Bhubaneswar: Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as the Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions issued a notification in this regard today.

“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shaktikanta Das, IAS (Retired), as the Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister with effect from the date he assumes the office,” read the notification.

Das (67) is a native of Odisha and a former IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. He is the second person from Odisha to get a key posting in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).  

The former bureaucrat had been appointed as the 25th Governor of the RBI in 2018. He had been given an extension of three more years as the RBI chief in 2021.

Das’ tenure as RBI Governor ended on December 10, last year. He had served as the RBI Governor for six years.

Das was the Economic Affairs Secretary during the demonetisation of high-value currency notes in November 2016.

He holds a master’s degree in History from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi and a Postgraduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Birmingham.

Notably, Pramod Kumar Mishra (76) is the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. He is also a native of Odisha and a former Gujarat cadre IAS officer.