Quotes from Arundhati Bhattacharya

Demonetisation is a disinflationary process. So, this will bring down prices in the long run. It will also help in bringing down interest rates.

When there are good postings available, the people who choose who is to come to that particular position, they will always have, at the back of their minds, a fear that, 'If I take a woman, she might prioritize her family over the job and, therefore, not be available at times when her presence is required.'

Cash is not cheap. The physical infrastructure is not easy to maintain and cheap.

What needs to be done is that the digital initiatives that we had started, that those get the same kind of focus, and that we now disincentivize the use of cash. If you're going to slide back into the ways that we had before this demonetization impact, then you really won't get the benefits.

At State Bank, all decisions are collective decisions. I have created the comfort zone.

Until you get your reputation made, you have to work twice as hard... there is always a doubt in your superior's mind as to whether you will put family before your job.

Theoretically, every probationary officer has a chance to become chairman.

In India, the investment banking industry is a little different. Overseas, the structures are very complicated, but not in India.

One of my main agenda right from the beginning has been cost rationalization, and we have done a lot of cost rationalization.

Cash imposes a huge burden. We don't understand it, as it is not immediately visible. It is a huge burden on society.