*  *  *  The speaker acknowledges the contributions of Shri Vaibhav Chaturvedi and Shri N.R.V.V.M.K Rajendra Kumar of the Reserve Bank of India. 1. Shri N. S. Venkatesh, Executive Director, IDBI Bank & Chairman, FIMMDA, Shri B. Prasanna, Chairman PDAI, senior colleagues from the banking fraternity, delegates from India & UK, ladies and gentlemen.
It is my pleasure to be part of the Annual FIMMDAPDAI Conference being held in one of the leading financial centres of the world. London is home of one of the world’s oldest central banks and epitomizes the intellectual churning that has happened internationally about the role of central banks in the regulation of the financial sector.