Tag: Shaktikanta Das

It has also slashed its growth forecast for the present fiscal to 7.2 per cent from 7.8 per cent in February.

In a statement after the Monetary Policy Committee's bi-monthly meet, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the real GDP growth is projected at 17.2 per cent in Q1FY23, at 7 per cent in Q2; at 4.3 per cent in Q3 and Q4 at 4.5 per cent.

To further encourage the use of UPI by retail investors, he said it is proposed to enhance the transaction limit for payments through UPI for Retail Direct Scheme and IPO applications from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.

India has potential to grow at a reasonably high pace in the post-pandemic scenario, said Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das.

The decision was taken by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Of the many things that demonetization has banished, a prominent and worrying one has been the credibility of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). For its management, its execution, its information sharing, its transparency, its rule making or the lack of them, the apex bank as an institution has received flak. The recent news of RBI […]

Shaktikanta Das, Former Revenue and Economic Affairs Secretary, was one of the 11 persons who were instrumental in giving GST its present shape soon after the Modi government took charge. As revenue secretary, he worked closely with all the others including Arun Jaitley and the empowered committee of state finance ministers to come up with […]

To measure the extent of financial inclusion in the country, it has been decided to construct and periodically publish a financial inclusion index (FII).

New Delhi: Assuring adequate liquidity measures whenever the need arises RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday noted that liquidity should not become “loose money” and the apex bank would exercise the measures with caution. The Reserve Bank of India has “a sense” of the current liquidity situation and after his appointment as its Governor has […]

New Delhi: Attacking the government for appointing Shaktikanta Das as RBI Governor, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that he would play to the tunes of the government and that choosing a bureaucrat who defended demonetisation, instead of an eminent economist, will diminish the institution. Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Das was the second person […]

New Delhi/Yokohama: It will still be a few months before the total amount of old currency notes deposited with banks post-demonetisation is known since the RBI is doing a thorough physical verfication, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. “I expect the process of counting to get completed in the next few months. Counting […]

New Delhi:  The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented from July 1 as all states have agreed on the implementation date, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. “GST should be implemented by July 1. All states have agreed (on the date),” Das told reporters here. The government plans to get the […]

New Delhi: In a bid to ensure a smooth sowing season, the government on Thursday allowed farmers to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 per week from their designated bank accounts and a similar additional amount credited to their bank towards produce they sell to state agencies. This apart, traders who are registered with the Agricultural […]

New Delhi: Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday assumed charge as RBI Governor after Urjit Patel abruptly resigned from the post amidst a tiff with the government on the central bank’s autonomy. “Assumed charge as Governor, Reserve Bank of India. Thank you each and everyone for your good wishes,” the new incumbent said […]

New Delhi: Former economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das was today appointed India’s G20 Sherpa till December 31, 2018, for the Development Track of the grouping. “Former DEA secretary Sh Shaktikanta Das @DasShaktikanta appointed India’s G20 Sherpa till December 31, 2018, for the Development Track of the G20,” the Ministry of Finance said in a series […]