Andhra Pradesh government appoints former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar as economic advisor

Andhra Pradesh government appoints former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar as economic advisor

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Category : National Published on: September 10 2021

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·         The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed Rajnish Kumar as its economic advisor.

·         A former SBI chairman, Rajneesh Kumar's tenure in a cabinet rank post is for two years.

·         Rajneesh Kumar, who retired as the chairman of SBI in October 2020, is an independent non-executive director at Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He joined SBI in 1980 as a Probationary Officer.

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About Andhra Pradesh

v  Governor: Vishwabhushan Harichandan

v  Chief Minister: YS Jaganmohan Reddy

v  Capitals: Visakhapatnam (Executive Capital), Kurnool (Judicial Capital), Amaravati (Legislative Capital).

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