Governor of reserve bank of india: Governors Few personalities are

Governors Few personalities are so close yet so distant to India's populace as the Governor of the Reserve Bank and few evocative of his awe and mystique: close, because virtually every individual, be he ever so poor or so rich, carries on his person the promise and signature of the Governor. The Reserve Bank of India, abbreviated as RBI, is the central bank of India, regulatory body for the Indian banking system and Indian currency. Owned by the Ministry of Finance, Government of the Republic of India, it is responsible for the control, issue, and supply of the Indian rupee. It also manages the country's main payment systems. Shaktikanta Das (born 26 February 1957) is an Indian bureaucrat and retired Indian Administrative Service officer who is currently serving as the 14th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India. He previously served as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He was also a member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission and India's Sherpa to the G20. While serving as an IAS officer, Das held a number of positions for the Central and Tamil Nadu State governments, including as the ... Back to previous pagePress Releases - Reserve Bank of India