{"id":1362,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/how-does-niti-aayog-as-a-policy-think-tank-with-shared-vision-upsc-psir-2023-2309\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:17","slug":"how-does-niti-aayog-as-a-policy-think-tank-with-shared-vision-upsc-psir-2023-2309","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/how-does-niti-aayog-as-a-policy-think-tank-with-shared-vision-upsc-psir-2023-2309\/","title":{"rendered":"How does NITI Aayog as a \u2018policy think tank with shared vision visualize the reorganization of planning in India? Justify your answer."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> 2015: NITI Aayog replaces Planning Commission <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> not a renaming but a re-imagining of planning\u2019s purpose<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> \u201cpolicy think tank with shared vision\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> planning built <i>with<\/i> states, not handed down<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>change of role (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Maira<\/b>: allocation of money <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> persuasion of change) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> change of method (shared vision of priorities with states\/UTs <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> village plans aggregated upward <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> flexible, outcome- &amp; evidence-based, data\/indices\/monitoring) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> change of paradigm (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Chimhowu<\/b>: classical top-down <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> negotiation-based; NITI moves to second) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Mathew<\/b>: name change <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> mind change<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Balveer Arora<\/b>: \u201cimperfect clone\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> federal bargaining reform incomplete <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> reorganisation real in design, partial in practice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> reorganisation = shift of role + method: allocator <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> persuader, command <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> shared vision<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> paradigm genuinely reorganised, though fully cooperative planning still unfinished<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[34],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[64],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1362","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-34","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-planning-and-economic-development","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4774,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1362\/revisions\/4774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1362"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1362"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1362"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}