Shaktikanta Das
Shaktikanta Das, IAS | |
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| 14th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2025 | |
| 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 | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA, MA) Delhi University University of Birmingham (MPA) |
| Occupation | Retired IAS officer |
| Profession | Civil servant |
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Shaktikanta Das (born 26 February 1957) is a retired Indian bureaucrat and IAS officer who served as the 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Since February 2025, he has been serving as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Das is a retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre. He was earlier a member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission and India's Sherpa to the G20.
During his career as an IAS officer, Das served in various capacities for Central and Tamil Nadu State governments, including as Economic Affairs Secretary, Revenue Secretary, Fertilizers Secretary. He has also served as India’s Alternate Governor in the World Bank, ADB, NDB & AIIB. He has represented India in various international forums like the IMF, G20, BRICS, SAARC, etc.