Urjit Patel, Arvind Subramanian and Rakesh Mohan in race to succeed Rajan as RBI Guv

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Government has finally shortlisted three candidates for the position of RBI Governor, as per media reports.

The three short-listed candidates are: Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Urjit Patel, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian and former Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan.

The reports further add that Urjit Patel and Arvind Subramanian are among the frontrunners.

The search began after Raghuram Rajan stunned government officials and investors on June 18 by announcing he would step down when his term ends on Sept 4.