PANAGARIYA QUITS NITI AAYOG, WILL RESUME TEACHING
NEW DELHI: Indian-American economist Arv ind Pan ag ari ya is stepping down as vice chairperson of Ni ti Aayog, the government’ s policy think tank, and returning to academic sin New York’ s Columbia University.
The 64-year-old professor of economics was picked by Prime Minister Na rend ra Mo di in January 2015 to head the National Institution for Transforming India, better known as Niti Aayog, which replaced the Planning Commission.
“I have requested the Prime Minister to relieve me from my responsibility as my leave in Columbia University is coming to an end on September 5 and I have decided to join back,” he told reporters on Tuesday.