Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:NITI Aayog is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.

Statement II:NITI Aayog is a policy think-tank of the Government of India.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

NITI Aayog is neither a constitutional nor a statutory body and functions as the government's policy think-tank.

Statement 1 is right: it was created by a Cabinet resolution, not by the Constitution or a statute.

Statement 2 is right: it advises the government and shapes long-term policy direction.

It replaced the Planning Commission in 2015 with a cooperative-federalism approach.

Its full name is the National Institution for Transforming India.

The Prime Minister serves as its ex-officio Chairperson.

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