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Nidhi Chhibber Gets Additional Charge as NITI Aayog CEO After BVR Subrahmanyam

The government has assigned the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer at NITI Aayog to Nidhi Chhibber following the completion of BVR Subrahmanyam's three-year term. Chhibber, a 1994-batch IAS officer, currently serves as Director General of the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office within NITI Aayog. Her predecessor, Subrahmanyam, a 1987-batch officer, held key roles including Commerce Secretary and Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir during his extensive career. NITI Aayog, established in 2015, functions as the government's premier policy think tank aimed at fostering cooperative federalism and a bottom-up development approach.

Key Points: Nidhi Chhibber Appointed NITI Aayog CEO, Succeeds BVR Subrahmanyam

  • Nidhi Chhibber gets additional CEO charge
  • BVR Subrahmanyam's 3-year term ends
  • Chhibber is DG of DMEO, ex-CBSE Chairperson
  • Subrahmanyam was Commerce Secretary, J&K Chief Secretary
  • NITI Aayog drives policy for Viksit Bharat 2047
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Nidhi Chhibber given additional charge as NITI Aayog CEO

IAS officer Nidhi Chhibber gets additional charge as NITI Aayog CEO after BVR Subrahmanyam's tenure ends. She currently heads DMEO.

"She takes over the additional responsibility after BVR Subrahmanyam completed his tenure as CEO of NITI Aayog."

New Delhi, Feb 24

The government has given additional charge of Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog to Nidhi Chhibber after the completion of BVR Subrahmanyam's three-year term on Tuesday.

Chhibber is currently serving as Director General of the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) under NITI Aayog.

In her present role, she has been responsible for monitoring and evaluating several flagship schemes of the central government to assess their performance and impact.

A 1994-batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, Chhibber has held important positions in her career.

She earlier served as Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), where she oversaw key reforms and examination processes.

She holds a Master's degree in History and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree, and is fluent in both English and Hindi.

She takes over the additional responsibility after BVR Subrahmanyam completed his tenure as CEO of NITI Aayog.

Subrahmanyam is a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre and has had a long administrative career spanning over three decades.

During his service, Subrahmanyam held several key assignments across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir.

He also worked with the World Bank for a period. At the Centre, he served as Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and also worked in the Prime Minister's Office.

In Jammu and Kashmir, he served as Chief Secretary, while in Chhattisgarh he held the post of Principal Secretary.

At his current role, Subrahmanyam's main role was driving policy reforms, focusing on state-level governance and digital transformation for India's vision of a developed nation by 2047 (Viksit Bharat @2047).

NITI Aayog is Government's premier policy think tank which replaced the Planning Commission to foster "cooperative federalism".

Established on January 1, 2015, it promotes a bottom-up development approach, engaging state governments in policymaking to achieve national goals.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Both officers seem highly qualified. Hope the transition is smooth and the focus on Viksit Bharat 2047 continues without disruption. The real test is how policies translate to ground-level change for common people.
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Arjun K
Good to see officers with such diverse experience – from education to commerce to policy. Subrahmanyam's work in J&K was particularly challenging. Hope Chhibber brings the same rigor to evaluating flagship schemes.
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Sarah B
Interesting read. The 'cooperative federalism' model sounds good in theory. I hope the new leadership ensures states actually have a meaningful say and it's not just top-down planning with a new name.
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Vikram M
Her background in monitoring and evaluation is crucial. We need data-driven policy, not just announcements. Hope she uses DMEO's insights to make NITI Aayog's recommendations more impactful. Jai Hind!

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