The Reserve Bank of India, has appointed Shri Naresh Takkar, Managing Director & Group CEO, ICRA Limited as member of External Advisory Committee (EAC) for evaluating applications of payment banks in place of Ms. Roopa Kudva. Ms. Kudva has recused herself from the Committee.

It may be recalled that Reserve Bank of India announced the names of the members of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) for payments banks on February 04, 2015.  These were:

1. Chairman: Shri Nachiket M. Mor, Director, Central Board of Reserve Bank of India

2. Ms. Roopa Kudva, former MD & CEO, CRISIL Limited

3. Ms. Shubhalakshmi Panse, former Chairman & Managing Director, Allahabad  Bank

4. Shri Deepak Phatak, Chair Professor, IIT Bombay

Alpana Killawala
Principal Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2014-2015/2489