Vishwanathan on Monday was reappointed as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the extension of Vishwanathan's term as RBI deputy governor by one year with effect from 4 July this year, the order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. Vishwanathan's reappointment has caught many RBI watchers by surprise as they were expecting him to superannuate next month. Last week, the RBI announced the resignation of Viral Acharya as deputy governor six months ahead of schedule. Besides Vishwanathan, the other deputy governors of the RBI include B.P.

Source: Mint July 01, 2019 12:22 UTC