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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Three Year Action Agenda was NITI Aayog's 2017–2020 medium-term policy framework that replaced India's Five Year Plans with shorter, outcome-focused recommendations.
- How did the Three Year Action Agenda differ from the Five Year Plans?
- What was the three-tier planning structure proposed by NITI Aayog?
- Why was the period set at three years rather than five?
- Was the Three Year Action Agenda replaced by another document?

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## Timeline

1. 1 January 2015

   NITI Aayog itself was established by a Union Cabinet Resolution dated , which dissolved the Planning Commission that had functioned since 1950 under the chai…

2. 31 March 2017

   The Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–2017) was the last of its kind, and its conclusion on created the need for a successor framework.

3. 23 April 2017

   The Action Agenda was presented to the Governing Council of NITI Aayog—chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising the Chief Ministers of all stat…

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In April 2017, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya presented the draft Three Year Action Agenda to the Governing Council chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its third meeting in New Delhi.

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