The ‘Strategy for New India @75’ By NITI Aayog

The ‘Strategy for New India @75’was released on 19-December-2018 Made by NITI Aayog.
Planning Commission was replaced with NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). To separate the ‘process’ of governance from the ‘strategy’ of governance. To replace a center-to-state one-way flow of policy by a partnership with the states.
A think tank which collects fresh ideas. Two Hubs of NITI Aayog Team India Hub (TIH) and the Knowledge and Innovation Hub (KIH). Shares them with the Central and State governments

1. The ‘Strategy for New India @75’ By NITI Aayog

2. What the document is all about? The ‘Strategy for New India @75’was released on 19-December-2018. Made by NITI Aayog . Objectives: To bring innovation, technology, enterprise and efficient management together for policy formulation and implementation. To encourage discussion and debate, and invite feedback for further refining our policy approach.

3. NITI Aayog Planning Commission was replaced with NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). To separate ‘process’ of governance from the ‘strategy’ of governance . To replace a centre -to-state one-way flow of policy by partnership with the states. A think tank which collects fresh ideas. Two Hubs of NITI Aayog : Team India Hub (TIH) and the Knowledge and Innovation Hub (KIH). Shares them with the Central and State governments

4. NITI Aayog It established a Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office. Collects data on the performance of various Ministries on a real-time basis. To establish accountability and improve performance Performance-based rankings of States across various themes.

5. Composition of NITI Ayog Prime Minister of India as the Chairperson Governing Council comprising the Chief Ministers of all the States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories. Regional Councils to address specific issues in more than one state or a region . Have a specified tenure. Convened by the Prime Minister and will comprise of the Chief Ministers of States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories in the region. Chaired by the Chairperson of the NITI Aayog or his nominee. Experts, specialists and practitioners with relevant domain knowledge as special invitees nominated by the Prime Minister members (maximum 2, these would be scholars from universities etc.)

6. Salient Features of Vision Document Participative approach Eminent persons from seven sets - scientists and innovators, farmers, civil society organizations, think-tanks, labor representatives and trade unions, and industry representatives. Four sections : Drivers Infrastructure Inclusion Governance.

7. Drivers Focuses on the following drivers: engines of economic performance - growth and employment doubling of farmers’ incomes upgrading the science, technology and innovation eco-system promoting sunrise sectors like fintech and tourism

8. Drivers Achieving a GDP growth rate of about 8% on average during 2018-23. Increase the investment rate as measured by gross fixed capital formation from the present 29% to 36% of GDP by 2022 . Expanding National Agriculture Markets Replacing the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act with the Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing Act . ‘ Zero Budget Natural Farming ’ techniques that reduce costs, improve land quality and increase farmers’ incomes. It is a tested method for putting environment carbon back into the land.

9. Drivers Maximum employment creation. Complete codification of labor laws . Massive effort must be made to upscale and expand apprenticeships. Launch a mission “Explore in India” by revamping minerals exploration and licensing policy.

10. Infrastructure Establishment of the Rail Development Authority (RDA): To advise or make informed decisions on an integrated, transparent and dynamic pricing mechanism for the railways. Double the share of freight transported by coastal shipping and inland waterways. Initially, viability gap funding will be provided. Viability Gap Funding (VGF) means a grant one-time or deferred, provided to support infrastructure projects that are economically justified but fall short of financial viability .

11. Infrastructure Develop an IT-enabled platform for integrating different modes of transport and promoting multi-modal and digitized mobility. With the completion of the Bharat Net programme in 2019, all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats will be digitally connected. Aim to deliver all government services at the state, district, and gram panchayat level digitally by 2022-23.

12. Inclusion Implementing the Ayushman Bharat programme Integrative medicine curriculum . Upgrade the quality of the school education system Creation of a new innovation ecosystem at the ground level by establishing at least 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs by 2020. Electronic national educational registry for tracking each child’s learning outcomes. Push to affordable housing in urban areas to improve workers’ living conditions and ensure equity while providing a strong impetus to economic growth.

13. Atal Tinkering Labs Dedicated works spaces where students (Class 6th to Class 12th) learn innovation skills and develop ideas. To acquaint students with state-of-the-art equipment such as 3D printers, robotics & electronics development tools, IoT & sensors etc. Spur the spark of creativity Explore skills of future such as design and computational thinking, adaptive learning and artificial intelligence.

14. Governance Implement the recommendations of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission. New autonomous body : the Arbitration Council of India to grade arbitral institutions and accredit arbitrators to make the arbitration process cost effective and speedy, and to preempt the need for court intervention . Address the backlog of pending cases. Expand the scope of Swachh Bharat Mission to cover initiatives for landfills, plastic waste and municipal waste ,generating wealth from waste.

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