NATIONAL DATA AND ANALYTICS PLATFORM

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Context - The NITI Aayog has launched a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP). 

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• The NITI Aayog has launched a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) to provide government data in a user-friendly format, to facilitate data-driven decision making and research.
• The platform would formalise data across government sources and make it easy for users to explore information.
• The portal will help policymakers, academics and researchers to easily examine data without having to process it.
• The portal includes 200 datasets from more than 46 ministries at the time of the launch.

NITI Aayog

• Planning Commission Inspired by the USSR/Soviet Model, Prime Minister established a Planning Commission in 1950 to design the five-year Plans for India.
  • In 2015, it was replaced by a new organisation named National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
• Promote Cooperative Federalism
  • Governing Council of NITI Aayog has Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories and State Chief Ministers.
  • NITI Aayog Constituted a Committee of State Chief Ministers to examine important issues.
• Promote Competitive Federalism
  • NITI Aayog has Prepared online dashboards to rank the States on various indicators of development Such as;
    • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index.
    • Health Index.
    • School Education Quality Index.
    • Digital Transformation Index.
  • Launched Aspirational District Programs for monitoring the Progress of backward districts.
• NITI Aayog has not been given the mandate or Powers to impose Policies on States.
  • NITI Aayog is a think tank or an advisory body.
• The Powers for allocation of funds have not been given to the NITI Aayog. The Powers are with Finance Ministry.
• As a ‘think-tank’, Niti Aayog has helped the government In framing various Policies on;
  • Clean energy
  • Methanol based economy
  • Infrastructure human development etc.
  • The model acts on agricultural land leasing, livestock Selling etc.
• NITI Aayog regularly organizes Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences.
• NITI initiated Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to help Startups. NITI is developing National Program on Artificial Intelligence.
• NITI’s approach is modernised, forward-looking, and less bureaucratic; NITI Aayog is playing an important role as a think tank for Economic growth, Human development and Good governance in India.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1825145