New Delhi, May 2 -- The Centre on Saturday appointed academician Joram Aniya and scholar-author R. Balasubramaniam as full-time members of the NITI Aayog, increasing the number of such members in the government think tank to seven, alongside a vice-chairperson. Prime Minister Narendra Modi serves as the chairperson of the NITI Aayog.

"In continuation of the Cabinet Secretariat's notification dated 24.04.2026, the prime minister has approved the appointment of the following persons as full-time members of the NITI Aayog with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders, on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to full-time members: (i) Dr R Balasubramaniam; (ii) Dr Joram Aniya," PTI quoted a notification...