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Which statement best describes the shift in approach from the Planning Commission to NITI Aayog?
The shift was from top-down resource allocation by the Planning Commission to cooperative federalism and bottom-up, advisory policy work under NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog involves states in policy making and does not allocate Plan funds, so the option describing fund allocation is wrong.
- AFrom a top-down allocation of resources to cooperative federalism and a bottom-up advisory roleCorrect
- BFrom advisory work to the power of allocating funds to states through Plan grants
- CFrom a market-oriented approach to centralised command planning
- DFrom a federal structure to a unitary structure of decision-making
Explanation
The Planning Commission set targets and allocated Plan funds in a top-down manner. NITI Aayog is a think tank that promotes cooperative federalism, involving states, and offers strategic advice. It does not allocate funds, so the second option reverses the position.
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