Bhubaneswar, Feb. 22 -- Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as the Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions issued a notification in this regard today.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shaktikanta Das, IAS (Retired), as the Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister with effect from the date he assumes the office," read the notification.

Das (67) is a native of Odisha and a former IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

The former bureaucrat had been appointed as the 25thGovernor of the RBI in 2018.He had been given an extension of three more years as the RBI chief in 2021.

Das' tenure as RBI Governor ended on De...