A. K. Bera is an Indian banker from

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Early life and education

A K Bera was born in 1954 in

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. He obtained his post graduation in

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from

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. He is also a certified associate of the

Indian Institute of Banking and Finance Established in 1928 as a company under Section 26 of the Indian Companies Act, 1913, the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF), formerly known as the Indian Institute of Bankers (IIB), is a professional body of Banks, Financial Institut ...

Career in RBI

Bera joined the

Reserve Bank of India Reserve Bank of India, abbreviated as RBI, is the central bank of the Republic of India, and regulatory body responsible for regulation of the Indian banking system and Indian rupee, Indian currency. Owned by the Ministry of Finance (India), Min ...

in 1978. He worked in various areas, including public debt management, government & bank accounts and cooperative banking. His career took off when as an administrator, he took over as officer-in-charge of

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in 2005. He was elevated to the position of chief general manager in 2006. Subsequently, he served as regional director of

Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...

State from 2009 to 2011, before being appointed as chief general manager of RBI in DGBA. As the chief general manager, he was signatory to three consecutive balance sheets of RBI from 2011 to 2013. In recognition of his outstanding work, he was elevated to the position of principal chief general manager in 2011. In 2014 he became the longest-serving PCGM of Urban Banks Department.

Outstanding achievement

Bera has the distinction of being the signatory to three consecutive balance sheets of RBI as its chief general manager from 2011 to 2013. He was also instrumental in bringing ''Core Banking Solution'' to RBI. He has been the longest serving GM-in-Charge of

. During his tenure the irregularities in the construction of RBI staff quarters at

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were addressed. Under his leadership, Guidelines on Inspection and Audit Systems in Urban Cooperative Banks (UCB) were released in 2014. As PCGM of RBI, he was instrumental in addressing a large cross section of professionals on regulatory concerns pertaining to UCBs. As regional director of Gujarat, he had taken initiatives for cautioning the public about ''electronic frauds'' and phishing mails.

Important assignments

* Regional Director,

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* Officer in Charge,

* Chief General Manager, RBI (Dept of Govt & Bank Accounts) * Principal Chief General Manager, Urban Banks, RBI * Chairman, Task Force for Diamond Sector

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bera, A K 1954 births Living people Indian bankers Assamese people

Early life and education

Career in RBI

Outstanding achievement

Important assignments

See also

References