Shaktikanta Das Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Retd. Civil Servant
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	26/02/1957
Age	68 years
Birthplace	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Bio/Wiki

Known For	Being the 25th Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm
Weight	60 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	White

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	BA in History from St. Stephen's College MA in History from St. Stephen's College Advanced Financial Management Course from IIM Bangalore Development Banking And Institutional Credit Course from NIBM

Personal Life

School	Demonstration Multipurpose School, Bhubaneswar
College/University	St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi IIM Bangalore National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Pune
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading, Writing

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Wife	Not Known
Children	Not Known

Family

Spouse	Not Known
Children	Not Known

Career

Civil Service

Service	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch	1980
Cadre	Tamil Nadu
Major Designation(s)	Assistant Collector (1982-83) Sub Collector (1984) Under Secretary (1984) Deputy Secretary (1984) Managing Director Under Secretary (1987-88) Collector (1989-91) Joint Secretary (1991-92) Secretary Industries Department (2006) Special Commissioner Additional Secretary Revenue (2007-08) Joint Secretary Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure (2008-09) Joint Secretary Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (2009-11) Additional Secretary Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (2011-13) Special Secretary Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (2013) Secretary Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers (2013-14) Secretary Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (2014-15) Secretary Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (2015-2017) A Member of the 15th Finance Commission (2017) Governor of Reserve Bank of India (appointed on 11 December 2018)
Awards, Achievements	Appointed India's Sherpa for the G20’s Development Track (2017) Received Governor of the Year Award by Central Banking in London (June 2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Shaktikanta Das has a career spanning over three decades in the Indian Administrative Services.
He is fluent in Oriya, English, Hindi, and Tamil.
After schooling in Bhubaneswar, he pursued higher studies in Delhi.
Mr. Das holds a BA and MA in History from St. Stephen's College.
He played a significant role in formulating financial policies as a member of the 15th Finance Commission after his retirement.
Das, together with Urjit Patel, supervised the introduction of new currency notes following demonetization.