The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India, which controls the monetary policy in India.
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the Chief Executive Officer of India's central bank and the ex-officio chairperson of its Central Board of Directors. Indian Rupee currency notes, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), bear the governor's signature.
Trivia:
- The first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India was British banker Osborn Smith.
- C.D. Deshmukh was the first Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
- Benegal Rama Rau is the longest-serving governor, holding office for over seven years.
- Amitav Ghosh is the shortest-serving governor, only for 20-days.
Here is the list of all the Governors of Reserve Bank of India:
S.N.
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Governor Name
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Tenure
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1.
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Osborne Smith
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April 1, 1935 to June 30, 1937
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2.
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James Brend Taylor
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July 1, 1937 to February 17, 1943
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3.
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C. D. Deshmukh
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August 11, 1943 to June 30, 1949
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4.
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Benegal Rama Rao
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July 1, 1949 to 14 January 1957
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5.
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K.
G. Amgaonkar
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January 14, 1957 to 28 February 1957
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6.
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H. V. R. Iyengar
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March 1, 1957 to February 28, 1962
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7.
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P. C. Bhattacharya
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March 1, 1962 to June 30, 1967
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8.
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L. K. Jha
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July 1, 1967 to May 3, 1970
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9.
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B. N. Adarakar
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May 4, 1970 to June 15, 1970
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10.
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S. Jagannathan
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June 16, 1970 to May 19, 1975
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11.
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N. C. Sen Gupta
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May 19, 1975 to 19th August, 1975
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12.
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K. R. Puri
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August 20, 1975 to May 2, 1977
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13.
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M. Narasimhan
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May 3, 1977 to November 30, 1977
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14.
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I.G. Patel
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December 1, 1977 to 15 September, 1982
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15.
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Manmohan Singh
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September 16, 1982 to 14 January 1985
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16.
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Amitabh Ghosh
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January 15, 1985 to 4th February, 1985
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17.
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R. N. Malhotra
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February 4, 1985 to December 22, 1990
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18.
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S. Venkatraman
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December 22, 1990 to December 21, 1992
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19.
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C. Rangarajan
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December 22, 1992 to November 21, 1997
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20.
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Bimal Jalan
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November 22, 1997 to September 6, 2003
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21.
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Y. V. Reddy
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September 6, 2003 to September 5, 2008
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22.
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D. Subbarao
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September 5, 2008 to September 4, 2013
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23.
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Raghuram Rajan
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September 4, 2013 to September 4, 2016
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24.
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Urjit Patel
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September 4, 2016 to 11 Dec.2018
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25.
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Shashikant Das
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From 12 Dec.2018 to till now
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