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

NITI Aayog was formed on 01 Jan 2015, as a non-statutory, non-constitutional body supplying the permanent commission PC - planning. Role of NITI Aayog: A Cooperative Federalism: a Programme that bring all states together in planning b Great National project - DPR B Governing council - headed by PM - constitutes all state CMs, Lt.Govs & 6 deliberate on future planning b 3 year - operational plan 7 year - vision plan 15 year - strategic plan C Regional council - Ad hoc bodies to deal with state issue & disputes between states D Competitive Federalism: i Ranking based competition: a SECI - secondary edu b GFCI - climate change & sust dev c span I Performance based incentive: a Aspirational district programme ADP & BDP Block. Challenges: (1) No authoritative powers like PC - to sanctioning statutory & discretionary grants (2) Only deliberative body - our government. No power to enforce the advices (3) me appointment to VC & CEO of NITI is politicised - against the merit based appointment (4) The hyperrealistic plans - which are difficult to achieve (5) $10T economy by 2035 & input powers on departments (5) Panot have a set format of working with SOPs and guidelines (6) Unable to resolve the interstate disputes - water disputes (S Cauvery, Medit), boundary disputes (S Assam-Meghalya), Asgaum (7) Centre-state tussle still continue over - governors discretionary power (S A261 - sreeri bill, for president) (8) Also unable to bring fiscal federation reform - cost & subsidies (S cause of weaker) - off-budget borrowing for federalism most powerful - would if not allowed must be explained selling reforms - makes it constitutioned statutory powers of civil court - to summon & demand date

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