The authorities on Friday appointed former ingesting water and sanitation secretary Parameswaran Iyer, who steered the Swachh Bharat Mission, because the CEO of high authorities think-tank Niti Aayog.
He will take over from Amitabh Kant, who will demit workplace on June 30.
Iyer, 63, has been appointed for 2 years or until additional orders, whichever is earlier, the division of personnel mentioned.
According to the order, Iyer’s appointment has been made on the identical phrases and situations as have been relevant for Kant. Iyer will steer the think-tank at a time when frictions are seen between the Centre and Opposition-ruled states on many points, social and financial. He will play a key position together with just lately appointed Niti Aayog vice-chairman Suman Bery to put the bottom for collaborative motion for increased progress with sustainability, creation of jobs, schooling, ease of residing and reforms in agriculture.
A 1981-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Iyer is a well known sanitation specialist, who led India’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission and the National Rural Drinking Water Program. He took voluntary retirement from service in 2009 to affix the water and sanitation initiatives on the World Bank. He served because the Global Lead for Strategic Initiatives within the World Bank’s Water Global Practice. In 2016, he returned to India and was appointed by the federal government to move the ingesting and sanitation division, and lead the Swachh Bharat Mission.
He has over 20 years of expertise within the water provide and sanitation sector. He is understood for initiating and implementing the “Swajal Program” amongst different initiatives within the sector. During his stint on the World Bank, he has additionally labored in Vietnam, China, Egypt and Lebanon.
Outgoing CEO Kant performed a key position in Niti Aayog’s policymaking, with a deal with Atal Tinkering Labs, aspirational district programme, digital India, asset monetisation, disinvestment, electrical autos, and so on. He is the longest-serving CEO of Niti Aayog from February 17, 2016, until June 30, 2022.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”