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Topic 204 · Reports & Indices

NITI Aayog Investment Friendliness Index 2026

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  1. Core Trigger: NITI Aayog released its first-ever Investment Friendliness Index on 17 July 2026 in New Delhi.
  2. Theme: It scores all 28 states and 8 Union Territories out of 100 on 84 indicators across eight pillars.
  3. Current Head: Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri launched the Index; Anurag Jain became NITI CEO on 17 August 2026.
  4. Pillar Weights: Infrastructure 25%, business climate 20%, resources 15%, regulatory ease 12%, government policy 10%, financial health 7%, institutions 6%, environment 5%.
  5. Data: Gujarat (56.6) led 17 large states; Uttarakhand (47.5) led hilly and north-eastern states; Goa (53.1) led city states. None crossed 60.
  6. Stakeholders: More than 1,850 investors were surveyed; states fall into top performers (5), frontrunners (15), emerging (8) and aspiring (8).
  7. India Link: NITI pitched it as a reform and peer-learning tool, reflecting cooperative federalism rather than a horse race.
  8. Headquarters: NITI Aayog is headquartered in New Delhi.
  9. Founded: NITI Aayog, the National Institution for Transforming India, was constituted on 1 January 2015.
  10. Landmark: It replaced the Planning Commission, set up on 15 March 1950 by Cabinet Resolution.
  11. Statute: NITI rests on a Cabinet Secretariat resolution, not an Act or Constitutional Article; the Prime Minister chairs it.
  12. Doctrine: Cooperative federalism means Centre and States work as partners; NITI's Governing Council includes all Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors.
Question 1 of 10

NITI Aayog released its first-ever Investment Friendliness Index on which date?

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Answer: (A) 17 July 2026

Core Trigger: NITI Aayog released its first-ever Investment Friendliness Index on 17 July 2026 in New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 1

Question 2 of 10

The Index scores all states and Union Territories on how many indicators?

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Answer: (C) 84

Theme: It scores all 28 states and 8 Union Territories out of 100 on 84 indicators across eight pillars.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who launched the Investment Friendliness Index as NITI Vice Chairman?

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Answer: (C) Ashok Kumar Lahiri

Current Head: Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri launched the Index; Anurag Jain became NITI CEO on 17 August 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 3

Question 4 of 10

In NITI Aayog's Investment Friendliness Index 2026, which pillar carries the highest weight of 25%?

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Answer: (B) Infrastructure

Pillar Weights: Infrastructure 25%, business climate 20%, resources 15%, regulatory ease 12%, government policy 10%, financial health 7%, institutions 6%, environment 5%.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 4

Question 5 of 10

1. Gujarat (56.6) led the 17 large states. 2. No state crossed a score of 60. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Data: Gujarat (56.6) led 17 large states; Uttarakhand (47.5) led hilly and north-eastern states; Goa (53.1) led city states. None crossed 60.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 5

Question 6 of 10

More than how many investors were surveyed for the Index?

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Answer: (A) 1,850

Stakeholders: More than 1,850 investors were surveyed; states fall into top performers (5), frontrunners (15), emerging (8) and aspiring (8).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where is NITI Aayog headquartered?

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Answer: (D) New Delhi

Headquarters: NITI Aayog is headquartered in New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 8

Question 8 of 10

NITI Aayog was constituted on which date?

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Answer: (C) 1 January 2015

Founded: NITI Aayog, the National Institution for Transforming India, was constituted on 1 January 2015.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 9

Question 9 of 10

NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission, which was set up in which year?

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Answer: (A) 1950

Landmark: It replaced the Planning Commission, set up on 15 March 1950 by Cabinet Resolution.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 10

Question 10 of 10

1. NITI Aayog is a statutory body created by an Act of Parliament. 2. The Prime Minister does not chair it. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

Statute: NITI rests on a Cabinet Secretariat resolution, not an Act or Constitutional Article; the Prime Minister chairs it.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 204, point 11

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