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

NITI Aayog is called over the planning commission in 2015 to promote federal spirit & inclusive outcome. Role of NITI Aayog over past decades 1) Uses a bottom to up approach for decentralised governance as ADP. 2) Acts as a think tank governing body connecting CMS/administrative promoting cooperative spirit. 3) Uses a lot of indices/indicator to same states & further below to promote. 4) It gives short-term auditing term long-term visions promoting utilised vision. 5) Amendments of NITI Aayog i) Calls financial power like procedures. ii) Participations of state meeting by state with regional disagreement. iii) Strict discrimination of

its address Limitations of NITI Aayog i) Call financial power like procedures. ii) Participation of states meeting by state with regional disagreement. iii) Strict discrimination of States have availed of centre downlinking this is reason for not participant. Recommendation having advisory effect Way forward 1) States must keep political issue for dismissal in inter-state council. 2) For promoting implementation of NITI recommendations suitable intention can be availed by government. 3) NITI Aayog must practically well overall to promote its federal spirit. NITI Aayog does not just enable federalism in notion but it's legal ex is shouldnt headship.