NITI Aayog and its Performance So Far

Why NITI Aayog has constituted

  • Since 1991 India moved from a planned economy to a market economy and Planning commission was an apparatus of the planned economy which envisioned a centralised planned model.
  • Moreover, NITI Aayog acts as a thing tank that facilitates the free market.
  • It also ensures the policy attention of the government on the matters regarding the poor and marginalised section of the society.

Contributions of NITI Aayog

  • The NITI Aayog was formed to bring fresh ideas to the government. Its first mandate is to act as a think tank.
  • NITI Aayog is also bringing about a greater level of accountability in the system.
  • It can be visualised as a funnel through which new and innovative ideas come from all possible sources — industry, academia, civil society or foreign specialists — and flow into the government system for implementation.
  • Initiatives like Ayushmaan Bharat, our approach towards artificial intelligence and water conservation measures, and the draft bill to establish the National Medical Commission to replace the Medical Council of India have all been conceptualised in NITI Aayog, and are being taken forward by the respective Ministries.
  • NITI Aayog acted as an action tank rather than just a think tank. By collecting fresh ideas and sharing them with the Central and State governments, it pushes frontiers and ensures that there is no inertia, which is quite natural in any organisation or institution.
  • NITI Aayog also works to cut across the silos within the government.
  • For example, India still has the largest number of malnourished children in the world.
  • NITI Aayog is best placed to achieve this convergence and push the agenda forward in the form of POSHAN ABHIYAAN.
  • NITI Aayog is also bringing about a greater level of accountability in the system.
  • NITI Aayog has established a Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office which collects data on the performance of various Ministries on a real-time basis.
  • The data are then used at the highest policymaking levels to establish accountability and improve performance.
  • This performance- and outcome-based real-time monitoring and evaluation of government work can have a significant impact on improving the efficiency of governance.
  • Using such data, we also come up with performance-based rankings of States across various verticals to foster a spirit of competitive federalism.
  • NITI Aayog play an important role of being the States’ representative in Delhi, and facilitate direct interactions with the line ministries, which can address issues in a relatively shorter time.
  • Improving innovation:
    • The Atal Innovation Mission, which is also established under NITI Aayog, has already done commendable work in improving the innovation ecosystem in India
    • It has established more than 1,500 Atal Tinkering Labs in schools across the country and this number is expected to go up to 5,000 by March 2019
    • It has also set up 20 Atal Incubation Centres for encouraging young innovators and start-ups.


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