He was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the government think tank on February 17, 2016 for a two-year term.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension of Kant's tenure till June 30, 2019, the order issued by the personnel ministry said.
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Mr Kant is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.Before taking over as the CEO of National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog), he was Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.