Context:

• Recently Maharashtra government decided to form Mitra on the lines of NITI Aayog.

=> Rajasthan, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh have approached the NITI Aayog, seeking its help to set up their own public policy institutions to boost development and drive inclusive growth.

=> It could also act as a valuable laboratory for experimentation.

=> Building “State Capacity” is more effective in terms of cost and programme implementation.