Tag: Rajiv Kumar
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Germany lauds Election Commission of India for poll management
A German delegation, led by visiting Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, met Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel at the Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi.
December 6, 2022 -
CEC Rajiv Kumar invited as International Observer in Nepal polls
Elections are scheduled in Nepal on 20 November for the Federal and Provincial elections to elect 275 members of the Federal Parliament and 550 seats of the seven Provincial Assemblies.
November 17, 2022 -
CEC Rajiv Kumar writes to law ministry to cap cash donation to political parties
In the letter, CEC has recommended a slew of amendments to the Representation of the People (RP) Act.
September 20, 2022 -
Rajiv Kumar is the 25th CEC of India
Rajiv Kumar is the new chief election commissioner of India. He assumed charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India at Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi today.
May 15, 2022 -
Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as CEC
After assuming charge as CEC, Kumar said that he was honoured to have been given the responsibility to lead one of the finest institutions gifted by the Indian Constitution - the institution that reinforces India's democracy.
May 15, 2022 -
Rajiv Kumar quits as NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson, Suman Bery to succeed
Niti Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajeev Kumar has resigned from his post and will be replaced by economist Suman K. Bery from May 1, an official statement said on Friday.
April 23, 2022 -
ECI formally welcomes Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar
Other officers of the Commission, including Secretary-General Umesh Sinha, DECs, Directors and Senior Principal Secretaries were also present on the occasion.
September 3, 2020 -
Rajiv Kumar takes over as new Election Commissioner
During the span of more than 36 years of Government of India service, Kumar has worked in various ministries at the Centre and his state cadre of Bihar/Jharkhand.
September 1, 2020 -
Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar to replace Lavasa as EC
A 1984 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer, Rajiv Kumar will take charge "with effect from with the date he assumes office vice Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner who has resigned with effect from 31st August, 2020," according to a notification by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
August 21, 2020 -
‘Unprecedented in 70 years’, says NITI Aayog VC, urges Govt to take steps to tackle liquidity crisis
On the issue of delay in payments by the government to the private sector in lieu of goods and services availed from them, Kumar said this could be one of the reasons for the slowdown.
August 23, 2019 -
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman’s remarks on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘NYAY’ violates poll code: EC
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar had accused the Congress of promising the moon to win elections.
April 6, 2019 -
EC notice to NITI Aayog official over remarks on Rahul Gandhi’s income scheme NYAY
Rahul Gandhi announced a Minimum Income Guarantee scheme called NYAY under which 25 crore poor people will get financial assistance of Rs 72,000 per annum if his party is voted to power at the Centre.
March 27, 2019 -
‘Worse than bad joke’: Chidambaram fumes as govt lowers GDP rate under UPA rule
The revised growth numbers have been released ahead of the 2019 general elections.
November 29, 2018 -
122% rise in candidates with criminal cases in Bihar
According to the latest report of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW), around 70 per cent of the 40 Lok Sabha Members from Bihar have criminal cases pending against them.
September 27, 2018 -
Saradha scam: CBI summons 4 IPS officers
The summoned officers, including the current Kolkata police chief, were members of the SIT set up to investigate the Saradha case.
August 23, 2018 -
Economy poised to grow above 8% from next year: Rajiv Kumar
The Indian economy is “on the cusp of a major sustained and ongoing recovery” and poised to grow above 8 per cent from the next year, thanks to a slew of measures taken by the government in the last few years, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said here on Tuesday. “I think because of...
July 3, 2018 -
‘Not Central but indicative planning’
Noted economist Rajiv Kumar is currently Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog. Dr Kumar holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford and a PhD from Lucknow University, has served as director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and worked with the Asian Development Bank. He was also a...
June 9, 2018