Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2021 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
Which of the following statement/s is/are correct in respect of the National Institution for Transforming India?
(i) It serves as the Apex Public Policy Think Tank of Government of India.
(ii) It’s predecessor adopted Bottom Up approach.
(iii) It’s parent ministry is Ministry of Planning.
(iv) It strives to promote co-operative federalism.
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Correct answer: (C) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(i)It serves as the Apex Public Policy Think Tank of Government of India-Correct
- NITI Ayog (National Institute for Transforming India) is an apex public policy think tank of the government of India. It provides strategic and technical advice to the Central and State Governments on key policy matters.
(ii)It’s predecessor adopted Bottom Up approach- Incorrect
- NITI Ayog replaced the Planning Commission on 1st January 2015 as the top planning body of India. Focal reason for the replacement of the Planning Commission was that It was based on a ‘Top-down approach. The top-down approach is based on a high degree of control over states or other stakeholders.
- NITI Ayog is based on a ‘Bottom-up’ approach that lays emphasis on the formulation of plans at the village level and their aggregation at the macro level.
(iii)It’s parent ministry is Ministry of Planning-Correct
- NITI Ayog comes under the Ministry of planning and Prime Minister is its ex-officio chairman.
(iv)It strives to promote co-operative federalism- Correct
- The main vision of NITI Ayog is ‘Minimum Government and Maximum Governance’ and NITI Ayog strives to promote cooperative federalism. Under the framework of NITI Ayog, States are equal partners in planning.
