Rajiv Kumar takes charge as Niti Aayog vice-chairman, replaces Panagariya

Kumar replaced Arvind Panagariya, an Indian-American economist who left the think tank

Rajiv Kumar takes charge as Niti Aayog vice-chairman, replaces Panagariya
Noted Economist Rajiv Kumar takes charge as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. Photo: Twitter
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 01 2017 | 11:28 AM IST
Noted economist Rajiv Kumar today took over as the vice-chairman of government think tank Niti Aayog.

Kumar replaced Arvind Panagariya, an Indian-American economist who left the think tank yesterday to return to academia.

Kumar was a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). He holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford and a PhD from Lucknow University.

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Earlier, he had also served as Secretary General of industry association Ficci.

He was a member of the National Security Advisory Board between 2006 and 2008.

Kumar had also served as the chief economist of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and held senior positions in the Asian Development Bank, the Indian Ministry of Industries, and the Ministry of Finance.

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First Published: Sep 01 2017 | 11:28 AM IST

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