BVR Subrahmanyam appointed NITI Aayog CEO, Parameswaran lyer moves to World Bank

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Former IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog on Monday. The former Commerce Secretary takes over from Parameswaran lyer, who has been named as the Executive Director of World Bank.
Iyer will replace Haryana cadre IAS officer Rajesh Khullar at the World Bank, who will return to the country on the request of the Haryana government. Khullar, a 1988 batch IAS officer was appointed to the World Bank in September 2020 and was due to continue till his retirement on 31 August 2023.
Iyer will assume charge of the post for three years, a government order issued following the decision of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said.
At NITI Aayog, Iyer will be replaced by B.V.R Subrahmanyam, a 1987-batch retired IAS officer from Chhattisgarh. Subrahmanyam has served as the commerce secretary, chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, and director and joint secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office between 2004–2008 and March 2012–March 2015, serving with prime ministers Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi.

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