Joram Aniya and R. Balasubramaniam have been appointed as full-time members of NITI Aayog. Joram Aniya is the first person from Arunachal Pradesh, and from the entire Northeast region, to hold this post. With these two appointments, the number of full-time members of NITI Aayog has risen to seven. NITI Aayog, the National Institution for Transforming India, was set up in 2015 to replace the Planning Commission and serves as the Union government's chief policy think tank. The Prime Minister is its ex-officio Chairperson.