Shaktikanta Das

New Member of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

May 5, 2022

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) central board gave its approval to appoint Rajiv Ranjan as an ex-officio member of the RBI’s monetary policy committee. Who is Rajiv Ranjan and he is replacing whom? Mridul Saggar is being replaced by ..

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RBI Monetary Policy April 2022- Highlights

April 9, 2022

The Reserve Bank of India led by Governor Shaktikanta Das has released the monetary policy update for April 2022. Policy Rates The Policy Repo Rate has been kept unchanged at 4 percent. The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate remains unchanged ..

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Reserve Bank Innovation Hub

March 26, 2022

The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has been inaugurated by Shaktikanta Das, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Bengaluru. Overview: RBIH has been set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RBI with Rs 100 crore as ..

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India’s Forex reserves touch all-time high of $612.73 billion

July 24, 2021

In the week ended 16th July, India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $835 million to touch a record high margin of $612.73 billion. In the week ended 9th July the reserves had surged to $611.895 billion from $1.883 billion.   ..

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RBI’s second purchase under G-SAP 1.0

May 6, 2021

The Governor of Reserve Bank of India Shaktikanta Das recently announced that the apex bank will make the second purchase of Government securities under the G-Sec Acquisition Programme 1.0 on May 20, 2021. The first purchase was made in April ..

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RBI: RTGS could be Expanded Beyond India

March 25, 2021

Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, while speaking at 7th edition of India Economic Conclave has called for effective regulation which should help innovation in fintech space. Highlights According to RBI Governor, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) has multi-currency ..

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RBI to create a ‘Specialised Supervisory and Regulatory Cadre’

May 22, 2019

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) Central Board has decided to create a ‘Specialised Supervisory and Regulatory Cadre’ within the RBI. Key Highlights About: The decision to create a Specialised Supervisory and Regulatory Cadre within the RBI was taken at ..

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Nilekani Panel on Digital Payments submits report to RBI

May 19, 2019

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed committee on ‘suggestions on promoting digital payment’ has submitted its report to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. The committee was headed by Nandan Nilekani, also known as Aadhaar Architect. Key Highlights Background: In January ..

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