New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reconstituted Niti Aayog, which he heads as its chairperson. Rajiv Kumar as vice-chairperson has been re-elected along with existing full time members V.K. Saraswat, Ramesh Chand and Dr V.K. Paul. However the fourth full time member Bibek Debroy has been dropped from the think tank.
Mr Debroy’s exclusion is significant, as he was also heading the Prime Minister's economic advisory committee, which was formed in September 2017.
Niti Aayog’s CEO Amitabh Kant’s tenure, which unlike the vice chairperson and full time members, is not co-terminus with the government, is ending on June 30. Mr Kant had been appointed as CEO in February 2016 for a period of two years. In February 2018, he was given an extension till June 30, 2019.
