The government of India has appointed Sanjay Malhotra as the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The appointment committee of the cabinets approved the appointment today on December 9.
Sanjay Malhotra is a 1990 batch IAS officer currently serving as the Secretary, the Department of Revenue, of the Finance Ministry.
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Malhotra’s tenure has been set for 3 years starting from 11 December 2024.
Malhotra is an IIT Kanpur alumni where he studied computer science. He also possess a masters degree from the Princeton University in Public Policy.
Current RBI governor Shaktikanta Das’s tenure ends on December 10.