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Appointment of Smt. Monisha Chakraborty as Executive Director

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RBI appoints Smt. Monisha Chakraborty as new Executive Director

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Smt. Monisha Chakraborty as Executive Director, effective August 3, 2026. Prior to this appointment, she served as the Chief General Manager-in-Charge in the Department of Supervision. In her new role as Executive Director, she will oversee the Foreign Exchange Department and the Financial Markets Regulation Department. Smt. Chakraborty is a career central banker with over three decades of experience across various domains, including supervision, foreign exchange, and government and bank accounts. She has previously served as a Banking Ombudsman and contributed to technical committees regarding the RBI's financial reporting formats.

Who is affected: Smt. Monisha Chakraborty
Required action: Smt. Monisha Chakraborty to oversee the Foreign Exchange Department and Financial Markets Regulation Department.
Key dates: Effective date of appointment — 02 Aug 2026

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Source: Reserve Bank of India
Type: press-release
Published by source: 02 Aug 2026
Document number: 2026-2027/801
Issuing division: Department of Communication
Effective date: 02 Aug 2026
Coverage area: banking

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August 03, 2026

RBI appoints Smt. Monisha Chakraborty as new Executive Director

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Smt. Monisha Chakraborty as Executive Director (ED) with effect from August 3, 2026.

Prior to being promoted as ED, Smt. Monisha Chakraborty was serving as Chief General Manager -in- Charge in Department of Supervision.

As a career central banker, Smt. Monisha Chakraborty has experience of over three decades in the Reserve Bank, having worked in the areas of Supervision, Foreign Exchange and Government and Bank Accounts. She was associated with a technical Committee set up to review the format of the RBI’s Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss account. Smt. Chakraborty has also served as Banking Ombudsman.

As Executive Director, Smt. Monisha Chakraborty will look after Foreign Exchange Department and Financial Markets Regulation Department.

Smt. Monisha Chakraborty has a degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Business Economics, both from Delhi University.

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