RBI Governor to appear before Parliament standking commiittee today

Reserve Bank of India, RBI Governor Urjit Patel is likely to appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance today. The committee, headed by former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily, has called Mr Patel to brief the panel about government's demonetisation drive.

The secretaries of finance



ministry are also likely to appear and brief about demonetisation and its impact. Mr Patel has been summoned days after the United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and employees wrote a letter to the RBI governor alleging that the image of the central bank has been dented beyond repair post the government's demonetisation move.