The Hindu: New Delhi: Monday,
December 05, 2016.
RBI Governor
Urjit Patel gets a little over Rs. 2 lakh as salary and has not been provided
with any support staff at his residence, the central bank has said.
Mr. Patel,
who took over as RBI Governor in September, is at present in possession of the
bank’s flat (Deputy Governor’s flat) at Mumbai, it said.
“No
supporting staff has been provided to the present Governor, Urjit Patel at his
residence. Two cars and two drivers have been provided to the present
Governor,” RBI said in reply to an RTI query.
The bank was
asked to provide details of remuneration given to the former RBI Governor
Raghuram Rajan and incumbent Mr. Patel. Mr. Rajan assumed charge from September
5, 2013 with a monthly salary of Rs. 1.69 lakh. It was revised to Rs. 1.78 lakh
and Rs. 1.87 lakh respectively during 2014 and March 2015. His salary was hiked
to Rs 2.09 lakh from Rs 2.04 lakh in January this year, the RTI reply said. PTI