India's Planning Commission will be renamed "Niti Ayog" (National Institution for Transforming India) as part of a plan to restructure the institution that the government believes has run its course.
"Niti" in "Neeti Ayog"
The name, replacing "Yojana (planning)" with "Niti (policy)" will be announced in an amended resolution for the new plan body today, sources said.
Earlier this month, PM Modi held discussions with chief ministers on replacing the Soviet-style body with a 'Team India' concept that would give states a greater role in developing Asia's third largest economy.
