Planning Commission simply a body giving the Centre control over the states?

On News Point, we discuss whether the Planning Commission has become obsolete for India and also whether the institution has been used by central governments to economically control the state governments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced in his Independence Day speech that the Planning Commission shall be abolished and replaced with a new institution to strengthen participation of states in driving the economy. (Audio in Hindi)
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