BVR Subrahmanyam
New Delhi: Former bureaucrat BVR Subrahmanyam took charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog today. He succeeds Parameswaran Iyer, a 1981-batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Uttar Pradesh Cadre, who has been named the Executive Director of the World Bank.
An IAS Officer (Retired) of the 1987 batch (Chhattisgarh cadre), Subrahmanyam has held important assignments over the last three decades in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Jammu & Kashmir, along with a stint at the World Bank. He has been Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir, Principal Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, and has held positions in the Prime Minister’s Office.
Subrahmanyam belongs to Andhra Pradesh and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi Technological University (1983).
On the occasion of taking charge of the public policy think tank of the Government of India, Subrahmanyam said, “I am humbled by the trust and responsibility reposed in me by the Hon’ble Prime Minister and will try my best to rise up to his expectations.”
Earlier on Monday, February 20, 2023, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Subrahmanyam as NITI Aayog’s CEO.
– global bihari bureau
