Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary to PM

NEW DELHI,FEB 22 : Former RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.

“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Shaktikanta Das, IAS (Retired) as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister with effect from the date he assumes the office,” said a central government circular.

Das had served as the RBI Governor for six years from December 2018 to December 2024. He was originally appointed for three years and then got an extension for three more years.

Had the government tapped him for a third term, he would have surpassed the tenure of Benegal Rama Rau, who served as the longest RBI governor for 7.5 years between 1949 and 1957.

-PTI