S Somnath, former chairman of the Indian House Analysis Organisation (Isro), was on Thursday appointed to the central board of the Reserve Financial institution.
Somnath, who retired from Isro in January 2025, has been appointed as a part-time, non-official director on the central board for a interval of 4 years with impact from August 20, 2026, as per an official assertion.
The aerospace engineer, who has served the area programme in several capacities, was appointed because the chancellor of the Chanakya College, a liberal arts varsity close to Bengaluru, after retiring from Isro.
In the meantime, the RBI additionally reappointed billionaire Anand Mahindra for an additional 4 years as a part-time, non-official director on the central board, as per one other assertion.
Different members of the central board embrace Revathy Iyer, a retired officer from the Indian Audit & Accounts Service, who went on to develop into the Deputy Comptroller and Auditor Basic, Authorities Accounts, and Sachin Chaturvedi, Director Basic of suppose tank Analysis and Data System for Growing International locations (RIS).
Governor Sanjay Malhotra, Deputy Governors Swaminathan J, Poonam Gupta, SC Murmu and Rohit Jain, financial affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur and monetary companies secretary Sanjay Lohia are additionally on the central board.
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