Dr Rajiv Kumar presently senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, a non-governmental think thank on public policy.According to CPR, Dr Kumar holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford and a PhD from Lucknow University.On August 1, Arvind Panagariya resigned from his post as vice chairman, and will hand over charge of his office on August 31.
The Indian American economist is reportedly returning to the United States to resume his academics.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appointed him as the first vice-chairman of NITI Aayog on January 5, 2015.