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Shaktikanta Das’ appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das with PM Modi (Image: PTI)
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as per a government notification. His selection was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, with an order to this effect issued by the Department of Personnel Training (DoPT).
Shaktikanta Das’ appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier, the appointments committee of the cabinet said. With this, Shaktikanta Das will be PM’s Principal Secretary-2. PK Mishra has been the Principal Secretary to the PM since September 11, 2019.
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Shaktikanta Das served as the RBI Governor for six years, including the three-year extension he was granted during his tenure. He is a former IAS officer of the 1980-batch Tamil Nadu cadre and had taken over the role of the RBI Governor in December 2018. During his term as the RBI Governor, he steered the central bank’s response through many challenges, including global economic uncertainties like Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Additionally, the tenure of the government think tank NITI Aayog’s CEO BVR Subrahmanyam has been extended by a year, beginning February 24, 2025, the government notification stated. BVR Subrahmanyam- a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1987 batch- was appointed NITI Aayog CEO for two years in February 2023.
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Delhi, India, India