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Outgoing Bengal BJP MLA Ashok Lahiri Named NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman, Gobardhan Das Appointed Member
Ashok Lahiri will lead the policy body as vice-chairman, while scientist Gobardhan Das joins as member amid a BJP-TMC contest in West Bengal.
- Ashok Lahiri, veteran economist, was appointed Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman, while immunologist Gobardhan Das was named a member of the government's policy think tank.
- Lahiri, an alumnus of Presidency University, Kolkata, brings experience from the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, IMF, and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
- Das, a molecular science professor and former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor, serves as Director of IISER Bhopal and conducted research at Yale University and Houston Methodist Hospital after a career spanning nearly three decades.
- These appointments arrive as the BJP competes with the ruling TMC in West Bengal, with sources noting the selections reflect the state's contributions to Indian nation-building.
- The Prime Minister serves as chairperson of Niti Aayog by default, positioning the new appointees to effectively lead the government's primary policy think tank and marking a milestone for West Bengal.
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Ashok Lahiri set to become NITI Aayog vice-chairman
Kolkata: In a development with strong Bengal resonance, outgoing West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Legislative Assembly and noted economist Ashok Kumar Lahiri has been selected to become the next vice-chairman of NITI Aayog, according to people familiar with the matter. His appointment, once formalised, will make him the effective head of the government’s premier policy think tank, as the chairpersonship is held by the Prime Ministe…
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LatestlyNew Niti Aayog team to have two leading experts hailing from Bengal; Ashok Lahiri as Vice Chairperson, Gobardhan Das as Member
Amongst India's most experienced economists with a career spanning over four decades, Dr Lahiri has served multiple important roles across the policy spectrum, from Chief Economic Adviser to Finance Commission Member, Asian Development Bank, World Bank and the IMF.
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