Ashok Kumar Sarangi (born 15 June 1959) is a 1987 Batch Grade-A Officer of Reserve Bank of India.
He has the unique distinction of being the longest serving in-charge of Human Resources Department of RBI.
After his early education in Odisha, he obtained his post graduation and Master in Philosophy degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
[5] In September 2018, when RBI officers and employee unions threatened to go on mass casual leave demanding pension updation, the matter was amicably resolved through a series of meeting with Sarangi and Deputy Governor Viral Acharya.
In June 2018 Bombay High Court issued a contempt notice to Ashok Sarangi and other officials for violating guidelines on validation of caste claims of employees.