Jasmine Shah appointed new vice-chairman of DDC

NEW DELHI: After being headless for months, the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) – an advisory body of the Delhi government – on Monday got a new vice-chairman in Jasmine Shah. He was selected by the council of ministers headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the chairman of DDC.

The post was lying vacant since April after Ashish Khetan, appointed vice-chairman in 2015, resigned and later quit Aam Aadmi Party as well.

"It's an honour and a privilege to serve as the VC of Delhi's Dialogue and Development Commission. Thank you for the opportunity @ArvindKejriwal @msisodia sir! Will leave no stone unturned in ensuring Delhi govt's policies have maximum impact on the lives of countless aam aadmi," Shah said in a tweet.

An alumnus of IIT Madras and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Shah was also a Fulbright-Nehru scholar. With over a decade's experience of working on urban governance and policy issues, Shah has been advising the Delhi government since 2016 on budgetary and transport policy reforms.

"With his expertise on government monitoring and evaluation systems, Shah was the architect of Delhi's first comprehensive Outcome Budget for 2017-18, a first-of-its-kind initiative in India to bring in complete transparency and accountability in public spending," read an official statement.

Shah has worked as the advisor to the Delhi Transport Minister and has worked on several crucial government projects, like the Common Mobility Card and bus route rationalisation, among others.