Govt inducts Arun Maira as plan panel member

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday appointed management consultant Arun Maira as Member of the Planning Commission.

Before joining this post, Maira has served on several keys posts in organisations like Boston Consultancy Services and Tata Motors, an official statement said.

Maira has served Tata Administrative Service for 25 years. He has also authored several books on leadership and organisation, including Remaking India and Discordant Democrats and Shaping the Future.

Maira is the eigth member to join the Commission after Narendra Jadhav, Mihir Shah, BK Chaturvedi, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Abhijit Sen, Syeda Hameed and K Kasturirangan.