Sanjay Malhotra

Sanjay Malhotra
26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Assumed office
11 December 2024
PresidentDroupadi Murmu (15th President of the Republic of India)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi (14th Prime Minister of the Republic of India)
Preceded byShaktikanta Das
Revenue Secretary of India
In office
1 December 2022 – 11 December 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byTarun Bajaj
Financial Services Secretary of India
In office
1 February 2022 – 30 November 2022
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byDebasish Panda
Succeeded byVivek Joshi
Personal details
Born (1968-02-14) 14 February 1968 (age 56)[1]
Bikaner,Rajasthan,India
Alma materIIT Kanpur (BTech)
Princeton University (MPP)
OccupationIAS officer
ProfessionCivil servant

Sanjay Malhotra (born 14 February 1968) is an IAS officer serving as the Current and 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) since 2024.[2][3] He is an Indian Administrative Service Officer of 1990 Batch Rajasthan Cadre.[4] Before this, he served as secretary (revenue) in Ministry of Finance of the Government of the Republic of India. In his previous assignment, he held the post of secretary in Department of Financial Services under the Ministry of Finance of the Government of the Republic of India. Previously, he served as the chairman and managing director of the Rural Electrification Corporation and additional secretary in the Ministry of Power of the Government of the Republic of India.[5] Prior, to stint he served in various positions in the Rajasthan government.

Early life and education

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Malhotra was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.[6] He then completed his Master's degree in Public policy from the Princeton University, USA.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Civil List of IAS Officers". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "RBI new Governor Sanjay Malhotra's first agenda: Rate cut in February?". The Indian Express. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  3. ^ https://financialservices.gov.in/beta/sites/default/files/English-Shr-Sanjay-Malhotra.pdf
  4. ^ "'Calm influence': Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra next RBI Governor". The Indian Express. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  5. ^ The Bureau, The Hindu (2024-12-09). "Who is Sanjay Malhotra, the next RBI chief?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  6. ^ a b "Who is Sanjay Malhotra? The new RBI Governor: Here's a look at his educational journey from IIT Kanpur to Princeton". The Times of India. 2024-12-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-11.