Question

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the membership of the NITI Aayog?
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is its Chairperson.
2. Home Minister, Defence Minister, Finance Minister, and Education Minister are the ex-officio members.
3. Governing Council consists of the Chief Ministers of all the States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories in India.
4. V.K. Saraswat and Ramesh Chand are the full time members.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Home Minister, Defence Minister, Finance Minister, and Education Minister are the ex-officio members.

The correct answer is option 2.

• Minister of Defence, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj are the ex-officio members of NITI Aayogh. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

• The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on January 1, 2015.
• NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs. While designing strategic and long term policies and programmes for the Government of India.
• Administrative Skeltal:
  • Chairperson: Prime Minister. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
  • Vice-Chairperson: To be appointed by Prime-Minister
  • Governing Council: Chief Ministers of all states and Lt. Governors of Union Territories. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
  • Regional Council: To address specific regional issues, Comprising Chief Ministers and Lt. Governors Chaired by Prime Minister or his nominee.
  • Adhoc Membership: 2 members in ex-officio capacity from leading Research institutions on a rotational basis.
  • Ex-Officio membership: Maximum four from Union council of ministers to be nominated by Prime minister.
  • Chief Executive Officer: Appointed by Prime-minister for a fixed tenure, in the rank of Secretary to Government of India.
  • Special Invitees: Experts, Specialists with domain knowledge nominated by Prime-minister.

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Designation	Members
Chairman	Narendra Modi (Prime Minister)
Vice-Chairman	Dr Rajiv Kumar
CEO	Amitabh Kant
Ex-Officio members	Amit Shah (Home Minister) Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance Minister) Narendra Singh Tomar (Agriculture Minister) Rajnath Singh (Defence Minister)
Full-Time Members	V. K. Paul, V.K. Saraswat and Ramesh Chand

Hence, statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.

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