Previous Year Question
Who was the first Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog?
A.
Arvind Panagariya
B.
Raghuram Rajan
C.
Chandrashekhara Subramanyam
D.
Rajiv Kumar
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
The NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) was constituted on 1 January 2015, replacing the Planning Commission.
Economist Dr. Arvind Panagariya was appointed its first Vice-Chairman. In the NITI Aayog, the Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairman, while the Vice-Chairman is appointed by the Prime Minister.
Arvind Panagariya served in this position from 2015 to 2017. He was succeeded by Dr. Rajiv Kumar as Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog.