The central government has reconstituted NITI Aayog, the premier think tank guiding India’s policy and development strategies. The reconstitution, approved by Prime Minister Modi, includes 15 Union Ministers, including those from NDA allies, and four full-time members.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the chairperson of NITI Aayog, while economist Suman K. Bery continues as vice-chairperson. The reconstitution introduces new faces to the ex-officio members and special invitees categories.

Here’s the complete list of the revised NITI Aayog:

New Ex-Officio Members:

– Amit Shah

– Rajnath Singh

– JP Nadda

– Nirmala Sitharaman

Special Invitees:

– Nitin Gadkari (Road Transport and Highways)

– Jagat Prakash Nadda (Health)

– H.D. Kumaraswamy (Heavy Industries and Steel)

– Jitan Ram Manjhi (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises)

– Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh (Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying)

– Virendra Kumar (Social Justice and Empowerment)

– Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu (Civil Aviation)

– Jual Oram (Tribal Affairs)

– Annpurna Devi (Women and Child Development)

– Chirag Paswan (Food Processing Industries)

– Rao Inderjit Singh (Statistics and Programme Implementation)

The National Institution for Transforming India, better known as NITI Aayog, was constituted in 2015 when the PM Modi-led NDA government chose to scrap the 65-year-old Planning Commission.

NITI Aayog has been set up to provide critical directional and strategic input into the development process. It acts as a “think tank” and advises the Centre and states on policy matters. The Aayog seeks to address the “slow and tardy implementation of policy” by fostering better inter-ministry coordination and enhanced Centre-State cooperation.