NITI Aayog vice chairman elect Rajiv Kumar is a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). Photo: PTINew Delhi: Noted economist Rajiv Kumar on Sunday said he is looking forward to serve the country as the new vice chairman of NITI Aayog. Panagariya, an Indian-American, had joined the NITI Aayog in January 2015. “Ficci welcomes the appointment of Rajiv Kumar as the new vice chairman of NITI Aayog,” the chamber said in a statement. “Ficci compliments the government for announcing the new vice chairman without any delay following the decision of Arvind Panagariya to join back academics.

Source: Mint August 06, 2017 12:33 UTC