NITI Aayog batted for the old idea of inclusion of more experts in the government and placing the long-term vision and strategy documents in the public domain for extensive discussion at a meeting in New Delhi chaired by PM Narendra Modi. In its presentation, the Aayog also called for giving a concrete shape to the 15-year vision document to quicken the all-round development of the country.
Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya said in the presentation that "It is very important to induct more and more experts from different fields in the government." He added: "Increased complexity of the economy has meant that as a general rule, it is no longer possible for generalists to learn any subject within a matter of weeks or even months." He suggested that only proper analysis and assessment of proposed policies by experts and specialists can help us anticipate "unintended consequences" of these policies.
"This is why preparing the long-term vision and strategy documents and placing them in the public domain for extensive discussion is extremely important," the Aayog recommended.