The government also appointed Dr Vinod Paul, a pediatrician at AIIMS, as a member of the Aayog. Kumar has been a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, the secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and chief economist at the Confederation of Indian Industry. An author of several books, Kumar released one last year called ‘Modi and his Challenges’. According to the publisher, in the book, Kumar “recommends measures that Modi must implement to deliver on his promises, thereby enabling India to realise its true potential”. Kumar’s wife Vineeta Shanker is also a director at Pahle India Foundation and an executive director at the Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation.

Source: Indian Express August 06, 2017 00:42 UTC