Govt Issues Orders, Appoints IAS Parameswaran Iyer As NITI Aayog CEO

Mr. Parameswaran Iyer, the former Drinking Water, and Sanitation Secretary are now the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Niti Aayog, confirmed by the Union Government on the 24th of June.

According to the official notification, issued on Friday, Mr. Parameswaran Iyer would succeed Amitabh Kant, whose tenure is scheduled to end on the 30th of June.  The new CEO of the NITI Aayog would hold the position for two years.

Furthermore, on Friday, the Government of India issued an order in this regard.  The issued order read, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Parameswaran Iyer, lAS (UP:81), Retd. as Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog vice Shri Amitabh Kant upon completion of his tenure on 30.06.2022, for two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable in respect of Shri Amitabh Kant.”

Meanwhile, highlighting the career of Mr. Parameswaran Iyer, he is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1981 batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.  He is also

well-known sanitation specialist has been appointed the chief executive officer of Niti Aayog, after Amitabh Kant retires on June 30, for two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, the order stated.

Iyer had taken voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service in 2009. He had also worked as a senior rural water sanitation specialist at the United Nations.

Before he joined the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, in 2016, he worked in Vietnam, China, Egypt, Lebanon, and Washington for the World Bank.

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