Annie George Mathew
Annie George Mathew (born 21 October 1963) is a retired Indian bureaucrat, currently serving as a Director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)[1][2].
She was an Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) officer, and former Special Secretary, Department of Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. In 2023, she was appointed to the Sixteenth Finance Commission[3][4][5].
Annie George Mathew | |
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| File:16th Finance Commission Submits Report.jpg 16th Finance Commission, including Mathew (third from right), submit report to President Murmu, 2025. | |
| Member of the Sixteenth Finance Commission of India | |
| In office 1 January 2024 – 31 November 2025 | |
| Appointed by | President of India; Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Fifteenth Finance Commission |
| Succeeded by | Seventeenth Finance Commission (TBA) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1963 Delhi, India |
| Spouse(s) | SG Mathew |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Miranda House, University of Delhi (B.Sc. Honours); University of Delhi (M.Sc.) |
| Occupation | Civil Servant (IA&AS) |
Early life and education
Mathew was born in Delhi, to a Malayali family from Kottayam, Kerala[6].
She completed her undergraduate education at Miranda House in 1984, receiving a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Botany. From 1984 to 1986, she pursued a postgraduate degree at the University of Delhi[7].
Career
Mathew was an officer in the 1988 batch of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) in the Government of India. She has 34 years of experience in public finance, financial management, government audit and accounts[2], along with public procurement including defence capital acquisitions and human resource management, and expertise on Union and State Finances[8].
She has been posted across India in Accountant General offices in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh, and to the Embassy of India in Washington D.C., United States of America [7].
She has led audit teams from the Government of India, working with international and multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and UNHCR in Europe, Africa and Asia, and member of International Standards laying Committees on Auditing[8].
From 2016 to 2021, she held the positions of Joint Secretary[9] and later Additional Secretary in the Department of Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance. In 2021, she was empanelled for holding Secretary and Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India, and was appointed as Special Secretary Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance[10][11].
She was the government's nominee on the Boards of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) and Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) from 2016 to 2023[7]. She had previously served on the Board of State Bank of Hyderabad[12].
After retiring in 2023, she was appointed as a full-time member of the Sixteenth Finance Commission of India[13] from January 1st 2024 to November 30th 2025[14]. The report was presented to the President of India Droupadi Murmu in November 2025, mandated to cover a period of 5 years starting in April 1 2026[15]. A copy of the report was also presented to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman[16].
In August 2026, she was appointed as part-time, non-official Director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India for a four-year term[17].
See also
- Sixteenth Finance Commission
- Reserve Bank of India
References
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- ↑ "Govt appoints Mathew, Sinha, Akbaruddin as part-time RBI board directors". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2026-08-25. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Syed Akbaruddin, Annie George Mathew, Janmejaya Kumar Sinha on RBI board". The Times of India. 2026-08-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "Govt appoints four new members to 16th Finance Commission". The Indian Express. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ www.ETGovernment.com. "Centre appoints 4 members on Sixteenth Finance Commission". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ IANS (2024-01-31). "Govt appoints 4 members of 16th Finance Commission". The News Minute. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ ഡെസ്ക്,Sujith, സമകാലിക മലയാളം (2026-08-25). "മലയാളിയായ ആനി ജോര്ജ് ഉള്പ്പടെ മൂന്ന് പേര് ആര്ബിഐ സെന്ട്രല് ബോര്ഡ് ഡയറ്കടര്മാര്; നിയമനവുമായി കേന്ദ്രം". Samakalika Malayalam - The New Indian Express (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "RBI names three new part-time non-official directors". Zee Business. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ":: Finance Commission, India ::". fincomindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2026-05-16. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "Orders and Notices | Department of Financial Services | Minsitry of Finance | Government of India". financialservices.gov.in. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ Bureau, BL Mumbai (2026-08-24). "Centre appoints JK Sinha, Syed Akbaruddin and Annie George Mathew as Directors on RBI Central Board". BusinessLine. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "Govt Appoints Syed Akbaruddin, Annie George Mathew, Janmejaya Kumar Sinha, S Somnath to RBI Central Board". Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ ":: Finance Commission, India ::". fincomindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2026-05-16. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "Govt appoints four new members to 16th Finance Commission". The Indian Express. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "Govt extends tenure of 16th Finance Commission till Nov 30". The Economic Times. 2025-10-14. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "16th Finance Commission submits its report to President Murmu". ANI News. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "16th Finance Commission Submits Report To President Droupadi Murmu". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "Government appoints three more members to RBI Central Board". The Indian Express. 2026-08-23. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
