Urjit Patel appointed new RBI governor, to replace Raghuram Rajan
Urjit Patel to take over from Raghuram Rajan as RBI governor HIGHLIGHTS Government has appointed Urjit Patel to replace Raghuram Rajan as the new RBI governor. Urjit Patel will take charge on September 4 Patel will be the eighth Deputy Governor to be made Governor at RBI NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday appointed Urjit Patel to replace Raghuram Rajan as the RBI governor . Urjit Patel will take charge on September 4, the day Raghuram Rajan completes his three-year term and steps down. Raghuram Rajan had announced in June that he would step down in September and return to academia after a single three-year term at the RBI. Free 300 MB mobile internet daily Ad Databack Install now Patel has been known as 'inflation warrior' of Rajan and will be the eighth Deputy Governor to be made Governor at RBI. Patel, 52, headed a panel that recommended landmark changes to monetary policy in India, includi...