Role and Functions of NITI Aayog
Role and Functions of NITI Aayog
Role and Functions of NITI Aayog
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years have shown the need for cooperation in areas such as energy and environment, education and poverty alleviation where the need for coordinated action and speedy decisions are critical for
pursuing the developmental agenda.
Second the union government may have
to intervene in the national interest even
if they are in the State List or Concurrent
List. There may be some public services
in the State List, which, for reasons of
nationwide externalities or for redistribution require coordinated action to
ensure minimum standards throughout
the country. The examples include
healthcare, urban development and
poverty alleviation. In these cases, the
state governments are the partners in
achieving a common goal. Third, In the
case of union subjects too, the states
may be involved in implementation as
agencies due to their proximity to the
people. In addition, NITI can facilitate
exchange of information and experiences and promote heathy intergovernmental competition through monitoring
and regulation.
The most important issue which the
NITI Aayog will have to deal with is the
Jandhyala B G Tilak
India has a large network of universities and colleges with a massive geographical reach and the facilities for higher
education have been expanding rapidly in recent years. The story of higher education in India has seen many challenges
over the decades and has not been without its share of problems, the most serious being a very high degree of inequity.
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Drawn from writings spanning almost four decades in the EPW, the articles in this volume discuss, among other things,
issues of inclusiveness, the impact of reservation, problems of mediocrity, shortage of funds, dwindling numbers of
faculty, and unemployment of the educated young.
Authors: Andr Bteille Shiv Visvanathan Suma Chitnis Satish Deshpande K Sundaram Rakesh Basant, Gitanjali Sen Jayati Ghosh
Thomas E Weisskopf Lloyd I Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber Rudolph A M Shah Errol DSouza G D Sharma, M D Apte Glynn L Wood
D P Chaudhri, Potluri Rao R Gopinathan Nair, D Ajit D T Lakdawala, K R Shah Chitra Sivakumar Amrik Singh Jandhyala B G Tilak Anindita
Chakrabarti, Rama Joglekar Karuna Chanana Saumen Chattopadhyay Samuel Paul Deepak Nayyar V M Dandekar M Anandakrishnan
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