NITI Aayog reconstituted: Ashok Kumar Lahiri appointed Vice Chairperson, five new full-time members
The Cabinet Secretariat notified on 24 April 2026 the reconstitution of NITI Aayog, with Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice Chairperson and Rajiv Gauba, K. V. Raju, Gobardhan Das, Abhay Karandikar and M. Srinivas as full-time members; NITI Aayog was constituted by a Cabinet resolution of 1 January 2015.
Summary
NITI Aayog was reconstituted through a Cabinet Secretariat notification dated 24 April 2026, under which the Prime Minister approved Ashok Kumar Lahiri's appointment as Vice Chairperson and the appointment of Rajiv Gauba, Prof. K. V. Raju, Prof. Gobardhan Das, Prof. Abhay Karandikar and Dr. M. Srinivas as full-time members, each from the date of assuming charge. Ex-officio members and special invitees remain as in the notification of 16 July 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his best wishes on the reconstitution on 25 April 2026. NITI Aayog, the National Institution for Transforming India, was constituted by a Cabinet Secretariat resolution dated 1 January 2015 and replaced the Planning Commission, which had been set up by a Cabinet resolution on 15 March 1950.
Key facts
- Notification
- Cabinet Secretariat, 24 April 2026 (No. 511/1/1/2024-Cab.)
- Vice Chairperson
- Ashok Kumar Lahiri
- Full-time members
- Rajiv Gauba, K. V. Raju, Gobardhan Das, Abhay Karandikar, M. Srinivas
- Unchanged
- Ex-officio members and special invitees (as per 16 July 2024 notification)
- Static: NITI Aayog
- Constituted by Cabinet resolution of 1 January 2015; replaced the Planning Commission
- Static: Planning Commission
- Set up by Cabinet resolution on 15 March 1950
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who was appointed Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog under the Cabinet Secretariat notification of 24 April 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Ashok Kumar Lahiri
The notification approved Ashok Kumar Lahiri's appointment as Vice Chairperson; Rajiv Gauba, K. V. Raju and Abhay Karandikar were among the full-time members.
NITI Aayog, reconstituted in April 2026, was originally constituted through:
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Correct answer: B — A Cabinet resolution dated 1 January 2015
NITI Aayog was constituted by a Cabinet Secretariat resolution dated 1 January 2015, replacing the Planning Commission set up by a Cabinet resolution on 15 March 1950.
Consider the following statements about the April 2026 reconstitution of NITI Aayog: 1. Rajiv Gauba and Gobardhan Das were appointed as full-time members. 2. The ex-officio members and special invitees were also replaced. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Rajiv Gauba and Gobardhan Das are among the five full-time members; the notification says ex-officio members and special invitees remain the same, so only statement 1 is correct.