Former RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Modi, ET BFSI

Former Governor of Reserve Financial institution of India, Shaktikanta Das will function the Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with impact from the date he assumes workplace, as introduced by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday.

“His appointment might be co-terminus with the time period of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” stated the order by ACC, Division of Personnel and Coaching.

Retired IAS officer PK Mishra from the Gujarat cadre at present holds the place of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Shaktikanta Das, 67, demitted workplace of Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) as its Governor on December 10, 2024, after serving for six years, making him the second-longest serving RBI Governor.

A 1980 batch IAS officer, served because the Secretary of the Division of Income and Department of Economic Affairs. Submit-retirement, he was appointed as a Member of the fifteenth Finance Commission and G20 Sherpa of India.

Throughout his intensive tenure on the Ministry of Finance, Authorities of India, Shaktikanta Das performed a key position in drafting eight Union Budgets. He additionally served as India’s Alternate Governor at international monetary establishments, together with the World Financial institution, ADB, NDB, and AIIB, representing the nation in boards just like the IMF, G20, BRICS, and SAARC.

A postgraduate from St. Stephen’s Faculty, Delhi College, Das brings huge expertise in financial policymaking and international monetary diplomacy.