List Of RBI Governors – Reserve Bank Of India Governors From 1935 To Present

Looking for the full list of RBI Governors till date? Want to know the names and tenure of Deputy Governors of Reserve Bank of India? Here is everything you should know about RBI Governors and deputy governors from 1935 to present.

The Reserve Bank of India or RBI was established in 1935 by the British Government. The current and 25th RBI Governor is Shaktikanta Das. He is a retired IAS officer who worked with various departments of Indian Government including Revenue, Economic Affairs and Finance Ministry.

List Of RBI Governors – Interesting Facts

Find below interesting facts about RBI governors of India

• The first RBI governor: Sir Osborne Smith who was a British banker.
• Current RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• Currently there are 3 Deputy RBI governors
• RBI governor with the longest term is Benegal Rama Rao. (7 years. 1st July 1949 to 14th January 1957)
• RBI governor with the shortest term is Amitabh Ghosh (20 days. January 15, 1985, to February 4, 1985)
• The salary of an RBI governor is INR 2.5 lakhs (per month)
• The central government appoints governors and DY governors
• The logo of Reserve Bank is inspired by the Gold Coin of the East India Company

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List Of RBI Governors From 1935 2020

Here is the complete list of Indian Reserve Bank Governors since 1935

SL NO	RBI Governor	Term
1	Sir Osborne Smith	April 1, 1935 – June 30, 1937
2	Sir James Braid Taylor	July 1, 1937 – February 17, 1943
3	Sir C.D. Deshmukh	August 11, 1943 – June 30, 1949
4	Sir Bengal Rama Rau	July 1, 1949 – January 14, 1957
5	K.G. Ambegaonkar	January 14, 1957 – February 28, 1957
6	H.V.R Lyengar	March 1, 1957 – February 28, 1962
7	P.C Bhattacharya	March 1, 1962 – June 30, 1967
8	L.K. Jha	July 1, 1967 – May 3, 1970
9	B.N. Adarkar	May 4, 1970 – June 15, 1970
10	S. Jagannathan	June 16, 1970 – May 19, 1975
11	N.C. Sen Gupta	May 19, 1975 – August 19, 1975
12	K.R. Puri	August 20, 1975 – May 2, 1977
13	M. Narasimham	May 3, 1977 – November 30, 1977
14	I.G. Patel	December 1, 1977 – September 15, 1982
15	Manmohan Singh	September 16, 1982 – January 14, 1985
16	Amitav Gosh	January 15, 1985 – February 4, 1985
17	R.N. Malhotra	February 4, 1985 – December 22, 1990
18	S. Vpnldraramanan	December 22, 1990 – December 21, 1992
19	C. Rangarajan	December 22, 1992 – November 21, 1997
20	Bimal Jalan	November 22, 1997 – September 6, 2003
21	Y.V. Reddy	September 6, 2003 – September 5, 2008
22	D. Subbarao	September 5, 2008 – September 4, 2013
23	Raghuram G. Raj an	September 4, 2013 – September 4, 2016
24	Urjit Ravindra Patel	September 4, 2016 – December 10,2018
25	Shaktikanta Das	December 12, 2018 – to date

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List Of RBI Deputy Governors

