Nidhi Chhibber, 1994-batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog, following the completion of B V R Subrahmanyam's extended tenure on February 24, 2026.
Chhibber is currently serving as as the Director General, Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office, NITI Aayog.
In her current role, Chhibber looks after outcome-based monitoring and evaluation mechanisms across flagship government programmes.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Chhibber will hold additional charge of the post till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.
“Competent Authority has approved” the assignment of an additional charge of the post of CEO, NITI Aayog, to Chhibber, as per the order.
Her predecessor Subrahmanyam, a 1987-batch IAS officer (Retired) also of Chhattisgarh cadre, was appointed NITI Aayog's CEO on February 20, 2023. Initially, Subrahmanyam was appointed for two years, with his term ending on February 24, 2025, but he was given a one-year extension, which ended on February 24, 2026.
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