According to an official order, the tenure of Das, a retired IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, will be "co-terminus" with the term of the prime minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das was appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. The appointment of Shaktikanta Das was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

India on Saturday appointed its former central bank chief Shaktikanta Das as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal secretary, according to a government notice. The appointment comes after Das finished his second term at the helm of the Reserve Bank of India in December last year,