New Delhi, April 25 -- Outgoing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and economist Ashok Lahiri and scientist Gobardhan Das, two illustrious names from West Bengal, will become the Niti Aayog vice-chairman and member, respectively, people aware of the matter int eh government said on Friday.
Lahiri is a former chief economic advisor to the government and a member of the 15th Finance Commission. He also had stints with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, as a consultant and senior economist, respectively.
Former BJP member, Das is the director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal. He was working as a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
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