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NITI AAYOG:  
FRAMEWORK
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NITI AAYOG:  
FRAMEWORK
SECTION-I
CONSTITUTION
NITI Aayog was formed via a resolution 
of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015. 
It is the premier policy think tank of the 
Government of India, providing directional 
and policy inputs. Apart from designing 
long-term policies and programmes for 
the Government of India, NITI Aayog also 
provides relevant strategic and technical 
advice to the Centre, States, and Union 
Territories.
NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential 
platform for the Government of India to 
bring States to act together in national 
interest and thereby foster cooperative 
federalism.
On 18 September 2021, the Chairperson 
approved the reconstitution of NITI Aayog.
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FRAMEWORK
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NITI AAYOG:  
FRAMEWORK
SECTION-I
CONSTITUTION
NITI Aayog was formed via a resolution 
of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015. 
It is the premier policy think tank of the 
Government of India, providing directional 
and policy inputs. Apart from designing 
long-term policies and programmes for 
the Government of India, NITI Aayog also 
provides relevant strategic and technical 
advice to the Centre, States, and Union 
Territories.
NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential 
platform for the Government of India to 
bring States to act together in national 
interest and thereby foster cooperative 
federalism.
On 18 September 2021, the Chairperson 
approved the reconstitution of NITI Aayog.
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FRAMEWORK
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Dr Rajiv Kumar
Vice Chairperson
Honble Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi
Chairperson
Full-Time Members
Shri Amitabh Kant
Chief Executive Of?cer
Dr VK Saraswat Prof Ramesh Chand Dr VK Paul
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NITI AAYOG:  
FRAMEWORK
SECTION-I
CONSTITUTION
NITI Aayog was formed via a resolution 
of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015. 
It is the premier policy think tank of the 
Government of India, providing directional 
and policy inputs. Apart from designing 
long-term policies and programmes for 
the Government of India, NITI Aayog also 
provides relevant strategic and technical 
advice to the Centre, States, and Union 
Territories.
NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential 
platform for the Government of India to 
bring States to act together in national 
interest and thereby foster cooperative 
federalism.
On 18 September 2021, the Chairperson 
approved the reconstitution of NITI Aayog.
NITI AAYOG: 
FRAMEWORK
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Annual Report 2021–22
Dr Rajiv Kumar
Vice Chairperson
Honble Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi
Chairperson
Full-Time Members
Shri Amitabh Kant
Chief Executive Of?cer
Dr VK Saraswat Prof Ramesh Chand Dr VK Paul
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Ex-Of?cio Members
Shri Rajnath Singh
Minister of Defence
Shri Narendra Singh 
Tomar
Minister of Agriculture and 
Farmers’ Welfare
Shri Amit Shah
Minister of Home Affairs and 
Minister of Cooperation
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of Finance and Minister of 
Corporate Affairs
Special Invitees
Shri Nitin Jairam 
Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport 
and Highways
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Minister of Railways, Minister of 
Communications, and Minister of 
Electronics and Information 
Technology
Dr Virendra Kumar
Minister of Social Justice and 
Empowerment
Shri Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce and Industry, 
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food 
and Public Distribution, and 
Minister of Textiles
Rao Inderjit Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge) 
of Ministry of Statistics and Programme 
Implementation, Minister of State 
(Independent Charge) of Ministry of 
Planning, and Minister of State in 
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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NITI AAYOG:  
FRAMEWORK
SECTION-I
CONSTITUTION
NITI Aayog was formed via a resolution 
of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015. 
It is the premier policy think tank of the 
Government of India, providing directional 
and policy inputs. Apart from designing 
long-term policies and programmes for 
the Government of India, NITI Aayog also 
provides relevant strategic and technical 
advice to the Centre, States, and Union 
Territories.
NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential 
platform for the Government of India to 
bring States to act together in national 
interest and thereby foster cooperative 
federalism.
On 18 September 2021, the Chairperson 
approved the reconstitution of NITI Aayog.
NITI AAYOG: 
FRAMEWORK
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Dr Rajiv Kumar
Vice Chairperson
Honble Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi
Chairperson
Full-Time Members
Shri Amitabh Kant
Chief Executive Of?cer
Dr VK Saraswat Prof Ramesh Chand Dr VK Paul
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Ex-Of?cio Members
Shri Rajnath Singh
Minister of Defence
Shri Narendra Singh 
Tomar
Minister of Agriculture and 
Farmers’ Welfare
Shri Amit Shah
Minister of Home Affairs and 
Minister of Cooperation
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of Finance and Minister of 
Corporate Affairs
Special Invitees
Shri Nitin Jairam 
Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport 
and Highways
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Minister of Railways, Minister of 
Communications, and Minister of 
Electronics and Information 
Technology
Dr Virendra Kumar
Minister of Social Justice and 
Empowerment
Shri Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce and Industry, 
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food 
and Public Distribution, and 
Minister of Textiles
Rao Inderjit Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge) 
of Ministry of Statistics and Programme 
Implementation, Minister of State 
(Independent Charge) of Ministry of 
Planning, and Minister of State in 
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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OBJECTIVES AND FEATURES
 $ To evolve a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and strategies with the 
active involvement of States.
 $ To foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives and mechanisms with 
the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong States make a strong nation.
 $ To develop mechanisms to formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate these 
progressively at higher levels of the government.
 $ To ensure, on areas that are specifically referred to it, that the interests of national security 
are incorporated in economic strategy and policy.
 $ To pay special attention to the sections of our society that may be at risk of not benefiting 
adequately from economic progress.
 $ To design strategic and long-term policy and programme frameworks and initiatives, and 
monitor their progress and their efficacy. The lessons learnt through monitoring and feedback 
will be used for making innovative improvements, including necessary mid-course corrections.
 $ To provide advice and encourage partnerships between key stakeholders and national and 
international like-minded think tanks, as well as educational and policy research institutions.
 $ To create a knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurial support system through a collaborative 
community of national and international experts, practitioners and other partners.
 $ To offer a platform for the resolution of inter-sectoral and inter-departmental issues in order 
to accelerate the implementation of the development agenda.
 $ To maintain a state-of-the-art resource centre, be a repository of research on good 
governance and best practices in sustainable and equitable development as well as help 
their dissemination to stakeholders.
 $ To actively monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes and initiatives, including 
the identification of the needed resources so as to strengthen the probability of success 
and scope of delivery.
 $ To focus on technology upgradation and capacity-building for implementation of programmes 
and initiatives.
 $ To undertake other activities as may be necessary in order to further the execution of the 
national development agenda, and the objectives mentioned above.
NITI Aayog is developing itself as a state-of-the-art resource centre with the necessary knowledge and 
skills that will enable it to act with speed, promote research and innovation, provide strategic policy 
vision for the government, and deal with contingent issues. It is supported by two attached offices—
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO)—and an 
autonomous body, National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD).
NITI Aayog’s entire gamut of activities can be divided into four main heads:
1. Policy and Programme Framework
2. Cooperative Federalism
3. Monitoring and Evaluation
4. Think Tank, and Knowledge and Innovation Hub
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