Govt Appoints Surjit Bhalla as Executive Director for India at IMF

Economist Surjit S Bhalla.

(Photo: ANI) 

Economist Surjit S Bhalla was on Tuesday, 1 October appointed as the Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an official order said.

His appointment has been cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The ACC approved the appointment of Bhalla for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier, the order said.