GOI Nominee Director assumes office on the Board; brief profile submitted
Indian Bank has shared the brief profile of Ms. Manasa Gangotri Kata, who took charge as GOI Nominee Director on the Board on 23.10.2026.
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- Director assumption date
- 23.10.2026
- Officer batch / service
- 2007-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer
- Prior appointment
- appointed Director in the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, in December 2024
A nominee director is the board-level representative of a large shareholder, here the Government of India. This update is a follow-up that sets out the background of the person who has joined the board.
What the update says
- Ms. Manasa Gangotri Kata, GOI Nominee Director, assumed office as Director of the Bank on 23.10.2026.
- She is an Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer of the 2007 batch.
- She holds a B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, and a Master's degree in Business Law from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.
- She has served in various capacities in Customs, GST and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), including postings in Chennai Customs.
- She was appointed Director in the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, under the Central Staffing Scheme in December 2024.
What this means for a reader
- The update is about who sits on the board, not about the Bank's business, loans, deposits or earnings. No financial figures are part of this communication.
- The role is a nominee position, so the director represents the Government of India's interest as a shareholder.
- Her background is in indirect taxes and revenue intelligence rather than commercial banking. That is the experience she brings to board discussions.
How to read it
This kind of update is a standard board-composition update. It does not change how the Bank lends, raises money or reports results. Treat it as background on the board rather than as news about operations.
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