Economist Dr Arvind Panagariya resigned from the post of Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog on Tuesday (August 1). After this resignation, Arvind will take charge of the post of Vice-Chairman till August 31 and then the commission will have to appoint the second Vice-Chairman.

Arvind will go to America after being free from the works of the NITI Aayog, where he will teach economics to students at Columbia University. Arvind will join university on September 5 i.e. on teacher's day.

According to media reports, Arvind has given the information of his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Right now, his resignation has not been accepted because Modi has gone on tour in flood prone areas and after coming back from there, he will be consulted to Arvind's resignation and appoint a new Vice-Chairman.

Let us know that Arvind Panagarhia is one of the world's most experienced economists. According to media reports, Arvind was also a professor of Columbia University, since no teacher is retired from this university, so he was sent a notice to hold the post again by the university. Arvind was asked in this notice whether he would come back and teach the students or not because his non-existence is affecting the students' education.

Sources say that Arvind's most interest is in teaching the children and the reason behind resigning is that they will go back to the university and teach economics to the students.

Prior to this, Arvind Panagariya was also the Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank and Professor and Co-Director of the University of Maryland.

Arvind had a PhD in Economics from Princeton University. They have worked on different positions in World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization and UNCTAD. Arvind has written about 10 books and has cured. He wrote his last book, 'India: The Emerging Giant', which was published in 2008 at Oxford University.

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