NSA Ajit Doval to replace Cabinet Secretary as SPG head
The PM Narendra Modi government has decided National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will replace Cabinet Secretary as the head of the Strategic Policy Group (SPG). First notified in 1999 to assist the National Security Council (NSC), the SPG, which was a 16-member body, will now be an 18-member body. The Cabinet Secretary and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman are SPG members. 