1. NITI Aayog Reconstituted: Ashok Kumar Lahiri Named Vice Chairperson
- The government reconstituted NITI Aayog, appointing Ashok Kumar Lahiri, a former Chief Economic Advisor, as Vice Chairperson with Cabinet Minister rank.
- NITI Aayog was set up on January 1, 2015 by Cabinet Resolution and is neither constitutional nor statutory.
- It replaced the 65-year-old Planning Commission and follows a bottom-up approach.
- The Prime Minister chairs it; the Governing Council has CMs of States and UTs with legislatures plus LGs of other UTs.