New Delhi, Dec 9: Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra has been appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three years, officials said on Monday.

Malhotra, a 1990-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Rajasthan cadre, will replace outgoing Governor Shaktikanta Das.

In a career spanning over 33 years, Malhotra has worked in several sectors including power, finance and taxation, information technology, mines etc. Before he was appointed Revenue Secretary, he was Secretary in the Department of Financial Services.

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