Subsequently, he served as regional director of Gujarat State from 2009 to 2011, before being appointed as chief general manager of RBI in DGBA.
Bera has the distinction of being the signatory to three consecutive balance sheets of RBI as its chief general manager from 2011 to 2013.
Under his leadership, Guidelines on Inspection and Audit Systems in Urban Cooperative Banks (UCB) were released in 2014.
[1] As PCGM of RBI, he was instrumental in addressing a large cross section of professionals on regulatory concerns pertaining to UCBs.
[2][3] As regional director of Gujarat, he had taken initiatives for cautioning the public about electronic frauds and phishing mails.