Ministry of Planning (India)

Ministry of Planning is a ministry in India. The minister responsible is the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India. The ministry's institutional capacity is exercised through the central agency: NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).

Ministry of Planning
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Republic of India
Annual budget₹339.65 crores ($48 million) (2018-19)[1] including NITI Aayog
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Parent MinistryGovernment of India

NITI Aayog

On 1 January 2015, a Cabinet resolution was passed to replace the Planning Commission with the newly formed NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). Union Government of India announced the formation of NITI Aayog on 1 January 2015. The first meeting of NITI Aayog was chaired by Narendra Modi on 8 February 2015.

NITI Aayog's mandate is to support the center and the states in transforming India by promoting cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach. The Governing Council of NITI, with The Prime Minister as its Chairman, comprises Chief Ministers of all States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories (UTs). In addition, temporary members are selected from leading universities and research institutions. These members include a chief executive officer, four ex-official members, and two part-time members. The agency's Vice Chairman holds a Cabinet Minister equivalent rank.

NITI Aayog primarily provides policy inputs to the highest decision making bodies. Through its monitoring and evaluation division, it monitors all national and state schemes to provide annual review to the Prime Minister and India Budget. It also provides its comments on all major schemes before being approved by the Finance Ministry.

The body is known for pioneering recruitment of ivy-league specialists from across the world through its Work For India initiative. The body's lateral entry is the largest in the country among government bodies with lateral hires account more than half of the core work force. The body's highly successful Young Professional program is being emulated by all central ministries and army.

Ministers
  • Rao Inderjit Singh (26 May 2014 - ) (MoS, Independent Charge) [2]
  • Manmohan Singh (23 May 2004 - 26 May 2014) (Planning)[3]
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee (13 October 1999 - 22 May 2004) (Planning)
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee (19 March 1998 - 13 October 1999) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • I. K. Gujral (09 June 1997 - 19 March 1998) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • Yogendra K. Alagh (29 June 1996 - 09 June 1997) (MoS, Independent Charge) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • H. D. Deve Gowda (01 June 1996 - 29 June 1996) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • Atal Behari Vajpayee (16 May 1996 - 01 June 1996) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • Balram Singh Yadav (15 September 1995 - 16 May 1996) (MoS, Independent Charge) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • Giridhar G. Gamang (17 January 1993 - 05 September 1995) (MoS, Independent Charge) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • Sukh Ram (02 July 1992 - 18 January 1993) (MoS, Independent Charge) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • H. R. Bharadwaj (21 June 1991 - 02 July 1992) (MoS, Independent Charge) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • Chandra Shekhar (10 November 1990 - 21 June 1991) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • Madhavsinh Solanki (25 June 1988 - 02 December 1989) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • P. Shiv Shankar (25 July 1987 - 25 June 1988) (Planning and Programme Implementation)
  • Rajiv Gandhi (14 January 1985 - 25 July 1987) (Planning)
  • P. V. Narasimha Rao (04 November 1984 - 14 January 1985) (Planning)
  • Prakash Chand Sethi (19 July 1984 - 31 October 1984) (Planning)
  • S. B. Chavan (08 August 1981 - 19 July 1984) (Planning)
  • N. D. Tiwari (08 June 1980 - 08 August 1981) (Planning)
  • Indira Gandhi (02 January 1975 - 24 March 1977) (Planning)
  • D. P. Dhar (23 July 1972 - 31 December 1974) (Planning)
  • C. Subramaniam (24 April 1971 - 22 July 1972) (Planning)
  • Indira Gandhi (05 September 1967 - 24 April 1971) (Planning)
  • Ashok Mehta (24 January 1966 - 05 September 1967) (Planning)
  • B. R. Bhagat (21 September 1963 - 24 January 1966) (MoS) (Planning)
  • Gulzari Lal Nanda (24 September 1951 - 21 September 1963) (Planning)

References
  1. "NITI Aayog Budget Allocation Increased by More than 20%". Press Information Bureau. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
  3. "Council of Ministers" (PDF).


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