Central Banking publication names Shaktikanta Das governor of the year

It says Das faced many challenges; he was a 'voice of calm' amid Covid-19 crisis

Reserve Bank of India’s Shaktikanta Das has been awarded the title of Governor of the Year by financial publisher 'Central Banking', which lauded him for critical reforms and overseeing payments innovation.

“…Das has defended reform progress and driven it further himself. He shepherded the bankruptcy code back into legality after the Supreme Court overturned the previous version. He pushed banks to raise more capital, restructured the RBI to create a stand-alone supervision department, and established a College of Supervisors to train the next generation,” the staff of Central Banking wrote.

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan was awarded the title in