Vijay Kelkar

Vijay Kelkar Suggested NITI Aayog Should Get More financial Powers

Suggesting a revisit to the core character of the NITI Aayog, Vijay Kelkar, in the paper titled ‘Towards India’s new fiscal federalism’, has argued that the abolition of the Planning Commission has hurt the government’s policy reach. But instead of asking for the erstwhile plan panel’s revival, the noted economist suggested re-furbishing and creating a new NITI Aayog with financial powers to allocate resources to states.