Via PTI
NEW DELHI: The federal government on Friday appointed Suman Ok Bery because the vp of NITI Aayog, following the surprising resignation of Rajiv Kumar. Bery will take fee from Might 1, 2022, an legit order mentioned.
Kumar’s tenure will finish on April 30. Kumar, an eminent economist, took over as vp of NITI Aayog in August 2017 after the then VC Arvind Panagariya exited the federal government think-tank to go back to teachers.
In step with the order, Kumar’s resignation has been authorised and he could be relieved from the submit with impact from April 30. Kumar performed a key function in NITI Aayog’s coverage making, with center of attention on agriculture, asset monetisation, disinvestment, aspirational districts programme and electrical cars, amongst others.
Kumar holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford College and a PhD from Lucknow College. He used to be additionally a senior fellow on the Centre for Coverage Analysis (CPR). Bery had previous served as Director-Common (Leader Government) of the Nationwide Council of Implemented Financial Analysis (NCAER), New Delhi.
He used to be additionally a member of the Top Minister’s Financial Advisory Council, Statistical Fee and the Reserve Financial institution of India’s Technical Advisory Committee on Financial Coverage.