UPSC Prelims 2015 – Question 44

44. The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

1. a) Human Rights Commission
2. b) Finance Commission
3. c) Law Commission
4. d) Planning Commission

The correct answer is Option 4.  

• NITI Aayog 
• It stands for National Institution for Transforming India. 
• It has replaced the Planning Commission. Hence, Option 4 is correct. 
• The Planning Commission was established in 1950. 
• It was established on 1 January 2015, as the successor to the Planning Commission. 
• It was created by an executive resolution of the Government of India. 
• It is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body. 
• It is a Think Tank of the Government of India providing both directional and policy inputs. 
• It is shaped by a ‘bottom-up’ approach rather than a ‘top-down’ approach. 

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