Govt appoints Mathew, Sinha, Akbaruddin as part-time RBI board directors | Finance News
The central government has appointed former bureaucrat Annie George Mathew, economist Janmejaya Sinha and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin as part-time, non-official directors on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a four-year term effective from August 24, 2026, the central bank said on Monday.
The current strength of the board is 14, including the governor and deputy governors, apart from Anuradha Thakur, secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, and Sanjay Lohiya, secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS).
The other members include Revathy Iyer and Sachin Chaturvedi.
Last week, the government appointed former ISRO Chairman Somnath S and reappointed Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra Group, to the central board.
