New deputy governor of RBI

B P Kanungo appointed RBI deputy governorB P Kanungo appointed RBI deputy governor

Question: Recently, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of the new deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India?
(A) Chanda Kochhar
(B) BP Kanungo
(C) Usha Subramaniam
(D) Arundhati Bhattacharya
Ans: (b)
Related facts

  • On March 10, 2017; the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) gave approval for the appointment of BP Kanungo, the new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
  • His tenure will be for 3 years.
  • He will replace R. Gandhi for this post.
  • He will join the office on 3rd April, 2017.

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http://www.aapnews.in/news/bp-kanungo-appointed-as-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india/