21 Facts About Shaktikanta Das

Shaktikanta Das was born on 26 February 1957 and is an Indian bureaucrat who served as the 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

Shaktikanta Das was earlier a member of the FifteenthFinance Commission and India's Sherpa to the G20.

Shaktikanta Das has represented India in various international forums like the IMF, G20, BRICS, SAARC, etc.

Shaktikanta Das completed a course in Financial Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and received mid-career training from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Shaktikanta Das served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu, including as Principal Secretary, Special Commissioner, Secretary, Secretary Commercial Taxes, the project director of Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society and as the district magistrate and collector of Dindigul and Kancheepuram districts in the Tamil Nadu government.

Shaktikanta Das has served as the Union Economic Affairs Secretary, Union Revenue Secretary, Union Fertilizers Secretary, Special secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance and as a joint secretary in the Department of Expenditure of the Ministry of Finance in the Indian government.

Shaktikanta Das had a stint with Mahindra Industrial Park Ltd, on deputation to a private sector company under Rule6 of the Indian Administrative Service Rules, 1954.

Shaktikanta Das was appointed Union Revenue Secretary by the Prime Minister-led-Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in June 2014.

Shaktikanta Das assumed the office of Secretary on 16 June 2014 and demitted it on 31 August 2015.

Shaktikanta Das was appointed Union Economic Affairs Secretary by the ACC in August 2014, he assumed the office of Secretary on 31 August 2015, and admitted it and simultaneously superannuated from service on 28 May 2017, after being given a three-monthextension by the government.

In December 2018, on his appointment as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das resigned from his position in the FifteenthFinance Commission.

Shaktikanta Das was appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of India by the ACC on 11 December 2018 for a period of threeyears, replacing Urjit Patel who had resigned the day before.

Shaktikanta Das received an extension in December 2021 for a period of three years.

Subramanian Swamy, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the largest party of the ruling National Democratic Alliance coalition, and a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, criticised Shaktikanta Das, calling him a "corrupt person" at an event at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.

Shaktikanta Das assumed charge as RBI governor on 12 December 2018.

Reactions of the markets to Shaktikanta Das' appointment was positive, with BSE SENSEX gaining 629points and NIFTY 50 increasing by 188points.

Shaktikanta Das was conferred the 'Central Banker of the Year, Asia-Pacific 2020' award by the London based magazine-The Banker for his efforts to make the banking system more robust.

Shaktikanta Das was honoured with the title of 'Governor of the Year 2023' by the London-based financial journal Central Banking.

Shaktikanta Das was placed at the top of the list of three central bank governors who have been rated A+.

In February 2025, Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the Principal Secretary - 2 to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

Shaktikanta Das is serving alongside Pramod Kumar Mishra, who was appointed in 2019, as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.