Economic Affairs Secretary, Tarun Bajaj becomes new director on Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI). His appointment is confirmed by the Government of India. He is a 1988 batch Indian Administration Service(IAS) officer. He will replace Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on April 30.
Prior to taking over as Economic Affairs Secretary, Bajaj was the Additional Secretary in Prime Minister’s Office. Before joining the Prime Minister’s Office in 2015, Bajaj was Joint Secretary in the Economic Affairs Department, looking after multilateral funding agencies division.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Headquarters of RBI: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Governor of RBI: Shaktikanta Das.