Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Appointed Second Principal Secretary To PM

India

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Updated: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 19:23 [IST]

Former
governor
of
Reserve
Bank
of
India
Shaktikanta
Das
was
on
Saturday
appointed
the
second
Principal
Secretary
to
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi.
P
K
Mishra,
a
retired
IAS
officer
of
the
Gujarat
cadre,
is
currently
serving
as
the
Principal
Secretary
to
the
prime
minister.

According
to
an
official
order,
the
tenure
of
Das,
a
retired
IAS
officer
of
the
Tamil
Nadu
cadre,
will
be
“co-terminus” with
the
term
of
the
prime
minister
or
until
further
orders,
whichever
is
earlier.

“The
Appointments
Committee
of
the
Cabinet
has
approved
the
appointment
of
Shri
Shaktikanta
Das,
IAS
(Retired),
as
Principal
Secretary-2
to
Prime
Minister
with
effect
from
the
date
he
assumes
the
office.
His
appointment
will
be
co-terminus
with
the
term
of
the
Prime
Minister
or
until
further
orders,
whichever
is
earlier,”
the
order
read.

Das
has
been
a
career
civil
servant
with
over
42
years
of
distinguished
service,
primarily
in
the
areas
of
finance,
taxation,
investment
and
infrastructure.

The
25th
governor
of
Reserve
Bank
of
India
has
also
acted
as
India’s
G20
Sherpa
and
member,
15th
Finance
Commission.