Niti Aayog is all set to get a broader preview, going beyond the traditional areas of planning and look at internal security, defence, social and development goals. Government has said that Niti Aayog will prepare three inter-connected documents, with differing time horizons.
With the 12th five-year plan drawing to a close, the government think tank has prepared an exercise for the long term with a proposal to formulate a 15-year vision agenda. As part of its appraisal for the 12th five-year plan, the Aayog will prepare a vision document keeping in view the social goals set and or proposed and sustainable development goals (SDGs) for about 15 years for the period up to 2030 which is co-terminus with the period to achieve SDGs. This vision document, or perspective plan, will be formulated with a central objective of eliminating poverty.
To convert the long-term vision into implementable policies, it will also prepare a seven-year National Development Agenda (NDA) from 2017-18 to 2023-24. To take stock of the implementation of the vision, a mid-term review will be done during the year ending March 2020.
Besides, that it will also prepare a three-year Action document for 2017-18 to 2019-20 aligned to the predictability of financial resources during the 14th Finance Commission Award period to help translate into actions the goals of the government to be achieved by 2019.