New Delhi, April 25 -- Prof Gobardhan Das, who has been appointed as a full-time member of NITI Aayog, on Saturday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the opportunity, emphasising the impact of the position for those with humble roots.

In an X post, Das recalled his beginnings from West Bengal, along with his experience as an individual from a marginalised community.

"Today is a very important day in my life. I sincerely thank the dynamic Prime Minister, the honorable Shri Narendra Modi Ji, for giving me the opportunity to serve as a member of @NITIAayog. I am the son of an ordinary farmer family from the Dalit class in a remote village of West Bengal. Since childhood, the fragrance of the soil, the value of hard wor...