RBI Deputy Governor Post

The post had fallen vacant after senior-most deputy governor N S Vishwanathan demitted office three months ahead of his extended tenure on March 31

The selected name from the interview will be sent to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister for final approval

The apex bank has four deputy governors. Other three are N S Vishwanathan, M K Jain and Michael Debabrata Patra

Soft spoken, articulate, and celebrated for his disciplined and original research work, Patra is known to take hawkish stance who constantly prefers rate hikes

At present, there are three deputy governors - N S Vishwanathan, B P Kanungo and M K Jain

Some of the bankers who have been shortlisted are IDBI Bank managing director M K Jain and SBI managing directors B Sriram and P K Gupta

The deputy governor will draw a fixed salary of Rs 225,000 per month plus allowances