Urjit Patel
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Urjit Patel, former RBI governor, appointed as executive director at IMF - Check details
Business | Aug 29, 2025, 10:00 AM ISTAccording to a notification from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Urjit Patel has been appointed as an executive director at the International Monetary Fund for a period of three years.
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Refrain from nudging lenders to pump-prime economy: Urjit Patel
Business | Jul 04, 2019, 11:34 PM ISTMumbai, July 4 (IANS) Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel has warned against the temptation to deploy public sector banks to kick-start growth via mass-scale lending without proper regulations, as it has the potential to flare up the non-performing asset (NPA) situation again.
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Urjit Patel resigned for personal reasons, did a great job as RBI Governor: PM Modi
India | Jan 01, 2019, 10:47 PM ISTIn his first interview of the year, Prime MInister Narendra Modi cleared the air on the exit of RBI governor Urjit Patel and fiasco at the top investigating agency CBI.
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'Govt never asked for Urjit Patel's resignation as RBI Governor': Arun Jaitley
Business | Dec 18, 2018, 01:27 PM ISTSpeaking at Agenda Aaj Tak, he said that the government does not need a single penny from RBI's capital reserves during the current fiscal.
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Shaktikanta Das takes charge as 25th RBI Governor
Business | Dec 12, 2018, 12:18 PM ISTThe new RBI Governor, Shaktikanta Das is a retired 1980 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
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Shaktikanta Das - Know all about the new RBI Governor
India | Dec 11, 2018, 06:57 PM ISTDas is a retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
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Urjit Patel's resignation signals dangerous trend: AIBEA
India | Dec 11, 2018, 12:32 PM ISTThe government is bent on weakening the RBI and making it pliable to meet its own political needs, he said.
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Urjit Patel resigned to protect institution of RBI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 10, 2018, 07:21 PM ISTUrjit Patel on Monday resigned from his post with immediate effect, citing "personal reasons".
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Tyrannical Modi regime has unleashed financial emergency: Congress on Urjit Patel's resignation as RBI Governor
National | Dec 10, 2018, 06:55 PM IST"Integrity of another institution-RBI, stands denigrated by a tyrannical Modi regime as reflected in RBI Governor's unceremonious exit. Economic anarchy, compromising India's monetary policies and attempting to stifle RBI's independence by government-appointed puppets is the DNA of the BJP," Surjewala tweeted.
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Urjit Patel quits as RBI Governor: A look at historic tensions in government-central bank relations
India | Dec 10, 2018, 06:49 PM ISTAsked about the government-RBI tiff, former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian told reporters here on Saturday that the central bank's autonomy must be protected because the country will benefit from strong institutions.
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Know all about Urjit Patel, who resigned as 24th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Business | Dec 10, 2018, 06:09 PM ISTPatel had joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1990 and worked on the USA, India, Bahamas and Myanmar desks at IMF till 1995.
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Urjit Patel quits as RBI Governor; PM Modi calls him 'a thorough professional with impeccable integrity'
India | Dec 10, 2018, 11:55 PM ISTRBI Governor Urjit Patel steps down, cites 'personal reasons' for his resignation
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RBI Governor Urjit Patel parries all questions about spat with govt
Business | Dec 05, 2018, 07:56 PM ISTSpeaking at the customary post-policy presser after the fifth bi-monthly policy review, wherein the policy rates were left unchanged, Patel parried three questions on these issues.
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Parliamentary panel asks Urjit Patel to respond on RBI autonomy, reserves
Business | Nov 27, 2018, 11:46 PM ISTHe told the members that the economy was faring better than the pre-demonetisation period in the "after phase" of demonetisation with the adverse effects receding, sources said.
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RBI Guv Urjit Patel appears before parliamentary panel, to submit written answers to questions raised by MPs
Business | Nov 27, 2018, 05:47 PM ISTAccording to PTI sources, Patel told the 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that the economy would get a boost from oil prices cooling off from four-year highs and said fundamentals were "robust."
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RBI board meeting on Monday; likely to reach common ground on some key issues
Business | Nov 18, 2018, 03:43 PM ISTThe central board, headed by the RBI Governor, is expected to discuss issues mentioned in the agenda circulated to the board members in advance.
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RBI vs government | Urjit Patel met PM Modi on Nov 9 possibly to thrash out issues: Sources
Business | Nov 13, 2018, 09:07 AM ISTRBI Governor was here on Friday and met senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), said sources.
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Rs 3.6 lakh crore needed to fix economic mess created by PM: Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 06, 2018, 03:23 PM IST"Rs 36,00,00,00,00,000. That's how much the PM needs from the RBI to fix the mess his genius economic theories have created. Stand up to him Mr Patel. Protect the nation," he tweeted.
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'Urjit Patel finally defending RBI from Mr 56', Rahul Gandhi launches scathing attack on PM Modi
India | Oct 29, 2018, 10:46 PM ISTHe said it was not too late for the RBI governor to stand in defence of the Reserve Bank of India, after reports said there was a rift between Patel And 'Team Modi'.
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Parliamentary panel grills RBI Governor, Urjit Patel seeks more powers for central bank
Business | Jun 12, 2018, 11:18 PM ISTThe meeting was chaired by Congress leader Veerappa Moily and attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh among others.