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Neeraj Gupta Appointed as Chairman and Public Interest Director of NSE IFSC Ltd (NSE IX).

Appointment | Dated: 29 Apr 2025

In April 2025, GIFT City (Gujarat)-based NSE International Exchange (NSE IX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mumbai (Maharashtra)-based National Stock Exchange (NSE), announced the appointment of Neeraj Kumar Gupta as its Chairman and Public Interest Director.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) approved his appointment with effect from April 1, 2025, and Gupta officially assumed the role on April 19, 2025.
  • - Neeraj Kumar Gupta is a distinguished former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the 1982 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre.
  • - He retired as the Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Ministry of Finance (MoF) in 2018.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Neeraj Kumar Gupta played a key role in shaping three Union Budgets (2016–2018) and also chaired the National Taskforce for Promotion of Digital and Cashless Economy.
  • (ii) NSE IX operates within India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City, Gujarat.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Who was recently appointed as the Chairman and Public Interest Director of NSE IFSC Ltd (NSE IX)?

Correct Answer: Neeraj Kumar Gupta

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