Rajiv Kumar, who holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford and a PhD from Lucknow University, is a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/MintNew Delhi: Economist Rajiv Kumar was on Saturday named as the new vice chairman of Niti Aayog, five days after the incumbent Arvind Panagariya announced that he would quit to return to academics. The government also appointed Vinod Paul, a paediatrician at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), as a member of the Niti Aayog, an official spokesman said. The appointment for the post of Niti Aayog vice chairman was necessitated as the incumbent Panagariya on 1 August had announced that he will leave the government think tank on 31 August and return to Columbia University. Panagariya, an Indian-American, had joined as the Niti Aayog in January 2015.

Source: Mint August 05, 2017 16:07 UTC