RBI Deputy Governor	Term
Dr. M. D. Patra	15.01.2020 – Present
Shri M. K. Jain	22.06.2018 – Present
Shri B.P. Kanungo	03.04.2017 – Present
Shri N. S. Vishwanathan	04.07.2016 to 31.03.2020
Dr. Viral V. Acharya	23.01.2017 to 23.07.2019
Shri S. S. Mundra	31.07.2014 to 30.07.2017
Shri R. Gandhi	03.04.2014 to 02.04.2017
Dr. Urjit R. Patel	11.01.2013 to 10.01.2016
Dr. Urjit R. Patel	11.01.2016 to 04.09.2016
Shri Harun R. Khan	04.07.2011 to 03.07.2014
Shri Harun R. Khan	04.07.2014 to 04.07.2016
Shri Anand Sinha	19.01.2011 to 18.01.2014
Dr. Subir Gokarn	24.11.2009 to 31.12.2012
Dr.K.C.Chakrabarty	15.06.2009 to 25.04.2014
Smt Usha Thorat	10.11.2005 to 09.11.2010
Smt Shyamala Gopinath	21.09.2004 to 08.09.2009
Smt Shyamala Gopinath	09.09.2009 to 20.06.2011 (forenoon)
Shri V Leeladhar	21.09.2004 to 08.12.2008 (forenoon)
Smt. K J Udeshi	10.06.2003 to 12.10.2005
Rakesh Mohan	09.09.2002 to 31.10.2004
Rakesh Mohan	02.07.2005 to 10.06.2009
G P Muniappan	01.07.2001 to 31.05.2003
Vepa Kamesam	01.07.2001 to 23.09.2003
Vepa Kamesam	24.09.2003 to 23.12.2003
Jagdish Capoor	01.01.1997 to 30.06.1999
Jagdish Capoor	01.07.1999 to 30.06.2001
Y V Reddy	14.09.1996 to 31.08.2001
Y V Reddy	01.09.2001 to 31.07.2002
R.V. Gupta	02.05.1995 to 30.11.1997
S.P. Talwar	07.11.1994 to 30.06.1999
S.P. Talwar	01.07.1999 to 30.06.2001
D.R. Mehta	11.11.1992 to 21.02.1995
S.S. Tarapore	30.01.1992 to 30.09.1996
R. Janakiraman	16.05.1990 to 15.05.1993
P.R. Nayak	01.04.1987 to 31.03.1992
P.D. Ojha	29.04.1985 to 28.04.1990
R.K. Kaul	01.10.1983 to 30.09.1986
M.V. Hate	12.03.1982 to 11.03.1985
C. Rangarajan	12.02.1982 to 11.02.1987
C. Rangarajan	12.02.1987 to 20.08.1991
A. Ghosh	21.01.1982 to 20.01.1987
A. Ghosh	21.01.1987 to 20.01.1992
M. Ramakrishnayya	02.01.1978 to 31.01.1983
J.C. Luther	04.01.1977 to 01.06.1977
P.R. Nangia	29.12.1975 to 15.02.1982
K.S. Krishnaswamy	29.12.1975 to 31.03.1981
R.K. Sheshadri	26.07.1973 to 25.07.1976
S.S. Shiralkar	18.12.1970 to 25.07.1976
V.V. Chari	17.11.1970 to 30.11.1975
R.K. Hazari	27.11.1969 to 26.11.1977
P.N. Damry	13.02.1967 to 12.02.1972
P.N. Damry	13.02.1972 to 15.03.1972
Prof. J.J. Anjaria	01.02.1967 to 28.02.1970
A. Bakshi	24.01.1967 to 08.09.1969
B.N. Adarkar	16.06.1965 to 03.05.1970
B.K. Madan	01.07.1964 to 31.01.1967
M.R. Bhide	29.02.1964 to 25.01.1967
C.S. Divekar	12.11.1962 to 11.11.1965
D.G. Karve	01.03.1962 to 29.02.1964
M.V. Rangachari	01.03.1960 to 28.02.1965
B. Venkatappaiah	01.07.1955 to 30.06.1960
B. Venkatappaiah	01.07.1960 to 28.02.1962
K.G. Ambegaonkar	01.03.1955 to 13.01.1957
K.G. Ambegaonkar	01.03.1957 to 29.02.1960
J.V. Joshi	11.09.1952 to 10.01.1953
Ram Nath	08.06.1951 to 08.07.1951
Ram Nath	09.07.1951 to 08.07.1956
Ram Nath	09.07.1956 to 08.07.1959
N. Sundaresan	01.01.1950 to 31.12.1954
W.T. McCallum	15.04.1946 to 14.08.1946
W.T. McCallum	15.04.1948 to 14.07.1948
M.G. Mekhri	08.07.1946 to 07.07.1951
C.R. Trevor	16.08.1943 to 31.12.1949
Wajahat Hussain	16.08.1943 to 04.12.1945
C.D. Deshmukh	22.12.1941 to 10.08.1943
Manilal B. Nanavati	21.12.1936 to 21.12.1941
Captain Sir Sikander Hyat Khan	01.04.1935 to 20.10.1935
Sir James B. Taylor	01.04.1935 to 30.06.1937

Source: https://www.rbi.org.in/

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