Former Reserve Bank of India Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as the Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister.
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Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das has been appointed Principal Secretary II to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a notification issued by the Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Mr. Das served as the Governor of the RBI from 2018-2023, a crucial period for the Indian economy along with the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. His appointment is being seen as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) bolstering its financial management expertise in the uncertain geo-economic situation prevailing currently.
A Tamil Nadu cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1980 batch, Mr. Das will work alongside current Principal Secretary I, P.K. Mishra, who will continue in his post.
Changes in the PMO at this level have been rare under Mr. Modi, with former Principal Secretary I, Nripendra Misra, retiring from that post only after he had served a whole term from 2014-2019. Mr. P.K. Mishra has been serving as Additional Principal Secretary between 2014-19, and after Mr. Nripendra Misra’s superannuation, as Principal Secretary I.
Published – February 22, 2025 06:03 pm IST
