THE Government has reconstituted the Niti Aayog, appointing Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice Chairman and five full-time members, including economist K V Raju, Director of AIIMS M Srinivas and Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology. Making the announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished a productive and impactful tenure to Lahiri and the new full-time members, including scientist Gobardhan Das and former Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba. “The Government has reconstituted the NITI Aayog.

 

My best wishes to Shri Ashok Kumar Lahiri Ji on becoming the Vice Chairman. My best wishes also to Shri Rajiv Gauba Ji, Prof K V Raju Ji, Prof Gobardhan Das Ji, Prof Abhay Karandikar Ji and Dr M Srinivas Ji on becoming Full Time Members of NITI Aayog. “Wishing all of them a productive and impactful tenure ahead,” Modi said in a post on ‘X’. “It serves as a dynamic platform for innovation and long-term strategic thinking across sectors,” he said. The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Niti Aayog. Lahiri called on the PM following his appointment.