Planning Commission (India)

Planning Commission

Planning commission of India
Agency overview
Formed	15 March 1950; 74 years ago (1950-03-15)
Dissolved	13 Aug 2014; 9 years ago (13 Aug 2014)
Superseding agency	NITI Aayog[1]
Headquarters	Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi
Agency executive	Prime Minister of India
Parent agency	Government of India
Website	planningcommission.gov.in

The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India which formulated India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions.

In his first Independence Day speech in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his intention to dissolve the Planning Commission. It has since been replaced by a new institution named NITI Aayog.