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Former RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to PM Modi

Former RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to PM Modi

New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as the Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a government notification said on Saturday
The appointments committee of the Cabinet said "Mr Das appointment will be co-terminus with effect from the day he assumed the office".
PK Mishra has been the Principal Secretary to the PM since September 11, 2019.
Shaktikanta Das served as the RBI Governor for six years, including the three-year extension he was granted during his tenure. He is a former IAS officer of the 1980-batch Tamil Nadu cadre and had taken over the role of the RBI Governor in December 2018.
Additionally, the tenure of the government think tank NITI Aayog’s CEO BVR Subrahmanyam has been extended by a year, beginning February 24, 2025, the government notification stated.
BVR Subrahmanyam- a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1987 batch- was appointed NITI Aayog CEO for two years in February 2023.
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