Sushil Chandra relinquished his charge on May 14 after completing his tenure as Chief Election Commissioner of India.
As per an announcement made by the Law Ministry, President Ram Nath Kovind has approved Kumar's elevation as the CEC and he is set to take charge of the post upon demitting of the office by Sushil Chandra as the Chief Election Commissioner on May 14.
Niti Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajeev Kumar has resigned from his post and will be replaced by economist Suman K. Bery from May 1, an official statement said on Friday.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated the demand for special category status to the State during a meeting with NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar at the Secretariat in Bhubaneswar. Patnaik also requested NITI Aayog to consider opening more bank branches in 4,376 unbanked panchayats in the State. Besides, he urged relaxation of […]
New Delhi: Government think tank Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Friday said banks are in a position to pass on interest rate cut benefits to the consumers and the industry. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had on February 7 announced a repo rate cut of 25 basis points, and so far State […]
New Delhi: Downplaying Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel’s resignation, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said the central bank is a professional institution and is not dependent on one individual. “RBI is such a professional institution, a long standing institution that the business will continue. It’s not as if it is […]
New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar, who took over as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog on Friday, rejected criticism that demonetisation was responsible for the fall in Gross Domestic Product growth and said it cannot be blamed for that. “Demonetisation should not be seen as the reason for the fall in GDP. There was a six-week period […]
New Delhi: Economist Rajiv Kumar has been appointed the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog in place of Arvind Panagariya, said informed sources. Panagariya, an academician on leave from Columbia University, resigned as the NITI Aayog Vice Chairman on August 1. Kumar, a senior fellow at Centre for Policy Research (CPR), is also chancellor of the […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is among the six least performing States of India when it comes to health, revealed NITI Aayog’s second edition of the Health Index, which was released today. As per the report, the State registered a decline in the overall performance scores and among 21 larger states, Odisha ranks 3rd from bottom just ahead […]
Bhubaneswar: In Odisha’s poor show in the Niti-World Bank Health Index-2.0 released yesterday, the total vacancies of doctors and specialists have played a key role. The index has clearly shown a deterioration in the indicator of vacancies in Odisha. A glance at the data available with the State Government reveals a shocker. An in-depth analysis […]
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday appointed Rajiv Kumar, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), as the new Finance Secretary. Kumar, a 1986 batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, replaces Subhash Chandra Garg, who was shifted to the Power Ministry as the Secretary. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appoinment of […]
New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the government, saying that its own economic advisors have finally acknowledged that India’s economy was in a “deep mess”. “(The) Government’s own economic advisors have finally acknowledged what we cautioned for long – India’s economy is in a deep mess. Now, accept […]
New Delhi: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Thursday urged India Inc to assess and review the impact of their CSR initiatives. Speaking at the ‘CSR Impact Conclave’ here, Kumar also said that companies should focus on nutrition and innovation as part of their CSR mandate. “India has excellent examples of CSR. Going forward, […]
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Saturday said no Indian citizen has to mention religion for opening an account in banks. Banking and Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar, in a tweet, said: “No Indian citizen has to disclose his/her religion for opening a bank account, for old account or for KYC formalities.” He has asked bank […]
New Delhi: Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar was on Wednesday appointed Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for a period of three years. Kumar, a 1984 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS official, was in July last year designated as the Finance Secretary and retired in February this year. He will succeed the incumbent Kapil Dev […]
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