Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru presiding over the inaugural meeting of the Planning Commission in New Deihi on April 01, 1950. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission. Photo: The Hindu Archives
The fourth meeting of the standing committee of the National Development Council held in New Delhi on Januray 6, 1956 to discuss the draft memorandum of the second Five Year Plan, prepared by the Planning Commission. Photo: The Hindu Archives
The then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at the Planning Commission on June 23, 1964 when he addressed the members for the first time as Chairman. Photo: V. Ganapathy
The then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, presiding over a meeting of the Planning Commission in New Delhi on October 06, 1971. From L to R: Mohan Dharia, Minister of State for Planning; Y.B. Chavan, Union Finance Minister; C. Subramaniam, Union Minister for Planning; and Pitamber Pant, member of the Planning Commission at the meeting. Photo: The Hindu Archives
The then Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Pranab Mukherjee and Kumudben Joshi, president of the All India Congress ( I ) at the State Mahila Congress Presidents Seminar in New Delhi on September 17, 1991. Photo: PTI
The then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, calling on Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia for disussing the State's annual plan for the year 2012 in New Delhi on June 01, 2012. Photo: R.V. Moorthy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Ministers and Governors of various states at the retreat at Race Course Road, to discuss the revamp of Planning Commission into Niti Aayog, in New Delhi on December 07, 2014. Photo: PTI
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India Aayog) will replace the 64-year old Planning Commission. The Aayog will recommend a national agenda, including strategic and technical advice on elements of policy and economic matters. Photo: Kamal Narang