People, Positions and Obituaries · 12 June 2026

Sanjay Lohiya appointed Director on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India (SBI) central boards

Exam-focused facts from the 12 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Sanjay Lohiya, Secretary of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, has been nominated to the central boards of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India (SBI).
  • Lohiya was appointed as a director on the RBI Central Board with effect from Thursday.
  • He replaces former DFS Secretary Nagaraju Maddirala on the RBI Central Board.
  • Lohiya was nominated as a director on the SBI Central Board with immediate effect.
  • Lohiya is a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre who took charge as DFS secretary on June 1.

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