♦ Deepak Bagla, the MD and CEO of Invest India assumed charge as the mission director of the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog.

♦ Bagla joins AIM with an extensive background spanning banking, investment promotion, policy advisory, and institutional leadership.

♦ Prior to this, Bagla was heading India’s national investment promotion and facilitation agency, Invest India. Under his leadership, Invest India emerged as a key institution supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and startup growth across the country.

♦ The Atal Innovation Mission continues to play a central role in advancing the government’s mission on innovation and entrepreneurship.