Chairperson NITI Aayog Current Affairs, GK & News

New CEO of NITI Aayog

June 27, 2022

On June 24, 2022, retired IAS officer Parameswaran Iyer was appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog, by Union Government. Key Points Parameshwaran Iyer is a 1981-batch IAS officer from UP cadre. He will replace Amitabh Kant and become the third chief executive officer of the public policy think tank of the government. His term ..

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GoI extends tenure of NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

June 30, 2021

Central government has extended tenure of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amitabh Kant, by one year. His tenure will now end in June 2022. Extension order was issued by Department of Personnel and Training after it was approved by Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Who is Amitabh Kant? He ..

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PM to chair NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting

February 19, 2021

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, will chair NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting on February 20, 2021. Highlights During the meeting, issues with respect to agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and human resource development will be discussed. This will be the sixth meeting of the Governing Council. The meeting will be joined by Ladakh for the ..

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PM Modi reconstitutes NITI Aayog

June 7, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the reconstitution of government of India’s policy think tank NITI Aayog (or National Institution for Transforming India). The decision was taken ahead of first meeting of NITI Aayog’s governing council scheduled on June 15. Key Highlights On 5 June, PM will chair 5th meeting of NITI Aayog’s Governing Council (first ..

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