Urjit Patel
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Demonetisation: RBI governor to brief Par panel on Dec 22
Dec 19, 2016, 07:02 AM ISTReserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel will brief the Parliamentary Committee on Finance about the demonetisation process and its impact on Thursday. “Briefing by the governor, RBI, on the subject ‘Demonetisation of Indian currency notes of
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In Kolkata, RBI Governor Urjit Patel shown black flags
Dec 15, 2016, 08:58 PM ISTReserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel was on Thursday shown black flags at the airport here during a protest by Congress workers against demonetisation.
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Mamata Banerjee meets RBI Governor Urjit Patel, expresses concern over note ban
National | Dec 15, 2016, 08:02 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met RBI Governor Urjit Patel and expressed concern over the hardships faced by people and political discrimination amongst states.
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Mamata Banerjee likely to meet RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Thursday
National | Dec 13, 2016, 11:16 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who recently criticised Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel for being silent on people's suffering due to Centre's demonetisation move, is likely to meet him here on Thursday.
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RBI cuts growth forecast to 7.1 pc, sees short-term disruption
Dec 07, 2016, 04:00 PM ISTThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today lowered the country's growth forecast for 2016-17 to 7.1 per cent from 7.6 per cent during its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review.
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Policy rate unchanged at 6.25 pc; RBI cuts growth forecast to 7.1 pc
Dec 07, 2016, 11:22 PM ISTThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today kept the key lending rates at 6.25 per cent during the last monetary policy review of the calendar year 2016. The reverse repurchase rate now also automatically stands lowered to 5.75 per cent.
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RBI to issue new Rs 50, Rs 20 notes, old notes to remain valid
Dec 04, 2016, 07:17 PM ISTAfter releasing new Rs 500 and Rs 2000 currency notes, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue new Rs 50 and Rs 20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005. "The design and
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Urjit Patel gets over Rs 2 lakh pay, no supporting staff at home
Dec 04, 2016, 02:41 PM ISTRBI Governor Urjit Patel gets a little over Rs 2 lakh as salary and has not been provided with any supporting staff at his residence, the central bank has said.
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27th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Nov 27, 2016, 07:33 PM ISTImportant stories of the day
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Urjit Patel breaks silence over note ban, says RBI committed to ease citizens' pain at earliest
Nov 27, 2016, 06:24 PM ISTRBI Governor Urjit Patel on Sunday broke his silence over over the demonetisation issue, saying the central bank is monitoring the situation on a daily basis.
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Arun Jaitley defends Urjit Patel after Jairam Ramesh demands RBI Governor’s resignation
National | Nov 27, 2016, 02:31 PM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday came to the defence of Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel in the wake of criticism by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
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Congress seeks Urjit Patel’s resignation for sacrificing RBI’s autonomy
National | Nov 26, 2016, 06:53 PM ISTThe Congress party today demanded the resignation of the Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel for sacrificing the autonomy of the RBI.
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Going viral: RBI Governor missing in action, social media breaks with ‘Urjit missing’ posters
India | Nov 24, 2016, 12:36 PM ISTA post that has now gone viral on social media targets RBI Governor Urjit Patel for his silence since the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes. Titled ‘missing’ in bold capital letters,
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GST rate on polluting items might be higher, says Arun Jaitley
Oct 14, 2016, 07:15 PM ISTIn the imminent GST regime, the levy on the environmentally hostile products will be "unmistakable" from others to help reserves for atmosphere financing, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday. "The indirect tax regime that
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Change of guard at RBI: Urjit Patel begins new innings as Governor of central bank
Sep 06, 2016, 02:26 PM ISTUrjit Patel, who has taken charge as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), today begun his new innings with a private off-media ‘handover’ ceremony, marking departure of his predecessor Raghuram Rajan.
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5th September News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Sep 05, 2016, 08:16 PM ISTImportant stories of the day
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As Raghuram Rajan exits, Urjit Patel assumes charge as new RBI Governor
Sep 05, 2016, 02:50 PM ISTUrjit Patel on Monday assumed charge as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank of India, succeeding Raghuram Rajan whose three-year controversy-ridden tenure ended on Sunday.
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Urjit Patel takes over RBI’s charge from Raghuram Rajan
Sep 04, 2016, 05:55 PM ISTUrjit Patel today stepped in the shoes of Raghuram Rajan as he took over the charge of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The new Governor of the central bank has his immediate task cut out
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Farewell day for Raghuram Rajan at RBI; Urjit Patel to take over as Governor
Sep 04, 2016, 12:30 PM ISTDemitting office today, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan will hand over the charge of the central bank to Deputy Governor Urjit Patel. In honour of the outgoing RBI chief, a farewell dinner
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Government confident of next RBI Governor Urjit Patel, says he should be able to contain inflation
Aug 22, 2016, 11:49 PM ISTPutting its confidence in the next RBI Governor Urjit Patel, the government today said that he should be able to contain inflation within the target of 4 per cent, plus or minus two percentage points.