People, Positions and Obituaries · 29 January 2026
Narayan Ramachandran heads PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority) constituted 9-member SAARG committee.
Exam-focused facts from the 29 January 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Narayan Ramachandran, former country head and CEO of Morgan Stanley India, chairs the SAARG committee formed by PFRDA.
- The committee includes former whole-time member Ananth Narayan, Motilal Oswal Co-founder Raamdeo Agrawal, DSP Mutual Fund MD & CEO Kalpen Parekh, and First Global Founder & CMD Devina Mehra.
- PFRDA mandates the SAARG committee to review and modernise the National Pension System (NPS) investment framework within 9 months.
- The panel will benchmark NPS guidelines against leading global pension systems and the evolving Indian investment ecosystem.