
The government appointed Abhay Karandikar, DST Secretary, and Dr M Srinivas, AIIMS Delhi director, as full-time NITI Aayog members. Economist Ashok Lahiri became vice-chairperson replacing Suman Berry. Four new inductees joined, replacing five long-serving members. This marks NITI Aayog's first major restructuring since its 2015 inception.