The Planning Commission was replaced by which body in 2015?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. NITI Aayog

  1. Step 1: Established in 1950, the Planning Commission was the apex agency overseeing centralized five-year developmental planning in India for over six decades.
  2. Step 2: By an executive resolution of the Union Cabinet, the Planning Commission was dissolved and replaced on 1 January 2015 by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) to serve as a policy think-tank.
Answer
NITI Aayog.

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