The Centre government has excused itself from divulging the details
related to the appointment of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. In doing this, it
cited a clause in the RTI Act which enables it to block disclosure of
information, including "records of deliberations of the council of
ministers, secretaries, and other officers". Replying to an RTI query, it also declined to disclose the names of
shortlisted candidates and file notings related to the appointment. "In this regard, it is informed that the requisite information
about appointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor, Reserve Bank of India, being
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) related file
notings/documents/records, is exempted from disclosure under Section 8 (1) (i)
of the Right to Information Act 205," the government said. Das was on December 11, 2018, named as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Governor by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi for three years. The quick appointment was necessitated following a sudden resignation by
then RBI Governor Urjit Patel amid a face-off with the government over issues
related to governance and autonomy of the central bank. In its reply to the RTI query, the government said the selection of RBI
Governor is done by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on the basis of
the recommendation made by the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Search
Committee (FSRASC). This committee is headed by cabinet secretary as its chairperson and has
an additional principal secretary to Prime Minister and secretary of the
department concerned besides three outside experts as its members, the DFS
said, without giving the names of the experts.
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Details of Das appointment as RBI Guv withheld
By IndianMandarins - 2019-03-27 11:32:08
The Centre government has excused itself from divulging the details
related to the appointment of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. In doing this, it
cited a clause in the RTI Act which enables it to block disclosure of
information, including "records of deliberations of the council of
ministers, secretaries, and other officers".
Replying to an RTI query, it also declined to disclose the names of shortlisted candidates and file notings related to the appointment.
"In this regard, it is informed that the requisite information about appointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor, Reserve Bank of India, being Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) related file notings/documents/records, is exempted from disclosure under Section 8 (1) (i) of the Right to Information Act 205," the government said.
Das was on December 11, 2018, named as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for three years.
The quick appointment was necessitated following a sudden resignation by then RBI Governor Urjit Patel amid a face-off with the government over issues related to governance and autonomy of the central bank.
In its reply to the RTI query, the government said the selection of RBI Governor is done by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on the basis of the recommendation made by the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Search Committee (FSRASC).
This committee is headed by cabinet secretary as its chairperson and has an additional principal secretary to Prime Minister and secretary of the department concerned besides three outside experts as its members, the DFS said, without giving the names of the experts.
