The government has assigned Nidhi Chhibber the role of Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog following BVR Subrahmanyam’s three-year term completion. Chhibber, currently the Director General of the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) at NITI Aayog, has been overseeing the evaluation of various central government schemes to gauge their effectiveness.
Chhibber, a 1994-batch IAS officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre, has a history of holding significant positions. Previously, she led the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), where she spearheaded crucial reforms and examination procedures. With a Master’s degree in History and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree, she is proficient in both English and Hindi.
Taking on the additional responsibility from BVR Subrahmanyam, who completed his tenure as CEO of NITI Aayog, Chhibber steps into a pivotal role. Subrahmanyam, a 1987-batch IAS officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre, boasts an extensive administrative career spanning over three decades. His responsibilities included key roles in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, and even a stint at the World Bank.
In his recent position, Subrahmanyam focused on policy reforms, emphasizing state-level governance and digital transformation to align with India’s vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047 (Viksit Bharat @2047). NITI Aayog, established on January 1, 2015, is the government’s primary policy think tank, aimed at promoting cooperative federalism and a bottom-up development approach by involving state governments in national goal-setting.
