Explanation: The NITI Aayog is guided by the following principles:

• Antyodaya: Priorities service and uplift of the poor, marginalized and downtrodden, as enunciated in Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay’s idea of ‘Antyodaya’.
• Inclusion: Empower vulnerable and marginalized sections, redressing identity-based inequalities of all kinds–gender, region, religion, caste or class.
• Village: Integrate our villages into the development process, to draw on the vitality and energy of the bedrock of our ethos, culture and sustenance.
• Demographic dividend: Harness our greatest asset, the people of India; by focusing on their development, through education and skilling, and their empowerment, through productive livelihood opportunities.

Source: Laxmikanth