Manoj Ranjan Das
Ex General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi
E-mail: manojdas.rbi@gmail.com
Phone:+91-9007856015/91-8961512649 (Mobile)
Objective
To share my 32 years of experience in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in diverse fields viz. Banking
Supervision, Public Debt Management, Payment & Settlement Systems, Administration and Human
Resources Development etc. Possess domain expertise in Banking Supervision and compliance.
Key Competencies
 Good written and oral communication skills
 Good managerial abilities
 Strong analytical and creative skills
 Independent, self motivated and organized
Experience
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Joined as directly recruited officer in RBI in 1981 at Mumbai and superannuated as General
Manager, Department of Payment and Settlement Systems from Reserve Bank of India, New
Delhi on July 31, 2013
15 years of experience in Banking Supervision, where core function was inspection of Head
Offices, Controlling Offices and Branches of Public, Private and Foreign Scheduled Commercial
banks. Involved in over 70 inspections either as the Principal Inspecting Officer or a member of
inspection team across India
Other major work areas include Management of Public Debt of Central and State Governments,
supervising the functioning of payment and settlement systems in India.
Was responsible for off-site monitoring of banks falling under the jurisdiction of New Delhi and
National Capital Region (NCR) including conducting periodical meetings with banks and redressal
of customer complaints
As in-charge of National Clearing Cell, was responsible for clearing operations (under Cheque
Truncation System) for Delhi and NCR. Also, co-ordinated the work relating to Panel for
Resolution of Disputes amongst presenting and paying banks, arising out of CTS clearing
Worked in six State capitals of India These are – Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata,
Hyderabad and New Delhi
Major Achievements
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Conducted first pilot Forensic Audit of frauds at the Head Office of United Bank of India, Kolkata
during 2011. This was to study the reasons for increase in the incidence of frauds for the last ten
years. The findings of the study were well appreciated by the Top Management
Conducted Forensic Audit of a large value fraud involving Rs.1200 crore covering several banks
in multiple states during 2011
Associated with the scrutiny/investigation of large-value frauds perpetrated in several Indian and
Foreign banks in Kolkata during 1995-98 including security scam of 1992
Won Regional Director’s Medal as STAR Performer by Delhi Regional Office of RBI in 2010
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Other Professional Engagements
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Trainer in banking arena pertaining to Frauds. Provided regular faculty support to CBI Training
Academy, Ghaziabad for training of CBI officers and other International participants from Africa
and Asia. Also, faculty support to Forensic Institute, New Delhi for training of Vigilance Officers of
PSUs on Prevention of Frauds
Nominated as a Government of India Nominee Director in one of the prominent Regional Rural
Bank sponsored by State Bank of Hyderabad located in Adilabad District of Andhra Pradesh for a
three year tenure (2003-2005)
Deputed to Institute for Development of Banking Technology,(IDRBT), Hyderabad, the premier
Institute of Banking Technology in the country, established by RBI (IT institute for promotion of
Information Technology in banks) for two years (2005-2007) as Deputy General Manager, HR &
Administration. Associated with the formulation HR Policies and Expenditure Rule at the Institute,
recruitment of personnel both for Faculty and staff
Prior to joining RBI, served under the Orissa Administrative Service cadre as a Sales Tax Officer
in Commercial Tax Department from January 1977 to June 1981. Ranked second in the
examination conducted by Orissa Public Service Commission
Trainings
During the 32 years tenure in Reserve Bank of India, was deputed for 32 trainings in various
functional areas and other contemporary topics. These trainings were mostly arranged at
Reserve Bank Staff College, Chennai, Bankers’ Training College, Mumbai, College of Agricultural
Banking, Pune and some of the commercial banks. Also received extensive specialized training in
banking supervision, the details for which are as appended below
Academic Qualifications
 Post-graduation (MA) in History - First Class, Second Rank from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
 Bachelor of Law from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
 Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB)
Personal details
Date of Birth
: July 23, 1953
Languages known : English and Hindi
Contact Address
: Flat No.6, Swarna Kamal Housing Society, Plot No AC 196, Action Area 1, New
Town, Rajarhat, Near DLF !, Kolkata 700 156
List of Specialized Training Courses attended
Name of the Institution
Period
Name of the Programme
IIM Kolkata
Federal Reserve Bank Washington DC
SBI London & Bank of Baroda London
Federal Reserve Bank Washington DC
Bank of India, Paris
August 2006
June 2008
June 2008
July 2009
July 2009
SBI, Paris
July 2009
Management Development Programme
Fundamentals of Fraud
Regulatory Compliance of Host & Home country
Bank Analysis and Examination School
Visit to Study Compliance of Home & Host country
regulations
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