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title: "What is NITI Aayog and what is its responsibilities?"  
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# What is NITI Aayog and what is its responsibilities?

## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

The **[Union Cabinet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Council_of_Ministers)** decided on January 1, 2015, to establish the **[National Institution](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38440/abandoning-the-ancient-concept-of-five-year-plans-that-india-has-been-following-since-1951-the-national-institution-for-transforming) for Transforming India or NITI Aayog**.

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The Government of India's top strategic consulting firm, NITI Aayog, provides managerial and strategic suggestions. NITI Aayog provides **[technical support](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13049/can-t-update-netgear-extender-firmware-opt-for-instant-technical-support) to the Centre, States, and [Union Territories](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116210/draft-rolls-for-5-states-union-territories-to-come-out-today)**, developing **long-term projects and initiative** for the [Indian government](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84685/why-indian-government-should-ban-madarsa-to-trained-jihadis). The **Hon'ble [Prime Minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93103/what-do-you-know-about-modi-ji-s-married-life)** chairs the NITI Aayog Governing Council, which is made up of Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories with legislatures, as well as Lieutenant Governors of many other Union Territories. The Cabinet Secretariat reestablished the **Governing Council** with a notice dated February 19, 2021. The Planning Commission, which was established in 1950, was replaced by NITI Aayog by the Indian government. This action was taken to consistently framework **everyone's expectations and requirements**. In that it acts as the Government of India's **principal emphasis** for gathering the States together in the **interest of the country and encouraging [economic cooperation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/111034/what-is-the-organization-for-economic-cooperation-and-development)**, NITI Aayog is an important evolutionary advancement.


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