Govt nominates Dabasish Panda on SBI board

New Delhi, Jan 25 () The government has nominated Debasish Panda, special secretary in the finance ministry, on the board of State Bank of India.

Panda has been appointed as director in the central board of the bank with immediate effect, SBI said in a regulatory filing on Saturday.

He replaces Ravi Mittal, who has been elevated as secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

A 1987-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer, Panda served in various capacities in both state and central government. DP MKJ