NITI Aayog today formally welcomed senior bureaucrat Anurag Jain as its new Chief Executive Officer. Jain, a distinguished 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre, assumes the top post with a mandate to steer India's premier policy think tank.
Bringing nearly four decades of experience, Jain's expertise spans public administration, economic strategy, and large-scale governance. His appointment, approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), is for a tenure of two years or until further orders.
Extensive Administrative Background
Jain’s administrative record includes high-profile roles across both state and central government tiers. Most recently, he served as the Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh, demonstrating his leadership at the state level.
Prior to his tenure in Madhya Pradesh, Jain held significant secretarial portfolios at the Centre. These included leading the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, a crucial department for national infrastructure development, and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), which is vital for industrial growth and economic policy.
"NITIAayog welcomes Shri Anurag Jain as the new Chief Executive Officer. Shri Anurag Jain, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, brings with him nearly four decades of experience in public administration and policymaking."
His broad experience across industrial growth, infrastructure development, and economic policy is expected to significantly bolster NITI Aayog's strategic mandate. In his new role as CEO, Anurag Jain will be responsible for steering critical policy framework development, monitoring national development initiatives, and fostering closer federal coordination between the Centre and state governments.