Niti Aayog Vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar

States shouldn't give freebies beyond fiscal capabilities: Ex-NITI Aayog VC

State governments should not dole out "non-merit freebies" such as gifts and consumer durables beyond their fiscal capabilities, according to former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar

India on cusp of major economic recovery: Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar

Talks of possible stagflation are "overhyped": Kumar

Reform measures in Budget to take India out of downturn: Rajiv Kumar

The reforms are aimed at making the country a better destination for private investment, both for domestic and foreign investors, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said

Passage of agriculture bills in Lok Sabha to empower farmers: Niti Aayog VC

Welcoming the passage of two bills related to the farm sector in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said the legislation will empower farmers and have a "colossal impact" on the future of agriculture in the country. The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill were passed by voice vote, even as the Congress, DMK and Revolutionary Socialist Party members staged a walkout. "The Lok Sabha passes Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 & The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 - historic day!," Kumar said in a series of tweets. He further said the legislation will not only empower but also create a fair and free ecosystem for farmers and traders alike, thereby fostering a spirit of friendly competition and improving trader ...

India will transform into middle-income economy by 2030: NITI Aayog VC

On the coronavirus situation in the country, he said it is unfair to compare India's dealing of the Covid-19 pandemic with Western countries

Middle Class 'trained enough' to pick right Income Tax option: Rajiv Kumar

Rajiv Kumar was commenting on the Budget proposal of FM Sitharaman to give the option to personal income taxpayers to remain in the existing tax scheme or opt for a new simplified tax regime.

Niti Aayog VC expresses surprise over market's reaction on Budget proposals

'I am actually quite surprised by the market's reactions yesterday, going down 1,000 points', said Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar

Kerala tops Niti's SDG Index, Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal worst performers

According to 'SDG India Index 2019', Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim have shown maximum improvement, but states like Gujarat have not shown any progress vis-a-vis 2018 rankings

Centre to tweak competition law and tune it with new-age digital economy

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar highlighted the need for the CCI to develop oversight capabilities on data-related businesses, so as to prevent the amassing of power in a single conglomerate

Corporate tax giveaway to have little impact on fiscal goals: Niti Aayog

Many analysts have predicted fiscal deficit overshooting by at least 70 bps to 4.1 per cent given the quantum of the giveaways

Unprecedented financial sector crisis in 70 years, says NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar also said there was no business of the government to hold back payments to companies.

Rajan's policies, not note ban, slowed growth: NITI Aayog's Rajiv Kumar

Kumar accused former prime minister Manmohan Singh and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram of creating a 'false narrative'

India needs to focus more on revenue deficit than fiscal gap: NITI Aayog

The government spending over the last four years has been a growth driver but the negative perception hasn't receded, says NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar

Amartya Sen should spend some time in India to see reforms: NITI Aayog V-C

Amartya Sen, during a launch of the Hindi edition of his book, had said that India has taken a quantum jump in the wrong direction (backwards) since 2014 and is now the second worst in the region

High growth must for generating jobs, compete with China: NITI Aayog

He said China was at the same level of economic development as India 30 years ago but is now five times the size of the Indian economy

Concerns about lack of job creation quite exaggerated, says NITI Aayog VC

The new initiatives in the next 18 months, Kumar said, should focus on health and education sectors as these two are going to be critical for human resource development.

Privacy is about trust between govt, people: Niti Aayog VC

The financial inclusion will help in increasing household savings: Rajiv Kumar

War of words over Rajiv Kumar's column on foreign influence in policymaking

While Bibek Debroy echoed his view in Twitter, Pronob Sen questioned Kumar's conclusion

NITI's new V-C Rajiv Kumar: A homegrown economist who keeps a low profile

Kumar has had stints working in the central govt and has served with industry bodies FICCI, CII

Rajiv Kumar named vice-chairman of NITI Aayog

Centre appoints paediatrician Vinod Paul as new member