Planning institutions and policy coordination
- Resource assessment in the Planning Commission mandate
- Priorities and staged resource allocation in planning
- Planning recommendations and government implementation
- Replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog
- Strategic and technical advice in the NITI mandate
- State participation in national development priorities
- Aggregation of village plans into higher planning levels
- Policy correction through monitoring and evaluation
- Resolving cross-sector and departmental policy conflicts
- Policy learning through research and knowledge partnerships