Ex-Financial Services Secretary Debasish Panda appointed IRDAI Chairman

The government on Friday appointed Debasish Panda as Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). The appointment comes nearly 11 months after the post fell vacant following the completion of Subhash Chandra Khuntia's term in May last year. Panda is a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre who retired as Financial Services Secretary this year.