The Reserve Bank of India has a new governor in the form of Sanjay Malhotra. Sanjay Malhotra is the current head or the secretary of the revenue department of the Government of India. He reported to the finance minister of the country Nirmala Sitharaman.
Like Das, Malhotra is also and IAS officer. He is from Indian Administrative Service Officer of 1990 Batch Rajasthan Cadre.
Before joining the civil services, Malhotra graduated with an Engineering degree in the field of Computer Science or CS, from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.
He later changed course and pursed his Masters in Public Policy, from another renowned institution, the Princeton University in the US.
Malhotra is a career bureaucrat, as he had completed over 30 years in service, entering his 35th in 2025.
Before arriving at the Revenue Department, Malhotra has also handled work in other departments including power, finance and taxation, information technology, mines.
Sanjay Malhotra is a veteran of the circles, as he has also contributed as the Secretary in Department of Financial Services under the Ministry of Finance.
In addition, apart from departmental duties, Malhotra has also headed the public-run REC Ltd. REC formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited.
He has been at the helm of the revenue department since 2022 when he took over from Tarun Bajaj
