Former IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog by the central government on February 20.
- He is replacing Parameswaran Iyer, who has been named the Executive Director of the World Bank.
- A 1987-batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, Subrahmanyam belongs to Andhra Pradesh and holds an engineering degree.
- He also has a management degree from London Business School.
- Formed on January 1, 2015, NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog replaced the Planning Commission. The first meeting of NITI Aayog was chaired by Prime Minister Modi on February 8, 2015.
