the Planning Commission with the newly formed NITI Aayog.[3] The Modi Government scrapped the 65-year-old Planning Commission on August 13, 2014, and formally established the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) on January 1, 2015, as its successor.[4] NITI Aayog acts as a platform for cooperative federalism and serves as the premier policy think tank of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.[5] Like the Planning Commission, NITI Aayog was created by an executive resolution and is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.[4]

The other options are incorrect as the Human Rights Commission, Finance Commission, and Law Commission continue to exist as separate constitutional or statutory bodies serving different purposes.

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NITI_Aayog
  2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NITI_Aayog
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Disbanding Planning Commission and Setting up NITI Aayog > p. 779
  4. [4] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 56: NITI Aayog > ESTABLISHMENT > p. 465
  5. [5] Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 7: Indian Economy after 2014 > 7.1 NITI Aayog > p. 227
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Q. The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the [A] Human Rights Commission [B] Finance Commission [C] Law Commissio…
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This is the definition of a 'Sitter'. In 2015, this was the single biggest governance headline in India. If a major era-defining institution (like the Planning Commission or Railway Budget) is scrapped, it becomes the most predictable question of the year. No deep analysis needed, just headline awareness.

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Statement 1
Was NITI Aayog established by the Government of India in 2015 to replace the Human Rights Commission?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 5/5
"On 01-January-2015, a Cabinet resolution was passed to replace the Planning Commission with the newly formed NITI Aayog"
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states NITI Aayog was created on 01-January-2015.
  • Says NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission, not any human rights body.
Web source
Presence: 5/5
"The National Human Rights Commission was set up under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993."
Why this source?
  • States the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was set up under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
  • Shows NHRC is a separate body established long before 2015, so NITI Aayog did not replace it.

Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 56: NITI Aayog > ESTABLISHMENT > p. 465
Strength: 5/5
“t ESTABLISHMENT On the 13th of August, 2014, the Modi Government scrapped the 65-year-old Planning Commission and announced that it would he replaced by a new body. Accordingly, on January 1, 2015, the NfTI Aayog (National Institution for Development Promotion in India) was established as the successor to the planning commission. However, it must be noted here that the NITI Aayog, like that of the Planning Commission, was also created by an executive resolution of the Government of India (Le., Union Cabinet). Hence, it is also neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body. In other words, it is a non-constitutional or extra-constitutional body (Le., not created by the Constitution) and a non-statutory body (not created by an Act of the Parliament).”
Why relevant

Explicitly states NITI Aayog was established on 1 January 2015 as the successor to the Planning Commission.

How to extend

A student can use this pattern (successor = Planning Commission) to infer that replacing the Human Rights Commission is unlikely and check which body was actually succeeded.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 6: Economic Planning in India > NITI AAYOG > p. 143
Strength: 5/5
“• National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog was set up on 1 January 2015, replacing the 65-year-old Planning Commission. NITI Aayog seeks to provide a critical, directional and strategic input into the developmental process of the country.• Like the Planning Commission, it is a non-constitutional and non-statutory body. \bullet• It is a policy think tank established to provide strategic and technical advice to the Central Government.”
Why relevant

Again records NITI Aayog (set up 1 January 2015) as replacing the 65-year-old Planning Commission and describes its role as a policy think-tank.

How to extend

Knowing NITI Aayog’s described role (policy/strategic advice) lets a student compare that with the mandate of the Human Rights Commission to judge whether NITI Aayog could plausibly replace it.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Disbanding Planning Commission and Setting up NITI Aayog > p. 779
Strength: 4/5
“the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog. The Independent Evaluation Office submitted an assessment report to Prime Minister Modi on May 29, 2014, recommending that the Planning Commission be replaced with a 'control commission'. The union cabinet scrapped the Planning Commission in August 2014. On January 1, 2015, after a cabinet resolution was passed to replace the Planning Commission with the NITI Aayog, the formation of the NITI Aayog was announced by the Government of India. This body, too, like the Planning Commission was established by executive order. The NITI Aayog was conceived as a policy think tank of the Government of India.”
Why relevant

Notes the cabinet scrapped the Planning Commission in 2014 and formed NITI Aayog in Jan 2015 as its replacement.

How to extend

A student can combine the timeline (Planning Commission scrapped → NITI Aayog formed) with knowledge of the Human Rights Commission’s separate statutory/constitutional status to question the replacement claim.

Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 92: World Constitutions > 2015 TEST PAPER > p. 749
Strength: 3/5
“The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the • (a) Human Rights Commission • (b) Finance Commission • (e) Law Commission • (d) Planning Commission 6. Consider the following statements: • ]. The Executive Power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister_\n• 2 Which of the st.1.tements given above is/are correct?”
Why relevant

Contains a multiple-choice style line listing 'replace the Human Rights Commission' among options and contrasts it with 'Planning Commission', indicating exam-style distractors.

How to extend

This suggests the Human Rights Commission option is a distractor; a student could use exam logic plus the other sources to eliminate the Human Rights Commission option.

Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 26: ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES > ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS, BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES > p. 398
Strength: 4/5
“[CHAP, 26] time, envisage the creation of a body like the Planning Commission which has subsequently been set up by executive order On 1 January 2015, the cabinet of Narendra Modi Government passed a resolution to replace Planning Commission by NITI Aayog<sup>12</sup> (National NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). Institution for Transforming India) which works as a policy think-tank of Government of India and aims to involve the states in economic policy-making in India. It will be providing strategic and technical advice to the Central and the State Governments, ie, by adopting bottom-up. approach rather than traditional top-down approach as in planning commission.”
Why relevant

States the cabinet passed a resolution to replace the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog and describes NITI Aayog as a policy think-tank involving states in economic policymaking.

How to extend

A student can extend this by comparing institutional functions (economic planning vs human rights) to assess whether replacement of a human rights body is consistent with the described purpose.

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