♦ Sanjay Malhotra took charge as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 11 December 2024 for a three-year term.

♦ He replaced Shaktikanta Das, whose tenure ended on December 10. Sanjay is a 1990-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre. He is a former Revenue Secretary.

♦ He had earlier worked as the Chairman and Managing Director of state-run Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited.