Government interviewing candidates for RBI Deputy Governor's post

The government is interviewing the short-listed candidates for the post of RBI deputy governor, a position that fell vacant after SS Mundra retired on completion of his three-year term on July 31, 2017.

Sources told CNBC-TV18 that State Bank of India’s B Sriram and PK Gupta, IDBI Bank’s MK Jain and two other top executives from UCO Bank are in the fray.

IAS officers KP Krishnan, Neeraj Gupta and TV Somanathan will be interviewed by the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointment Search Committee (FSRASC) headed by the cabinet secretary.