Shaktikanta Das
Shaktikanta Das | |
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Shaktikanta Das addressing a press conference in New Delhi on 15 December 2016 | |
| 14th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2025 Serving with Pramod Kumar Mishra | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India | |
| In office 12 December 2018 – 10 December 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Urjit Patel |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Malhotra |
| Sherpa of India to the G20 | |
| In office 27 November 2017 – 11 December 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Governor | Urjit Patel |
| Preceded by | Arvind Panagariya |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission | |
| In office 27 November 2017 – 11 December 2018 | |
| Appointed by | President of India (then, Ramnath Kovind) |
| Chairman | N. K. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Narayan Jha |
| Economic Affairs Secretary | |
| In office 31 August 2015 – 28 May 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Mehrishi |
| Succeeded by | Subhash Chandra Garg |
| Revenue Secretary | |
| In office 16 June 2014 – 31 August 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Hasmukh Adhia |
| Fertilizers Secretary | |
| In office 26 December 2013 – 15 June 2014 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Mehrishi |
| Succeeded by | Jugal Kishore Mohapatra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1957 Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Alma mater | Delhi University (BA, MA) University of Birmingham (MPA) |
| Occupation | Retired IAS officer |
| Profession | Civil servant |
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Shaktikanta Das (born 26 February 1957) is an Indian bureaucrat and retired Indian Administrative Service officer who is currently serving as the 14th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India. He previously served as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He was also a member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission and India's Sherpa to the G20.
While serving as an IAS officer, Das held a number of positions for the Central and Tamil Nadu State governments, including as the Economic Affairs Secretary, Revenue Secretary, and the Fertilizers Secretary. Additionally, he has held the positions of Alternate Governor for India at the World Bank, ADB, NDB and AIIB. He has represented India in a number of international forums like the IMF, G20, BRICS, and SAARC.