US University professor Viral V Acharya becomes new RBI Deputy Governor
An economics professor of a university of United States has been appointed as the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. Prof Viral V Acharya has become the fourth RBI Deputy Governor. The post was vacant after elevation of Urjit Patel as the Governor of RBI in early September, this year. The applications were invited from prospective candidates to fill the post by putting out an advertisement on September 29.
RBI received nearly 90 application of people belonging to diverse backgrounds till October 21, which was the last date for sending applications. At present, RBI has three deputy governors including N S Vishwanathan, S S Mundra and R Gandhi.
Source: FinancialExpress