Shaktikanta Das, a former Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1980 batch who had served as secretary, department of revenue and department of economic affairs, became the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 12, 2018.
During his long tenure in the finance ministry he was directly associated with the preparation of as many as eight Union Budgets.
Immediately prior to his current assignment, Das was a Member of the 15th Finance Commission and G20 Sherpa of India.
During his long tenure in the finance ministry he was directly associated with the preparation of as many as eight Union Budgets.
Immediately prior to his current assignment, Das was a Member of the 15th Finance Commission and G20 Sherpa of India.
Das is widely credited with having spearheaded RBI’s proactive approach in handling the economic impact of