Which of the following is an extra-constitutional agency ?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

UPPSC Civil Service 2018 Official Paper 1

Answer 1

The correct answer is NITI Aayog.

Key Points

Extra- Constitutional Bodies are those which are not defined in the Constitution of India but are formed either by a statute or by executive action of the government.
Extra- Constitutional Bodies are of further two types:
- Statutory Bodies- These are those bodies that are formed by passing a law of either of the parliament of India or by the respective state legislature(s).
- Some examples are:-
  - SEBI, National Human Rights Commission, National Green Tribunal (all Central Body), and state-level bodies can be found in respective legislative assemblies.
  - All these statutory bodies are governed by respective central and state acts.
- Executive Bodies- These are those bodies that are formed by the executive order of the government.
  - There is no need for parliament or state legislatures approval to form these bodies.
  - Most of the time governments pass an executive resolution to constitute these bodies.
  - For example- Niti Aayog.
Hence option 4 is correct.

Additional Information

Constitutional Bodies are those which are defined in the constitution of India and derives their powers, limitations and other features directly from the Constitution of India. These are those bodies which are clearly mentioned in some article of the Constitution itself
For example- UPSC, State Public Service Commissions, CAG, Election Commission, Finance Commission and many others are constitutional Bodies having great national importance.