New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Eminent economist Arvind Panagariya Tuesday took charge as the first vice chairman of NITI Aayog, an official statement said here.
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has been established by the government to function as both a think-tank and a policy forum replacing the Planning Commission.
Panagariya was professor of economics at New York's Columbia University till recently. A Rajasthan University alumnus, he holds a Ph.D. degree in economics from Princeton University.
A former chief economist at Asian Development Bank, Panagariya has worked with the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organisation and World Bank.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also appointed full-time members, ex-officio members and special invitees.
Sindhushree Khullar is the chief executive officer of NITI Aayog.
The full-time members are Bibek Debroy, an economist and professor at the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research, and scientist V.K. Saraswat, who has served as director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and as chief scientific advisor to the defence minister.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh will be ex-officio members of the Aayog.
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot and Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani will be special invitees to the Aayog, an official release said earlier.
Strong earthquake tremors in California, 2 people died; Richter scale 6.4 measured intensity
Earthquake tremors were felt in Northern California at 2.34 pm on Tuesday late night. The earthqu
Will not back down from nuclear attack if needed, a statement from Russia raised concern
Russia has made it clear that if necessary, it will not back down from carrying out a nuclear att
Shraddha Kapoor is back with the sequel of the 2018 hit film 'Stree'. Amar Kaushik's directorial
Communal harmony being disturbed: BJP lawmaker
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Attempts are being made to disturb religious harmony in India and the s
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) It was a warm Thursday morning in the national capital with the mini
Pakistan Backing Proxy War in Kashmir: Indian Army Chief (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Tuesday said Pakistan was suppo
PM Narendra Modi's special plane reached Warsaw, the capital of Poland, around 6 pm Indian time.
The second wave of coronavirus in New Delhi, India has become extremely deadly. Because of this,
The third arrest has been made in the Delhi excise policy scam case. CBI has arrested Abhishek Bo
Amidst the uncontrolled Corona pace in the country, the Union Health Ministry said that 146 distr
