What was former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das's salary?
Reportedly the Union cabinet has approved the appointment of Sanjay Malhotra as the new governor of the bank OF INDIA' target='_blank' title='reserve bank of india-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">reserve bank of india (RBI). Sanjay Malhotra, a 1990 batch indian Administrative service (IAS) officer and currently Revenue Secretary, will take over on 11 december 2024. The tenure of the RBI governor is usually three years. Sanjay Malhotra will replace Shaktikanta Das in this role, whose term ends on 10 december 2024.
Meanwhile when speaking with YouTuber raj Shamani in the Figuring Out podcast, former Reserve bank governor raghuram Rajan said that once I did the calculation and I came to know that if we sell our house, we will get Rs 450 crore. Actually, the bungalow that the RBI governor gets to live in Malabar Hill area of mumbai at present is very big and luxurious. This bungalow has all kinds of facilities. Talking about salary, in this podcast, raghuram Rajan, who was the RBI governor from september 2013 to september 2016, had told that during his time the annual salary of the governor was only Rs 4 lakh.
Moreover according to a news published on NBT, according to the information received from an RTI, the monthly salary of the previous governor Shaktikanta Das was Rs 2.5 lakh. Urjit Patel, who was the RBI governor before Shaktikanta Das, also got the same salary. On the other hand, if we talk about the salary of other top officials in RBI, the salary of the Deputy governor is Rs 2.25 lakh per month. At the same time, the salary of the Executive director is Rs 2.16 lakh per month. Sanjay Malhotra is a 1990 batch IAS officer of rajasthan cadre. He has studied engineering in computer science from IIT, kanpur and has a master's degree in public policy from Princeton University. Let us tell you, in his career spanning 33 years, he has shown excellent leadership and experience in various sectors like power, finance and taxation, information technology, mining. Currently he is working as Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. Earlier he was the Secretary of the Department of Financial services under the Ministry of Finance.