**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Cabinet Secretariat, dated April 24, 2026, announces the Prime Minister's approval for key appointments within NITI Aayog. It specifies the appointment of a new Vice Chairperson and five Full-time Members, effective from their respective dates of assumption of charge. The document further confirms that the composition of Ex-officio Members and Special Invitees remains unchanged from the previous notification dated July 16, 2024.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Leadership Appointments**
* Shri Ashok Kumar Lahiri is appointed as the Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog.
* The appointment is effective from the date he assumes charge and will continue until further orders.
* **Full-time Membership**
* Five individuals have been appointed as Full-time Members: Shri Rajiv Gauba, Prof. K. V. Raju, Prof. Gobardhan Das, Prof. Abhay Karandikar, and Dr. M. Srinivas.
* These appointments are effective from the date of assumption of charge and will continue until further orders.
* **Terms and Conditions**
* The Vice Chairperson and Full-time Members will serve under the same terms and conditions applicable to their respective positions as per existing regulations.
* **Existing Framework Continuity**
* The notification acts as a continuation of Cabinet Secretariat notification No. 511/1/1/2024-Cab. dated July 16, 2024.
* Ex-officio Members and Special Invitees listed in the July 2024 notification remain the same.
**Impact Analysis**
**Shri Ashok Kumar Lahiri**
**Impact**
He is designated as the new Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog, assuming the responsibilities and terms associated with the office.
**Action Required**
He must formally assume charge of the position to begin his tenure.
**Shri Rajiv Gauba, Prof. K. V. Raju, Prof. Gobardhan Das, Prof. Abhay Karandikar, and Dr. M. Srinivas**
**Impact**
These individuals are appointed as Full-time Members of NITI Aayog.
**Action Required**
Each appointee must formally assume charge of their office to begin their respective tenures.
**Ex-officio Members and Special Invitees**
**Impact**
There is no change to their status; they retain their positions as established in the previous notification dated July 16, 2024.
**Action Required**
No new action is required; they are to continue in their current capacities.
Key Entities Referenced
NITI Aayog: The premier policy think tank of India for which the Vice Chairperson and Full-time Members have been appointed.
Shri Ashok Kumar Lahiri: Appointed as the Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog, assuming the terms and conditions applicable to the post.
Cabinet Secretariat: The primary department responsible for notifying the appointments approved by the Prime Minister.
Full-time Members of NITI Aayog: A group of appointed individuals comprising Shri Rajiv Gauba, Prof. K. V. Raju, Prof. Gobardhan Das, Prof. Abhay Karandikar, and Dr. M. Srinivas.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 2
PART I—Section 2
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
24, 1947
स.ं 17] नई दिल्ली, िजनवार, अप्रलै 25, 2026/विै ाख 5, 1948
No. 17] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026/VAISAKHA 5, 1948 ss24, 1947
मजं िमडं ल सजिवालय
(सवे ा तीर् थ)
अजधसिू ना
नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रलै , 2026
स०ं 511/1/1/2024-मजं ि०.—मंजिमंडल सजिवालय की दिनांक 16.07.2024 की अजधसूिना संख्या
511/1/1/2024-मंजि. के क्रम में, प्रधान मंिी ने जनम्नजलजखत अनमु ोिन दकया ह:ै
अ. श्री अिोक कुमार लाजहडी की नीजत आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष के रूप म ें जनयुजि, कायथभार ग्रहण करने की जतजर् से और
अगले आिेिों तक, उन्हीं जनबंधन और ितों पर िो नीजत आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष पर लागू होती ह।ैं
ब. नीजत आयोग के पणू थकाजलक सिस्ट्यों के रूप म ें जनम्नजलजखत व्यजियों की जनयुजि, कायथभार ग्रहण करन े की जतजर् से
और अगल ेआिेिों तक, उन्हीं जनबंधन और ितों पर िो नीजत आयोग के पणू थकाजलक सिस्ट्यों पर लाग ूहोती ह:ैं
i. श्री रािीव गौबा
ii. प्रो. के. वी. राि ू
iii. प्रो. गोबधथन िास
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iv. प्रो. अभय करंिीकर
v. डॉ. एम. श्रीजनवास
स. पिेन सिस्ट्य और जविेष आमंजित वही रहगें े िो अजधसूिना संख्या 511/1/1/2024-मंजि० दिनांक 16.07.2024
में ह।ैं
अनीता जिपाठी, संयुि सजिव
CABINET SECRETARIAT
(Seva Teerth)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th April, 2026
No. 511/1/1/2024-Cab.— In continuation of Cabinet Secretariat’s notification No. 511/1/1/2024-
Cab. dated 16.07.2024, the Prime Minister has approved the following:
a. Appointment of Shri Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog with effect from the
date of assumption of charge and until further orders, on the same terms and conditions as are
applicable to Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog.
b. Appointment of the following persons as Full-time Members, NITI Aayog with effect from the date
of assumption of charge and until further orders, on the same terms and conditions as are applicable
to Full-time Members, NITI Aayog:
i. Shri Rajiv Gauba
ii. Prof. K. V. Raju
iii. Prof. Gobardhan Das
iv. Prof. Abhay Karandikar
v. Dr. M. Srinivas
c. The Ex-officio Members and Special Invitees will remain same as in the notification No.
511/1/1/2024-Cab. dated 16.07.2024.
ANITA TRIPATHI, Jt. Secy.
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