Nidhi Chhibber Given Additional Charge as CEO of NITI Aayog After BVR Subrahmanyam Completes Tenure

New Delhi, February 24: The government has appointed Nidhi Chhibber as the additional charge Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog following the completion of BVR Subrahmanyam’s three year term on Tuesday.

Chhibber currently serves as Director General of the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office under NITI Aayog. She will assume the additional responsibility after Subrahmanyam concluded his tenure as CEO.

Nidhi Chhibber’s Administrative Background​

A 1994 batch IAS officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre, Chhibber has held several key administrative positions during her career.

At present, she leads the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office, where she oversees the monitoring and evaluation of major central government schemes to assess their performance and impact.

Earlier, she served as Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education, where she supervised examination processes and key reforms within the school education system.

Chhibber holds a Master’s degree in History and a Bachelor of Laws degree. She is fluent in English and Hindi.

BVR Subrahmanyam Concludes Three Year Term​

BVR Subrahmanyam, a 1987 batch IAS officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre, has completed his three year tenure as CEO of NITI Aayog.

With over three decades in public service, Subrahmanyam held several senior positions across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu and Kashmir, he served as Chief Secretary, while in Chhattisgarh he worked as Principal Secretary.

At the Centre, he held the post of Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and also served in the Prime Minister’s Office. He also worked with the World Bank during his career.

During his tenure at NITI Aayog, Subrahmanyam focused on driving policy reforms, particularly strengthening state level governance and advancing digital transformation aligned with India’s development vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

Role of NITI Aayog in India’s Policy Framework​

Established on January 1, 2015, NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission as the government’s premier policy think tank.

The institution promotes cooperative federalism and follows a bottom up development approach, actively engaging state governments in policy formulation to achieve national development goals.

With Chhibber taking on the additional charge, continuity in policy monitoring and institutional functioning is expected at the apex policy body.