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NITI Aayog launches Special Campaign 6.0 and holds SDG budgeting workshop
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Not an Act, not an amendment: how NITI Aayog was created, a GS-II Prelims trap
NITI Aayog has launched Special Campaign 6.0 to institutionalise cleanliness and reduce pendency in government offices, and held a national workshop on SDG budgeting in Kolkata. NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in 2015 and was set up by a Union Cabinet resolution.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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NITI Aayog has launched Special Campaign 6.0 to institutionalise cleanliness and reduce pendency in government offices, and held a national workshop on SDG budgeting in Kolkata.
NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in 2015 and was set up by a Union Cabinet resolution.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
പ്രധാന വസ്തുതകൾ
Remember these
- NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in 2015.
- It was set up by a Union Cabinet resolution, so it is neither constitutional nor statutory.
- Special Campaign 6.0 aims to institutionalise cleanliness and reduce pendency in government offices.
- A national workshop on SDG budgeting was held in Kolkata.
- NITI Aayog is headquartered in New Delhi.
പ്രിലിംസ് · മെയിൻസ്
How the exam will ask it
പ്രിലിംസ്
- NITI Aayog is an executive body created by a Union Cabinet resolution, not by an Act of Parliament.
- NITI Aayog has no constitutional status and replaced the Planning Commission in 2015.
- Special Campaign 6.0 targets cleanliness in offices and disposal of pending matters in government departments.
മെയിൻസ്
GS-II: Government policies and institutions. NITI Aayog, a non-statutory think tank that replaced the Planning Commission, now steers cooperative federalism and SDG localisation through initiatives such as SDG budgeting, which links budget allocations to the Sustainable Development Goals. The implication is better outcome-based spending, but its advisory, non-statutory character limits enforcement; the way forward is stronger state-level SDG tagging and data systems.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
NITI Aayog, which replaced the Planning Commission in 2015, was established through:
- An Act of Parliament
- A Constitutional amendment
- A Presidential ordinance
- A resolution of the Union Cabinet
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: D — A resolution of the Union Cabinet is correct. A resolution of the Union Cabinet is correct. NITI Aayog is neither constitutional nor statutory; it was set up by an executive resolution of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015.
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