New Delhi, May 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved the appointment of academicians Joram Aniya and R Balasubramaniam as full-time members of NITI Aayog, following the body's reconstitution and fresh appointments on April 24.

A cabinet secretariat notification stated that their appointments as full-time members of NITI Aayog will take effect from their assumption of charge and continue until further orders. On April 24, the prime minister appointed Ashok Kumar Lahiri as the vice chairperson of NITI Aayog, along with Rajiv Gauba, K. V. Raju, Gobardhan Das, Abhay Karandikar and M. Srinivas as full-time members in a move to reconstitute the think tank.

A statement by the government hails Aniya's inclusion in NITI Aayog as...