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Rajiv Kumar steps down as Niti Aayog vice chairman: Reports

He is likely to be replaced by economist Suman Bery.

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NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar

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Rajiv Kumar has stepped down as vice chairman of Niti Aayog, the government’s policymaking body, multiple reports said on Friday. 

Kumar is likely to be replaced by economist Suman Bery, the Hindustan Times website reported. Kumar took over as vice chairman in August 2017 after his predecessor Arvind Panagariya left NITI Aayog, which replaced the Planning Commission.

Kumar has been at the Aayog since September 2017. Bery, who is likely to succeed him, was the director-general of the National Council of Applied Economic Research, or NCAER, the independent policy research institution, from 2001 to 2011.

Bery, according to his LinkedIn

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