The government has reappointed Shaktikanta Das as the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) governor for three more years. The re-appointment is effective from December 10, 2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The decision was approved by the appointments committee of the cabinet late.
Mr. Das assumed the charge as the 25th governor of RBI on December 12, 2018, for three years. Before his appointment at RBI, Das served as a member of the 15th Finance Commission. Mr. Das is a 1980 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre.
