NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar resigns, Economist Suman Berry will be the next Vice Chairman
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Let us tell you that NITI Aayog works to make plans for the country. Rajiv Kumar was working as the Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog for many years. The reasons for his resignation have not yet been revealed.
NITI Aayog (NITI Aayog) Vice President Rajiv Kumar (Rajiv Kumar) has resigned from his post. Let us tell you that NITI Aayog works to make plans for the country. Rajiv Kumar was working as the Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog for many years. The reasons for his resignation have not yet been revealed. NITI Aayog is headed by the Prime Minister. According to information received from sources, economist Suman Berry can be made the next vice-chairman of NITI Aayog in his place.
Let us tell you that after coming to power in the year 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed the name of Planning Commission to NITI Aayog. After the formation of this commission, Arvind Panagariya was made the first vice-chairman of NITI Aayog. Rajiv Kumar was made the Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog on 1 September 2017 after the resignation of Arvind Panagariya. Rajiv Kumar was the second deputy chairman of NITI Aayog. Before becoming the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar was the General Secretary of FICCI. Rajiv Kumar worked as the Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank from 1995 to 2005. Not only this, before joining the Asian Development Bank, Rajiv Kumar was the Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance from 1992 to 1995.
Suman Berry will be the next Vice Chairman
Dr Suman K Bery appointed as Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog after Dr Rajiv Kumar stepped down from his post. pic.twitter.com/6vQ9HWUSNJ
— ANI (@ANI) April 22, 2022
Who is Rajiv Kumar?
According to the website of NITI Aayog, Dr. Rajiv Kumar has vast experience of working with academia, government, and industry. After completing his higher education from Oxford, he worked as a Program Coordinator at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Delhi. Here he lived from 1982 to 87. Between 1987-89, he was a professor at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Later he was also the Director and CEO of ICRIER from 2006 to 2011. He later became a Senior Fellow at the Center for Policy Research.
Pahal India Foundation was established in the year 2013
In 2013, he also founded the Pahal India Foundation, which is a non-profit think tank. Rajiv continued to serve as its chief till 2017. He has a long experience of working with the government. He was the Senior Consultant of the Ministry of Industry, the Economic Advisor to the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. Along with this, he has also worked with ADB, World Bank, CII, FICCI, State Bank and Reserve Bank.
