February 22, 2026 01:53 am (IST)
Viral Acharya appointed RBI Deputy Governor
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS) : The Centre Government on Wednesday appointed Viral V. Acharya as one of the Reserve Bank of India's four deputy governors for a term of three years, according to an RBI statement.
The post he is set to fill in fell vacant after Urjit Patel was promoted to governor earlier this year.
Acharya teaches economics at the Stern School of Business in New York university.
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