Ravi Shankar Takes Charge as RBI Executive Director
Why in the news
The central bank gave Ravi Shankar an Executive Director’s post from 1 July 2026, placing him in charge of its statistics and information management work.
Key facts
- Post: Executive Director in the RBI.
- Joining date: 1 July 2026.
- Charge: DSIM, expanded as Department of Statistics and Information Management.
- Experience: more than 30 years at the RBI.
- Oversight: economic statistics and survey operations.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Person | Ravi Shankar |
| Institution | Reserve Bank of India |
| Designation | Executive Director |
| Start date | 1 July 2026 |
| Department | DSIM |
| Responsibility | Economic statistics and survey work |
About the role
DSIM is the RBI wing that looks after statistics and information management. Under the new Executive Director it continues to handle economic statistics and survey operations.
Exam angle
- Appointment news: who, which post, and the effective date.
- Department link: Ravi Shankar and DSIM.
- Static tip: remember the person, post and department together.