3 new external members appointed by centre, ahead of key RBI MPC meet
The members are appointed for a tenure of four years.
3 new external members appointed by centre, ahead of key RBI MPC meet
New Delhi: Central government has appointed Prof Ram Singh, director of the Delhi School of Economics; economist Saugata Bhattacharya; and the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development’s director and chief executive, Dr Nagesh Kumar, as members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
The members are appointed for a tenure of four years.
The new members will replace Mumbai professor Ashima Goyal, IIM-Ahmedabad professor Jayanth Varma, and New Delhi senior adviser Shashanka Bhide.
The government has notified the reconstitution of the MPC under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. As per the provisions of the RBI Act, the MPC consists of six members: three members from RBI and three appointed by the central government.
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Accordingly, the MPC consists of six members, and the government can nominate three members. The other three members are the governor of the Reserve Bank of India — chairperson, ex officio; the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, in charge of monetary policy — member, ex officio; and one officer of the Reserve Bank of India to be nominated by the central board — member, ex officio.
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