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  Business   Economy  16 Jun 2017  TCS senior leader to head Niti Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission

TCS senior leader to head Niti Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission

PTI
Published : Jun 16, 2017, 6:33 pm IST
Updated : Jun 16, 2017, 6:33 pm IST

The government has appointed Ramanathan Ramanan, a senior executive of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to head Atal Innovation Mission.

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 Representational Image.

New Delhi: The government has appointed Ramanathan Ramanan, a senior executive of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), to head Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) functioning under NITI Aayog.

Ramanan is currently a senior vice-president at TCS. "Ramanan has been selected by the government to head AIM," NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant today said. The government's policy making body NITI Aayog is trying to attract talent from private sector and recently it has proposed to hire advisers for 5 years and extendable up to 7 years.

The Atal Innovation Mission is the Centre's endeavour to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Tags: niti aayog, atal innovation mission, tcs, innovation, entrepreneurship, amitabh kant, ramanathan ramanan
Location: India, Maharashtra