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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister has approved the appointment of former IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog.
- He will replace Parameswaran Iyer, who has been selected as the Executive Director of the World Bank.
Subrahmanyam belongs to Andhra Pradesh, between 2004 and 2008, he worked as the private secretary to then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- In 2018, he was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and during his tenure, the state’s special status was scrapped and it was divided into two union territories.
- He later became the Commerce Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

NITI Aayoy

Planning Commission Inspired by the USSR/Soviet Model, Prime Minister established a Planning Commission in 1950 to design the five-year Plans for India.
- In 2015, it was replaced by a new organisation named National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
Promote Cooperative Federalism
- Governing Council of NITI Aayog has Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories and State Chief Ministers.
- NITI Aayog Constituted a Committee of State Chief Ministers to examine important issues.
Promote Competitive Federalism
- NITI Aayog has Prepared online dashboards to rank the States on various indicators of development Such as;
  - Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index.
  - Health Index.
  - School Education Quality Index.
  - Digital Transformation Index.
- Launched Aspirational District Programs for monitoring the progress of backward districts.
NITI Aayog has not been given the mandate or Powers to impose Policies on States.
- NITI Aayog is a think tank or an advisory body.
The Powers for the allocation of funds has not been given to the NITI Aayog. The Powers are with the Finance Ministry.
As a ‘think-tank’, Niti Aayog has helped the government In framing various Policies on;
- Clean energy
- Methanol based economy
- Infrastructure, human development etc.
- The model acts on agricultural land leasing, livestock Selling etc.
NITI Aayog regularly organizes Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences.
NITI initiated Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to help Startups. NITI is developing the National Program on Artificial Intelligence.
NITI’s approach is modernised, forward-looking, and less bureaucratic; NITI Aayog is playing an important role as a think tank for Economic growth, Human development and Good governance in India.