The objectives of NITI Aayog are following - Strong states make a strong nation, is the core idea; and the Ayog will foster cooperative federalism by evolving a shared vision of national development priorities. - It has been envisaged to follow the bottom-top development approach whereby, it would develop mechanisms to formulate credible plans to the village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government. - It would create a knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurial support system via a community of national and international experts, practitioners and partners. - To pay attention to the weaker section of the society that may not have benefitted from economic progress. - Allocating financial resources to states is the responsibility of Finance Ministry through budget and Finance Commission through its reports.