: Foundation stone laid for RBI regional office #finance #StockMarketNEWS #Business Staff Reporter Panaji Shaktikanta Das, governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), visited the state briefly on February

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Foundation stone laid for RBI regional office #finance #StockMarketNEWS #Business
Staff Reporter

Panaji

Shaktikanta Das, governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), visited the state briefly on February 17, to lay the foundation stone of the new RBI- Goa building coming up on plot No.1, Patto, Panaji.

Expressing his gratitude to the state government and Puneet Kumar Goel, chief secretary for allotting the plot, Das hoped that, construction of the building is on time and the edifice is constructed on green norms.

“The challenges that lie ahead are in timely construction of the office building and at the same time the construction should be environment friendly and energy efficient, without compromising on the quality and structural soundness. RBI Panaji should strive to achieve the IGBC platinum certification from the construction stage itself,�? said Das.

The governor also appreciated the strategic location of the proposed RBI- Goa building. “It is a beautiful plot which is not only strategically located in a commercial area but also convenient to the diverse stakeholders and users of services provided by RBI, with its multifarious role touching the lives of the people in varied ways, be it through the currency system, the banking system, the financial markets or the 247 seamless digital payments,�? remarked Das.

Later the governor also spoke on the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic since March 2020.

“The RBI has pro-actively managed to provide stability to the economy and also to the banking system by undertaking several conventional and unconventional measures,�? he said.

Goel also spoke on the occasion and drew attention to the leadership of Das, especially during the demonetisation and the pandemic. P.S. Reddy, secretary, ports, Rajesh Kumar, IGP, Police, Shyama S. Bansia, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax and P. K. Agrawal, Superintending Engineer, Central Public Works Department, were also present during the laying of the foundation stone.