RBI Deputy Governor’s term extended by two years

The RBI Deputy Governor, Ms Shyamala Gopinath, has been given a two-year extension till June 20, 2011. She was appointed as Deputy Governor in 2004 for five years, and her term was to expire this year.
Ms Gopinath handles, among others, the Internal Debt Management Department, the Foreign Exchange Department, the Department of Non-Banking Supervision, the Department of External Investments and the Operations and Financial Markets Department.