Blitz Bureau
IndiGo’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, has announced that Amitabh Kant will join its board as a Non-Executive Director, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.
A veteran bureaucrat and member of the 1980 Kerala cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Kant has been instrumental in several national campaigns such as ‘Make in India,’ ‘Startup India,’ and the acclaimed ‘Incredible India’ tourism initiative. His most recent assignment was as India’s G20 Sherpa during the country’s presidency, where he was pivotal in forging consensus on the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, tackling issues like climate finance, digital infrastructure, global economic concerns, and reforms in key geopolitical and technological sectors.
Kant has enjoyed a distinguished career of over four decades. His leadership also includes roles with the National Highways Authority of India, India’s National Statistical Commission, branding initiatives like Incredible India, and infrastructure projects like Calicut Airport’s expansion.
He also served a six-year tenure as the CEO of NITI Aayog, steering significant programs like the Aspirational Districts Programme, which won praise from the UNDP for uplifting development indexes
