Dr. Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank, succeeding Raghuram Rajan whose three-year tenure ended yesterday. Dr. Patel assumed charge effective September 4 after serving as deputy governor since January 2013. He was reappointed as deputy governor on January 11, 2016, after the completion of his first three-year term in office.<br/><br/>Among his assignments as deputy governor, Dr Patel chaired the Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework. He has several publications in areas of Indian macroeconomics, monetary policy, public finance, financial sector, international trade, and regulatory economics. Dr. Patel has a PhD in economics from Yale University, an M Phil from University of Oxford and a BSc from the University of London.

Dr. Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank, succeeding Raghuram Rajan whose three-year tenure ended yesterday. Dr. Patel assumed charge effective September 4 after serving as deputy governor since January 2013. He was reappointed as deputy governor on January 11, 2016, after the completion of his first three-year term in office.<br/><br/>Among his assignments as deputy governor, Dr Patel chaired the Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework. He has several publications in areas of Indian macroeconomics, monetary policy, public finance, financial sector, international trade, and regulatory economics. Dr. Patel has a PhD in economics from Yale University, an M Phil from University of Oxford and a BSc from the University of London.