Govt appoints Shirish Chandra Murmu as RBI deputy governor, effective Oct 9

Mumbai, Sep 29, 2025

His appointment will take effect from October 9 for a period of three years

The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) on Monday appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu as a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India. His appointment will take effect from October 9 for a period of three years, the notice said.

Murmu is currently serving as an executive director at the central bank.

RBI has four deputy governors- Swaminathan J, Rajeshwar Rao, T Rabi Sankar and Poonam Gupta. The tenure of Deputy Governor Rajeshwar Rao, who is currently in charge of banking regulation and other portfolios, will end on October 8.

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