India's appointment of former central bank governor Shaktikanta Das as a key aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi reinforces his focus on the country's economy at a time when it is facing domestic and external challenges.

Former RBI Governor Das has been a career civil servant with over 42 years of distinguished service, primarily in the areas of finance, taxation, investment and infrastructure.

Shaktikanta Das, the former and 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ), is scheduled to take on a new, significant job as Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's Principal Secretary-2.Das was appointed as the RBI's 25th Governor on December 12,

India on Saturday appointed its former central bank chief Shaktikanta Das as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal secretary, according to a government notice. The appointment comes after Das finished his second term at the helm of the Reserve Bank of India in December last year,