Shaktikanta Das reappointed as RBI governor for another 3 years

Shaktikanta Das reappointed as RBI governor for another 3 years

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: October 29 2021

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Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das been reappointed to the post for a term of three years.
His reappointment has been confirmed by the Cabinet Appointments Committee for a three-year term ending December 10, 2021, or until further orders, whichever comes first.
Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in December 2018 for a term of three years.
Shaktikanta Das was first appointed as the 25th RBI Governor in 2018, after the resignation of his predecessor Urjit Patel. He is a retired 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

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Founded: 1 April 1935
Nationalisation of RBI: 1949
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