Suman Bery will be new Niti Aayog vice chairman

Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar has stepped down from his post after nearly five years at the helm and will be replaced by economist Suman Bery. Rajiv Kumar had taken over as vice-chairman of the government think tank in August 2017 after Arvind Panagariya decided to return to his teaching assignment at Columbia University.
Actually, the move to replace Kumar has been sudden. The tenure of the vice chairman has traditionally been co-terminus with the term of the government. The Prime Minister serves as the chairman of the government think tank, which took shape after the erstwhile Planning Commission was closed down.
After the sudden development, Kumar confirmed stepping down without elaborating further. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet accepted the resignation of Kumar with effect from April 30. According to the government order “Appointment of Dr Suman K Bery initially as full time member, Niti Aayog, with immediate effect and up to April 30, 2022 on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to full-time members of Niti Aayog,”
It also said that Bery has been appointed vice-chairman of Niti Aayog with effect from April 1, 2022 on the same terms that were applicable to the previous vice-chairman. Kumar had the rank of a cabinet minister as vice chairman of the government think tank.