The post had fallen vacant after the resignation of Viral Acharya almost three months ago. Applications invitedOn August 1, the government had invited applications to fill up the Deputy Governor’s post. Kanungo, a Deputy Governor of the RBI, was given the charge of the monetary policy department and was inducted into the six-member monetary policy committee. However, it is not unusual that the Deputy Governor’s post is left vacant for a long time. When Mr. Patel became the Governor in early September of 2016, the Deputy Governor’s post was vacant for four months.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2019 15:22 UTC