Prime Minister-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has given industry secretary Amitabh Kant an additional charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog. Amitabh Kant is presently a Secretary in Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). With NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar’s extended tenure coming to an end this month, the appointments panel has assigned the additional charge of this role to Kerala cadre officer Mr. Kant who is presently, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and is expected to retire in March 2016.
