NITI Aayog vs Planning CommissionTo be an advisory body, or a thinktank.Thepowers to allocate funds might be vested inthe finance ministry

Enjoyed the powers to allocate funds toministries and state governments

The number of fulltimemembers could befewer than Planning Commission

The last Commission had eight fulltimemembers

States' roleState governments are expected to play amore significant role than they did in thePlanning Commission

States' role was limited to the NationalDevelopment Council and annualinteraction during Plan meetings

MembersecretaryTo be known at the CEO and to beappointed by the prime minister

Secretaries or member secretaries wereappointment through the usual process

To have a number of parttimemembers,depending on the need from time to time

Planning Commission had no provisionfor parttimemembers