Anand Sinha, who is currently an executive director of the Reserve Bank of India, has finally been elevated as the deputy governor of the central bank. The finance ministry notified Sinha's appointment on Tuesday. Sinha, 59, who would have retired as ED after reaching 60 by February-end, has been given a two-year extension as the Deputy Governor.
“I will take over the new charge on Wednesday,” he said. After Sinha’s appointment, the central bank is expected to announce a reshuffle of departments among the four deputy governors. Sinha who has managed some of the most important departments like banking operations and supervision and helped in shaping the paper on entry norms for new private and foreign banks will take the place of Usha Thorat, who retired in November 2010.
Thorat had to retire as she was denied two-year extension (beyond 60), which has been given to some of her predecessors. However, Thorat had completed a five-year tenure as a deputy governor when she retired. Sinha will be the fourth deputy governor at the RBI, joining Shyamala Gopinath, KC Chakrabarti and Subir Gokarn. The normal practice is to appoint two deputy governors from within the central bank, besides a banker and an economist who are appointed from outside.
