In order to attract fresh talent, the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has proposed paying 30 per cent more than the pay scale offered by the predecessor Planning Commission to young professionals on its payrolls.
Further, It has offered salaries in the range of Rs 40,000-70,000 per month while inviting applications from 'young professionals', along with an annual increment of Rs 5,000 in the monthly pay. NITI has also reduced the age limit for such posts to 32 years from that of 40 years which was set earlier. NITI Aayog has started the recruitment process with hiring of 20 young professionals which any point of time shall not exceed 60.
Besides, Aayog has advertised for a Chief Economist to conduct research on India's economic policy issues and to build contacts with other institutions where the Economist will be entrusted with the task of conducting research on contemporary and futuristic economic policy issues on India and its states. The pay scale for the chief economist would be decided at the time of selection, depending on qualifications and experience of the candidate. Late last month, the Aayog advertised for hiring seven consultants as officers on special duty on a monthly remuneration of Rs 1.55 lakh each.