Political Science · Governance & Public Policy in India
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
NITI Aayog is:
AA staff agency ✓ Correct
BA line agency
CAn auxiliary agency
DNeither a staff nor a line agency
Correct answer: (A) A staff agency — NITI Aayog is a staff agency, so the answer is a staff agency.
Explanation
★NITI Aayog is a staff agency, so the answer is a staff agency.
★A staff agency advises and assists the government rather than directly delivering services.
★NITI Aayog was established in 2015 as a policy think tank, replacing the Planning Commission.
★It gives strategic and technical advice to the central and state governments.
★It promotes cooperative federalism by involving the states in policy-making.
★A line agency, by contrast, carries out programmes and delivers services directly.
★Since NITI Aayog only advises and does not execute, it is a staff agency.
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