To attract talent the Centre’s think-tank NITI Aayog has proposed paying over 30% more than the pay offered by the erstwhile Planning Commission to young professionals on its payrolls.
Sindhushree Khullar appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
Senior bureaucrat Sindhushree Khullar was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Transforming India – ( NITI Aayog ) with effect from 1 January 2015. She will serve the position for one year.
Panagariya appointed as NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman
The government has appointed eminent economist Arvind Panagariya as vice-chairman of NITI-Aayog. He is professor at Columbia University.
Planning Commission replaced by NITI Aayog
Modi Government has taken an important decision to replace the 65 year old ‘Planning Commission’ by ‘National Institution for Transforming India’– NITI Aayog.