New Delhi, April 27 -- K V Raju, Economic Adviser to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has been appointed a full-time member of NITI Aayog. The appointment of Prof Raju in the re-constituted Niti Aayog was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside Rajiv Gauba, Gobardhan Das, Abhay Karandikar and M Srinivas. Economist-turned-politician and former CEA Ashok Kumar Lahiri has been named as Vice Chairman of the government's premier think-tank. Extensive experience in policy and academia Professor Raju has previously held key roles across international and academic institutions, including Principal Scientist at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad and Social Scientist at International ...