- Notable Successes:
- Fostering cooperative federalism by involving states actively.
- Adopting a bottom-up approach to planning.
- Launching initiatives like Aspirational District Programme, Poshan Abhiyan, Atal Innovation Mission.
- Developing indices for monitoring outcomes in social sectors.
- Acting as a premier policy think tank.
- Criticisms:
- The text does not explicitly list criticisms of NITI Aayog.
- However, the shift from fund allocation power (Planning Commission) to advisory role (NITI Aayog) was a significant change.