The government has granted extension to Vepa Kamesam as deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India for a second time for three months beginning from Wednesday.
The extension has been granted from September 24 beyond the age of superannuation of 62 years, RBI said in a release in Mumbai on Tuesday.
On July 1, 2001, Kamesam, a former managing director of the State Bank of India, was appointed as deputy governor for a two-year period.
He was re-appointed in the current position from July 1, 2003 till today on his attaining the age of 62, it said.
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