
RBI New Deputy Governor: The tenure of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra ended on Tuesday. With this, the government has started interviewing new candidates for this post. Debabrata Patra was first appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI in January 2020 for three years. After this, his tenure was also extended for one year. Now after his departure this place will be given to someone else.
Six people in the selection panel
Quoting sources with knowledge of the matter, the Economic Times said in its report, those interviewed for this post included stalwarts like well-known academic economists and the Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry. The report said, there are six people in the selection panel, including the new RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan. The first round of interview was held in Delhi on 13 January. The second round of interview was to be held today. Sources have given this information on the condition of anonymity.
These candidates have been interviewed so far
Poonam Gupta- Poonam, a former World Bank economist, has also been a part-time member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
conscious deficit- Well-known economist Chetan Ghate has been an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of RBI.
Prachi Mishra- Director and Head of the Isaac Center for Public Policy at Ashoka University.
V Anantha Nageswaran- V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry, has advocated keeping food inflation out while deciding the policy interest rate.
N R Bhanumurthy- Director of Madras School of Economics.
Ajit Ranade- Renowned economist who has previously served on the RBI Committee on Full Capital Account Convertibility.
According to sources, the Prime Minister on behalf of the selection panel Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah A list of candidates will be given, who will take the final decision on the post of Deputy Governor. Many other names may also be included in the list.
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