Overview
- Rohit Jain, who assumed charge Monday, begins a three-year term and will oversee ten departments including foreign exchange, fintech and information technology, the RBI said.
- The RBI redistributed work across its four deputy governors, with senior-most Swaminathan Janakiraman taking coordination along with supervision, legal, inspection and deposit insurance.
- Shirish Chandra Murmu received payment systems and currency management in addition to his regulation and enforcement remit.
- Poonam Gupta retained six areas that include the monetary policy department, economic research, statistics, financial markets operations, financial stability and international affairs.
- Jain is a career RBI official since 1991 and a former supervision chief who represented India on the Basel Committee and FSB, replacing T Rabi Sankar after his extended term ended.