<p>Sindhushree Khullar has been appointed as the first chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, the new avatar of the Planning Commission.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A 1975 batch UT cadre IAS officer, Khullar was Planning Commission’s Secretary since April 2012 and had overseen the Modi government's plan for revamping the body.<br /><br />She held the post even after the Modi government scrapped the Cabinet resolution through which the Planning Commission was set up.<br /><br />A few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed noted economist Arvind Panagariya as Niti Aayog’s Vice-Chairman. He also appointed Economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO chief V K Saraswat as full-time members. Modi is the Niti Aayog’s Chairman. <br /><br />Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh were made ex-officio members.<br /><br />Roads and National Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot were made Special invitees to the Niti Aayog.</p>
<p>Sindhushree Khullar has been appointed as the first chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, the new avatar of the Planning Commission.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A 1975 batch UT cadre IAS officer, Khullar was Planning Commission’s Secretary since April 2012 and had overseen the Modi government's plan for revamping the body.<br /><br />She held the post even after the Modi government scrapped the Cabinet resolution through which the Planning Commission was set up.<br /><br />A few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed noted economist Arvind Panagariya as Niti Aayog’s Vice-Chairman. He also appointed Economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO chief V K Saraswat as full-time members. Modi is the Niti Aayog’s Chairman. <br /><br />Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh were made ex-officio members.<br /><br />Roads and National Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot were made Special invitees to the Niti Aayog.</p>
