New Delhi

NITI Aayog has been reorganised, incorporating new ministers from the BJP and its National Democratic Alliance allies in the Modi 3.0 government as ex-officio members or Special Invitees.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to be the chairperson of the NITI Aayog and there are no changes in the post of Vice Chairman and full-time members.

Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the new ex officio member, while Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda and Minister of Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy are Special Invitees.

The Special Invitees also include Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Jitan Ram Manjhi, Fishries, Animal Husbandary and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Civil Aviation Minister KR Naidu and Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan.

Kumaraswamy (JD-S), Manjhi (Hindustan Awam Morcha-S), Rajiv Ranjan Singh (JD-U) and Paswan (LJP-Ram Vilas) are BJP's allies in the NDA government.

PM Modi approved the revised composition of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog).

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The ex-officio members include Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.