Assess the role of NITI Aayog over the past decade in promoting cooperative and competitive federalism.

Features of NITI aayog: 1) A think tank body providing specialized policy advice 2) Works on TEAM INDIA approach includes chief ministers of state through various deliberation platform 3) Engage domain experts 4) Lateral entry of officials for a specific project execution 5) Not control fund limitation like the planning commission

NITI aayog's promoting cooperative and competitive federalism: 1) Logistics performance index of state to improve logistics cost during difficult states 2) Aspirational district programme inculcating competitive goof by measuring performance on KPIs 3) Platform to solve federal issues between state and state following TEAM INDIA approach 4) Multi-dimensional poverty index ranking states creating healthy competition to address it Thus NITI aayog is playing great state in strengthening federalism in India.