Q140 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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Which of the following is a nodal institution for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in India?

A Planning Commission
B Disinvestment Commission
C NITI Aayog
D Finance Commission

Correct answer: (c) NITI Aayog

Explanation

  1. A

    Planning Commission

    (a) Planning Commission. Wound up on 1 January 2015; it is not the SDG nodal body.

  2. B

    Disinvestment Commission

    (b) Disinvestment Commission. A 1990s asset-sale adviser, unrelated to SDG coordination.

  3. C

    NITI Aayog

    (c) NITI Aayog. NITI is India’s nodal institution for SDG implementation, mapping and the SDG India Index. (c) Official key.

  4. D

    Finance Commission

    (d) Finance Commission. Constitutional devolution body (Article 280), not the SDG nodal agency.

Summary. Official key is (c). NITI Aayog coordinates SDGs in India. The Planning Commission is gone; Disinvestment and Finance Commissions have other jobs.

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