List of governors of the Reserve Bank of India
Appearance
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the most senior banker in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's central bank. Since its establishment in 1935, the RBI has been helmed by 22 Governors. While the first-ever Governor was Sir Osborne Smith, the position is currently held by D. Subbarao, who is scheduled to hold office till 4 September 2013[1].
List of governors
The following list includes the list of people who have served as the Governor of RBI:-
Sr. No. | Name | Tenure | Notes | |
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1 | Sir Osborne | 1 April 1935 – 30 June 1937 | 2years 90 days | |
2 | Sir James Braid Taylor | 1 July 1937 – 17 February 1943 | ||
3 | Sir C. D. Deshmukh | 11 August 1943 – 30 June 1949 | ||
4 | Sir Benegal Rama Rau | 1 July 1949 – 14 January 1957 | ||
5 | K. G. Ambegaonkar | 14 January 1957 – 28 February 1957 | ||
6 | H. V. R. Iyengar | 1 March 1957 – 28 February 1962 | ||
7 | P. C. Bhattacharya | 1 March 1962 - 30 June 1967 | ||
8 | L. K. Jha | 1 July 1967 – 3 May 1970 | ||
9 | B. N. Adarkar | 4 May 1970 – 15 June 1970 | ||
10 | S. Jagannathan | 16 June 1970 – 19 May 1975 | ||
11 | N. C. Sen Gupta | 19 May 1975 – 19 August 1975 | ||
12 | K. R. Puri | 20 August 1975 – 2 May 1977 | ||
13 | M. Narasimham | 3 May 1977 – 30 November 1977 | ||
14 | Dr. I. G. Patel | 1 December 1977 – 15 September 1982 | ||
15 | Dr. Manmohan Singh[2] | 16 September 1982 – 14 January 1985 | ||
16 | A. Ghosh | 15 January 1985 – 4 February 1985 | ||
17 | R N Malhotra | 04-02-1985 to 22-12-1990 | ||
18 | S. Venkitaramanan | 22-12-1990 to 21-12-1992 | ||
19 | C. Rangarajan | 22-12-1992 to 21-11-1997 | ||
20 | Dr. Bimal Jalan | 22-11-1997 to 06-09-2003 | ||
21 | Dr. Y V Reddy | 06-09-2003 to 05-09-2008 | ||
22 | D. Subbarao | 05-09-2008 to 04-09-2013 | ||
23 | Dr. Athul Balan | 05-09-2013 to 04-09-2016 |
On 06 August 2013, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh approves appointment of Raghuram Rajan as RBI Governor of India.