Shaktikanta Das to be India's new RBI governor

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Shaktikanta Das to be Indias new RBI governor

The announcement was made a day after Urjit Patel suddenly resigned.

By IANS

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Published: Tue 11 Dec 2018, 10:00 PM

Last updated: Wed 12 Dec 2018, 7:28 AM

The government on Tuesday appointed former economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das as the new RBI governor, a day after Urjit Patel suddenly resigned.

"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.


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