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Shaktikanta Das takes over as RBI Governor
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IANS | 12 Dec, 2018
Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday assumed
charge as RBI Governor after Urjit Patel abruptly resigned from the post
amidst a tiff with the government on the central bank's autonomy.
"Assumed
charge as Governor, Reserve Bank of India. Thank you each and everyone
for your good wishes," the new incumbent said in a Tweet.
Das,
who as Economic Affairs Secretary steered the monetary situation
post-demonetisation, was appointed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Governor on Tuesday.
His appointment came at a time when the
government and the RBI are engaged in a tussle over several issues
including transfer of the central bank's reserves, over which Patel had
reservations after the government hinted at forcing him using provisions
of the RBI Act.
Das, a retired 1980-batch IAS officer from the
Tamil Nadu cadre, was a member of the 15th Finance Commission of India
and India's Sherpa to G20. Having a master's degree from St. Stephen's
College, he earlier served as Joint Secretary in the Expenditure
Department of the Finance Ministry.
In a development that came as
an embarrassment for the government, Patel resigned on Monday citing
"personal reasons" even as his various predecessors hinted that the
decision was rooted in the recent controversy involving the government
and the central bank.
His resignation came against the backdrop
of the tiff between the government and the central bank over the
liquidity and credit crunch in the economy that provoked an
extraordinary meeting of the RBI board on November 19.
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