N.S. Vishwanathan appointed new Deputy Governor of RBI
Q. Selection of NS Vishwanathan as new Deputy Governor of the RBI was approved by ACC. Whom will he succeed?- Published on 29 Jun 16a. R. Gandhi
b. H. R. Khan
c. None of the above
d. Raghuram Rajan
ANSWER: H. R. Khan
N. S. Vishwanathan has been appointed as the new Deputy Governor of the RBI with his appointment on 28th June 2016 being approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
- Vishwanathan, whose term will be for three years, will succeed HR Khan who will retire this week
- Vishwanathan has held the post of the ED in the RBI since April 2014 and currently supervises banking and non-banking regulation departments
- Search Panel was headed by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha and includes RBI governor Raghuram Rajan