The correct answer is Statements 1, 3, 4, and 5 The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet passed on January 1, 2015. It was a replacement for the Planning Commission of India instituted in 1950. It comes under the Ministry of Planning. The current Minister of state for planning is Rao Inderjit Singh. NITI Aayog is the premier policy Think Tank of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs. While designing strategic and long term policies and programs for the Government of India, NITI Aayog also provides relevant technical advice to the Centre and States. On 7 June 2018, the Prime Minister approved the reconstitution of NITI Aayog to include Ex-officio members and Special Invitees consisting of Experts and Specialists with domain knowledge. There will be a maximum of five Ex-Officio members and three Special Invitees from the Union council of ministers nominated by the Prime minister. The Governing Council of NITI Aayog, with the Prime Minister as its Chairman, comprises Chief Ministers of all States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories (UTs). Some of the major policies and programs being run by NITI Aayog are Women Transforming India, POSHAN Abhiyaan, India Knowledge Hub, Samavesh (to link together various lead Knowledge and Research Institutions to catalyze development processes, enhance institutional capacity development and enable a field level interface with the community for mutual enrichment). NITI Aayog Key people: Chairman - Narendra Modi Vice-Chairman - Suman Bery CEO - Parameswaran Iyer Full-Time Members: Shri V.K. Saraswat, Prof. Ramesh Chand, Dr. V. K. Paul. Ex-officio Members: Shri Raj Nath Singh (Minister of Defence), Shri Amit Shah (Minister of Home Affairs), Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs), Shri Narendra Singh Tomar (Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj).