Govt nominates Anuradha Thakur to RBI Central Board

The Central Government has nominated Anuradha Thakur, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Anuradha Thakur replaced Ajay Seth as Director on the Central Board of RBI. The nomination of Anuradha Thakur is effective from July 24, 2025 and until further orders.

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Anuradha Thakur replaced Ajay Seth as Director on the Central Board of RBI. Ajay Seth, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Karnataka cadre.

The nomination of Anuradha Thakur is effective from July 24, 2025 and until further orders.

About IAS Anuradha Thakur

Anuradha Thakur is a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Anuradha Thakur is currently working as Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. Anuradha has served as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 according to the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The headquarters of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Kolkata but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937.

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Initially the bank was privately owned, but since nationalization in 1949 it is fully owned by the Government of India.

Central Board of Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank's affairs are governed by a central board of directors. The central board of RBI is appointed by the Government of India in keeping with the Reserve Bank of India Act. 1934. The Appointed/nominated for a period of four years.

Here is a detailed information about the official directors and non-official directors of the RBI central board.

Official Directors

Full-time : Governor and not more than four Deputy Governors

Non-Official Directors

Nominated by Government: ten Directors from various fields and two government officials
Others: four Directors - one each from four local boards

RBI Central Board of Director Appointed/Nominated
S.N.	Name
1.	Sanjay Malhotra Governor
2.	M. Rajeshwar Rao Deputy Governor
3.	T. Rabi Sankar Deputy Governor
4.	Swaminathan J Deputy Governor
5.	Dr. Poonam Gupta Deputy Governor
6.	Ms. Revathy Iyer
7.	Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi
8.	Satish Kashinath Marathe
9.	Swaminathan Gurumurthy
10.	Anand Gopal Mahindra
11.	Venu Srinivasan
13.	Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel
14.	Dr. Ravindra H. Dholakia
15.	Nagaraju Maddirala
16.	Ms. Anuradha Thakur

Governor of RBI

The current Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is Sanjay Malhotra. He replaced Shaktikanta Das as the governor.

Deputy Governor of RBI

The 4 Deputy Governors are appointed in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), who are as follows.

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Establishment: 1 April 1935
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Governor: Sanjay Malhotra
Deputy Governor: Swaminathan J, M. Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar and Poonam Gupta
Ownership: Ministry of Finance , Government of India

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Govt nominates Anuradha Thakur to RBI Central Board