Sources said on Thursday that former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant will replace Union Minister Piyush Goyal as the new Sherpa of the G20.
India will assume the presidency of the G20 later this year.
“With the G20 presidency coming to India this year, Sherpas will have to devote a lot of time to the many meetings that are to be held in different parts of the country.
“Union Minister Goyal is holding the charge of several portfolios in the Modi cabinet, which takes a lot of his time,” a source said.
Apart from this, the minister is also tasked with other important duties like the leader of the Rajya Sabha, the source said.
Kant was the CEO of NITI Aayog for nearly six years and completed his extended tenure last month.
Earlier, the Kerala-cadre IAS officer was the secretary of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).