- The reason for the absence of the Chairperson of the Planning Commission in India is due to the dissolution of the Planning Commission itself.
- The Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) on January 1, 2015.
- In the NITI Aayog, the Prime Minister of India serves as the Chairperson, and the structure and objectives of this institution are different from those of the Planning Commission. The change was made to modernize and improve the approach to economic planning and development in India.
Therefore, the concept of a Chairperson of the Planning Commission is no longer applicable in the current Indian governance framework. Instead, the Prime Minister serves as the head of the NITI Aayog.