Sanjay Malhotra

Sanjay Malhotra
26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 December 2024
President	Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Shaktikanta Das
Revenue Secretary of India
In office 1 December 2022 – 11 December 2024
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded by	Tarun Bajaj
Succeeded by	Arunish Chawla[1]
Financial Services Secretary of India
In office 1 February 2022 – 30 November 2022
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded by	Debasish Panda
Succeeded by	Vivek Joshi
Personal details
Born	(1968-02-14) 14 February 1968 (age 56)[2] Bikaner,Rajasthan,India
Alma mater	IIT Kanpur (BTech) Princeton University (MPP)
Occupation	IAS officer
Profession	Civil servant

Sanjay Malhotra (born 14 February 1968) is an IAS officer serving as the Current and 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) since December 11, 2024.^[3][4] He is an Indian Administrative Service Officer of 1990 Batch Rajasthan Cadre.^[5] Before this, he served as secretary (revenue) in Ministry of Finance of the Government of the Republic of India. In his previous assignment, he held the post of secretary in Department of Financial Services under the Ministry of Finance of the Government of the Republic of India. Previously, he served as the chairman and managing director of the Rural Electrification Corporation and additional secretary in the Ministry of Power of the Government of the Republic of India.^[6] Prior, he served in various positions in the Rajasthan government.

Early life and education

Malhotra was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.^[7] He then completed his Master's degree in Public policy from the Princeton University, USA.^[7]

References

1. "Government reshuffles senior IAS officers; Key changes in finance, textiles, education - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
2. "Civil List of IAS Officers". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
3. "RBI new Governor Sanjay Malhotra's first agenda: Rate cut in February?". The Indian Express. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
4. https://financialservices.gov.in/beta/sites/default/files/English-Shr-Sanjay-Malhotra.pdf
5. "'Calm influence': Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra next RBI Governor". The Indian Express. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
6. The Bureau, The Hindu (2024-12-09). "Who is Sanjay Malhotra, the next RBI chief?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
7. "Who is Sanjay Malhotra? The new RBI Governor: Here's a look at his educational journey from IIT Kanpur to Princeton". The Times of India. 2024-12-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-11.