Centre forms panel to firm up India's sustainable finance road map; Head-DEA Secretary Ajay Seth

The central government has set up a key task force to assess climate and ESG resilience in India’s financial sector and recommend a concrete road map to strengthen India’s sustainable finance architecture.
The task force will be headed by economic affairs secretary, Ajay Seth.
Key recommendations made by the task force will include:
- how to further strengthen the resilience of the country’s financial sector against risks emanating from various climate and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
- how to grow sustainable finance in India and set a clear time frame for their implementation.

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Head of the panel to recommend a concrete road map to strengthen India’s sustainable finance architecture