Monetary Policy

Fiscal-monetary coordination at its best in last six years: Shaktikanta Das

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the fiscal-monetary coordination was at its best during the last six years even as he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the opportunity to head the monetary authority of the country. Das, in a series of posts on X, on his last day of his six-year term as RBI Governor, also thanked the Finance Minister, various stakeholders and his colleagues at the central bank. "Immensely grateful to the Hon'ble PM @narendramodi for giving me this opportunity to serve the country as Governor RBI and for his guidance and encouragement. Benefited a lot from his ideas and thoughts," he said in a post on X from his personal handle. Expressing gratitude to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her constant support and backing, he said, fiscal-monetary coordination was at its best and helped to deal with multiple challenges during the last six years. He also thanked all the stakeholders in the financial sector and in the economy; expe

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