Former finance secretary and current member of the finance commission Shaktikanta Das is the new Reserve Bank of India governor.


A former civil servant, Das is also a member of the 15th Finance Commission.


Urjit Patel on Monday resigned from his post on account of personal reasons, with immediate effect.The 54-year old Indian economist had served as the deputy governor for three years before his appointment as the governor on September 4, 2016.


Image: Shaktikanta Das with Urjit Patel.


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