New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) on Friday announced the appointment of former CEO of Niti Aayog and India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant as its newest member on the governing body, according to a press release from PGTI.

Amitabh Kant is one of India's most distinguished bureaucrats and policy architects, known for his transformative contributions to national governance. Amitabh Kant's legacy combines grassroots innovation, policy reform, strategic diplomacy, and national branding -- making him a defining architect of modern India's transformation.

As Tourism Secretary in Kerala, Amitabh Kant promoted the state as a tourist destination, and is credited with popularising the slogan "Kerala: God's Own Country" ...