Explanation:

 The Government of India has established Niti Ayog as a “Think Tank” which has no power to impose policies. By establishing Niti Ayog the government wants to be an “enabler” and leaves the impetus to provide a platform for cooperative and competitive federalism to the newly established body. India was probably the first non-Communist country which went for central planning. Starting with the Harrod-Domar Model and later statistics of Mahalanobis model, the planning commission set out sector- specific output and investment targets. It was strong enough to have a final say on resource allocation. For the last few decades, funds were simply tied to not only successful but also failed schemes because vested interests demanded their continuation. There was an increasingly frustration in the states but they had to yield to the arrogant fund controlling body. Most underdeveloped states including the North East had to suffer due to the dogged prescription of one-size-fits-all schemes by the planning commission. The Niti Ayog seeks to give up the one size fits all prescriptions for a huge country like India with lots of vertical and horizontal imbalances. Whether it would be able to carve out its unique place in today’s time, is yet to be seen.