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Class – XII

Political Science (Politics in India Since Independence)

Chapter-2 (Planning and Development)

Topic- National Development Council and NITI Aayog

Short Notes :

National Development Council (NDC):

 The National Development Council or Rastriya Vikas Parishad is

the apex body for decision creating and deliberations on

development matters in India.

 The Chairperson of the NDC is the Prime Minister.
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 It was established on 6 August 1952.
 The main purpose of its creation is to strengthen and mobilize the

efforts and resources of the nation in support for the Five Year

plans made by the Planning commission.

 The Council comprises the Prime Minister, the Union Cabinet

ministers, Chief Ministers of all states or their substitutes

representatives of the Union Territories and the members of the
NITI Aayog.

 The NDC has been proposed to be abolished. But till date no

resolution has been passed on this.

 Since the inception of NITI Aayog, the NCD has had no work

assigned to it nor did it have any meetings.