Dr Poonam Gupta takes over as Dy Governor of RBI

MUMBAI, May 3: Poonam Gupta has taken over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The government appointed her as Deputy Governor on April 2, 2025 for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
As Deputy Governor, Dr Gupta will take charge of the monetary policy department, financial markets operations department, economic and policy research department, department of financial stability, international department, department of statistics and information management, corporate strategy and Budget department and department of communications.
Prior to this appointment, Dr Gupta was the Director General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), dealing with issues related to economic development, international financial architecture, central banking, macro economic stability, public debt and state finance.
She also served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Convener of the Advisory Council of the 16th Finance Commission.
Prior to joining NCAER, Dr. Gupta held senior positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for nearly two decades. Dr. Gupta also taught at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Maryland (USA) and also served as a visiting faculty at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi.
She has been an RBI Chair Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) and a Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
Dr. Gupta has published several research papers and authored an edited book ‘Emerging Giants: China and India in the World Economy’. She holds a Master’s degree and PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, USA, and a Master’s degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. (UNI)

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