Government think tank NITI Aayog has constituted a panel on October 22, 2020 that will look into introducing reforms in the urban planning education system.
- The 14-member advisory committee is headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar.
- NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and secretaries of three ministries—Housing and Urban Affairs, Higher Education and Panchayati Raj—are among the members of the committee.
- The committee will review the urban planning education system in India and examine the availability, demand and supply of qualified urban planners in the country.
