Invest India CEO Nivruti Rai gets only six-month extension amid scrutiny

Invest India MD and CEO Nivruti Rai has received a short interim extension of six months, until January 2027, as auditors and Commerce Ministry officials scrutinise key decisions. She faces questions over a ₹14.16-crore consultancy contract to AT Kearney awarded allegedly without documented approval, and tax treatment of her pay. Rai says the contract was properly approved.