Centre appoints Arvind Virmani as full-time member of NITI Aayog

Centre appoints Arvind Virmani as full-time member of NITI Aayog

• The government has appointed senior economist Dr Arvind Virmani as a full-time member of the NITI Aayog.
• Virmani, founder-chairman of the non-profit public policy organisation Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare, has served as the Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance during the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government from 2007-09.
• Virmani’s appointment as the full-time member of NITI Aayog has been approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A notification to this effect was issued by the Cabinet Secretariat on November 15.
• Virmani has served in various capacities in the government. He was a member of the Reserve Bank of India’s Technical Advisory Committee on Monetary Policy from February 2013 to August 2016. 
• When Virmani served as the Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance for two years from 2007-2009, P Chidambaram was the Minister of Finance. 
• He has written several books, including The Sudoku of India’s Growth; From Uni-polar To Tri polar World: Multi-polar Transition Paradox; Propelling India from Socialist Stagnation to Global Power; and Accelerating Growth and Poverty Reduction – A Policy Framework for India’s Development.