Who is Poonam Gupta, the NCAER Director General appointed as RBI Deputy Governor?-OxBig News Network

She is also a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Convener of the Advisory Council to the 16th Finance Commission. Photo: Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister via https://eacpm.gov.in/team/dr-poonam-gupta/

The Government appointed Poonam Gupta as the Deputy Governor of The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 1, 2025.

Dr. Gupta will succeed Michael Debaprata Patra, about two months after his retirement from the position. She is currently serving as the Director General of the National Council for Applied Economics Research (NCAER).

Dr. Gupta will hold the position for three years, the appointments committee order read. Dr. Gupta has held various roles in academia, think tanks and government and non-government organisations, including the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), among others. She is also a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Convener of the Advisory Council to the 16th Finance Commission.

Dr. Gupta taught at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Maryland (USA) and as a visiting faculty at ISI, Delhi. She has also been the RBI Chair Professor at NIPFP and a Professor at ICRIER.

Dr. Gupta holds a Master’s degree and PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, USA, and a Master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

She won the 1998 EXIM Bank award for her PhD on international economics.

(with inputs from PTI)