1989-Batch IAS Officer Anurag Jain Named NITI Aayog's New CEO

The Centre on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer Anurag Jain as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog.The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), according to an official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)."The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Anurag Jain, IAS (MP:89) as Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post, till his approved tenure of extension in service and thereafter, for an overall period of two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to his predecessor," the order read.Jain is a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre and has held several key positions in the Centre and the state government during his administrative career.Earlier in April, the…