Shaktikanta Das is Urjit Patel’s successor at RBI

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Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as the new governor of the Reserve Bank Of India. His appointment was annnounced by the Modi government a day after Urjit Patel suddenly stepped down as the RBI Governor.

“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shaktikanta Das, former Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three years,” an official order said.

Das, a 1980 batch IAS officer from Tamil Nadu cadre, was a member of the Finance Commission of India.

Published on : Dec 11, 2018 at 18:52 IST

By EP Web Desk

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