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26/11/22 06:30 AM IST

MITRA: Maharashtra govt forms NITI Aayog-like body to make studied decisions

In News 
  • The Maharashtra government recently issued a government resolution and formed the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation – MITRA.
  • MITRA would be along the lines of NITI Aayog.
About MITRA 
  • The Maharashtra Institute for Transformation would be the state’s think tank for comprehensive data analysis and to make studied decisions on various sectors.
  • The transformation would achieve the target of making the state a $1 trillion economy by 2027 and a $3.5 trillion economy by 2047.
NITI Aayog 
  • Planning Commission was replaced by a new institution – NITI Aayog on January 1, 2015 with emphasis on ‘Bottom –Up’ approach to envisage the vision of Maximum Governance, Minimum Government, echoing the spirit of ‘Cooperative Federalism’.
  • It serves as an advisory Think Tank.
  • It serves in spirit of Cooperative Federalism as states are equal partners.
  • Secretaries to be known as CEO appointed by Prime- Minister. Recently, Parmeswaran Iyer became the CEO of NITI Aayog.
  • It focuses upon ‘Bottom-Up’ approach of Planning.
Source- Live Mint 

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