Anurag Jain Appointed CEO of NITI Aayog

# Anurag Jain Appointed CEO of NITI Aayog ### Why in News? Senior **IAS** officer **Anurag Jain** assumed charge as **Chief Executive Officer** of **NITI Aayog** for a two-year tenure. ### What is the role of NITI Aayog? - **NITI Aayog** is the Government of India's policy think tank and works with States on long-term development strategy and cooperative federalism. - It replaced the **Planning Commission** in **2015**. - The Prime Minister is its ex-officio Chairperson, while the **CEO** manages the institution's executive and administrative work. ### Exam Connect - **NITI Aayog** → established in **2015** - **Chairperson** → **Prime Minister** of India - **CEO** → **Anurag Jain**